Professor of Music, Director of Music Therapy

EMAIL: ceosburn@muw.edu

PHONE: (662) 241-7897

About Prof. Osburn

B.S., Tennessee Technological University
M.A., Drexel University

Carmen E. Osburn, MA, LPMT, MT-BC, Professor of Music and Director of Music Therapy at The W, is originally from Ripley, Tennessee. She received her Bachelor of Science with an emphasis in music therapy from Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN and her Master of Arts in Creative Arts in Therapy from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Certified by the Certification Board for Music Therapists since 1994, she has provided music therapy services for children and adolescents in school, medical, and psychiatric settings, as well as in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Her work with adult clients includes geriatric home health services, medical, psychiatric, and substance rehabilitation settings. Before coming to MUW in 2005 she was a full-time clinician and adjunct faculty member at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, where she taught music therapy clinical techniques, and supervised students in clinical practicum. She served on the Board of Directors of Southeastern Region of the American Music Therapy Association (SER-AMTA) from 2009 to 2023 as 2nd Vice President, President Elect, President (2019-2021), and then Past President. She also has represented the Southeastern Region on the AMTA Assembly of Delegates, which is the policy-making body of the profession. She has served on the AMTA Academic Program Approval Committee since 2010 as a representative of the Southeastern Region, and was appointed as Co-Chair of the Committee in 2023. In addition, she serves on the Mississippi Music Therapy State Task Force and represents the state on the Southeastern Region’s Continuing Education Committee. She is licensed by the state of Mississippi as a Licensed Professional Music Therapist (LPMT).