Lecturer, Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies Research Interests: Music therapy and Autism; Developmental disabilities; Participation Action Research and music therapy; Parkison’s disease and music therapy; Rett syndrome and music therapy.  Email: celefant@research.haifa.ac.il Publications

Dr. Cochavit Elefant is the Head of the Music Therapy Program at the Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies at the University of Haifa. Previously she worked as an Associate Professor of Music Therapy at the Grieg Academy –University of Bergen, Norway. She is a member of the International Collaborative Consortium in Music Therapy Research Project Team. She has co-authored a book on research on Participatory Action Research in the field of Community Music Therapy.

Dr. Elefant has an extensive clinical experience with children with Autism and developmental disabilities. She received an award from the International Rett Syndrome Association for her findings and work in this field. She was also the co-founder of the Israeli National Rett Syndrome Association. Dr. Elefant is an Associate Editor for the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy.

Research Projects:
o    International RCT research on Autism and Music Therapy
o    Participatory Action Research and Community Music Therapy
o    Music therapy and patients with Parkinson’s disease
o    Use of music therapy with girls with Rett syndrome