Natalie Wlodarczyk, Ph.D., MT-BC is Professor and Director of Music Therapy at Drury University in Springfield, MO, where she has taught since 2010. Dr. Wlodarczyk is an active clinician with expertise in the areas of grief and loss, intergenerational programming, mental health, and veterans’ support. She is the founder and director of the Drury Intergenerational Rock Band, pairing college students with older adult members of the community to rehearse and perform a program of popular music while improving cross-age attitudes and promoting positive views of aging. Dr. Wlodarczyk has published in the Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives, and Progress in Palliative Care, authored several book chapters on a variety of topics, and is co-author of the text Music Therapy and Geriatric Populations: A Handbook for Practicing Music Therapists and Healthcare Professionals. She served with the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) from 2010-2020 and was Chair of the CBMT Board of Directors from 2018-2020. Dr. Wlodarczyk is also an accomplished songwriter and has released several albums of original music with her duo The Shandies.