About Me
Currently, I am an Assistant Professor of Music Therapy – Tenure Track at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
2018
Certified Psychometrician
Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging and Dementia Neuropsychology Test Battery for the Comprehensive Assessment of Neurodegeneration and Dementia (COMPASS-ND) Study.
2017-2018
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
The Brain and Mind Institute, University of Western, London, Ontario, Canada & Gait and Brain Lab, Parkwood Institute Research, London, Ontario, Canada.
Supervisors: Dr. Jessica Grahn and Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso
Project: “Improvised Active Music Therapy for Physical Improvements in Neurological Rehabilitation”.
2013-2017
PhD
Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Western, London, Ontario, Canada.
Supervisors: Dr. Jeffrey Holmes and Dr. Jessica Grahn.
Thesis: “Efficacy of Rhythmic Acquisition in Music Therapy on Gait Performance Among Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease”.
2010-2011
Master of Music Therapy
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Supervisor: Dr. Colin Andrew Lee.
Major Research Paper: “Tango Improvisation in Music Therapy”.
2009
Music Therapy Internship
Hospice of Windsor & Essex County Inc., Ontario, Canada.
Supervisors: Dr. Lucanne Magill and Dr. Amy Clements-Cortes.
2005-2009
Bachelor of Honors of Music Therapy (Minor in Psychology)
University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Primary Instrument: Classical and Jazz guitar.
1996-2000
Classical Guitar Performance
Juan Jose Castro Conservatory of Music, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Professor: Jorge Labanca.
1992-1997
Sound Technician Certificate
O.R.T. Technical High School, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1994-1996
Blues Guitar Performance
E.M.B.A School of Music of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.