Portrait of Reina Peterson. Reina Peterson is an undergraduate researcher studying Music Therapy at the College of Arts & Sciences. Reina is researching the effect of Music Therapy on Batten’s Disease and Juvenile Dementia. Inspired by loved ones impacted by these diseases, Reina is passionate about decelerating symptom progression and providing communication methods through rhythms, notes, and melodies. When asked what advice she would give to those beginning research, Reina said, "You don’t have to do it all in one day. You don’t have to stress out if you can’t do everything in the time frame you thought it would take. It’s okay if it takes longer than you think. You will get it done, you’ll figure it out… you are so much more capable than you think you are." Reina is a recipient of Utah State’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities grant and will take her research discoveries with her to her upcoming internship at the Huntsman Cancer Institute.
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