Kerry Devlin

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About Kerry Devlin

Kerry Devlin, MMT, LPMT, MT-BC (she/her) is senior music therapist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Music & Medicine. She has worked as a music therapist for more than eight years and is currently a Ph.D. researcher in the Doctoral Programme in Music Therapy at Aalborg University. As a disabled clinician, Kerry understands the unique experience of moving through the health care system as both a patient and a provider. She is passionate about disability justice and affirming the lived experience of therapy participants through co-constructed music experiences. Kerry is currently adjunct faculty at Shenandoah University, where she teaches courses centered on clinical music therapy practice and telehealth approaches in music therapy. She has previously taught courses centered on inclusive music education pedagogy at the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. Her research has been published in The Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives, and Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, and she has created sought-after professional development courses centered on anti-oppressive early childhood music approaches and telehealth tools for music therapists. Kerry also holds a certification in neurologic music therapy. Kerry previously worked as Clinical Director of Annapolis Music Therapy Services, where she developed a thriving college internship training program and supervised a team of music therapists working in medical, community and educational settings across central Maryland. She has extensive experience designing sensory friendly concerts and inclusive community music spaces, which she has facilitated in partnership with local nonprofit organizations and two universities.