Dissertations
Same but different : the clinical implications of Orthodox Jewish therapists' countertransference with Orthodox Jewish patients, Joshua E. Altman, Dissertation
Behavioral neuroscience applied : a practice intervention with college students using orienting and interoception for stress management and self-regulation, Elizabeth Steck Anable, Dissertation
Therapeutic alliance : do student-client alliances improve through MSW education? : a cross-sectional study, Anton Babushkin, Dissertation
Parents with children in psychotherapy : how do parents describe the parent-therapist alliance?, Elissa N. Baldwin, Dissertation
Affect-laden lessons in relationality : a study of forced termination in the internship setting, Catherine Balletto, Dissertation
Minding the gate : reflections and recommendations of field liaisons on their gatekeeping roles, Laura Berenson, Dissertation
The impact of acculturation on first-generation Puerto Rican women's identity : an exploratory study, Ana Selma Berrios, Dissertation
In two worlds : the selfhood experiences of adolescents 14-20 in joint custody arrangements, Kerstin A. Blumhardt, Dissertation
Helping online and "in real life" : prosocial moral reasoning among bystanders of cyberbullying and bullying in emerging adulthood, David S. Byers, Dissertation
On being lesbian and being adopted : a mixed methods study of identity and coming out experiences, Theresa A. Cain, Dissertation
What are the merits of addressing psychological maltreatment? : exploring the perspectives of initial assessment workers and detectives, Kara Cavel, Dissertation
Adolescent male sexual abusers : perceptions of the nature and outcome of female perpetrated sexual abuse, Katya M. Cerar, Dissertation
Native American elders' perceptions of the boarding school experience on Native American parenting : an exploratory study, Josephine Anne Chase, Dissertation
An exploratory study of primary caregivers' knowledge of the risks and effects of adolescents' exposure to intimate partner violence, Jean Clarke-Mitchell, Dissertation
An examination of inner city African American adolescents help-seeking behaviors, ways of coping with stressful situations, and attitudes towards mental health services, Shawneladee C. Cole, Dissertation
A comparison of family environment and attachment relationships among families raising children with bipolar or unipolar disorder and families raising health children, Sally D. Comer, Dissertation
The relationship between adolescent sibling bereavement and guilt, anger, and shame, Lauren E. Como, Dissertation
Testing and explaining a social emotional learning program and the intersection of trauma in urban, low-income students : a mixed methods study, Johanna Creswell Báez, Dissertation
Decision-making process : a mixed methods study of somatic awareness use by psychodynamic clinicians in the treatment of trauma-related disorders, Mary P. Curry, Dissertation
The use of spirituality by African Americans with end stage renal disease, Linda P. Darrell, Dissertation
Pathways to ending intimate partner violence in the lives of HIV-positive women : how stigma and attachment inform understanding and intervention, Kathryn B. Davis, Dissertation
School-based mental health clinicians : an exploration of supervision, professional development and training, and job satisfaction, Kristine Dennery, Dissertation
Understanding the connection between the supervisory relationship in social work field education and early career social workers' self-efficacy beliefs in the work place : a relational study, Jean-Paul Des Pres, Dissertation
Living in the shadows : the psychological impact of parental deportation on Hispanic children, Jeanne Marie Dewey, Dissertation
Changes in the coming out process over time, Andrew L. Dunlap, Dissertation
Childhood exposure to domestic violence : a potential correlate for criminogenic factors and mental health factors in incarcerated sex offending male adolescents, LeAnn E. Egeto, Dissertation
Sharing peace of mind : how do levels of couples conflict change over time and what predicts change, Kenneth S. Epstein, Dissertation
Perspectives on needs of children within National Guard families from military-affiliated providers and civilian educators : implications for school social work, Kari L. Fletcher, Dissertation
They will never understand : the challenge of returning to civilian life, Dane Christopher Frost, Dissertation
The medical-social aspects of pre-natal work as related to syphilis : a study made in the South Medical Clinic for Syphilis of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mable Mildred Galt, Dissertation
"About the brokenness, and the darkness, and the light" : an exploratory study on the effects of the correctional environment on correctional mental health professionals, Stephanie A. Gangemi, Dissertation
The deinstitutionalization of minds : what does deinstitutionalization mean for Bulgarian social workers, Dimitar Andreev Germanov, Dissertation
Enhancing therapist empathic performance : an empirical investigation, Susan B. Gibbons, Dissertation
