Betsey Zenk Nuseibeh , PHD

Betsey joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor and Director of the Music & Health Program within Osher Center for Integrative Health at UC. Prior to UC, she completed a pre-doctoral NIH Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Training in Biobehavioral Oncology at Indiana University-Indianapolis. A board-certified and licensed professional music therapist, educator, and researcher, she brings more than 20 years of experience developing and leading community-based music programs. Her research investigates the physiological, emotional, and social processes through which music may support health and well-being, with particular interests in autonomic regulation and its potential relationships with emotional and cognitive health. Working across diverse clinical and community populations, she integrates music, biobehavioral science, and participatory research methods to develop and evaluate evidence-based approaches to music and health.

PhD: Indiana University Bloomington, 2025 (Public Health)

MEd: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, 2007 (Special Education)

MM: College-Conservatory of Music Cincinnati, 2002 (Music Performance)

Grant: #2726604_ArtsNEXT 09-01-2026 -06-30-2027 Ohio Arts Council Survivorship Soundtrack: Co-Designing Original Songs for Connection and Well-Being in Breast Cancer Survivorship Role:PI 18552.00 Hold Level:Ohio, State of

Grant: #2726604_ArtsNEXT 09-01-2026 -06-30-2027 Ohio Arts Council Survivorship Soundtrack: Co-Designing Original Songs for Connection and Well-Being in Breast Cancer Survivorship Role:PI 18552.00 Hold Level:Ohio, State of

08-2026 -08-2027 Shor Epilepsy Innovation Grant Music Engagement and Autonomic Stress Regulation in Epilepsy: MEASURE-EPI Role:PI 83,557 Active Type:Grant

Peer Reviewed Publications

Nuseibeh, B.Z., Johns, S.A., Shih, P.C., Lewis, G.F., Gowan, T.M., Jordan, E.J. (2024. ) Co-designing the MOSAIC mHealth app with breast cancer survivors: User-centered design approach .Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), Formative Research, , 8 (e59426Ph ) ,

Nuseibeh, B.Z., Hoy, M. S., Panoch, J.E., Gowan, T.M., Buckles, D. M., Schwarz, M.E., Johns, S. A. (2024. ) “Getting Out of a Dark Place”: A qualitative exploration of the impact, current coping, and what people with breast cancer hope to gain by participating in a fear of recurrence clinical trial .Supportive Care in Cancer, , 32 (12 ) ,776

Music and Health Level:Both