Marissa Aulenbach has worked for Penn State Health since 2016. She specializes in pediatric intensive care and intermediate care, specifically with cardiac surgery patients and tracheostomy and ventilator-dependent patients. She participates in research exploring use of song stories for children undergoing outpatient procedures. She also assists with Music Therapy internship programs at Penn State Health and as a Practicum Supervisor for Music Therapy students at Elizabethtown College. Previous experience includes working in inpatient addictions treatment and as an independent contractor for Music Therapy services.