A study of the personality and behavior problems of a group of seventy-seven children with congenital syphilis, Alicia F. Gibson, Dissertation
Understanding the mindfulness-attachment connection to the context of mindfulness-based stress reduction, Emily C. Gosterisli, Dissertation
Too close to home : intergenerational trauma and a caregiver's ability to provide support to their child during trauma treatment, Heather Gregory, Dissertation
The impact of adventure-based psychotherapy on the general functioning of traumatized pre- and early adolescent children of color, Clifton T. Hicks, Dissertation
Examining social work students' interests and motivations for working in child welfare : implications for human caring, Steven Hoffler, Dissertation
The inter-relationship of trauma, depression, anxiety, and male juvenile delinquency, Jennifer W. Jencks, Dissertation
Surviving critical illness : new perspectives from mixed methods, Liz B. Johnston, Dissertation
The influence of interpersonal needs on suicide ideation among low income African American women who have experienced intimate partner violence, Kamilah Jones, Dissertation
How does the participation in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous for a 90-day period effect the participants' capacity for affect regulation and the quality of their interpersonal relationships?, Judith A. Jordan, Dissertation
The influence of protective factors on substance use severity when depression and trauma symptoms are reported by rural female opioid abusers, Judith Avery Josiah-Martin, Dissertation
Trauma-informed mindfulness based stress reduction : development of a model and an application with a sample of women who have survived interpersonal trauma, Amber R. Kelly, Dissertation
Gender responsive treatment : what women say : a qualitative exploratory study of women's experience with an innovative treatment program, Cathy Kerr, Dissertation
Am I there yet? : emerging adulthood for women in an American Orthodox Jewish context, Shira Kessler, Dissertation
Public safety, psychological security : an exploratory study of how California parole agents experience their work, Elizabeth Kita, Dissertation
Never forgetting : bereavement associated with September 11th, Rose Ellen Latino, Dissertation
Depression among Latina pregnant women :the impact of acculturation, coping styles, and social support, Joanne León, Dissertation
Survey of California hospice social workers' knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and experiences regarding death with dignity or physician assisted suicide and other means of hastened death, John F. Linder, Dissertation
Social workers' views on reproductive choice, Jennifer Linnman, Dissertation
A story of identity construction : the example of social work and the North Carolina eugenics program, Dominica Francesca Lizzi, Dissertation
Guilt and pathological gambling among college students, Geoffrey Walker Locke, Dissertation
The eating disorder mental health literacy of clinical social workers : an examination of assessment practices and knowledge, Chelsea R. MacCaughelty, Dissertation
Experiences of reunification between older Chinese immigrant youth and their biological parents, Carolyn Mak, Dissertation
Exploring the experiences of female clinicians treating adolescent females involved in social aggression : conceptualization and enactments through the lenses of trauma and relational theory, Shirley Malove, Dissertation
Co-parenting in a highly conflicted separation/divorce : learning about parents and their experiences of parenting coordination, legal, and mental health interventions, Kelly E. Mandarino, Dissertation
Reintegration and readjustment experience, identity, and social support for women veterans returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom : a qualitative study, Mariann Mankowski, Dissertation
Understanding the impact of shame in designing a psychodynamically oriented therapy model to assist formerly incarcerated African American women, Laverne Marks, Dissertation
The experience of resident assistants encountering nonsuicidal self-injury use by a resident : a mixed methods investigation, Katherine M. McCarthy, Dissertation
Stuck, suffering, and struggling to launch : building typologies of psychopathology from a clinical sample of millennial emerging adults : an exploratory study, Marki L. McMillan, Dissertation
Parallel experiences : associations between providing attachment based treatment to children in foster care and clinical social workers' sense of self-efficacy, Sarah Elizabeth Miller, Dissertation
The problem and the solution : the potency of relationships in addressing rural opioid use, Alison Smith Mitchell, Dissertation
Factors influencing transgender Latina immigrants' decision to immigrate to the United States : a qualitative study, Olivia Mora-Lett, Dissertation
System enactment : how do we understand this co-constructed phenomenon and the impact on clinicians, treatment processes and organizational climate?, Cathleen Morey, Dissertation
