Dr. Michael Thaut

Biography

Michael H. Thaut received his PhD in Music with a cognate minor in Movement Science in 1983 and his Master's in Music in 1980 from Michigan State University. He studied at Mozarteum Music University in Salzburg, Austria, and holds a German Diploma degree in Psychology and Education. Thaut served as a Professor of Music at Colorado State University from 1986 to 2015 and was the Director of the School of the Arts from 2001 to 2010. In 1998, he received a joint appointment as Professor of Neuroscience and became the Director of the Center for Biomedical Research in Music in 1994. In 2016, he joined the University of Toronto as a Professor of Music with cross-appointments in Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Sciences, directing the Music and Health Research Collaboratory (MaHRC) focused on Masters and PhD programs in Music Health Sciences. Thaut is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and has published 250 scientific works. He founded the evidence-based treatment system Neurologic Music Therapy, has received prestigious research funding from the National Institutes of Health, and has authored influential publications including 'Oxford Handbook of Neurologic Music Therapy,' which won the British Medical Association's Book Award for 'Best New Book Neurology' in 2015. He is also an accomplished violinist and has toured and recorded extensively, particularly in folk music. His contributions to music therapy and neuroscience have earned him several prestigious awards including American Music Therapy Association's National Research Award.

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