CCM welcomes Sekyung Jang as Assistant Professor of Music Therapy
Jang becomes CCM’s first hire in Music Therapy
UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Pete Jutras has announced the appointment of Sekyung Jang, PhD, as CCM's new Assistant Professor of Music Therapy. Her faculty appointment officially begins on Aug. 15, 2026, and Jang will work with college leadership to develop a new program in Music Therapy at CCM in partnership with UC's College of Medicine and the Osher Center for Integrative Health.
New CCM faculty member Sekyung Jang. Photo/provided
Jang is an educator, scholar and music therapist passionate about fostering a culture of learning in which students feel safe to explore new ideas, make mistakes, and freely and respectfully receive and give feedback. Jang’s teaching is characterized by a balanced combination of lectures, experiential learning opportunities, and discussion-based instruction that helps students integrate theory and practice.
She believes professional training should cultivate lifelong learning, critical thinking and reflective practice. Her assignments and class projects emphasize practical issues and problem-solving skills relevant to clinical practice. Jang deeply cares about students’ well-being and mental health, so she incorporates self-care practices and meaningful dialogues into her teaching to support both personal and professional growth. She strives to provide high-quality education that prepares future music therapists to become thoughtful and compassionate leaders in the field.
Jang’s scholarly and clinical work focuses on emotion regulation in older adults, music-based intergenerational programming, theory-based intervention research and music therapy pedagogy. Through her research and clinical practice, she seeks to contribute to the prevention of depression in older adults, reduce ageism in contemporary society, and find best practices in music therapy education. Her work has been published in Journal of Music Therapy, Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, The Arts in Psychotherapy, Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy, and Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging and regularly presents at international and national conferences and symposia.
Prior to her appointment at the University of Cincinnati, Jang served as Director of Music Therapy at Radford University, where she oversaw undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs and taught both undergraduate and advanced-level courses including Neurologic Music Therapy and Intergenerational Programming. In addition, she has clinical experience in both South Korea and the United States, working with diverse populations, including older adults in community-based settings, children and adults with developmental delays and emotional and behavioral challenges. As the founder and Director of GongGam Music Psychological Institute, she developed and implemented various music therapy interventions and collaborated with community partners, including the city of Daegu, Maum Duderim Corporation and public schools.
Jang holds a PhD in music education with an emphasis on music therapy; MM from Colorado State University; and BA from Utah State University.
"Dr. Sekyung Jang is an accomplished music therapy educator, scholar and clinician whose work has been published in leading journals and presented at major conferences," said Jutras. "Her strong commitment to experience-based learning opportunities makes her exceptionally well suited to help launch Music Therapy offerings at CCM. I am grateful to our search committee chair BettyAnne Gottlieb and committee members Steven Cahn, Reid Hartmann (from UC’s College of Medicine), Lynn Jones, Holly Pratt and Daniel Weeks for their efforts with this successful search."
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Featured image at the top: new CCM faculty member Sekyung Jang. Photo/Graydon Lee Collins
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