Efficacy and feasibility of a tele-mental health intervention to support caregivers caring for a child dependent on mechanical ventilation at home (DMVH), Yudy F. Muneton-Castano, Dissertation
Evaluating effects of training on assessing and managing suicide risk with social work graduate students, Susan D. Pasco, Dissertation
Latino veteran mental health service utilization : predictors and concomitant factors, James O.E. Pittman, Dissertation
Reclaiming power through the body : an exploratory examination of women's use of yoga to sustain recovery from an eating disorder, Heather C. Pizzanello, Dissertation
Parenting coordination : an intervention for high-conflict separating/divorcing families, Tracye A. Polson, Dissertation
BSW faculty perceptions of their gatekeeping role, Lynn Raine, Dissertation
Teaching advocacy to second year Master of Social Work students in clinical field placements, Michael J. Rogers, Dissertation
Experiences of transgender and non-binary people of color in psychotherapy, Silvia L. Sandoval, Dissertation
Beyond the baby : women's narratives of childbirth, change and power, Dana Alban Schneider, Dissertation
Enactments between clinical practice teachers and their students : how do we understand and make pedagogic use of this phenomenon, Cara A. Segal, Dissertation
Clinician, agency and environment variables related to clinical social workers' involvement with evidence-based practice, Beverly M. Simmons, Dissertation
Awareness and understanding of internalized racial oppression by African American women clinicians and the influence on psychotherapy with African American female clients : a relational liberatory approach, LaTasha L. Smith, Dissertation
Father absence and the therapeutic relationship : an exploration of the relationship between non residential father involvement, parent perceptions and the therapeutic alliance for boys ages 10-14, David Strauss, Dissertation
A different kind of fantasy : group dynamics and psychological change in male batterers, Rosemary Sullivan, Dissertation
African American mothers living with HIV/AIDS : disclosure to an adolescent child, stigma, psychological distress and illness severity, Vickey O. Sultzman, Dissertation
Hooked again : the experience of projective identification in parents of individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, Jennifer L. Swantkowski, Dissertation
Coping with post-combat injury : responses from a media presentation with military and civilian families, Megan E. Theriot and Megan E. Theriot Keen, Dissertation
College counseling center clinicians who work with suicidal clients : an examination of negative countertransference and training, supervision, anxiety, and attitudes, Vasiliki Hallas Torres, Dissertation
The effects of ego deficits on parenting an MBD child, examined in parental group therapy, June E. Townsend, Dissertation
Evaluating attachment dimensions of Internet gaming disorder and outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement, Christine Tronnier, Dissertation
The intersection of professional boundaries and trauma in psychotherapy with adolescents : a preliminary study, John Christopher Waisman, Dissertation
An exploration of ethnic and cultural identity for biracial and multiracial individuals adopted transracially, Stephen T. Wilson, Dissertation
Parent-created help-seeking pathways : a narrative explanation of their development and role in facilitating treatment for adolescents with mental illness, Victoria R. Winbush, Dissertation
Factors associated with LGBTQ adolescents' seeking mental health services in school settings, Nichole C. Wofford, Dissertation
Being Asian and American : bi-cultural subjectivity of therapists in clinical social work practice, Rosie Yap, Dissertation
Honors Projects
From fall to leap : the journey of faith in the works of C.S. Lewis, Shalini Asirini Abayasekara, Honors Project
Hard to be soft : full frontal nudity in cinema : anxieties of alternative masculinities and the recuperation of patriarchy, Ana Abbasi, Honors Project
Our great curse : negative partisanship and social polarization in the United States, Molly St. Clair Aber, Honors Project
The impact of homesickness on autobiographical memories in first-generation college students, Mathena Alexis Abramson, Honors Project
Designing a photovoltaic array for Smith College, Eleanor Midori Adachi, Honors Project
Elite schools, exclusive spaces : symbolic violence in the residential system of an elite women's college, Dominique Meali'i Adams-Romena, Honors Project
Novel method of analysis for DPOAE magnitude and phase, Modupe Florence Adegoke, Honors Project
Gendered impacts of climate change on labor force participation in India, Prachi Adhikari, Honors Project
Defying gender : men, women, and Christ in Aemilia Lanyer's Salve deus rex judaeorum, Veronica Lynn Adler, Honors Project
Generation of a functional network around a single kinase highlights its involvement in unsuspected biological processes, Akosua Gyanea Adu-Gyamfi, Honors Project