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Jayne Standley

Email Address jstandley@fsu.edu

Phone 850-644-4565

Office KMU 042B

Jayne M. Standley, Ph.D., MT-BC, NICU-MT is a Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at The Florida State University and the Ella Scoble Opperman Professor of Music with a courtesy appointment in the College of Medicine. She directs the Music Therapy program at FSU, the National Institute for Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy which awards the NICU-MT national certificate, and the Medical MT and Arts in Medicine Programs in partnership with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. She teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in Music Therapy Methods, Medical Music Therapy, Music in Counseling, and the MT Research Seminar. She is an internationally acclaimed researcher and has published extensively in music in learning and music in medical settings with refereed publications appearing in nursing, early childhood, and music therapy journals. Most recently, she has specialized in research studies investigating music therapy to facilitate medical treatment and early intervention with premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Dr. Standley is the inventor of the Pacifier Activated Lullaby device (PAL) that has FDA approval to teach feeding skills to premature infants and is commercially available through Powers Device Technology.

Dr. Standley received the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Therapy and the Ph.D. degree in Habilitative Sciences from FSU. She was appointed to The Florida State University faculty in 1976.

Publications
Books
  • Music Techniques in Therapy, Counseling and Special Education: Competency Development for Group Leaders. (1991, St. Louis: MMB, Inc.)
  • Research in Music Therapy: A Tradition of Excellence. Standley, J.M., & Prickett, C.A. (Eds.). (1994, Silver Spring, MD: NAMT)
  • Music Techniques in Therapy, Counseling and Special Education, 2nd Edition. (2002). St. Louis: MMB, Inc. 239 pp.. Translated into Korean, 2007.
  • Music Therapy with Premature Infants: Research and Development Interventions. (2003). Standley, J.M. Silver Spring, MD:AMTA, 175 pp. Japanese Translation, 2009.
  • Medical Music Therapy: A Model Program for Clinical Practice, Education, Training, and Research (2005). J. Standley & others. Silver Spring, MD: AMTA. 217 pgs.
  • Music Techniques in Therapy, Counseling and Special Education, 3rd Edition. Standley, J.M. & Jones, J. (2007). Silver Spring: AMTA., 454 pp.
  • Music Therapy with Premature Infants: Research and Developmental Interventions (2ndEd). (2010). Standley, J.M., & Walworth, D. Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association, 248 pp.
  • The Sounds of Emerging Literacy. (2012). Register, D., Hughes, J. & Standley, J. Silver Spring: American Music Therapy Association
Book Chapters
  • Alley, J.M. (1978). A programmed guide to selected research designs and statistical tests. In C.K. Madsen & R.S. Moore (Eds.), Experimental research in music: Workbook in design and statistical tests. Raleigh, NC: Contemporary Publishing Company, 19-32.
  • Alley, J.M. (1982). Music therapy in the schools. In C.R. Reynolds and T. Gutkin (Eds.), A handbook for school psychology. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 667-678.
  • Standley, J.M. (1992). Meta-analysis of research in music and medical treatment: Effect size as a basis for comparison across multiple dependent and independent variables. In R. Spintge and R. Droh (Eds.), MusicMedicine. St. Louis: MMB, Inc., 364-378.
  • Standley, J.M. (1995). Music as a therapeutic intervention in medical/dental treatment: Research and clinical implications. In T. Wigram, B. Saperston, & R. West (Eds.), The Art and Science of Music Therapy: A Handbook. London: Harwood Academic Publishers, 3-22.
  • Standley, J.M. (1996). Music research in medical/dental treatment: An update of a prior meta-analysis. In C. Furman (Ed.), Effectiveness of music therapy procedures: Documentation of research and clinical practice (2nd Ed.). Silver Spring, MD: National Association for Music Therapy, 1-60.
