DARCY WALWORTH, Program Director of the FSU/IRCC Partnership for Music Therapy program, holds the Bachelor of Music degree, the Master of Music Therapy degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education/Music Therapy degree from the Florida State University College of Music. Prior to collegiate teaching, Dr. Walworth coordinated the music therapy and arts in medicine program at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, served on  the music therapy staff at Big Bend Hospice, and provided volunteer music therapy services for battered women and children at The Refuge House in Tallahassee, FL.

Dr. Walworth actively researches the effects of music therapy in medical and early childhood settings with emphases in medical procedural support, Autism treatment, and developmental outcomes of premature infants. She has published in music therapy and nursing journals and has contributed chapters to and co-authored music therapy books.

Dr. Walworth has presented papers at regional, national, and international conferences, and currently serves on the board of directors of the Certification Board for Music Therapists.