Jayne Marsh Standley, Ph.D., MT-BC was a Bachelor of Music and Master’s degree music therapy major in the Florida State University School of Music (1962-66; 1968-69). She was a French horn player, a band scholarship student and a member of the FSU Wind Ensemble (1962-1965, 1968-69). She was also a member of the FSU Marching Chiefs and served as a Music Librarian, 1962; Uniform Manager, 1963-1965; Row Leader, 1963-64; and Drill Assistant, 1965. She received the Outstanding Bandswoman Award in 1965. Standley was a member of the band honorary, Tau Beta Sigma (1963-65) and its President in 1965.
Currently Jayne M. Standley is the 2005-06 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at FSU and the Ella Scoble Opperman Professor of Music. She is an internationally acclaimed researcher and has published extensively in music in learning and music in medical settings with refereed publications appearing in nursing, early childhood, and music therapy journals. She specializes in research studies investigating music therapy for early intervention with premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Standley directs the Music Therapy program at FSU, the Medical MT and Arts in Medicine Programs in partnership with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare and the National Institute for Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy. Standley is a recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Publication, Merit, and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the American Music Therapy Association and The Florida State University honors of Distinguished Researcher, Named Professor, President’s Award for Teaching Excellence, Teaching Incentive Awards, and Award for Professorial Excellence. She has served for 12 years as Editor of the premiere journal in her field, the Journal of Music Therapy.