2007 - present
Smith College offers graduate work leading to the degrees of master of arts, master of arts in teaching, master of fine arts, master of education, master of education of the deaf, master of science in exercise and sport studies and master of Social Work. Each student is required to archive his or her thesis in Smith ScholarWorks for access and preservation.
Please note that access to some theses is restricted for a period of time as requested by the author. For example, a thesis may be submitted in May 2015, but not open access until May 2020.
- On Campus Access: limited to the Smith College community and researchers on campus
- Off Campus Access: limited to the Smith College community via Smith College log-in. Off Campus researchers may request a loan through Interlibrary Loan at their own library
Masters Theses from 2013
The danger of assumed realism in pornography : pornography use and its relationship to sexual consent, Hannah L. Fegley
What we teach our children : a content analysis of racism in second grade textbooks, Mary G. Fesperman
Preferred methods of assessing suicidality in youth, Corina L. Fisk
Sin in therapy : a cross disciplinary approach toward working with religious clients, Kelli L. Fitzgerald
Amidst a culture of noise silence is still golden : a sociocultural historical analysis of the pathologization of introversion, Sara L. Fudjack
Drawing autism : the parental perceptions of the impact art therapy has on communication patterns and the parent-child relationship, Alessandra C. Giampaolo
Socially supported exercise : implications for improving mental health in women, Sarah M. Gillio
Parental rejection upon coming-out as a risk factor for substance abuse for gay/bisexual adolescents, Jessica Goheen
An exploration of language used in domestic minor sex trafficking, Margot K. Goodnow
A phylogenomic pipeline and its use inferring lateral gene transfer in the eukaryotic parasite Entamoeba histolytica, Jessica Rain Grant
Healing from the ground up : a story of one community's recovery from natural disaster, Karen F. Gray
The role of the body : exploring clinical social workers' knowledge and perceptions of body-oriented interventions, Kate S. Grisard
A question of diagnosis : mood and character in a case of emerging mental illness, Tandeka Guilderson
The ecology of bullying : how might counselors' reflections on bullying improve school-based interventions?, Mary K. Gutiérrez
Racially aware supervision : examining how White mental health clinicians address cultural competency with their White supervisors, Elizabeth Hammond
Expressive writing as an adjunct to talk therapy : considerations for a creative intervention for depressive disorders, Anna C. Hogeland
Attempting whiteness : Black women's expected and actual results of skin bleaching, Alcia C. Jackson
Pushed to the edge : the treatment of transsexuals through time : a behavioral discourse analysis of the diagnostic and treatment protocols for transsexuals and the implications for contemporary social work practice, Stacey D. Jackson-Roberts
An examination of the relationship between exposure to violence in the home and attachment characteristics among youth with sexually harmful bahaviors, Talia J. Jackson
Stigma, race and mental illness : African-American clinicians' perceptions of how these factors influence help-seeking behaviors in African Americans, Rabi'ah S. Jamar
A brief history of athletics at the University of Pennsylvania : a transatlantic series, Courtney Boleslaw Jaworski
"What are you, anyway?" : how parents help their multiracial children live in a world of singular racial categories, Chloe A. Jhangiani
The long term effects of racial socialization of African American sons through communication patterns from their mothers, Jacqueline A. Johnson
Social workers who become life coaches : what does the social work field have to learn, Alexandra A. Jost
Transmission of narratives among former Soviet Union (FSU) émigrés, Marina Kantarovich
An exploratory study on White empathy and cross-racial experiences in the virtual world, Caitlyn I. Keckeissen
Successful leadership in social work : leadership characteristics to accomplish a paradigm shift in services, Jacqueline M. Kinsley
Factors affecting turnover and turnover intention among clinicians who work with sex offenders, Abigail Kirschbaum
Clinician's perceptions of the therapeutic alliance and treatment outcomes among juvenile offenders diagnosed with conduct disorder, Nina R. Kramer-Feldman
Attachment in clinical supervision : relationships between attachment and the supervisory working alliance, Karen E. Ladr-Finefrock
The Space Between, Eliza L. Larson
Hooked on a feeling : clinician views on the construct of love addition in treatment, Zehara J. Levin
Urban teachers' perspectives on promoting social and emotional well-being in the classroom, Sara Lipton-Carey
An exploratory survey of some Christian leaders' views re: causes and treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems : "Let go and let God?" or more?, Katryn A. Little
Professional experience, motivation and preparedness for practice with older adults : implications for the MSW curriculum, Nicole M. Loux
Healthcare narratives across the generations and their impact on contemporary healthcare practices of young African American women, Elizabeth Y. Love
The impact of homophobia and transphobia on the professional development of LGBT social workers during graduate school, Emily K. Lusenhop
"90% Catholic 100% Vodou" : Haitian immigrant religious and spiritual identity, Cindy L. Lys
Secure attachments and how they promote resilience in children of alcoholics, Sheena A. Mahoney
The ambiguous loss of post-integration : a theoretical analysis of the effects of integration on clients with dissociative identity disorder, Elise A. Manning
Experiences of caregivers for relatives with a chronic severe mental illness : riding the roller coaster : a descriptive study, Diana E. Mark
