Goodman
Karen D. Goodman, Professor, Music, credentialed as a music therapist, a special education teacher and a licensed creative arts therapist, received her education at University of Wisconsin – Madison, Montclair State College, Hunter College-C.U.N.Y., and New York University.
She has conducted research-based clinical work in child and adult psychiatry and neurodevelopmental disabilities at facilities throughout the Greater New York area including New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Creative Arts Rehabilitation Center, Child Development Research Center, Communication Disorders Demonstration Program-MSU, and Regional Day School at Morris.
Former Editor-in-Chief of Music Therapy: The Journal of the American Association for Music Therapy, Professor Goodman serves on the Editorial Board to both the International Journal of Clinical Medicine and Higher Education, Teaching and Learning, the publication of the International HETL Association; she also provides editorial consulting to Oxford, Pearson and Routledge.
Currently overseeing program assessment for the Cali School of Music and providing oversight for the music therapy programs, Professor Goodman served as Coordinator, Music Therapy for two decades, founding the graduate program in 1998, and has been a primary contributor to curriculum development throughout the College of the Arts.
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Dr. Patrick Blessinger is an adjunct associate professor of education at St. John's University, a math and science teacher with the New York State Education Department, and chief research scientist of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (in consultative status with the United Nations). Dr. Blessinger is the editor and author of many books and articles and he is an educational policy analyst and contributing writer with UNESCO's Inclusive Policy Lab, University World News, The Hechinger Report, and Higher Education Tomorrow, among others. Dr. Blessinger teaches courses in education, leadership, and research methods and he serves on doctoral dissertation committees. Dr. Blessinger has been involved with accreditation certification for universities and colleges and he has been involved in various educational consulting projects. Dr. Blessinger provides professional development workshops and classes to teachers and educational leaders and regularly gives presentations at academic conferences around the world. Dr. Blessinger has received several educational awards, including: Fulbright Senior Scholar to Denmark (Department of State, USA), Governor’s Teaching Fellow (Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia, USA), and Certified Educator (National Geographic Society, USA).
