Shulamit Epstein, PhD candidate at the University of Haifa, Music therapist. Practices Neonatal music therapy and is a research assistant of Longitudinal Study of music Therapy's Effectiveness for Premature infants and their caregivers (LongSTEP) project at Meir medical centre in the Israeli site. Works as a Clinical Practice Supervisor for MT MA students at the University of Haifa and in the last 10 years with autistic children and families. She has published an article on music therapist’s perceptions on their work with verbal children on the autistic spectrum with international collaboration.