Perceptions : a quantitative look at the impacts of GSAs on bullying and overall school climate, Meghan E. McGrath
High school staff perceptions of interpersonal relationships with students as a result of an intervention called Challenge Day, Stacy Chase McMillan
Authentic connectedness : an exploration of gestalt therapy principles in addressing the dynamics of interacting across identity difference, Marissa H. McMillin
Female tenure-track professors and their perceived satisfaction levels in romantic relationships, Brianna N. Meehan
The effectiveness of psychodrama for adolescents who have experienced trauma, Corrine E. Mertz
Social workers in private practice and psychotropic medications, Rosy L. Metcalfe
Hope and burnout among clinicians who work with children at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, Jonathan G. Mitchelmore
HIV/AIDS serostatus disclosure and stigma in Asian and Pacific Islander women : a call for intersectionality in the treatment of depression, Andrea L. Mize
Satisfaction in adult romantic relationships after parental divorce : the role of locus of control, Meghan L. Mole
Ki moun mwen ye? : Who am I? : factors associated with cultural identity formation in first generation Haitian Americans, Joan V. Monplaisir
Engaging parents in the treatment of their child : clinicians views on parent work, Kim Elaine Monson
Listening to women's voices : clinicians' perspectives on the benefits of feminist therapy in the treatment of borderline personality disorder, Abigail W. Moore
More than just an exchange : how does access to syringe exchange impact actively using participants' emotional well-being, Melissa A. Morelli
Forming therapeutic relationships with people living with schizophrenia-spectrum diagnoses, Eliza J. Morgan
Learning from lesbian non-gestational parents : contributions to a changing world, Amy B. Morse
Caring for our dead and dying : the emotional outcomes of providing end of life care, Hannah S. Myers
Taking measure of mustelids : morphological diversity and sexual dimorphism, Paula Jean Noonan
At risk of losing themselves : emotionally abused women and the traumatic bond, Maureen C. Normand
Surviving broken dreams : a qualitative study on the resilience of undocumented students, Kiam Parker
The continual journey : parents' spirituality after the death of a child from terminal illness, Ellen C. Patterson
An exploration of the effects of stigma on the experiences of foster care alumni, Anais J. Penninck
The other frontline workers : exploring the symptoms of compassion fatigue among school staff members, Katherine H. Plapinger
Clinicians behind the curtain : are White Smith students addressing race and racism, why or why not? If so, how?, Malcolm R. Pradia
Learning to work with clients : a quantitative study on educational pathways for social workers working with psychotropic medication, Katherine S. Preston
A guest in someone else's house : the construction of Asian Americans as foreigners, Deepa Ranganathan
Learning from art therapists : strategies for treating children with PTSD, Merryl E. Raubeson
Students of color with special needs : an analysis of exclusionary disciplines in Massachusetts' public schools, Suzanne E. Rea
He works and she does too : race and gender differences in relationship between earner status, marital satisfaction, and division of family tasks, Samantha M. Rivera
Perspectives of bariatric surgery patients on the role of pre and post bariatric surgery counseling, Daniel K. Rodrigues
To hold and to discipline : a Winnicottian and Foucauldian examination of adolescent athletics through the case of Friday night lights, Westley C. Rutter
The impact of maternal incarceration on latency aged children, Mae M. Ryan
Enduring attunement : emerging adults attachment patterns and desires for the nature of the primary attachment relationship, Marian Salley
Religiously unaffiliated social workers in health care settings : working with religiously affiliated terminally ill cancer patients, Ileana G. Sansano
The question of self-determination : an analysis of 21st century social work literature, Alexandra Prager Scalfano
Normal developmental vulnerabilities of 17-24 year olds confounding informed consent to enlist in the military, Deanna L. Seather-Brady
The impact of religious and/or spiritual identity on the parental experience : self-perceptions of parents, Tiffany M. Sermini
Batterer intervention program facilitators' perceptions of the efficacy of current behavior intervention models, Maura A. Shader-Morrissey
The role of LGBT community in the lives of lesbians over 65 : an exploratory study, Sarah L. Shapiro
An exploratory study of motivations of White people engaged in antiracism work, Bronwyn R. Shiffer
All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players : the use of performance in therapy, T. Lee Shostack
Amicable collision, Kelly Silliman
Connecting after killing : an exploration of the intersubjective space between therapist and client when combat rests between them, Alicia L. Simoni
Comparison of the fecal microbiota of horses before and after treatment for parasitic helminths : massively parallel sequencing of the v4 region of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, Rachael Jean Sirois
Adult chldren of male military combatants : impacts into adulthood, Robert N. Smith
The things they carry : a study of transitional object use among U.S. military personnel during and after deployment, Julia St. George
Clinician perspectives on using mindfulness-baed therapeutic intervention when working with veterans, Lindsay E. Stonecash
Trauma, religion, and substance use among incarcerated adolescent males, Jessica J. Story
Are you my motherboard? : the effects of technology on the parent-child relationship, David S. Sullivan
Coloring in the margins : the impact of racial and ethnocultural identity on the professional lives of social workers of color, Jessica R. Sundram