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Katherine Goforth Elverd, director of the music therapy degree program at UTC, completed the 2022 Ironman Chattanooga triathlon. Photos courtesy of Katherine Goforth Elverd.<\/p><\/div>\n

Soaking wet and cold, lightning flashing and thunder booming above her, Katherine Goforth Elverd refused to get off her bike.<\/p>\n

Competing in the Ironman Chattanooga triathlon, she still had 98 miles to go in the 116-mile bicycle ride and, after that, faced a 13-mile run to complete the competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour mind is what will get you in these types of races. You have to stay as positive as you possibly can, so it started to become: Just get to this aid station or get to this mile or get to this point,\u201d said Elverd, professor and director of the music therapy degree program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.<\/p>\n

She cleared the emotional hurdles and finished the September 2022 triathlon in about 13\u00bd hours of non-stop swimming, biking and running.<\/p>\n

Her intense drive to finish helped Elverd forge a career that landed her at UTC four years ago where, along with others, she created the first music therapy degree program in the history of the University. The program began in fall semester 2019 with 19 students. In spring semester 2024, Elverd expects about 40 students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thriving, and a lot of times people compliment my leadership and my administration in the program and I always say, \u2018Thank you,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cTo me, I\u2019m just doing my job and, ultimately, my No. 1 job is to ensure that the students are getting what they signed up for\u2014a well-rounded music therapy education, academic and clinical training experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Click here to learn more about the UTC music therapy program<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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The extent and importance of Elverd\u2019s accomplishments has been noticed off campus, too. Chattanooga\u2019s Chatter magazine selected her for its 2023 “20 Under 40” list. Elverd is 38 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very excited because this has kind of been a goal of mine. I\u2019ve seen the \u201820 Under 40\u2019 list, and I thought, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s a good goal to work toward.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity for me to share about music therapy here in the community, do a little advocacy and education and, I guess, be highlighted for my work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four others with UTC ties made the annual “20 Under 40” list, including a trio of alums\u2014United Way of Greater Chattanooga Director of Strategic Partnerships Jessica Pilcher (political science, 2017; MPH, 2019), Market Street Partners Managing Partner Kyle Bryant (accounting, 2007) and Avenger Logistics President Jason Roberts (criminal justice, 2009). Arielle Hayes, principal of University High\u2014a Hamilton County Schools program located on the UTC campus\u2014also was recognized.<\/p>\n

Elverd is a Chattanooga native, growing up in the Mountain Creek area at the base of Signal Mountain and attending Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences from kindergarten through 12th grade. She has played violin since sixth grade, been a competitive swimmer since she was about 7 and attended Western Kentucky University in part because it had a swim team, she said.<\/p>\n

Her primary focus at the university was her psychology major, she said, but Western Kentucky also gave her the chance to continue her love of music, and she played in the school orchestra and string ensemble.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually minored in music and majored in psychology,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Katherine Goforth Elverd joined the UTC faculty in 2019 to start a music therapy degree program. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

After earning a bachelor\u2019s degree in 2006 from Western Kentucky, she moved to Tallahassee, Florida, to pursue a master\u2019s degree in music therapy at Florida State University.<\/p>\n

From there, she practiced music therapy with disabled students in Albany, New York, then in a children\u2019s hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, where many of the children had cancer. Yes, it could be a tough gig.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality of working in a children\u2019s hospital is that there are going to be some children that come in and don\u2019t ever leave,\u201d she explained. \u201cI guess I always viewed it as an honor and privilege to be on this journey regardless of the outcome with that child and with that family, because many times I got the privilege of working with them from diagnosis to end of treatment, regardless of what end of treatment looked like.\u201d<\/p>\n

A hospital often can be a scary place for a young child and create a lot of anxiety and fear toward the medical staff, Elverd said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of the times that was a clear identifier of, \u2018OK, let\u2019s get music therapy in.\u2019 Music is normalizing in the hospital. It\u2019s approachable; it\u2019s friendly; it\u2019s comforting; it\u2019s familiar. It\u2019s something that this four-year-old who\u2019s just been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia would get in the preschool setting.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a move to the University of Kentucky and teaching music therapy for 18 months, she came to Chattanooga in 2016 to try starting a music therapy program at one of the local hospitals.<\/p>\n

When she approached officials at Erlanger Children\u2019s Hospital, Jed Mescon, vice president of marketing and public relations for Erlanger Health System at the time, heard her presentation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter she was finished, it\u2019s like: \u2018That was the most incredible presentation I have ever heard,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you listen to her, she is so convincing. She was so heartfelt and just empathetic toward these kids and the families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite local hospitals\u2019 declining to start music therapy degree programs, she and Mescon approached UTC about one. Their pitch was successful and, in 2019, she was hired at UTC specifically to create its program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere had been many years of questions and comments about how a music therapy degree would be appropriate at UTC,\u201d recalled Dr. Lee Harris, professor and coordinator of music education at UTC.<\/p>\n

\u201cKatie knew how to talk to different constituencies about the music therapy profession: doctors, musicians, college faculty, college administrators. Her skill in doing so opened the door of opportunity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Elverd\u2019s personal drive has helped make the program a success, Harris said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKatie is inspirational, influential and exemplary in her dedication to others,\u201d he said. \u201cFrom the outset she has invested her energy in helping others succeed. Five years after that initial meeting, I marvel at the success of our music therapy program.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Want to learn more about UTC music degree programs? Click here<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Beyond her work at UT, but still connected to music therapy, Elverd, along with her mother Kathy Goforth, created the Trembling Troubadours<\/strong><\/a>, a choir comprised of singers with Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get to wear multiple hats,\u201d Elverd said. \u201cI teach; I administrate, then I do my ongoing clinical work, and everyone\u2019s come to know that\u2019s Trembling Troubadours.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also finds time to squeeze in running, biking and swimming, both for her general health and to keep her in shape for marathons and triathlons. Overall, she\u2019s participated in two full Ironman races and six half-Ironmans, which are a total of 70.3 miles versus the 140.6 miles of a full Ironman.<\/p>\n

Yet, there\u2019s more on her to-do list. This fall, Elverd plans to begin pursuing a doctorate through an online program at Indiana University.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s had lots of practice with online instruction through the music therapy program at UTC. When COVID-19 hit in 2020, music therapy\u2014as did all course instruction\u2014switched suddenly and completely to online.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have such a different outlook and appreciation for online learning having gone through COVID,\u201d she said. \u201cI never thought in a million years we would be able to teach a music therapy class online, but we did. And we didn\u2019t just survive; we thrived.\u201d<\/p>\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a> for more details about the music therapy degree program at UTC<\/strong> and how to audition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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