Michael Viega, Ph.D., LCAT, MT-BC, is an assistant professor of music therapyat the State University of New York (SUNY), New Paltz, and a Fellow inthe Association of Music and Imagery. He has published and presented on awide range of topics such as Hip Hop and music therapy, arts-based researchmethodologies, therapeutic songwriting and adverse childhood experiences,and adolescent development. He serves on the editorial board for the Journalof Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives and Voices: A World Forum forMusic Therapy. He is currently the President of the Mid-Atlantic Region of theAmerican Music Therapy Association (MAR-AMTA).