Trans-NIH Music and Health Working Group

Established in 2017 as one of the outcomes from the Workshop on Music and Health that same year, the Trans-NIH Music and Health Working group includes representative from NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices within the NIH Office of the Director. The group is charged with developing and implementing a research agenda to advance our understanding of music and health, including potential therapeutic applications. The working group also provides scientific expertise to NIH leadership and plays an integral role in the NIH’s contributions to the broader Sound Health partnership, including Sound Health public awareness events and activities.

Lynn Adams, Ph.D.
National Institute of Nursing Research

Lupe Aquino
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Larissa Santa-Aviles, M.D.
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Marie Bernard, M.D.
National Institute on Aging

Rick Berzon, DrPH
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Brandy Beverly, Ph.D.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Holly Buchanan
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Leighton Chan, M.D.
Clinical Center

Thomas Cheever, Ph.D.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Wen Chen, Ph.D.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Daofen Chen, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Jennifer Chen
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Changhai Cui, Ph.D.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Regine Douthard, M.D.
Office of Research on Women's Health, Office of the Director

Gaya Dowling, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Douglas Fields, Ph.D.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Robert Finkelstein, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Jerome Fleg, M.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

John Gallin, M.D.
Clinical Center

Donna Gregory
Clinical Center

Carol Henry
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Mi Hillefors, M.D., Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health

Elizabeth Hoffman
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Lyn Jakemen, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

David Jangraw, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health

Sophia Jeon, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

David Leitman, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health

Guoying Liu, Ph.D.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Kathleen Mann Koepke, Ph.D.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Daniel Miller, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Jeri Miller, Ph.D.
National Institute of Nursing Research

Menachem Miodovnik, M.D.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Priscah Mujuru, Dr.P.H.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Lisa Onken, Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging

Amy Poremba, Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders

Khara Ramos, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Bob Riddle, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

David Saslowsky, Ph.D.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease

Dana Schloesser, PhD
Office of Behavioral & Social Sciences Research, Office of the Director

Lana Shekim, Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders

Erin Spaniol
Office of Behavioral & Social Sciences Research, Office of the Director

Coryse St. Hillaire-Clarke, Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging

Luke Stoeckel, Ph.D.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease

Anna Taylor, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Laura Thomas, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health

Yolanda Vallejo, PHD
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Xujing Wang, Ph.D.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Eric Wargo
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Letitia Weigand, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Cheri Wiggs, Ph.D.
National Eye Institute

Ashley Xia, M.D.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases