Meet Our Graduate Students

Abigail Pope (2022)

Abigail is a board-certified music therapist pursuing a master’s degree in music therapy. She completed her undergraduate degree in Music Therapy at Appalachian State University. Following her internship at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, she worked for 3 years as a music therapist in a forensic inpatient psychiatric hospital in Petersburg, Virginia. Throughout her varied experiences in the field, Abigail realized that she craved a deeper understanding of the therapeutic...

Hunter Rogers

Praised for his “heroic timbre,” Hunter Rogers is a first-year graduate student in Voice Performance at ASU. In addition to his duties as the tenor in Quintessential! and the opera department, he can be found performing with the Asheville Lyric Opera. Past performances include Die Zauberflöte, South Pacific, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Beatrice et Benedict. Oratorio performances include The Messiah, Lord Nelson’s Mass, and the North American premiere of Bob Chilcott’s Christmas Oratorio as the...

Joanna Sells

Joanna Sells is a graduate student in the Equivalency and Masters of Music Therapy program. She's originally from Tullahoma, TN, and is a recent graduate of Tennessee Tech University with a Bachelor's degree in Music (Flute Performance) with a double minor in history and psychology. While at TTU, Joanna enjoyed playing flute and piccolo in the UFO Quartet, TTU Symphony Band, and the Golden Eagle Marching Band. In her spare time, Joanna loves to read, explore new places, and spend time with...

Molly Shank

Molly Shank is a graduate student in the Equivalency and Master of Music Therapy program.Molly was raised in North Carolina and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Music with aconcentration in vocal performance from High Point University. At HPU, Molly performed inmany vocal and choral ensembles, including High Point University Chamber Singers, UniversitySingers, Chapel Choir, and the all-female a cappella group, Petal Points. Through ChamberSingers, she toured the United States and...

Marah Stefanisko

Marah Stefanisko is a Board-Certified Music Therapist and RYT-200 Yoga instructor pursuing a Masters in Music Therapy. Marah is originally from Sylva, North Carolina. She received her Bachelors of Music in Music Therapy from The University of Georgia in Athens and completed her music therapy internship at Park Nicollet in Minneapolis Minnesota. She believes creative expression, laughter, nature and mind-body connection are powerful tools in the therapeutic process and in life in general. Marah...

Alex Vilchis

Alexandria (Alex) Vilchis is a dual master’s student in Music Therapy Equivalency/Masters. Moving from their hometown of Charlotte, NC they acquired their bachelor’s degree in music and anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in December of 2019. After graduation, they worked as a registered behavior technician for children and adolescents with autism for almost two years. In their free time, Alex enjoys playing with their cat, gardening, baking, and playing dungeons and...

Tatiana Wright

Tatiana Wright is a Russian-American classical pianist working on her last semester as a graduate student. She received her Bachelor’s degree in the same field from UNC School of the Arts studying Piano Performance. As part of her assistantship at ASU, Tatiana enjoys accompanying voice students and instrumentalists as well as teaching Class Piano I. Besides her school-related duties, Tatiana gives private piano lessons to students of various ages and backgrounds and holds a pianist position at...