Chair of the Department of Music and Arts Technology
Music and Arts Technology
Phone:
317-278-2014
Email:
desburns@iupui.edu
Campus:
IUPUI
IT 391 535 W Michigan St Indianapolis, IN 46202
Education
Ph.D. Music Education/Music Therapy, University of Kansas, 08/1999
Other Masters of Music in Music Therapy, Illinois State University, 12/1993
BA/BS Music Education K-12 Comprehensive, Glenville State College, WV, 05/1989
Professional Experience
Board-Certified Music Therapist #04036, 2/1992 - 1/2016
Selected Publications
Liu X, Burns DS, Hilliard RE, Stump T, & Unroe KT (2015). Music therapy clinical practice in hospice: Differences between home and nursing home delivery. Journal of Music Therapy. (First published online: September 24, 2015) doi:10.1093/jmt/thv012, 1/2016
Robb SL, Burns DS, Stegenga KA, Haut PR, Monahan PO, Meza J, Stump TE, Cherven BO, Docherty SL, Hendricks-Ferguson VL, Kintner EK, Haight AE, Wall DA, & Haase JE (2014). Randomized clinical trial of therapeutic music video intervention for resilience outcomes in adolescents/young adults undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Cancer, 120(6), 909-917. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28355, 1/2016
Bradt, J, Burns DS, & Creswell JW (2013). Mixed methods research in music therapy research. Journal of Music Therapy, 50(2), 123-148., 1/2016
Burns DS (2012). Theoretical rationale for music selection in oncology intervention research: An integrative review. Journal of Music Therapy, 49(1), 7-22., 1/2016
Burns DS, Perkins SM, Tong Y, Hilliard RE, & Cripe LD (2015). Music therapy is associated with family perception of more spiritual support and decreased breathing problems in cancer patients receiving hospice care, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 50(2), 225-231. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.02.022, 11/2015
Meadows, AN, Burns, DS, & Perkins, SM (2015). Measuring supportive music and imagery interventions: The development of the Music Therapy Self-Rating Scale. Journal of Music Therapy, (First published online: September 2, 2015). doi:10.1093/jmt/thv010, 9/2015
Burns DS & Meadows AN (2015). Music Therapy Research. In B Wheeler (Ed.), Music Therapy Handbook (pp. 91-102). NY: Guilford Press, Inc. , 6/2015
Expertise
Music-based intervention effectiveness research in cancer and hospice/end of life. Research methodologies including randomized controlled trials, qualitative and mixed methods
Interests
Music Therapy Hospice/EOL Care Neuroscience Clinical Reasoning/Decision Making Mixed Methodologies
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