Snow (Tingting) Ren

PhD Researcher

Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research

Faculty:
Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
School:
Cambridge School of Creative Industries
Location:
Cambridge
Areas of Expertise:
Music therapy

Snow began her PhD research at Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research in April 2024. Her research focuses on music therapy in crisis management in correctional settings with mental health patients.

Snow is interested in understanding and exploring the programmes and interventions of crisis management, the dynamic between music and incarcerated people who are experiencing crisis, and the interaction between music therapy and crisis in correctional settings.

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Background

Snow has been working in psychiatric inpatient program in prison setting as music therapy since 2014. Prior to that, she worked with elderly people with dementia and in hospice and community mental health settings. She fascinated by the interactions between individuals and music during music therapy sessions, and holds a strong belief in music therapy.

Snow was born and raised in Beijing, China, and went to the United States for her Master’s degree in Music Therapy. Her Master's thesis was titled A Discussion from the Culture Perception of the Adaption of Western based Music Therapy with Hospice in China.

Snow is passionate about experiencing and learning about different cultures from both a personal and a music therapy perspective.

Spoken Languages

Mandarin

Research interests
  • Music therapy in forensic/correctional settings
  • Music therapy in palliative and hospice care
  • Ethnomusicology and music therapy
  • Music therapy with mental health patients
Qualifications
  • MMT, Maryville University, Sl. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • BS in Music Therapy, Maryville University, Sl. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • BA in Music Education specialized in Music Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Memberships, editorial boards

MT-BC, Certification Board of Music Therapists, USA

Recent presentations and conferences

Ren, T. (2018) 'Rehabilitation Therapy services at the California Health Care Facility – psychiatric inpatient program', Statewide Mental Health Leadership Conference, California (USA), 30 January.

Ren, T. (2016 and 2018) 'Music Therapy in Correctional Setting', Queens University of Charlotte and Radford University.

Ren, T. (2016) 'Rehabilitation Therapy in Department of State Hospital 1850 to 2050', 23rd Annual Forensic Mental Health Conference.