Masters Theses
The subjective experience of attachment for children with mothers who have been formally diagnosed as schizophrenic : an exploratory study based on the practice wisdom of clinical practioners, Richard Cabada, Masters Thesis
"A certain dream" : the political potential for therapy by activist clinical social workers, Anna Rachel Cable, Masters Thesis
Personality development in clinical social workers : the significance of introjective personality type in therapists, Lindsey C. Calder, Masters Thesis
"If you talk to God, you are praying; if God talks to you, you have schizophrenia" : distinctions between psychosis and spiritual experience among Christians, Jennifer Callaghan, Masters Thesis
Exploring what factors influence African American adolescent females to act violently towards each other, Davina S. Callahan, Masters Thesis
Widening the lens : a snapshot of parenting coordination, Elisabeth N. Callahan, Masters Thesis
How does hip hop serve as a catalyst for collective resistance : "Fight the power"- a beats, rhymes, and life approach : a project based upon an investigation at Beats, Rhymes and Life, Maria Camila Camacho, Masters Thesis
Factors affecting help-seeking behaviors for mental health services among Filipino Americans, Melissa Dimalanta Camorongan, Masters Thesis
Understanding the issues of HIV/AIDS and adolescents through the concerns, perceptions, and recommendations of adult service providers to the teen population of Rhode Island, Oriana Mae. Campanelli, Masters Thesis
An overseas example of "lighter is better" : the implications of colorism among male sex workers in Thailand, Eugene Espejo Canotal, Masters Thesis
The use of storytelling in therapy with children, Michael Delaney Cantor, Masters Thesis
Codependency among only children as predicted by parenting styles practiced in family-of-origin, Rachel Ellen Carfora, Masters Thesis
Suicide postvention : how can we improve existing models?, Seana Carmean, Masters Thesis
A qualitative study to explore Puerto Rican caregiver needs and supports to better feed their children, Nelly E. Carmona, Masters Thesis
Program evaluation of a transitional age youth program : a project based upon an investigation at ServiceNet, Northampton, Massachusetts, Andrea Carnegie Chester, Masters Thesis
Clinician's treatment decisions for a combat-related trauma and military sexual trauma : a comparative study, Stefanie Carreiro, Masters Thesis
IDEA 2004 : a mandate for social work services : are these services included in the IEPs of students with nonverbal learning disorder?, Patricia A. Carrin, Masters Thesis
Male obesity : a qualitative study of clinical attitudes and perspectives, Michael Joseph Carter, Masters Thesis
Resiliency in survivors of human trafficking : An exploratory study of clinicians' perspectives of protective factors, Theresa A. Carter, Masters Thesis
Self-image in adolescent foster youth who have had multiple out-of-home placements, Sarah Cartier, Masters Thesis
A social worker's dilemma : does experience make a difference? : how biases and judgements affect social worker's assessments of collectivist culture immigrant families : a project based upon an independent investigation, Theresa J. Cary, Masters Thesis
Substance use and related criminality among male juvenile sexual and nonsexual offenders : an investigation of the patterns and prevalence, Deborah Ann Caserta, Masters Thesis
Predictors and prevention strategies for homelessness among women veterans, Angela Sue Casper, Masters Thesis
An exploration of the social construction of race and racial identity : a project based upon an independent investigation, Elizabeth Castrellon, Masters Thesis
Queer women's sexual experiences after sexual violence in a non-heterosexual relationship, Amee Catalano, Masters Thesis
Primary caregiving fathers : I was an interloper in a woman's world, Meghan L. Cavanaugh, Masters Thesis
Exploring refugees' sense of belonging in Chittenden County, Vermont : retrospective accounts of the resettlement process, Sam Chalfin, Masters Thesis
"They keep moving me" : an examination of the effects of multiple placements on foster youth utilizing the theories of attachment and resilience, Meleah M. Chamberlain, Masters Thesis
"Not my priority" : perspectives from LGBTQ individuals who do not identify marriage equality as their primary political concern, Elizabeth Anne Chandler, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study of the experience of single mothers in higher education : a project based upon an independent investigation, Kelly Lyn Chandler, Masters Thesis
Cultural competence : an exploration of its translation into therapeutic practice, Tsu-Yin Chang, Masters Thesis
Love-melancholy : revolt against mourning, Samantha R. Chaplin, Masters Thesis
Levels of perceived stress among clinicians who work with client suicidal behavior with an organizational context, Elyse A.S. Chastain, Masters Thesis
