Vanessa Moran
Vanessa Moran, MT-BC, NMT-F™ is a Neurologic Music Therapy® Fellow and Lead Therapist with MedRhythms Therapy at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital’s inpatient site. A Berklee College of Music graduate, she earned her NMT Fellowship in 2023, inspired by her passion for both neuroscience and music.
Vanessa launched Burke’s Neurologic Music Therapy program in 2021, bringing NMT to the hospital’s Brain Injury and Stroke units. With strong support from Burke and MedRhythms, the program has continued to expand and, as of 2024, now extends across the continuum of care into outpatient services.
Music, Mechanisms, and Neuroplasticity: Practical Neurologic Music Therapy Applications in Brain Injury Care
March 22, 2025 4:00 pm ET
Key Learning Points
Core neural music mechanisms supporting motor, cognitive, communication, and emotional functioning after neurologic injury
Key Neurologic Music Therapy techniques and evidence base
Evidence-informed strategies to apply NMT in inpatient, outpatient, and community rehab settings