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 2010
Breaking it down : contributing factors to racial identity development in elementary and middle school youth : a project based on an investigation at Manhattan Country School, New York, NY, Malikkah K. Rollins
Eating disorder prevention for the college-age female population : past, present, and future : a project based upon an independent investigation, Colleen Louise Roos
Daddy's little girl lost : daughters reflect on the effects of father-daughter cut-off : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jana Michelle Rosenbaum
Clinicians' diagnostic evaluation of chronic childhood trauma disorder : an examination of the clinical utility of developmental trauma : a project based upon an independent investigation, April T. Salvaterra
How Tibet Buddhists in the United States negotiate mental health concerns, Paul Peter Sireci
The use of dialectical behavior therapy for treating juvenile delinquents : how mindfulness mediates trauma symptomatology and reduces anti-social behavior, Ashley Emma Sitkin
The end of the end : a qualitative exploration of barriers that impact social workers' capacity to practice end-of-life care to inmates : a project based upon independent investigation, Michael Ronald Smith
Not playing house the way mom and dad do : same-sex commitment without marriage : a project based upon an independent investigation, Amanda Gail Sommers
The nature of relationships within the open adoption triad : a project based on independent investigation, Maureen Sweeney
The role of neglect and disordered attachment in the childhood of adolescent male sex offenders : a project based upon an independent investigation, Melissa Ann. Tell
An examination of the relationship between self-compassion and burnout in practicing psychotherapists : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jennifer Ann Thurlow
A different world : first generation Latinas and family role change : a project based on an independent investigation, Emely D. Velez
Therapists' attachment style and the use of touch in the therapeutic relationship : a project upon an independent investigation, Michelle Lynn Waddell
Challenges faced by movement therapists in terms of recognition of their profession : a project based upon an independent investigation, Michelle J. Walsh
The donut hole : a qualitative study of seniors who have fallen into the Medicare Part D coverage gap : a project based upon an independent investigation, Benjamin Todd Weiss
Utilizing family therapy : the perspectives of clinicians who work with families in which a parent is affected by mental illness : a qualitative study : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jessie Miller Weisstein
Development and alcohol use in college age women : an exploratory study : a project based upon an independent investigation, Megan Burke Willey
Polyamory as "ethical nonmonogamy" : a viable alternative to infidelity : a project based upon an independent investigation, Sarah Kay Woodruff-Diaz
Masters Theses from 2009
Resilient traits of children raised by a parent with borderline personality disorder, Meghan Andrea Albrecht
What's the skinny on fat women in psychotherapy : mental health clinicians' countertransference with women of size, Maisha Najuma Aza
An exploratory study of the life experiences and motivating factors of White antiracist organizers and educators, Anne E. Bachrach
The school mental health clinician's role as a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect, Christina Shirley Bagley
Psychotherapist and intuitive healer's cultivation of self compassion : how loving the self enhances therapist intuition and client interaction, Julia Elizabeth Barker
Therapeutic adaption : treatment of individuals with mental retardation and psychiatric disorders, Thalia Ghazey Bates
Close encounters of a therapeutic kind, Ashley Pierce Benson
Faces of the future : an exploration of biracial identity development and racial identification in biracial young adults, Dana Leigh Benton
School experiences of foster children as seen through the eyes of teachers, Lynda Bonneau
Juvenile sex offenders' therapeutic alliance : the intricate dynamics of alliance in relation to attachment, trauma, and religion, Rian Michelle Bovard-Johns
An overseas example of "lighter is better" : the implications of colorism among male sex workers in Thailand, Eugene Espejo Canotal
Codependency among only children as predicted by parenting styles practiced in family-of-origin, Rachel Ellen Carfora
Self-image in adolescent foster youth who have had multiple out-of-home placements, Sarah Cartier
From swarms to summer camps : a theoretical deconstruction of cohesion among groups of latency aged boys, Prairie Youn-Yuen Chiu
Majority attitudes toward affirmative action in the workplace : a survey based on the Kuklinski List Experiment, Sonnie Chong
"There is something you should know" : the reasons therapists disclose their chronic physical illness to clients and the therapeutic implications of self disclosure, Caitlin Mara Cotter
Making hope and hard work matter : what does it take to be an African-American male and a high achieving senior at an urban public high school, Lashauna Cutts
Echoes of racism : an exploration into skin color bias within the African American community, Claretta D. Daniels
Gathering strengths and resiliencies of low-income joint and custodial fathers of color : a focus group study, Jamil Malik Davis
Looking at substance use disorders through lenses of self psychology and existential psychotherapy : a theoretical study, Michael E. DiLorenzo
Identity development among Black gay men : the relationship between racial and sexual orientation identity development, Sandra Lauren DiPillo
The marathon of life : an exploratory study of female cancer survivors' experiences with training for and participating in a marathon after their cancer diagnosis, Elizabeth Mary Donahue
Women among men : the experiences of female staff in residential facilities for adolescent males, Jessica Rose Donahue
Mental health and developmental factors related to juvenile adjudicative competence, Tracy Ann Donsky
Anonymous sperm donor preferences of non-genetic mothers, Carmel Trinity Drewes
Older women's perceived independence in post-widowhood repartnership, Jessica Weldon Eipper
School based mental health providers' perceptions of their training in serving LGBTQI youth, Sarah Eley
The experience of early childhood educators on working with children who have attachment impairments, Aethena R. Enzer-Mahler
Trauma and the body : a survey examining the use of therapeutic touch in psychotherapy, Sunshine Elizabeth Finneran
Religion, spirituality and clinical practice : an exploration of practical applications, Julia E. Gallichio
The primiparious experience : an examination of body satisfaction and self-esteem, Keri L. Godfrey
Voices from the parents of lesbian, gay or bisexual children : how do parents adjust to their child's lesbian, gay or bisexuality?, Jillian Love Goldstein
Clinical social work and the medical model : use of art and play therapy interventions, Corye Elizebeth Goodman
The conceptualization and integration of conscious breathing into clinical practice, Mia Rachel Gutfreund
Do you see what I see? : making the invisible visible through an exploration of the intersubjective experience of social work clinicians working with fat clients, Lauren Polly Hanson
The feasibility of dialogue writing with patients who have an eating disorder, Andrea Lynn Harbeck
A discontinuous space : postmodern perspectives on mental health discourse, Jennifer Leigh Harrison
Current trends in employee assistance concerns : employee assistance professionals' reports on the presenting concerns of employees, Theodore Robert Healy
Engaging fathers : examining social service agency father-friendliness and its relationships with father involvement, Cole Douglas Hooley
Stuck in the sibling relationship : growing up with a sibling with a serious mental illness and how intimate relationships later in life may be affected, Laura Pereira Jacinto
Clinician perceived barriers to effective discharge planning for youth coming out of residential and inpatient treatment, Leah Alexandra Jackson
An exploratory study of clinicians' understanding of children's non-traditional toy choice and parents' concerns, Lindsay Britt Jamieson
"It's a common belief that people who see a therapist or psychologist are crazy" : a study of mental health care in Wyoming, Julie Anne Joy
Childhood sexual abuse and lesbian coming out process, Amy Kirsztajn
The effects of oncology social workers involvement on cancer patients' decisions about end-of-life care, Amy Y. Kwan
Establishing the core self and its significance developmentally : a qualitative exploration of the relationship between achieving self cohesion and entrance into adulthood, Joseph James Lacy
Religion as a protective factor in the severity of crimes committed by juveniles with sexually offending behavior, Alex Laughrey
The air that I breathe : how Buddhist practice supports psychotherapists in the midst of vicarious trauma and burnout, Simone Lichty
"I feel fat" : how do therapists help recovering female anorectic clients overcome body image issues?, Holly G. Light
How palliative care professionals in multicultural or monocultural dyads incorporate humor in their work, Susan M. Lutzke-Hoff
Narrative approaches to recovery-oriented psychotherapy with individuals with schizophrenia, Michelle Hart Marlowe
An exploratory study of transracial adoptions : African American perspectives, Tarn Carolyn Martin
Supporting Father Involvement Project : from research to action : a project based upon an investigation at University of California, Berkeley, Yale University Child Study Center and Smith College School for Social Work, Katherine Lindsay McDonnell
Having our say : stressors and readjustment issues of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from the perspective of loved ones, Karen Davis McGinty
Lovers without borders : self-reflections on the relationships of cross-national and cross-cultural couples of Korean women partnered with North American non-Asian men, Omer Astar Mendelson
Free to act any way he wanted : male gender identity and professional wrestling, Daniel Sarnat Millman
Therapist as client : revisiting the idea of clinicians in therapy, Laura Elisabeth Mowrey
Influence of a multidimensional model of antiracism training on White clinicians positive self-regard, White privilege attitudes and social identity development, Mareike Noel Muszynski
Consumerism and the transition to motherhood : a project based upon an independent investigation, Sarah Burnett Muzzy
The necessity of "conflict transformation" in approaches to psychosocial interventions, Kay Naito
The role of narrative therapy techniques in fostering parent self-efficacy, Shoshana M. Narva
The experience of social workers who use Thought Field Therapy or Emotional Freedom Technique, Tara Nicotra
Adults' experiences with faith following the death of a parent : a project based upon an independent investigation, Katherine Britton Novick
An exploratory study : Hispanic/Latino OEF/OIF U.S. military veterans readjusting post deployment, Susana Ochoa
How does family support affect adjudicated adolescent girls' experiences in a residential treatment facility, Lindsay Pepin
The experiences of Smith College School for Social Work students talking with field supervisors about issues of race, Julia Kraft Perault
Living in a context of new knowledge : an exploration of the experience of young adults transitioning from cancer patient to survivor, Zpora Ruth Perry
Circle : a relationship-based dialogic approach to growing out of racism : a project based upon an investigtion with the Partnership for Latino Success, Leominister, Massachusetts, Kristin Elaine Pinto-Wilson
The experience of Latinas attending predominately White colleges, Yolanda Ramos