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Deforia Lane, Ph.D., MT-BCAssociate Director of the Seidan Comprehensive Cancer Center and Director of Music Therapy, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio

“To understand the power of music therapy, all one has to do is to see Deforia Lane at work.”

— Frederick Tims, professor and chair of music therapy at MSU.

2011 Niland Distinguished Lecturer in Music Therapy

An Evening with Dr. Deforia LaneFriday, February 18 • 7:30-9:00 p.m. Radiology Building Auditorium, MSU Campus Free and open to the public. Reception to follow presentation.

Dr. Lane is a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society for which she composed and recorded the song “We Can Cope.” In 1994 she received honorary membership into the Oncology Nursing Society, the highest honor the group confers. She has been a consultant at several well-known organizations, including the Mayo Clinic, the National Department on Aging, and Sesame Street. In the spring she will be lecturing at the U.S. Library of Congress. She has been interviewed on National Public Radio, CBS This Morning, Wall Street Journal TV, and ABC World News with Peter Jennngs, to name only a few.

Dr. Lane’s work is distinguished by her ability to empathize with her clients, partly stemming from her own personal struggle with cancer.

We cordially invite you to spend an evening with Dr. Lane as she illustrates her work as a music therapist through video, music, and her presence. You will leave the presentation full of inspiration.

Sponsored jointly by Michigan Music Therapists and the MSU Music Therapy Program.

For more information, contact Frederick Tims, professor and chair of music therapy at MSU, tims@msu.edu or (517) 353-9856.