Class of 2005, 音乐疗法 and 音乐教育

Unbeknownst to her at the time, 毛雷尔 began utilizing the therapeutic principles of music as a teenager. With a deep love for music, 毛雷尔 knew that music therapy was a natural career choice. She has a passion to use music to help others in the ways she has used it to help herself. 现在, as a music therapist, 毛雷尔 is able to do just that through her own private practice which provides music therapy services to patients at inpatient psychiatric facilities, and other long-term care facilities.

毛雷尔, an Evansville native, finds Evansville small enough to feel comfortable, but large enough to find plenty activities to keep busy. Living on campus made 毛雷尔 feel as if she was living "away from home" and independent. As she lived on campus, 毛雷尔 earned a position working as a Resident Assistant. This position prepared her for working with a variety of people and allowed her to further develop organizational skills. Attending the University of Evansville gave 毛雷尔 the opportunity truly get to know her colleagues and professors due to the more intimate class sizes. She feels that the smaller class sizes helped strengthen her interpersonal skills, and allowed her to seek additional help from professors as needed. 除了, 毛雷尔 notes that she had various performance opportunities which strengthened her musicianship skills. Another perk of attending the music therapy program at UE for 毛雷尔 was the additional practicum experiences. The music therapy department at the University of Evansville offers a minimum of six practicum opportunities in the curriculum. 实习期间, students travel into the community to observe or lead music therapy sessions for one semester with a specific population.

Building a music therapy practice in Evansville that has been successfully running for over a decade has been a highlight of 毛雷尔's career. 此外, career highlights happen often in the field as 毛雷尔 "finishes a group at an inpatient psychiatric facility and sees the changes in patients' perceptions of their situations and how they are drawing even closer to making positive changes in their lives."

除了 to running her business, 毛雷尔是一个妻子, mother of two children, and also works as a travel agent. In her free times she enjoys traveling with her family, reading, and writing her own songs.