Gender: Female
Practicing Since: 1986
Accepting New Patients: Yes
Practices at
Frauenshuh Cancer Center 3931 Louisiana Ave. S. St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Methodist Hospital 6500 Excelsior Blvd. St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Bachelor of Arts : Gustavus Adolphus College Music and General Science St. Peter, MN 1984
Master of Music Education, emphasis in Music Therapy : University of Kansas Music Therapy Lawrence, KS 1986: coursework; 1992: Master's Thesis
Board Certified Music Therapist: Certification Board of Music Therapy 1986
Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery: Dr. Ken Bruscia, Temple University Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music, Music Imagery, Music Psychotherapy Philadelphia, PA 2003
McDougal Miller, D. & O’Callaghan, C. (2010). Music therapy in adult oncology. In D.
Hanson-Abromeit and C. Colwell (Eds.), AMTA Monograph Series: Effective Clinical Practice in Music Therapy: Medical Music Therapy for Adults in the Hospital Setting. Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association.
McDougal Miller, D. (1992). The effect of music therapy on the immune and adrenocortical systems of cancer patients. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Kansas, Lawrence.
Gibbons, A.C, & McDougal, D. (1987). Music therapy in medical technology: organ transplants. (pp. 61-72). Lanham, MD: University Press of America. The Fourth International Symposium on Music In R. R. Pratt (Ed.),
American Music Therapy Association: conference co-chair for Great Lakes Region - 2009
Music Therapy Association of Minnesota
Minnesota Hospice Music Therapists
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Minnesota Network of Hospice and Palliative Care
Minnesota Collation for Death Education and Support
Board member for the Plymouth Concert Band: Vice President, Publicity Chairperson
Clarinet Section Leader for the Plymouth Concert Band, member since 1990