  • Standley, J.M. (1999). Music therapy research with premature infants: Clinical implications. In R.R. Pratt & D.E. Grocke (Eds.). MusicMedicine 3, MusicMedicine and Music Therapy: Expanding Horizons. Parkville, Victoria, Australia, U. Of Melbourne Press, 131-139.
  • Standley, J.M. (2000). Music research in medical treatment. In American Music Therapy Association (Ed.), Effectiveness of music therapy procedures: Documentation of research and clinical practice (3rd Ed.). Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association, 1-64.
  • Standley, J.M. & Whipple, J. (2003). Music therapy with pediatric patients: A meta-analysis. In Sheri Robb (Ed.) Music Therapy in Pediatric Healthcare: Research and Evidence-Based Practice. Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association, 1-18.
  • Standley, J.M. & Whipple, J. (2003). Music therapy for premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Health and developmental benefits. In Sheri Robb (Ed.) Music Therapy in Pediatric Healthcare: Research and Evidence-Based Practice. Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association, 19-30.
  • Standley, J., Johnson, C., Robb, S., Brownell, M., & Kim, S. (2004). Behavioral approach to music therapy. In Alice-Ann Darrow (Ed.). Introduction to Approaches in Music Therapy. Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association, 103-123.
  • Standley, J. (2006). Medical music therapy: The Florida State University’s evidence-based clinical program. In Sundar, S. (Ed.). Music Therapy, NADA, Chennai, India, 81-86.
  • Standley, J. (2008). Revised chapter: Behavioral approach to music therapy,” in A. A. Darrow (Ed.) Introduction to Approaches in Music Therapy, 2nd edition Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association, 105-127.
  • Standley, J. (2010). Music therapy: A cognitive-behavioral approach. In I.B. Weiner & W.E. Craighead (Eds.) Corsini’s Encyclopedia of Psychology, Fourth Edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 1045-1047.
  • Hillmer, M., Swedberg, O., & Standley, J. (in press). Medical Music Therapy with Premature Infants: Family-centered Services. In A. Meadows (Ed.), Developments in Music Therapy Practice: Case Study Perspectives.
  • Standley, J. (2011). Investigacion sobre musica en el tratamiento medico (translation by Melissa Mercadal-Brotons). In Augé, P., & Mercadal-Brotons, M. (Eds.), pp. 1-63, Musicoterapia en Medicina: Aplicaciones Prácticas. Barcelona: Editorial Médica Jims.
  • Hillmer, M., Swedberg, O., & Standley, J. (2011). Medical Music Therapy with Premature Infants: Family-centered Services. In A. Meadows (Ed.), Developments in Music Therapy Practice: Case Study Perspectives, 49-69.
  • Standley, J. (in press). Music psychophysics and therapy. In Anders Brahme (Ed.).Comprehensive Biomedical Physics.
  • Standley, J. (in press). In Lori Gooding (Ed.) Medical Music Therapy : Building a Comprehensive Program.
Referred Articles
  • Marsh, J. and Fitch, J. (1970). The effect of singing on the speech articulation of Negro disadvantaged children. Journal of Music Therapy, 1970, 7(3), 88-94.
  • Alley, J.M. (1972). Music therapy and music education in special education. Quodlibet.
  • Alley, J.M. (1977). Education for the severely handicapped: The role of music therapy. Journal of Music Therapy, 14(2), 50-59.
  • Alley, J.M. (1978). Competency based evaluation of a music therapy curriculum. Journal of Music Therapy, 15(1), 9-14.
  • Madsen, C.K. and Alley, J.M. (1979). The effect of reinforcement on attentiveness: A comparison of behaviorally trained music therapists and other professionals with implications for competency-based academic preparation. Journal of Music Therapy, 16(2), 70-82.Reprinted In: J.M. Standley and C.A. Prickett (Eds.) (1994). Research in Music Therapy: A Tradition of Excellence. Silver Spring, MD: National Association for Music Therapy.
  • Alley, J.M. (1979). Music in the IEP: Therapy/education. Journal of Music Therapy, 16(3), 111-127.
