Northwestern University Archives

Alzheimer’s Day and Memory Care

July 10, 2019 by ITA Staff

ITA continues to work hard to improve the lives of individuals affected by dementia. On May 10th, Jeffrey Wolfe, Director of Community Programs, along with ITA Advisory Council member, Dr. Borna Bonakdarpour, and Musical Bridges to Memory Research Assistant, Aimee Karstens, presented the Musical Bridges to Memory research poster at the annual Northwestern Alzheimer’s Day. […]

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As Our Clients Grow, So Do We!

September 10, 2018 by ITA Staff

ITA’s Music Program Gets a New Name ITA and Silverado partnered this past year to run the Bridging Memory through Music program at Silverado’s Morton Grove location. Recently, Silverado published a video about the program and collaboration that features ITA’s Jenni Rook and Northwestern University’s Dr. Borna Bonakdarpour. Take a look, as the video highlights […]

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Chicago Tribune: Music can call back loved ones lost in Alzheimer’s darkness

June 11, 2018 by ITA Staff

‘So much we can do to improve quality of life’ ITA was featured on the front page of the Chicago Tribune on June 11, 2018 on ITA’s Musical Bridges to Memory (TM) program at Silverado. CLICK HERE to read the article in full, and CLICK HERE to see the Tribune’s video coverage.

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Welcome Greer!

March 23, 2018 by ITA Staff

ITA Welcomes Greer Beckman, LCSW ITA is delighted to welcome Greer Beckman to our panel of clinicians. Greer received her Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre from Northwestern University. She received her Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration, while pursuing Drama Therapy training through Kansas State University. […]

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ITA and Northwestern Coordinate Tuning Into the Musical Mind Event

August 22, 2017 by ITA Staff

Professionals Join Teams to Back Music-Based Healing Awareness On June 25th, ITA Executive Director Jenni Rook and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Professor Dr. Borna Bonakdarpour teamed up for Tuning Into the Musical Mind — an educational event filled with cutting-edge dialogue that addressed the capacity for the human brain to respond constructively to […]

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