Career Highlights
Wiputh Kehasuwan is a music therapist and lecturer in music therapy at the College of Music, Mahidol University, where she teaches Principles and Theory of Music Therapy, Clinical Techniques, and Practicum and Internships for Music Therapy. She also works part-time as a music therapist in a psychiatric unit at a hospital.
Her professional interests focus on music therapy for people with special needs, mental health, and medical settings. She has received research funding from the Thai Media Fund, Thai Health Promotion Foundation, National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), and the College of Music, Mahidol University. Her research and projects include “Learning Emotional Regulation through Music Activities for Children,” “The Relationships Between Music Preferences, Musical Engagement and Depression in Adolescents,” “Research and Development to Create a Prototype of Music Activity to Promote Well-being of Elderly,” “Music Therapy for Emotional Wellbeing During a Crisis,” and clinical applications of music therapy for pain reduction in emergency units and supportive care for patients with cancer.
Education
- PhD Candidate in Quality of Life Development for Persons with Disabilities – Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital and Ratchasuda Institute, Mahidol University
- MA in Music (Music Therapy) – College of Music, Mahidol University
- BM in Piano Performance – College of Music, Mahidol University