  • Alley, J.M. (1980). The effect of self-analysis of videotapes on selected competencies of music therapy majors. Journal of Music Therapy, 17(3), 113-132.
  • Alley, J.M. (1980). Music therapy in the schools: A new approach to special education. Music Clubs Magazine, 59(4), 9-17.
  • Alley, J.M. (1981). A rationale for music in special education. Utah Music Educator, Winter, 27(2), 11-12.
  • Alley, J.M. (1982). The effect of videotape analysis on music therapy competencies: An observation of simulated and clinical activities. Journal of Music Therapy, 19(3), 141-160.
  • Brown, A. and Alley, J.M. (1983). Multivariate analysis of degree persistence of undergraduate music education majors. Journal of Research in Music Education, 31(4), 271-281.
  • Standley, J.M. (1984). Productivity and eminence in music research. Journal of Research in Music Education, 32(3), 149-157.
  • Standley, J.M. (1985). An investigation of the relationship between selected characteristics, educational values and teaching competencies of freshmen music education/therapy majors. Journal of Music Therapy, 22(1), 2-11.
  • Alley, J.M. (1985). The effect of directed observation and competency criteria on development, maintenance and transfer of music therapy skills. Quodlibet, Winter, 13-18.
  • Standley, J.M. (1986). Music research in medical/dental treatment: Meta-analysis and clinical applications. Journal of Music Therapy, 23(2), 56-122.
  • Reprinted In: C.E. Furman (Ed.) (1988; 1993). Effectiveness of music therapy procedures: Documentation of research and clinical practice. Washington, D.C.: National Association for Music Therapy.
    Reprinted In: J.M. Standley and C.A. Prickett (Eds.) (1994). Research in Music Therapy: A Tradition of Excellence. Silver Spring, MD: National Association for Music Therapy.
  • Standley, J.M. and Greenfield, D. (1987). The effect of a focused observation task and its transfer on the analysis of a kindergarten music class by pre-senior versus pre-internship music education/therapy majors. In Clifford K. Madsen and Carol A. Prickett (Eds.), Applications of Research in Music Behavior (pp. 99-114). Tuscaloosa, AL: The University of Alabama Press. [Reprinted in paperback edition, 1991.]
  • Standley, J.M. and Madsen, C.K. (1987). Intensity as an attribute of effective therapist/client interaction. Quodlibet, Summer, 15-21.
  • Standley, J.M. (1989). A prospectus for the future of music therapy: Education standards, requirements, and professional designations. Music Therapy Perspectives, 7, 103-107.
  • Madsen, C.K., Standley, J.M., and Cassidy, J.W. (1989). Demonstration and recognition of high and low contrasts in teacher intensity. Journal of Research in Music Education, 37(2), 85-92.
  • Standley, J.M. and Madsen, C.K. (1990). Comparison of infant preferences and responses to auditory stimuli: Music, mother, and other female voice. Journal of Music Therapy, 27(2), 54-97.
  • Reprinted In: J.M. Standley and C.A. Prickett (Eds.) (1994). Research in Music Therapy: A Tradition of Excellence. Silver Spring, MD: National Association for Music Therapy.
  • Standley, J.M. (1991). Long term benefits of music intervention in the newborn intensive care unit: A pilot study. Journal of the International Association of Music for the Handicapped, 6(1), 12-23.
  • Standley, J.M. (1991). The role of music in pacification/stimulation of premature, low-birth-weight infants. Music Therapy Perspectives, 9, 19-25.
  • Standley, J.M. and Madsen, C.K. (1991). An observation procedure to differentiate teaching experience and expertise in music education. Journal of Research in Music Education, 39(1), 5-11.
  • Madsen, C.K., Standley, J.M., and Gregory, D. (1991). The effect of a vibrotactile device, SomatronTM, on physiological and psychological responses: Musicians versus non-musicians. Journal of Music Therapy, 28(1), 14-22.
