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
Perinatal support groups of MotherWoman, Inc : a participants' profile and program evaluation, Brittanie C. Tarczynski
"Prevention starts at home" : mapping the discourse parents who work in sexual assault-related fields create with their children about sexual assault, Karen R. Taylor
How do mental health clincians using feedback informed treatment methods create a "cultural of feedback" with clients?, Alexander H. Tew
Exploration of coping styles utilized by students during study abroad re-entry, Michelle I. Thrasher
An invitation to pay attention : a quantitative study of vicarious trauma and secondary traumatic stress in child advocacy employees, volunteers and interns, Isabelle C. Thurmer
The relationship between financial stress and academic and social functioning of undergraduate residential college women, Nathalie A. Vaughn
Resilience theory and trauma theory applied to adult women incest survivors, Hazvinei A. Vera
The relationship between violence and alcohol abuse : self perception of addicted adults, Andrea Bredfeldt Viens
Propensity for military enlistment : a descriptive study of motivations, Claudia J. Vogelsang
Proteome profiling of C2C12 myogenesis, Katharine Maryell Von Hermann
Oh, a cup, Catherine Wagner
Clinicians' attitudes towards borderline personality disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder : implications of gender and a diagnostic label, Marja A. Walthall
School social workers perceptions on multilevel practice : understanding, implementation, and barriers to engaement, Sarah L. Wettenstein
Overcoming the odds : perceived parental self-efficacy in young mothers transitioning out of the foster care system, Katharine E. Whipple
In the environment : clinician perspectives on nature and psychological health, Benjamin D. White
Fathers' perceptions of sexual communication with adolescent daughters : an exploratory study, Jamie E. White
New questions, multiple meanings : exploring attachment theory, self psychology, and anti-oppression perspectives on human-companion animal relationships in the rural West, Sarah H. Winchester
Face to face : impacts of Facebook on young adults' self-esteem, Katherine Wiscomb
The therapist's pregnancy and the client-therapist relationship : an exploratory study, Elizabeth H. Wolfe
Korean cultural narratives of depression, Shannon M. Yambasky
The perspectives of Asian therapists on the impacts of race and ethnicity with Asian clients and non-Asian clients of color, Andrea R. Yoshida
Exploring cultural competence in clincial practice behaviors, Yolonda M. Young Armstrong
An investigation of racism and its emotional cost : how mindfulness and perceptions of control shape role-related beliefs and behavior, Trina M. Zahller
Social workers with mental illness : coming out in the workplace, Alix M. Zamansky
Factors associated with young adult use of Facebook for emotional support, Marissa L. Zanno
Sexual violence clinicians' views on protective factors for vicarious traumatization : a project based upon an independent investigation, Aasta Heasley Ziegler
Masters Theses from 2012
Addressing manifestations of oppression at end-of-life among African Americans : unpacking White privilege in hospice care, Nikki M. Bagli
Opinions of male adolescent sexual offenders on treatment groups, Mónica Berón
Resiliency on the home front : addressing the needs of family and friends of unmarried military members during deployment, Michelle E. Biltz
Disordered eating attitudes and behaviors : comparing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer women to women who identify as straight, Mellissa T. Bonilla
A theoretical approach to understanding alcohol misuse in military personnel returning home from Operation Iraqii (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Patrice K. Boyce
Questioning neutrality : an inquiry into contemporary therapists' attitudes towards neutrality in the clinical encounter, Shoshanna D. Brady
Enduring loss : a critique of cultural competence literature in social work practice with Latin American immigrants, Tamara Bransburg
Psychotherapists' decisions regarding boundary crossings in outpatient practice, Victoria E. Brinckerhoff
From postmodern to psychodynamics : deconstructing sex offender registration and notification policies, Sherri A. Brown
Widening the lens : a snapshot of parenting coordination, Elisabeth N. Callahan
IDEA 2004 : a mandate for social work services : are these services included in the IEPs of students with nonverbal learning disorder?, Patricia A. Carrin
Resiliency in survivors of human trafficking : An exploratory study of clinicians' perspectives of protective factors, Theresa A. Carter
Dwell in possibility : an exploration of the use of metaphor in psychotherapy : a project based on interviews with fourteen psychotherapists, Heather B. Clarke
What psychodynamic psychotherapists think about free will and determinism and how that impacts their clinical practice : a qualitative study, Patrick J. Cody
Unequal access : gaps in service for gay male victims of intimate partner violence, Elizabeth H. Condrey
Screening techniques : clinicians' views and approaches to assessing alcohol and substance use in older adults, Erin M. Conlan
Perspectives of foster parents : what influences their motivation to become and continue to be foster parents?, Bridget D. Conway
The natural hair transformation : a journey of resilience and resistance, Melissa H. Cranston-Bates
Breaking the silence : uncovering the gendered communication patterns before, during, and after instances of sexual assault at NESCAC colleges, Carolyn A. Curtis
