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Researchers seeking children with autism for music therapy study

Researchers in the Department of Occupational Therapy and Music Therapy Program are recruiting children with autism for a study examining how music therapy affects brain responses, sensory processing and attention.


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Music Therapist Blythe LaGasse awarded research grant from the National Endowment for the Arts 

Blythe LaGasse, a professor of Music Therapy and the coordinator of the Music Therapy program in the College of Liberal Arts, has been awarded $50,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts.


CSU Dance Students Charli Lobben and Cheyenne Babros with CSU Dance Faculty Julia Cooper, Jessica Lovell, Grace Gallagher, Madeline Harvey, and Lisa Morgan.

CSU Dance students and faculty present at national conference

Colorado State University dance education faculty and students brought their research, teaching and community engagement work to a national audience this fall at the National Dance Education Organization Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Held Sept. 25–27, the conference brought together dance educators, artists, researchers and students to exchange ideas and explore developments in dance education. This year, all sessions submitted by CSU dance education faculty and students were accepted for presentation.




Cindy Denny participates in the MTP program

New documentary presented by CSU’s Moving Through Parkinson’s program

Moving Through Parkinson’s, a Colorado State University Dance-affiliated community program, presents ‘My Brain Has a Mind of Its Own.’ The new documentary shines a light on the transformative role of movement, dance, creativity and community for people living with Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative challenges.



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CSU Faculty Authors: Associate Professor of Theatre Erin Carignan’s first book wins prestigious United States Institute of Theatre Technology award

Erin Carignan, an associate professor of theatre in the College of Liberal Arts’ School of Music, Theatre and Dance, has been awarded the 2026 Oscar G. Brockett Golden Pen Award from the United States Institute of Theatre Technology. This award is given annually to “an outstanding publication in the field of design and production for the performing arts.”