Daniel is a board-certified music therapist and doctoral candidate at Florida State University. Throughout his career, Daniel has worked as a bereavement coordinator and music therapist in the hospice setting where he became a certified dementia practitioner, he also has experience working in the mental health, private practice, and holds a NICU music therapy certification.
Daniel has been a guest lecturer for multiple professional organizations discussing music therapy in mental health, hospice, and music therapy with survivors of stroke, as well as a guest music therapy lecturer for music education courses at the collegiate level. Before becoming a music therapist, Daniel was a music educator and director of bands, teaching band, percussion, and general music for grades 6 - 12. He has played clarinet, percussion, guitar, recorder, and piano with various ensembles while at Florida State.
He received an undergraduate degree in instrumental music education from Florida State University, a master’s degree in music therapy from Florida State University, and will graduate with a PhD in music education with a music therapy emphasis from Florida State University in the Spring.
