Miriam Lense, PhD, is an Associate Professor and licensed clinical psychologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she co-directs the Vanderbilt Music Cognition Lab. Her work investigates the intersection of human musicality with health and development, with a focus on children with and without developmental differences and their caregivers/families. Her current research focuses on rhythm and multimodality as mechanisms through which music and song support social interaction and social-emotional well-being. Her research is funded by the National Institutes of Health and National Endowment for the Arts, as well as a Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Award.