Angela Guerriero

Angela Guerriero
  • Professor
  • Department: Music Education & Music Therapy
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: AGuerriero@wcupa.edu

Education

  • PhD, Creative Arts Therapies,Drexel University
  • MM, Music Education,West Chester University
  • MA, Music Therapy, Immaculata University
  • M.Ed., Special Education, West Chester University
  • BS, Music Education, West Chester University

Research Interests

music therapyschool inclusiontrauma informed practiceethics of self-careinterprofessional collaboration

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: Yes

Please contact Dr. Guerriero for more information.

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: Yes

I am dedicated to assisting students in discovering valuable research opportunities such as the Summer Undergraduate Research Institute and the Student Undergraduate Research Foundation Award. Interested students are encouraged to visit the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs webpage for more information and to reach out to me if they would like to apply.

Biography

Angela Guerriero is a Professor of Music Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania where she instructs courses in music education and music therapy. She is a board-certified music therapist and founder/clinical director of Tempo! Music Therapy Services in PA and NJ. Her clinical work includes treating a variety of individuals including those with intellectual delays and individuals on the autism spectrum. Her primary research interests are school inclusion and collaboration, trauma informed practice, and the ethics of self-care. Dr. Guerriero earned her B.S. in music education from West Chester University, her M.M. in special education from West Chester University, her M.A. in music therapy from Immaculata University, her M.M. in music education from West Chester University, and her Ph.D. in creative arts in therapy from Drexel University.

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-3028

List of Publications

  • Guerriero, A, Culp, M, Pierce-Goldstein, L. (2022). Collaborating with speech-language pathologists to improve communication skills for adolescents on the autism spectrum: Implications for clinical practice. Music Therapy Perspectives, 40(1), 104-110. https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miab019
  • Guerriero, A. (2018). Perspectives of inclusion in music therapy practice: Implications for school-based music therapists. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Guerriero, A., & Blank, C. (2018). Music therapy in a parent-child reunification program: Benefits and challenges of implementation. Voices: A world forum for music therapy, 18(4). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v18i4.2601
  • Blank, C. & Guerriero A. (2011). Reunifying families in crisis through music therapy and Music Together®. Imagine, 2 (1), 58-60.