Lisa Gallagher, PhD, MT-BC received her Bachelors of Music in Music Therapy from Ohio University, her Masters of the Arts in Counseling and Human Development from Walsh University, and her PhD in Health Psychology from Northcentral University. She is the founder of the Music Therapy Program at Cleveland Clinic, she is the Research Program Manager there for the Arts & Medicine Department, and she has a secondary appointment with the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation program. She is a clinical music therapist, researcher, and author; and she is a frequent presenter at the local, national, and international level. She also is Adjunct Faculty at the Cleveland Music Therapy Consortium (Baldwin Wallace University & College of Wooster), Ohio University, Alverno College, and Augsburg University. Lisa has written several book chapters; has been a Guest Editor for Progress in Palliative Care; and has published her research in Supportive Care in Cancer, Journal of Palliative Medicine, American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, US Neurology, Orthopaedic Nursing, Music Therapy Perspectives, Health Environments Research & Design Journal, and Music & Medicine. Her topics of research have included the use of music therapy in palliative care and hospice, substance abuse treatment, post orthopedic surgery, and with patients with multiple sclerosis. Other aspects of her research have included a focus on pain management, as well as the management of other symptoms; the use of the arts during hospitalizations; and the use of arts-based programming to improve health, resilience, well-being, and mood in individuals with chronic health conditions. Lisa is the current treasurer and the former Chair of the Breast Cancer Fund of Ohio Board of Directors, a former Chair of the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) Board of Directors, and a Past President of the Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapist Association (GLR of AMTA). She is the recipient of the Ohio University Achievement in Music Award, the Association of Ohio Music Therapists Past President’s Club Award, the GLR of AMTA Scholarly Activity Award, and the Blair L. Sadler International Healing Arts Award.