Laura Beth Miller is a music therapist at Moments Hospice in Hiawatha, IA. She works with hospice patients and their families, including patients with a variety of neurodegenerative diseases. Laura Beth also has professional experience working with individuals with ID/DD and group music therapy in dementia care. She received her undergraduate degree at the University of Missouri in percussion performance and master’s equivalency degree in music therapy from the University of Iowa. During her graduate studies, Laura Beth assisted in research in the Music Perception Lab of the Otolaryngology department at the University of Iowa, studying music perception for adults with cochlear implants. For her graduate research, Laura Beth created an online music training program to teach older adults how to play kalimba. She completed her music therapy internship at Park Nicollet Health Services, which involved experience at Park Nicollet Home Care Hospice, Methodist Hospital, Frauenshuh Cancer Center, and Struthers Parkinson’s Center. She also was involved with the Harmonicas for Health group, a program designed to improve respiratory function and emotional well-being for individuals with chronic lung diseases. Laura Beth resides in Iowa City with her husband, Nick Miller, and their dog, Ria.