An exploration of the relationship between religion and spirituality and acculturation stress among international students in the western Massachusetts, Mun Ying Kennis Cheng, Masters Thesis
Homemade : an exploratory study on the impact of cooking on family relationships and cultural identity development, Tammie G. Chen, Masters Thesis
Replicating a couples group intervention to enhance father involvement and co-parenting in a Canadian sample, Todd B. Chen, Masters Thesis
Interracial relationships from the perspective of Cambodians in western Massachusetts, Vuthy Chhum, Masters Thesis
From swarms to summer camps : a theoretical deconstruction of cohesion among groups of latency aged boys, Prairie Youn-Yuen Chiu, Masters Thesis
Majority attitudes toward affirmative action in the workplace : a survey based on the Kuklinski List Experiment, Sonnie Chong, Masters Thesis
We need a good war : factors that influence the experience of racism in the United States military, Sarah E. Chotkowski, Masters Thesis
Exogenous oxytocin in the central nucleus of the amygdala of female meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) attenuates peer bond formation, Jennifer D. Christensen, Masters Thesis
Let's do it : individual perspectives on first sexual experiences : a project based upon an independent investigation, Sara Ann Christiano, Masters Thesis
Holocaust narratives : exploration of the emotional impact of disclosure status among first, second, and third generation Holocaust survivors, April M. Christman, Masters Thesis
Are we dating? : an exploratory study of nonsexual, passionate friendships between women, Linda Christine Chupkowski, Masters Thesis
Exploring ways White children are taught about race and racism, Angela M. Clark, Masters Thesis
Dwell in possibility : an exploration of the use of metaphor in psychotherapy : a project based on interviews with fourteen psychotherapists, Heather B. Clarke, Masters Thesis
Putting the body back in social work : how social workers experience and differ in levels of personal body awareness, Lauren Nancarrow Clarke, Masters Thesis
Promoting posttraumatic growth among OIF/OEF veterans : a theoretical exploration of the challenges of reintegration, Erin E. Clements, Masters Thesis
Clinical social work and administrative leadership : an analysis of MSW programs in United States, Amanda J. Cloninger, Masters Thesis
Refusing to relax my smile : building resistance through hip hop therapy : a project based upon an investigation at Beats, Rhymes and Life, Stephanie Clowdus, Masters Thesis
Transgender perspectives on accessible primary healthcare : a mixed method study, Ann Marie Coakley, Masters Thesis
"It was nice to wake up from that one" : an exploratory qualitative content analysis of vivid dreams and nightmares reported by people living with HIV/AIDS as side effects of Efavirenz, Joel C. Coburn, Masters Thesis
What psychodynamic psychotherapists think about free will and determinism and how that impacts their clinical practice : a qualitative study, Patrick J. Cody, Masters Thesis
Social class in the therapeutic dyad : how do clinicians engage in dialogue about class with their clients?, Andrew L. Cohen, Masters Thesis
Mothering the mother : can a postpartum doula enhance maternal self confidence and maternal empathy in a primiparous mother?, Binda Colebrook, Masters Thesis
MassHealth (Medicaid) clinicians' perceptions of in-home therapy with children and families, Kathryn E. Cole, Masters Thesis
Social workers' perspectives on managed care : an exploratory study, Julia Fraley Coles, Masters Thesis
Strengthening the future of Haiti : mental health needs of children in Fonfrède, Haiti : a project based upon an investigation at Capracare, Jaimie A. Colica, Masters Thesis
Cognitively informed therapeutic relationships between dogs and humans : a project based upon an independent investigation, Dawn Marie Colinan, Masters Thesis
Clinical perspectives on etiology, assessment, formulation and treatment of imaginary companions in adolescents with attachment trauma, Kathryn M. Collins, Masters Thesis
Alone with the other : paradoxes of shame and recognition in psychoanalytic theory, case material and Home alone, Nicholas J. Collura, Masters Thesis
The dilemmas and challenges of teenage motherhood : exploring the barriers in the discovery of the self, Rebecca Colvin, Masters Thesis
Culture, gender, and the social construction of borderline personality disorder, Allegra L. Comas, Masters Thesis
Unequal access : gaps in service for gay male victims of intimate partner violence, Elizabeth H. Condrey, Masters Thesis
Screening techniques : clinicians' views and approaches to assessing alcohol and substance use in older adults, Erin M. Conlan, Masters Thesis
The integration of psychoeducation about healing environments and placemaking and the effect on mental health for clients, Christienne D. Constabile, Masters Thesis
Perspectives of foster parents : what influences their motivation to become and continue to be foster parents?, Bridget D. Conway, Masters Thesis
