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| About Us
ARIMM began in 2005 as a collaborative research effort joining the music departments of IPFW and the University of Arizona.
Connecting medical and musical professionals, ARIMM’s goal is to bring scientists, physicians, musicians, computer and sound engineers together to brainstorm research ideas that explore the healing effects of sound and music.
We hope to find the scientific basis for the effect that music can have on the disease process. Bringing medical, science and music professionals together in the research process may help in discovering the missing pieces of the puzzle. We support research that is scientifically based, performed by professionals who can properly control all aspects pertaining to the questions at hand, and which lead to further exploration.
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Angela D. LaSalle, M.D.
Integrative Medicine
Fort Wayne Endocrinology
Clinical Faculty, Indiana University School of Medicine
Co-Founder & Chairman, Alliance for Research in Music Medicine, Inc.
Dr. Angela LaSalle is a Board Certified Family Practice Physician and an Integrative Medicine Physician. She maintains membership in the American Association of Family Practice and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. A Fort Wayne native, Dr. LaSalle attended Snider High School and completed her Bachelor's degree in Nursing at IPFW. As a nurse she worked in the burn unit, surgery, and substance abuse units at St. Joseph Hospital.
Dr. LaSalle completed her medical school education at Indiana University School of Medicine and an Associate Fellowship in Integrative Medicine through the University of Arizona. Dr. LaSalle works fulltime with Fort Wayne Endocrinology.
A lifelong musician, Dr. LaSalle teamed with Dr. Melinda Connor in 2006 to bring together the inaugural conference for the music and medicine effort. The 2006 and 2007 conferences were held at the University of Arizona, boasted participants from a variety of scientific and cultural backgrounds.
Her professional interests include bio-identical hormone replacement, preventative medicine, and lifestyle management. She maintains a progressive practice that focuses on treatment of Thyroid disorders, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, and Bio-Identical hormone replacement. Dr. LaSalle has participated as clinical faculty for multiple universities, including Indiana University School of Medicine and Saint Francis University, Fort Wayne, and is a frequent speaker for radio and community events.
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Nancy A. Jackson, Ph.D., MT-BC
Director of Music Therapy
Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne
Co-Founder & Board Member, Alliance for Research in Music Medicine, Inc.
Dr. Nancy Jackson is assistant professor of music and the director of the music therapy program at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. She earned the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Therapy degree from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the Master of Music Therapy and Doctor of Philosophy in Music Therapy degrees from Temple University. She has additional training in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), and the Mandala Assessment and Research Instrument (MARI).
Dr. Jackson has more than a decade of full-time clinical experience in psychiatric music therapy, music-based psychotherapy, and medical music therapy. She has worked as a staff music therapist for the State of Maryland at an in-patient psychiatric facility, for various other agencies and schools, and in private practice. She continues to work with clients privately in the greater Fort Wayne area.
Dr. Jackson frequently presents for workshops and conferences across the country. She has had research and book reviews published in the Journal of Music Therapy, and the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy. Her current research interests include: anger and other emotions in therapy; experiential learning in music therapy; music and integrative medicine; and, professional music therapy supervision. She is a member of the American Music Therapy Association, Inc., and Indiana Music Therapists, and is a board member for the Alliance for Research in Music Medicine, Inc., and for Audiences Unlimited, Inc.
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