  • Standley, J.M. (1991). The effect of vibrotactile and auditory stimuli on perception of comfort, heart rate, and peripheral finger temperature. Journal of Music Therapy, 28(3), 120-134.
  • Madsen, C.K., Standley, J.M., Byo, J., and Cassidy, J.W. (1992). Assessment of effective teaching by instrumental music student teachers and experts. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 10(2), 20-24.
  • Standley, J.M. (1992). Clinical applications of music and chemotherapy: The effects on nausea and emesis. Music Therapy Perspectives, 10(1), 27-35.
  • Standley, J.M. (1992). Preschoolers’ responses to auditory and vibroacoustic stimuli. Research Note. Psychology of Music, 20, 80-85.
  • Standley, J.M. (1993). “So various that it seem’d to be, not one but all mankind’s epitome (John Dryden’s view).” The Australian Journal of Music Therapy, 4, 3-6.
  • Standley, J.M. and Hanser, S.B. (1995). Music therapy research and applications in pediatric oncology treatment. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 12(1), 3-8.
  • Standley, J.M. and Moore, R.S. (1995). Therapeutic effects of music and mother’s voice on premature infants. Pediatric Nursing, 21(6), 509-512.
  • Standley, J.M. (1995). Issues relating to NAMT/AAMT unification. Quodlibet, Winter, 8-12.
  • Cassidy, J.W. and Standley, J.M. (1995). The effect of music listening on physiological responses of premature infants in the NICU. Journal of Music Therapy, 32(4), 208-227.
  • Standley, J.M. (1996). A brief introduction to meta-analysis. Journal of Research in Music Education, 44(2), 101-104.
  • Standley, J.M. (1996). A meta-analysis on the effects of music as reinforcement for education/therapy objectives. Journal of Research in Music Education, 44(2), 105-133.
  • Standley, J.M. and Hughes, J.E. (1996). Documenting developmentally appropriate objectives and benefits of a music therapy program for early intervention: A behavioral analysis. Music Therapy Perspectives, 14(2), 87-94.
  • Brittin, R. and Standley, J.M. (1997). Researchers in music education/therapy: Analysis of publications, citations, and retrievability of work. Journal of Research in Music Education, 45(1), 145-160.
  • Standley, J.M. and Hughes, J.E. (1997). Evaluation of an early intervention music curriculum for prereading/writing skills. Music Therapy Perspectives, 15(2), 79-86.
  • Standley, J.M. (1998). Pre and perinatal growth and development: Implications of music benefits for premature infants. International Journal of Music Education, 31, 1-13.
  • Standley, J.M. (1998). The effect of music and multimodal stimulation on physiologic and developmental responses of premature infants in neonatal intensive care. Pediatric Nursing, 21(6), 532-539.
  • Standley, J.M. (1999). Music Therapy in the NICU: Pacifier-Activated Lullabies (PAL) for reinforcement of non-nutritive sucking. International Journal of Arts Medicine, 6(2), 17-21.
  • Standley, JM (2000). Increasing prospective music educators’ tolerance for student diversity. Update: The Applications of Research in Music Education, 19(1), 27-32. Article reprinted in Readings on Diversity, Inclusion, and Music for All, Reston, VA: MENC, 2002, p. 81-86.
  • Standley, J.M. (2000). The effect of contingent music to increase non-nutritive sucking of premature infants. Pediatric Nursing, 26(5), 493-495, 498-499.
  • Standley, J.M. (2001). The power of contingent music for infant learning. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, No. 149, Spring, 65-71.
  • Standley, J. M. (2001). Music therapy for premature infants in neonatal intensive care: Physiological and developmental benefits. Early Childhood Connections, 7(2), 18-25.
  • Standley, J.M. (2002). Music therapy in the NICU: Promoting the growth and development of premature infants. Zero to Three, 25(1), 23-30.