From social work to sex therapy : increasing clinicians' sexual intervention self-efficacy beliefs, Kijao Corbett, Masters Thesis
The effects of music on the negative symptoms of schizophrenia : a project based upon an investigation at Hartford Hospital's Institute of Living, Hartford, Connecticut, Joan Elizabeth Corbin, Masters Thesis
Educator perceptions of student mental health services in high-performing charter schools, Gabriel Friedl Corens, Masters Thesis
How de we do no harm? : exploring adult children of alcoholics' perspectives on disclosure and support from childhood peers, Erica B. Cormier, Masters Thesis
Moving past the culture bound syndrome : looking for acute social withdrawal outside Japan, Evan W. Correy, Masters Thesis
Heterosexual men in the United States of America : are the oppressors also oppressed?, Shanta P. Cortez-Greig, Masters Thesis
Deconstructing Latinx racial paradigms : cross-cultural constructions of race and their impact on Dominican-American racial identity, Jacqueline I. Cosse, Masters Thesis
"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, Masters Thesis
Self-care in the practice of oncology social work : a project based upon the self-care practices of twelve oncology social workers, Lindsay Cotter, Masters Thesis
Exploring the experiences of clinicians treating Latino clients who utilize folk healing practices, Luz Eneida Cotto, Masters Thesis
Does internalized racism affect the mate selection process of African American men and women?, Afrika N. Cotton, Masters Thesis
Patriarchy and the trap of masculinity : a post-colonial analysis of violence against sexual minorities in Uganda, Sarah Elspeth Coughtry, Masters Thesis
Hospice social work and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Christine A. Couture, Masters Thesis
Clinician perspectives of behavioral health service delivery in patient-centered medical homes, Melanie L. Cox, Masters Thesis
Where have you gone? : the function of emotional proximity in the bereavement experiences of adult children who have lost a parent to suicide : a project based upon an independent investigation, Christie Robin Coy, Masters Thesis
Is it ever appropriate to encourage a survivor of sexual trauma to forgive? : a theoretical analysis, Elizabeth Lind Crane, Masters Thesis
Therapists' descriptions of their beliefs and practices regarding engaging resistant caregivers of children and adolescents, Sarah Becker Crane, Masters Thesis
The natural hair transformation : a journey of resilience and resistance, Melissa H. Cranston-Bates, Masters Thesis
ServiceNet participatory action research program evaluation : a project based on an independent investigation at ServiceNet in Northampton, MA, Heather L. Crawford, Caroline W. Evans, and Margot E. Reilly, Masters Thesis
Difference in perception of campus climate between White students and Black and Latino students at one New England independent school, Nola-rae Cronan, Masters Thesis
Shame and guilt responses of adolescent sexual offenders : a project based upon an independent investigation, Amanda Fay Crutchley, Masters Thesis
Substance abuse and music use : exploring relationships through recovery, Andrew Culler, Masters Thesis
Clinicians' voices on suicide prevention for veterans, Katherine E. Culpepper, Masters Thesis
Mothers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the first twelve months postpartum : challenges, coping supports, strengths, and resilience : a two-part project based upon an investigation at MotherWoman, Hadley Massachusetts, Maria T. Curtin-McKenna, Masters Thesis
Breaking the silence : uncovering the gendered communication patterns before, during, and after instances of sexual assault at NESCAC colleges, Carolyn A. Curtis, Masters Thesis
Planting the seed : the lasting impact of an explicit anti-racism mission on white graduate students of the Smith College School for Social Work : a project based upon independent investigation, Charlotte Cromley Curtis, Masters Thesis
Attachment style and identity construction : the choice of profession as one method of culturally mediating, locating and fulfilling attachment needs both interpersonally and societally, Gwendolyn Cutting Wishard, Masters Thesis
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, Masters Thesis
Manifestation of grief and loss in crisis-oriented psychotherapy : graduate preparation and lessons learned, Francis M. Cwiertniewicz, Masters Thesis
The integration of ego psychological and cognitive behavioral interventions for first episode psychosis : strengthening the self and treating the symptoms, Megan Mary Czaja, Masters Thesis
Self-shock : the experience of individuals relocating within the United States, Michelle Mieko Kaiulani Daggett, Masters Thesis
Moving through and beyond : a qualitative exploration of self-identified gender nonconforming participants' experiences of binary gender regulation, Ellen C. Daly, Masters Thesis
Indecision : biopsychological frames, Sarah G. Danborn, Masters Thesis