Susan C. Gardstrom PhD, MT-BC

Susan Gardstrom, PhD, MT-BC is Professor and Coordinator of Music Therapy at the University of Dayton, Ohio, USA. Gardstrom holds degrees in music therapy and community agency counseling. She has worked with adjudicated adolescents, students with physical and developmental disabilities, and adults with addictions. Most recently, she has supervised student therapists in a 28-day women-specific addictions treatment program. Gardstrom has published articles about music therapy and addictions in multiple journals, has edited Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy, and is the author of a textbook titled Music Therapy Improvisation for Groups: Essential Leadership Competencies.