Are we reaching the body? : a study of social workers' attitudes on the mind-body connection in trauma treatment, Samuel R. Douglas
Bystander empowerment amongst trained facilitators of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program : an exploratory study, Katherine H. Driscoll
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and career ideation : an application of hope theory and social cognitive career theory, Miya V. Drucker
The management of transference and countertransference in the wilderness therapy milieu, Jon E. Dukes
Talking through the body : a comparative study of cognitive-behavioral and attachment based treatments for childhood trauma, Eric A. Eichler
Social work as a healing vocation : the exploration of clinicians' trauma histories and implications for practice, Mira L. Elwell
How does homeless outreach work : the perspective of the homeless outreach worker, Carlos E. Encalada
The role of military leadership in servicemembers' perceptions of mental health treatment, Peter M. Farley
Women's social and emotional experiences with abortion, Alicia M. Flanagan
The impact of sibling mental illness on the well sibling, Lisa N. Frierson
"She's such a borderline" : exploring the stigma of borderline personality disorder through the eyes of the clinician, Jessica C. Fritz
The war on women and the war in the self : a Foucaultian and Kleinian analysis of anti-choice ideology, Shoshana A. Funk
"I'm not done in any way" : an exploratory study of college-educated women at late midlife, Diana Giglio
The demographic and clinical characteristics of female veterans who engage in complementary and alternative medicine, Heather W. Gladstone
Coming out : sexual orientation disclosure to siblings, Rachel M. Gottesman
Women in combat : narratives of nurses in World War II, Korea and the Vietnam War, Kathryn J. Hall
Reclaiming the borderlands : a relational and transnational feminist approach to the history and treatment of borderline personality disorder, Rebecca G. Hawes-Sivitz
Evolving identities, shaping connection : the effects of narrative-sharing spaces on undocumented Latino students, Christopher M. Heinrich
The role of emotion in therapists' training : a psychological and social exploration, Loren D. Helms
Having a voice and being heard : a scoping review of what current literature tells us is most important to the caregivers, children and social workers involved in kinship foster care, Leah J. Hoffman and Leah J. Hoffman-Setka
The effects of therapist self-disclosure on the therapeutic alliance : a relational perspective, Brittany A. Hollingsworth
Addressing client mental health within the personal training relationship, Alana R. Honigman
An exploratory study of White people's evolving consciousness and how their awareness of White privilege and racism changed their consciousness, Phillip C. Horner
Is social work the work of love? : love practice and queer doing in the process for full self-determination, Sady K. Horn
Navigating the experience of identity intersection : an exploration of the lesbian mother identity in the United States, Sarah A. Horn
Implicit communication : the body's role in clinical work with trauma survivors, Julia A. Jakubowski
A history of reminiscences : clinical descriptions of nostalgia, psychodynamic theories of mourning, and the confluence of teleology, Alexandra P. Jamali
Experiences of discrimination among Arab Americans and Muslim Americans post-9/11 attacks, Lenna Jawdat
Coparenting among Mexican-American and non-Latino white couples, Amy B. Kallenberg
Social workers' changing perceptions of disability through working with clients with disabilities, Juliette F. Kennedy
The influence of interracial/interethnic relationships with Black, Latino, and Native American men on race/ethnic identity of a group of Asian American women, Malyna Kettavong
Interdisciplinary collaboration in school social work : building relationships for ecological change, Alex J. Kim
Embodied connections : engaging the body in group psychotherapy, Alissa W. Kimmell
The role of blogging across stages of change in recovery from anorexia nervosa, Sarah A. Kupper
Black students' classroom silence in predominantly White institutions of higher education, Mahajoy A. Laufer
Comparing individual and couples/family therapy : practitioners' perspectives, Rebecca H. Lawrence
The voice of the voiceless : client perspective of therapist self-disclosure, Pamela H. Lefever
The who, how and why of Facebook use : the relationship between level of use and the big five personality traits, Larua K. Mackie
OEF/OIF veterans with and without PTSD : levels of relationship distress, social support, combat experience, and deployment, Jeanne-marie E. Mailloux
Life in college : an exploratory study examining undergraduate students' experiences with indirect aggression, Mary M. McLaughlin
The essence of beauty : examining the impact of idealized beauty standards on college-age African America women, Tiffany M. Paschal
Juvenile sexual offenders : the influence of modeling, verbal instruction, and relationship structures on sexual offenders, Leanne M. Peterson
Adult attachment styles relative to childhood exposure to domestic violence : gender differences, Khadija A. Poitras-Rhea
Prosocial shifts in worldview : promises and challenges of growth and transformation, Colin A. Polnitsky
Multicultural competency, training, and outreach and setting : a quantitative study with college counselors, Eline Potoski
The impact of multiple deployments on military spouses, Renee D. Rountree