Dr. Avi Gilboa is senior Lecturer in the music department at Bar-Ilan University (BIU). His fields of expertise are music therapy and social and psychological aspects of music. Dr. Gilboa is currently head of the music department and in addition, acting head of the music therapy program at BIU and head of the music therapy program at the Haredy College in Jerusalem. Dr. Gilboa publishes in various journals and books in the fields of music therapy and psychology of music. He lectures in international conferences affiliated to the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT), The European Music Therapy Confederation (EMTC), the Nordic Music Therapy Confederation (NMTC) and the Israeli arts association (YAHAT). He is frequently invited to give lectures and workshops in music therapy programs around the world.