  • Standley, J.M. (2002). A meta-analysis of the efficacy of music therapy for premature infants. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 17(2), 107-113.
  • Standley, J.M. (2003). The effect of music-reinforced non-nutritive sucking on feeding rate of premature infants. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 18(3), 169-173.
  • Standley, J. (2004) Contingent music: A powerful technique for facilitating therapeutic objectives. American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 3(3), 17-24. (invited article)
  • Register, Darrow, Standley & Swedberg (2007). The use of music to enhance reading skills of second grade students and students with reading disabilities. Journal of Music Therapy, 44(1),23-37.
  • Standley, J. (2008) Does music instruction help children learn to read? Evidence of a Meta-Analysis, Update: Applications of Research, 27, 17-32.
  • Standley, J. (2008). Aesthetic responses and earliest memories in music and reading. Creativity Research Journal, 20(4), 437-444.
  • Standley, J., Walworth, D., & Nguyen, J. (2009) Effect of parent/child group music activities on toddler development: A Pilot Study. Music Therapy Perspectives, 27(1), 11-15.
  • Darrow, A., Cassidy, J., Flowers, P., Register, D., Sims, W., Standley, J., Menard, E., & Swedberg, O. (2009). Enhancing literacy in the second grade: Five related studies using the Register Music/Reading Curriculum: Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 27, 12-26.
  • Standley, J., & Swedberg, O. (2010). NICU Music Therapy: Post Hoc Analysis of An Early Intervention Clinical Program, Arts in Psychotherapy, 38, 36-40.
  • Standley, J., Cassidy, J., Grant, R., Cevasco, A., Szuch, C., Nguyen, J., Walworth, D., Procelli, D., Jarred, J., Adams, K. (2010). The effect of music reinforcement for non-nutritive sucking via the PAL (Pacifier-Activated Lullabies Apparatus) on achievement of oral feeding by premature infants in the NICU. Pediatric Nursing, 36(3), 138-145.
  • Gooding, L., & Standley, J. (2010). The effect of music therapy exposure and observation condition on analytical clinical skills and self-confidence levels in pre-intern music therapy students. Music Therapy Perspectives, 2, 140-146.
  • Standley, J. (2010). Music therapy for premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: An overview of the earliest interventions. Perspectives: Journal of the Early Childhood Music & Movement Association, 5(3), 8-10.
  • Standley, J., Walworth, D. Nguyen, J. & Hillmer, M. (2011). A descriptive analysis of infant attentiveness in structured group music classes. Music Therapy Perspectives, 29, 112-116.
  • Gooding, L., & Standley, J. (2011). Musical development and learning characteristics of students: A compilation of key points from the research literature organized by age. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 30, 32-45.
  • Swedberg, O., & Standley, J. (2011). The effects of medical music therapy on patient satisfaction as measured by the Press Ganey Inpatient Survey. Music Therapy Perspectives, 29, 149-156.
  • Walworth, D., Standley, J., Robertson, A., Smith, A., Swedberg, O., & Peyton, J. J. (2012). Effects of neurodevelopmental stimulation on premature infants in neonatal intensive care: Randomized controlled trial. Neonatal Network: The Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 31(5), 311-316.
  • Standley, J. (2012). A discussion of evidence-based music therapy to facilitate feeding skills of premature infants: The power of contingent music. Arts in Psychotherapy, 39(1), 379-382.
  • Standley, J. (2012). Music therapy research in the NICU: An updated meta-analysis. Neonatal Network: The Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 31(5), 311-316.
Translated Books
  • Japanese Translation (2009) published by Medicus Shuppan, publisher Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan of the book Music Therapy with Premature Infants: Research and Developmental Interventions (2003). Standley, J.M. Silver Spring, MD: AMTA.
  • Korean Translation (2009) published by KMTACA Publication, Seoul, Korea of the book Music Techniques in Therapy, Counseling, and Special Education (2002), Standley,J.M. St. Louis, MO: MMB.
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