Trans-NIH Music and Health Working Group

Established in 2017 as one of the outcomes from the Workshop on Music and Health that same year, the Trans-NIH Music and Health Working group includes representative from NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices within the NIH Office of the Director. The group is charged with developing and implementing a research agenda to advance our understanding of music and health, including potential therapeutic applications. The working group also provides scientific expertise to NIH leadership and plays an integral role in the NIH’s contributions to the broader Sound Health partnership, including Sound Health public awareness events and activities.

DeAnna Adkins, PH.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Lupe Aquino
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Robert Barry, Ph.D.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Richard Benson, M.D., Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Kelly Bernhardt, M.S.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Brandy Beverly, Ph.D.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Paul Burns, Ph.D.
Office of the Director

Thomas Cheever, Ph.D.  
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Wen Chen, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
National Human Genome Research Institute

Changhai Cui, Ph.D.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Jerome Fleg, M.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Donna Gregory, Ph.D.
Clinical Center

Margaret Grisius, D.D.S.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Kaitlin Kirkpatrick Heimke, M.P.H.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Mi Hillefors, M.D., Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health

Shiyong Huang, Ph.D.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Maliha Ilias, Ph.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Melinda Kelley, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)
National Institute on Aging

David Leitman, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health

Guoying Liu, Ph.D.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Stacy Lu, M.S.
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Kelli Maddock, M.M.T
National Cancer Institute

Kathleen Mann Koepke, Ph.D.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Amber McCartney, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Jessica McKlveen, Ph.D.
National Institute of Complementary and Integrative Health

Keith Mintzer, Ph.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Maggie Morris Fears, Ph.D.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Priscah Mujuru, Dr.P.H.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Maria Nurminskaya, Ph.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Lisa Onken, Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging

Amy Poremba, Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders

Mauricio Rangel-Gomez, Ph.D.
National Institute on Mental Health

Robert Riddle, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Dana Schloesser, Ph.D.
Office of Behavioral & Social Sciences Research, Office of the Director

Jaclyn Schurman, Au.D., Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Catherine Schweppe, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute 

Caroline Sferrazza, M.S.
National Center on Aging

Coryse St. Hillaire-Clarke, Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging

Abhi Subedi, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Maripierre Surpris, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Laura Thomas, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health

Shelby Venson-Smith
National Institute on Aging

Cheri Wiggs, Ph.D.
National Eye Institute

Sundania Wonnum, Ph.D.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Ajay Yadava
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute