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 2007
Drawing the line : an exploration of Otto Kernberg and Marsha Linehan's understanding of borderline personality disorder, Lili. Schwan-Rosenwald
To kill or to be killed? : an examination of influential factors within African American communities resulting in the rise of youth violence, Telea. Shepard Stovall
Fibromyalgia : a legacy of chronic pain, Lisa Pauline. Smith
Righteous passage : youth with emotional and behavioral difficulties making the transition to adulthood, Robin Anne. Smith
Negotiating the self : an exploratory study on the gender identity formation of second-generation Asian Indian American women, Sonal H. Soni
Art as therapy for the therapist : the role and experience of artistic expression in the life and work of psychotherapists who also identify as artists, Danielle T. Tansino
A relational-exploratory study : how attitudes towards deafness affect quality of behavioral health services provided to the deaf/deaf/hard of hearing client, Ann Haseltine. Tarmey
A comparative qualitative study of Marianismo : Mexican and Mexican American women's perspectives on their Latina values, women's roles and their parents' influence, Jennifer Marie Vazquez
The association between physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and physical pain : a comparison of psychiatric patients in Ontario, Canada and Burlington, Vermont, Kathryn Irene Vigil
Middle school teachers' perceptions of their schools' formal and informal administrative policies on children labeled with behavioral problems, Tierra Danielle Watkins
Women's attitudes and perceptions about sexual fantasy and how it relates to sexual satisfaction in a committed relationship, Jillian Marie Weis
Gender variance and mental health : a national survey of transgender trauma history, posttraumatic stress, and disclosure in therapy, Virginia Wyatt Wharton
Experienced and inexperienced therapists : a comparison of attitude toward and use of countertransference disclosure, Sara R. Willott
Adaptation, positive learning, and methods of coping in women with congenital and acquired facial differences, Fusang Carly Yin
Attachment in older adolescent romantic relationships, Whitney E. Young
Masters Theses from 1998
The applicability of William E. Cross’s model of Black identity development and Vivienne Cass’s model of lesbian/gay identity formation to the experience of Black lesbians, Lisa Lynelle Moore
Masters Theses from 1996
Experiences of Bidialectism in College-Educated African Americans: An Exploratory Study, Ina N. Owens
Masters Theses from 1994
The Effect of Movie Portrayals of Therapy and Therapists on College Students' View of Therapy and Therapists, Karin Perlman
Masters Theses from 1992
Whose Daughter Are You? : Exploring Identity Issues of Lesbians who are Adopted : A Project Based upon an Independent Investigation, Anne Mi Ok Bruining
The Political Tension Surrounding the Operas of Samuel Barber, Stephanie Ann Elizabeth Jones
Masters Theses from 1990
Experience of Stigmatization and Discrimination of Former Psychiatric Inpatients, Amy Rappaport
Masters Theses from 1989
'Pleonexia': A Modern Pathology of Self, George R. Ingham
Masters Theses from 1988
An Exploratory Study of Men in the Anti-Abortion Movement: A Project Based upon an Independent Investigation, Laura E. Sabatini
Masters Theses from 1985
Clinical Dilemmas and Countertransference Reactions for Therapists of Pre-Operative Transexual Clients, Rachel Lynne Wichman
Masters Theses from 1982
Transsexualism: the lifelong paradox : a project based upon an investigation at a correctional facility in a western state, Mary E. Iannuccillo
Masters Theses from 1977
Familial Factors Influencing Female Transsexualism, Teresa Louise Buck
Masters Theses from 1969
The Self Concept of Black and White Disturbed Adolescent Girls in Residential Treatment, Cheryl A. Smith
Masters Theses from 1966
The life and contributions of Juliette Gordon Low, Martha Curtis Hodge
Masters Theses from 1965
The Readjuster Movement: Its Influence Upon Race Relations in Virginia, Lee Howard Bodine
Masters Theses from 1963
The use of symphonic forms in the six late masses of Joseph Haydn, Anne Tatnall (Gross)
Masters Theses from 1956
Children Sentenced to Treatment, Dorothy Houck
Masters Theses from 1955
The solo violin sonatas of Hindemith and Bartok : a study in contrast, Alzaleen Titcomb
Masters Theses from 1946
Factors Influencing the Later Adjustment of Girls Discharged from the Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls School, Bruno Herbert
Masters Theses from 1939
A dissertation upon the influence of the French symbolist movement upon Anglo-American poetry, Maya Deren
Masters Theses from 1936
Two types of materialism : a comparison of the mechanical materialism of Holbach and the dialectical materialism of Marx and Engels, Felice Swados
Masters Theses from 1927
Masters Theses from 1920
Social problems relating to neurosyphilis, Margaret E. Moffitt
Singing Flames, Mildred Burnette Porter