Press and Presentations

Media appearances and professional presentations showcasing Jess’s clinical leadership, research interests, and advocacy within music therapy. These features offer an opportunity to better understand the depth of her training and the caliber of her work.

Improvisation and the Brain: A Neuroscience Framework for Collaborative Clinical Practice

Presentation, SER-AMTA 2026
Young woman playing guitar and singing, girl in hospital bed playing keyboard, woman handing girl a box, hospital room setting

“7-year-old patient writes heartfelt song for hospital staff who helped her through difficult times”

by Austin Pollack, NewsChannel5
A truck with a large mural of two women, one playing guitar and the other singing with a microphone, and two children standing in front, all smiling and holding guitars. The truck has children’s hospital branding and colorful graphics.

Fleet of Miracles features Music Therapy

Knight/Swift Transportation
Woman playing acoustic guitar while a young boy plays a wooden xylophone on the floor in a playroom.

“Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Vanderbilt Music Cognition Lab is a space for learning for everyone involved” 

by Evan Dorian
VUMC News