About
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dr. sc. mus.
Thomas Stegemann
born in 1972 in Neumünster, Germany
since 2011 living and working in Vienna, Austria
publishing author, international teaching and lecturing
Education and degrees
since 2017
Head of the Music Therapy Research Centre Vienna (WZMF) at mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria.
since 2016
Vice-Chairman of the Ethics Committee at mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria.
2015 – 2020
Deputy Dean of the Department of Scientific Studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria
since 2015
Deputy Dean of the Department of Scientific Studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria
2009 – 2014
Postgraduate training and certificate as couple and family therapist at Lou Andreas-Salomé Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Göttingen, Germany
2013
Doctoral dissertation in music therapy/musicology (Dr. sc. mus.) at Hamburg University of Music and Theatre, Germany (Prof. Dr. Decker-Voigt); Title: Stress, relaxation, and music – investigations on receptive music therapy methods in children and adolescents
since 2011
Professor of Music Therapy at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria
2007
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
2002 – 2005
Music therapy training, Hamburg University of Music and Theatre, Germany
2003
Doctoral dissertation in medicine (Dr. med.) at Kiel University, Germany
1994 – 2001
Medical School, Mainz University and Kiel University, Germany
1993 – 1994
Musical studies (guitar) at Musicians Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
1991–1993
Alternative Civilian Service at the Psychiatric Hospital Eltville, Germany
1988 – 1991
High school, Leibnizschule Wiesbaden, Germany
Professional Experience
2011 – present
Professor of Music Therapy at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria
2007 – 2010
Assistant Medical Director at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
2002 – 2007
Resident in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
2001 – 2002
Resident in Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
Editorial work and board memberships
- Member of the International Scientific Committee of the WFMT World Congress 2014, 2017 and 2020
- Member of the Local Organizing Committee of the 10th European Music Therapy Conference 2016 in Vienna, Austria
- Co-Head of the Scientific Committee of the 10th European Music Therapy Conference 2016 in Vienna, Austria
- 2014 – 2021 Member of the Scientific Board of the German Professional Association of Music Therapists (dmtg)
- Member of the editorial board of Music and Medicine
- Peer reviewer for: Music and Science
- Peer reviewer for: Approaches – An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy, Edorium Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation, Frontiers in Neurology (in Human Neuroscience), Music and Medicine, Musicae Scientiae, Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie, Psychology of Music, Scientific Reports – Nature, Voices, Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie