Eugenia Hernandez Ruiz
Student Information
Higher and Postsecondary Education
MaryLouFulton Teachers College
Biography
Eugenia Hernandez Ruiz received her Master's and PhD in Music Therapy from the University of Kansas. Her clinical expertise is in the area of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI) and music interventions for children, teenagers and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and their families; as well as women and children survivors of domestic violence. In 2004, she started a music therapy agency in her home country (Mexico), where she has provided clinical services and developed professional workshops and presentations about music therapy, autism, and domestic violence. She has presented clinical and research posters and presentations in regional, national and international conferences. Her research has been published in the Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives, Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, Psychology of Music, and Arts in Psychotherapy. Her current research and clinical interests relate to parent coaching of music interventions for autistic children, music neuroscience, mindfulness and music interventions, and course-based undergraduate research experiences. She serves in the Editorial Board of Music Therapy Perspectives and Journal of Music Therapy and is a guest reviewer in several top-tier journals in music therapy, music, and developmental psychology. She is part of the Continuing Education Committee of the Certification Board of Music Therapist (CBMT) and part of the Advisory Board of Save the Music Foundation.
Education
Ph.D. University of Kansas
Research Interests
- Music interventions for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to improve their social communication
- Parent coaching of music interventions for children with ASD
- Research skill development of undergraduate and graduate students
- Mindfulness and music for mental health
- Music interventions for survivors of domestic violence
Publications
1.Hernandez-Ruiz, E. (2020). A systematic review of parent-mediated music interventions with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://rdcu.be/b6mXB
Hernandez-Ruiz, E. & Dvorak, A. (2020) Replication of a course-based undergraduate research experience for music students. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2020.1737186.
Hernandez-Ruiz, E. (2020). Empowering women survivors of domestic violence (clinical portrait). Music Therapy Perspectives. https://10.1093/mtp/miaa005
Hernandez-Ruiz, E., Dvorak, A. & Weingarten, K. (2020). Music stimuli in mindfulness meditation: Comparison of musician and non-musician responses. Psychology of Music. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735620901338
Hernandez-Ruiz, E. (2019). Feasibility of parent coaching of music interventions for children with ASD. Music Therapy Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miz016
Hernandez-Ruiz, E. (2019). Parent coaching of music interventions for children with ASD: A conceptual framework. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 28(4), 315-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2019.1647447
Hernandez-Ruiz, E. (2019). How is music processed? Tentative answers from cognitive neuroscience. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 28(4), 315-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2019.1587785
Hernandez-Ruiz, E., James, B., Noll, J., & Chrysikou, E. (2018). What makes music relaxing? An investigation into musical elements. Psychology of Music. https://doi:10.1177/0305735618798027
Hernandez-Ruiz, E. (2017). Music therapy and Parent-Early Start Denver Model to teach social communication strategies to parents of preschoolers with ASD: A feasibility study. Music Therapy Perspective, 36 (1), 26 – 39. https://doi:10.1093/mtp/mix018
Hernandez-Ruiz, E. (2005). Effect of music therapy on anxiety levels and sleep patterns of abused women in shelters, Journal of Music Therapy 42(2), 140-158. DOI: 10.1093/jmt/42.2.140
Courses
| Summer 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MUE 381 | Music Therapy Research |
| MUE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| Spring 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MUE 260 | Repertoire for Music Therapy |
| MUE 381 | Music Therapy Research |
| MUE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MUE 574 | Special Topics in Mus. Therapy |
| MUE 586 | Music Therapy Grad Clinical Pr |
| MUE 589 | Repertoire for Music Therapy |
| Fall 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MUE 161 | Introduction to Music Therapy |
| MUE 162 | Intro to Music Therapy Lab |
| MUE 441 | Psychology of Music |
| MUE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MUE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MUE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MUE 501 | Intro to Music Therapy |
| MUE 586 | Music Therapy Grad Clinical Pr |
| MUE 599 | Thesis |
| Summer 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MUE 381 | Music Therapy Research |
| MUE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| Spring 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MUE 260 | Repertoire for Music Therapy |
| MUE 381 | Music Therapy Research |
| MUE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MUE 574 | Special Topics in Mus. Therapy |
| MUE 586 | Music Therapy Grad Clinical Pr |
| MUE 589 | Repertoire for Music Therapy |
| Fall 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MUE 161 | Introduction to Music Therapy |
| MUE 162 | Intro to Music Therapy Lab |
| MUE 441 | Psychology of Music |
| MUE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MUE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MUE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MUE 501 | Intro to Music Therapy |
| MUE 586 | Music Therapy Grad Clinical Pr |
| MUE 599 | Thesis |
| Summer 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MUE 381 | Music Therapy Research |
| MUE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| Spring 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MUE 260 | Repertoire for Music Therapy |
| MUE 381 | Music Therapy Research |
| MUE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MUE 586 | Music Therapy Grad Clinical Pr |
| MUE 589 | Repertoire for Music Therapy |
| Fall 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MUE 161 | Introduction to Music Therapy |
| MUE 162 | Intro to Music Therapy Lab |
| MUE 441 | Psychology of Music |
| MUE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MUE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MUE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MUE 501 | Intro to Music Therapy |
| MUE 571 | Music Therapy Sem I: Supr & Ad |
| MUE 586 | Music Therapy Grad Clinical Pr |
| MUE 599 | Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MUE 381 | Music Therapy Research |
| MUE 441 | Psychology of Music |
| MUE 489 | Repertoire for Music Therapy |
| MUE 586 | Music Therapy Grad Clinical Pr |
| MUE 589 | Repertoire for Music Therapy |
| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MUE 161 | Introduction to Music Therapy |
| MUE 162 | Intro to Music Therapy Lab |
| MUE 501 | Intro to Music Therapy |
Professional Associations
American Music Therapy Association
International Society for Autism Research
Fondazione Mariani, Neuromusic
Fulbright Alumni, Mexico City, Mexico.
Service
Reviewer for the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2012 to date)
Reviewer for Music Therapy Perspectives (2017 to date)
Reviewer for Nordic Journal of Music Therapy
Reviewer for Research in Autism Spectrum Disorder