Karen Miller
Contact Information
Karen Miller
Music Therapy Director
Phone: (936) 294-1376
Office: Music 316
E-mail: karenmiller@shsu.edu
Profile of Karen Miller
Karen Miller is Assistant Professor and Director of Music Therapy in the School of Music. Prior to joining the faculty at Sam Houston State University, Ms. Miller worked as a music therapy director, supervisor, and clinical practitioner, acquiring more than ten years' experience in clinical music therapy practice. Ms. Miller has provided full-spectrum music therapy services to a wide variety of populations in Florida, South Carolina, and Texas. She has received specialized training in Neurologic Music Therapy and is among the first fellows of the Robert F. Unkefer Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy.
She has been active in community education and presentation of clinical and research material related to the field of music therapy. Ms. Miller is President of the American Music Therapy Association's Southwestern Region (SWAMTA), and she serves as an Assembly Delegate to the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). She has had research published in Music Therapy Perspectives.
Ms. Miller gained prior university teaching experience at both the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California and The Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.
Ms. Miller is also a singer/songwriter and has produced two CD's of original songs. She performs regularly across the state of Texas.
Her music education and music therapy studies were completed at Oklahoma Baptist University (B.M.E.) and The Florida State University (M.M.).