Eun Sil
Suh, PhD., KCMT, MT-BC
Associate Professor – Music Therapy
Music Therapy Program Director
249, Swope Music Building
ESuh@wcupa.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Lesley University
- M.M., Illinois State University
- B.M., Kyungpuk National University
- Music Therapy Equivalency, Arizona State University
Biography
Dr. Eun Sil Suh is a Board-Certified Music Therapist and Korea Certified Music Therapist who served as associate professor and the director of music therapy at Marywood University from 2018-2024. Eun Sil earned her PhD in Expressive Therapies from Lesley University, Master’s in music therapy at Illinois State University, and completed the Equivalency Music Therapy program at Arizona State University. She received her bachelor’s in piano performance from Kyungpuk National University in Korea.
Eun Sil has received specialized training in Advanced Vocal Psychotherapy (AVPT) and Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT). Dr. Suh has taught in the Music Therapy graduate school at Ewha Womans University as an invited professor and the clinical coordinator, and Daegu Arts University as an assistant professor in Korea.
Eun Sil’s clinical experience includes working with children and adolescents with disabilities and emotional/behavioral challenges, as well as working with adults with psychiatric diagnoses, and Alzheimer’s disease. Her current interests are music therapy and its relationship to school violence and aggression prevention, music therapy supervision, interdisciplinary collaboration in music therapy, and the physiological response of music.
Dr. Suh is serving as a committee member of the Academic Program Approval Committee (APAC) at the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), Publication Commission for the World Federation of Music Therapy, Certified Emirati Music Therapy (CEMTP) for the music therapy certification program in the United Arab Emirates. In addition to this, she serves as a Board Member and Editorial Board member of the Korean Music Therapy and Education Association. She also served as a mentor for BIPOC doctoral students at Lesley University for several years.
Refereed Research Presentations
[International]World Federation of Music Therapy International Conference. Vancouver, Canada (July 24-29, 2023)
- Presented “Music Therapy Students’ Experience in Interdisciplinary Collaboration”
- Co-presented “Student perceptions of using the Video-based Reflective Practice in Music Therapy Training and Clinical Supervision.”
- Co-presented “Power, Access, and Representation in Music therapy Publications”
[Regional] Mid Atlantic Regional American Music Therapy Conference. Niagara Falls, NY (March 2023) Co-presented “Interdisciplinary collaborative education in music therapy program”
[Regional] Mid Atlantic Regional American Music Therapy Conference. Harrisburg, PA (April 8, 2022) Co-presented “Collaborative Music Therapy and Music Education Program for Individuals with Unique Learning Styles”
[International] Korean Music Therapy and Education Association 43rd Research Symposium. (May 28, 2022) Presented “Music Therapy Students’ Experiences on Interdisciplinary Collaboration”
[International] International Music Therapy Forum (March 6, 2021). Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services in the United Arab Emirates. Presented on the “Use of Therapeutic Group Drumming in School Violence Prevention Program.
[National] 2020 AMTA National Conference (November 21, 2020) Presented on the “Experience of Therapeutic Group Drumming in School Violence Prevention Program” in MTex session.
[National] 2019 AMTA National Conference (November 23, 2019) Minneapolis, Minnesota. Co-presented on the “Video-based Reflective Practice in Music Therapy Supervision: Perspectives from faculty, Supervisors, and Students.”
[Regional] Poster Presentation. 2019 AMTA MAR conference (March 19, 2019) Reston, Virginia. Presented on “Experience of Group Drumming-based School Violence Prevention Program through Collaboration between Music Therapist and Music Teacher.”
[National] Poster Presentation. 2018 AMTA conference (November 19, 2018) Dallas, Texas. Presented on the “Use of Therapeutic Group Drumming with Middle School Students in School Violence Prevention.”
[National] Poster presentation. Research Festival (September 23, 2017), Seoul, South Korea. Korean Music Therapy and Education Association. Presented on the “Use of Therapeutic Group Drumming with Middle School Students in School Violence Prevention.”
Invited International Presentations
Jakarta, Indonesia. (July 6, 2023) Presented “Music therapy and mental health” at Jakarta Indonesia Korean School in Indonesia.
Busan, South Korea. (October 22, 2021) Kosin Music Therapy Association, Presented “Music therapy and adult mental health”
Seoul, South Korea. (April 3, 2021) 2021 Research Festival hosted by Korean Music Therapy Education Association. Presented “Music therapy research trend in the USA”
Busan, South Korea. (February 20, 2021) The 8th Music Therapy Research Symposium hosted by Koshin Music Therapy Association. Presented “Music Therapy for adolescents: School violence prevention.”
Asan, South Korea (July 1, 2020) 2020 Soon Chun Hyang University Graduate School Annual Psychotherapy Symposium. Presented on Use of Music in Psychotherapy for Adolescents.
Seoul South Korea (June 1, 2020) Presented on Experience of group drumming-based school violence prevention program to undergraduate students. Ewha Womans University
Asan, South Korea (May 23, 2020) Presented on the Music Therapy for children and adolescents to undergraduate students. Counseling department, Soon Chun Hyang University
Daegu, South Korea (Mar 18, 2018) Internet Addiction Prevention Workshop. Presented on the music therapy approach for internet addiction prevention. Daegu Catholic University Hospital Psychiatric Clinic.
Seoul South Korea (July 14, 2017) 15th Music Therapy Continuing Education. CMTE National Association for Korean Music Therapists Presented on the use of music therapy for school violence prevention (7 hours)
Sharjah, United Arab Emirate (April 1, 2015) Autism Forum hosted by Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services. Presented on using music for children with autism spectrum disorder
Sharjah, United Arab Emirate (April 2, 2015) Special Education Teacher Training. Hosted by Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services. Presented on using music for children with autism spectrum disorder
Refereed Research Publications
Zamonini, J. P., Suh, E. S., Gattino, G. S., Rajakumari, J. C., Rodriguez, J. R., Moonga, N., Cunha, R., Gracida. S., Yip. J. J., & Lee, M. S. (2023). Power, access, and representation in music therapy publications. Music Therapy Today WRMT Online Journal, 18(1), 441- 443. https://www.wfmt.info/music-therapy-today
Kovacs, E., & Suh, E. S. (2022). Music listening exercise to reduce psychosomatic stress in college students. The Korean Journal of Body-Psycho Studies, 8(1), 21- 35.
Suh, E. S. (2022). The use of group drumming-based music therapy with male adolescents in a school violence prevention program in Korea: A pilot study. Psychology of Music, 51(3), 682-699. https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356221108431
Vanicek, E., & Suh, E. S. (2021). The physiological responses of music with premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: A scoping review. The Korean Journal of Body-Psycho Studies, 6(2), 1-18.
Roguskie, R., & Suh, E. S. (2020). Movement involved instrumental playing of music therapy and music education collaboration for young adults with intellectual disabilities, The Korean Journal of Body-Psycho Studies. 6(1), 1-16.
Suh, E. S. (2019). The effects of therapeutic group drumming with Korean middle school students on aggression as related to school violence prevention. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2019.101583
Suh, E. S. (2017). The use of group drumming with Korean middle school students in school violence prevention programs. Journal of Music and Human Behavior, 14(1), 85–108.
Lee, Y. M., & Suh, E. S. (2014) Music therapy students’ experience as a supervisee in peer supervision. Journal of Music and Human Behavior, 11(2), 41–57.