Hiroko UMETANI
Research Cooperator
Music Therapy



[Education]
Kansai Music Academy, instructor training course

[Work Experience and practice history]
Kansai Music Academy instructor training course, Instructor
Music therapist in facilities for the elderly, special needs schools, hospitals

[Qualifications]
Hyogo Prefecture Certified Music Therapist
Japan Music Therapy Association Certified Music Therapist

[Awards]
Citizens Voluntary Award (Hyogo Prefecture)

Mariko HARA
Research Cooperator
Music Sociology

[Education]
Manhattanville College, NY
Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University
Sociology, Philosophy, and Antholopology, University of Exeter

[Qualification]
M.A. (Clinical Musicology)
Ph.D in Sociology (Music in Dementia Care)

[Career]
Marketer/International Developer of vocational education, Human Holdings Co.Ltd
Administrator, Universal Studios Japan
Music Activity Coordinator, Japan Long Life

[Academic Experiences]
Teacher, Otemae University
Workshop facilitator Peninsula Medical School
Creative Staff / International Development, Otoasobi Project
Freelance Consultant/Researcher
Postdoctoral Researcher at Høgskolen i Hedmark
  (Hedmark University College in Norway)