Eugenia Hernandez Ruiz

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Music Therapy and Autism

Hernandez-Ruiz, E. & Lehrer, G. (2022). “Music therapy was never on the table”: Perspectives of parents of young autistic children. Journal of Music Therapy, Advanced online article: https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thac008

Hernandez-Ruiz, E., Qi, R., Wampler, M., & Welsh, E.R. (2022). Psychological and neural differences of music processing in autistic individuals: A scoping review. Journal of Music Therapy. Advanced online article: https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thab020

Hernandez-Ruiz, E. & Braden, B.B. (2021). Improving a parent coaching model of music interventions for young autistic children. Journal of Music Therapy, 58(3), 278-309. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thab008

Hernandez-Ruiz, E. (2019). Parent coaching of music interventions for children with ASD: A conceptual framework. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 28(4), 315-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2019.1647447

Hernandez-Ruiz, E. (2020). A systematic review of parent-mediated music interventions with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://rdcu.be/b6mXB

Music, Anxiety and Mindfulness

Hernandez-Ruiz, E. (2022). Music to decrease anxiety in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Arts in Psychotherapy 80, 101953.

Hernandez-Ruiz, E., Sebren, A., Alderete, C., Bradshaw, L., & Fowler, R. (2021). Effect of music on a mindfulness experience: An online study. Arts in Psychotherapy, 75. 101827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2021.101827

Hernandez-Ruiz, E. & Dvorak, A.L. (2020). Music stimuli for mindfulness practice: A replication study. Journal of Music Therapy, 58(2), 155-176.

Hernandez-Ruiz, E. & Dvorak, A.L. (2020). Music and mindfulness meditation: Comparing four music stimuli composed under similar principles. Psychology of Music 49(6), 1620- 1636. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735620969798

Hernandez-Ruiz, E., James, B., Noll, J., & Chrysikou, E. (2018). What makes music relaxing? An investigation into musical elements. Psychology of Music. https://doi:10.1177/0305735618798027

Research Skill Development in Music Students

Hernandez-Ruiz, E. & Dvorak, A.L. (2022). Virtual course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Music Therapy Perspectives. Advanced online article. https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miac012

Hernandez-Ruiz, E. & Dvorak, A. (2020) Replication of a course-based undergraduate research experience for music students. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2020.1737186.

Domestic Violence

Hernandez-Ruiz, E. (2020). Empowering women survivors of domestic violence (clinical portrait). Music Therapy Perspectives. https://10.1093/mtp/miaa005

Hernandez-Ruiz, E. (2005). Effect of music therapy on anxiety levels and sleep patterns of abused women in shelters, Journal of Music Therapy 42(2), 140-158. DOI: 10.1093/jmt/42.2.140