Judy Palac received her Body Mapping licensure in 2012.  At Michigan State University, where she is an Associate Professor Emeritus of Music Education and Director Emeritus of the Suzuki Program, Palac founded the interdisciplinary Musicians' Wellness Team in 2004.  She is published in the fields of performing arts medicine, string teacher education, and the Suzuki method in such journals as American String Teacher, Michigan Music Educator, Medical Problems of Performing Artists, and Bulletin for the Council for Research in Music Education. She was ASTA's Michigan String Teacher of the Year in 2003, and Michigan Music Educators Association Teacher of the Year in 2016. Currently, she also serves on national committees for the Society of Music Teacher Education and ASTA.   As a violinist, Palac currently plays in the Lansing Symphony Orchestra.