Masters Theses
Sexual attraction to clients : are master of social work students trained to manage such feelings?, Jennifer Davis Begun, Masters Thesis
Three studies of sexual offenders : female perpetrated sexual victimization, comparison of male and female perpetrated sexual victimization, and escalation histories, Sarah Guillaume Belanger, Masters Thesis
Sticks and stones : the impact of negative in-group interactions on African American racial identity, Donna Christine. Bell, Masters Thesis
Who cares? : psychotherapy as care work, explored through socialist feminist and relational perspectives, Sarah L. Beller, Masters Thesis
Two-sided healing : an exploration of Jewish women psychotherapists' experience, Aviva Bellman, Masters Thesis
Close encounters of a therapeutic kind, Ashley Pierce Benson, Masters Thesis
Faces of the future : an exploration of biracial identity development and racial identification in biracial young adults, Dana Leigh Benton, Masters Thesis
A homicide in the family : the dual perspective of mothers' experience parenting and use of community resources and community providers' report on services utilized by mothers and their children, Leah Elizabeth Berkowitz, Masters Thesis
Youth incarceration : restorative justice and social work practice, Elissa N. Berlinger, Masters Thesis
"As if" : an exploration of the relationship between clincians' theoretical orientations and their conceptualizations of patient-generated metaphors in psychotherapy, Joe Berlin, Masters Thesis
Opinions of male adolescent sexual offenders on treatment groups, Mónica Berón, Masters Thesis
Investigating the Potential Upslope Migration of Magnolia fraseri in Response to Climate Change, John M. Berryhill, Masters Thesis
Do we practice what we preach? : an exploratory study of individual, academic, and agency approaches for ameliorating vicarious trauma, Loren R. Biggs, Masters Thesis
Encompassing Acholi values : culturally ethical reintegration ideology for formerly abducted youth of the Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda, Neil James Bilotta, Masters Thesis
Resiliency on the home front : addressing the needs of family and friends of unmarried military members during deployment, Michelle E. Biltz, Masters Thesis
The biodiversity of gastrointestinal nematodes in South African wildlife, Chalis J. Bird, Masters Thesis
"Mai Pen Rai" = If nothing can be done, what is there to do? : cross-cultural perspectives on social work in Thailand and the United States, Johanna C. Black, Masters Thesis
Exploring clinical best practices for working with the co-occurrence of psychosis and a trauma history, Sierra Leah Black, Masters Thesis
African-American and Black women's process of learning, unlearning and resisting internalized racism, Bianca M. Blakesley, Masters Thesis
Social work professional ethics, as affected by the concept of the wounded healer : an investigation into the gatekeeping practice of clinical social work supervision, Cristina B. Bloom, Masters Thesis
The Matthew effect and treatment selection for urban poor clients : social pain, countertransference or competition? : a project based upon an independent investigation, Launa Kay Bodde, Masters Thesis
The Readjuster Movement: Its Influence Upon Race Relations in Virginia, Lee Howard Bodine, Masters Thesis
Taking up space : exploring clinical social workers' attitudes and practice experiences with their overweight and obese clients, Alyssa L. Bogetz, Masters Thesis
Disordered eating attitudes and behaviors : comparing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer women to women who identify as straight, Mellissa T. Bonilla, Masters Thesis
School experiences of foster children as seen through the eyes of teachers, Lynda Bonneau, Masters Thesis
Holding, attaching and relating : a theoretical perspective on good enough therapy through analysis of Winnicott's good enough mother, using Bowlby's attachment theory and relational theory, Lydia K. Borg, Masters Thesis
Gestalt therapists' perspectives on gender in the therapeutic relationship : implications for anti-oppressive practice, Benjamin Philip Borkan, Masters Thesis
Health worker experiences with environmental pollution : health in urban targeted community : a study of pollution and clinicians' experiences and attitudes towards it in urban low-income communities and communities of color, Leslie B. Bosworth, Masters Thesis
Juvenile sex offenders' therapeutic alliance : the intricate dynamics of alliance in relation to attachment, trauma, and religion, Rian Michelle Bovard-Johns, Masters Thesis
A theoretical approach to understanding alcohol misuse in military personnel returning home from Operation Iraqii (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Patrice K. Boyce, Masters Thesis
"Ultra-high risk" : exploring the prodrome to psychosis through cognitive and dialogic theoretical lenses : a project based upon an independent investigation, Clare Bullock Boyd, Masters Thesis
The language of equus : exploring equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) using the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA) model, Kelly J. Boyd, Masters Thesis
Experiences of first generation college students, Eleanor Grace Stulting Bradley, Masters Thesis
The challenge of moral difference : a theoretical investigation of encounters with a client's capacity for violence, Sarah K. Brady, Masters Thesis
Questioning neutrality : an inquiry into contemporary therapists' attitudes towards neutrality in the clinical encounter, Shoshanna D. Brady, Masters Thesis
Enduring loss : a critique of cultural competence literature in social work practice with Latin American immigrants, Tamara Bransburg, Masters Thesis
Dimensions of healing : a synthesis of relational and psychodrama theory and practice in the treatment of unresolved loss and grief, Ashley G. Branum, Masters Thesis
Lacan's critique of Freud's case of Dora and the therapeutic action of working in the symbolic : a project based upon an independent investigation, Sean Michael Breidenthal, Masters Thesis
Art as a clinical tool in the treatment of complex PTSD : a theoretical study, Emma T. Brenner-Malin, Masters Thesis
The experience of homelessness and the human-companion animal bond : a quantitative study : a project based upon an investigation at San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium/Veterinary Street Outreach Services, San Francisco, California, Erin J. Brewbaker, Masters Thesis
Psychotherapists' decisions regarding boundary crossings in outpatient practice, Victoria E. Brinckerhoff, Masters Thesis
"Do I pull the race card?" : middle-class African American parental perceptions of racism in their children's public schools, Tamika M. Brock, Masters Thesis
Women's perceptions of different power dynamics in their sexual encounters with both women and men, Genna Blaine Brodsky, Masters Thesis
"They were neither typical..nor unique" : an exploratory study of enlistment decisions of American veterans from past to present, Kelly Alexis Brogden, Masters Thesis
"You have to know whether or not you can really compassionately hold White folks" : perspectives of instructors on White MSW student engagement with race and racism course material, Eleanor H. Broh, Masters Thesis
Queering the NCAA : how athletic administrators at National Collegiate Athletic Association institutions include transgender athletes, Lisa Margaret Brookens, Masters Thesis
Life sentence : a play in two acts, Mary Beth Brooker, Masters Thesis
The call for help : a theoretical study on the changes that occur between a school social worker and his or her child client after reportinng to Child Protective Services on suspected abuse and neglect, Aramie Brooks-Salzman, Masters Thesis
Understanding male juvenile sexual offenders : an investigation of experiences and internalized masculinity, Adam Brown, Masters Thesis
How different technological mediums may reduce attitudinal barrier to the utilization of psychotherapeutic relationships, Collin T. Browne, Masters Thesis
Attitudes of mental health professionals toward mental illness : comparisons and predictors : a project based upon an investigation at Department of Youth Services, Massachusetts, David Townsend Browne, Masters Thesis
From entrenched to empowered : the factors promoting resiliency and healing for LGBTQIA identified adult survivors of childhood sexual assault, Hal Brown, Masters Thesis
Christianity, familial acceptance, and current spirituality among LGB individuals : blessed be the tie that binds?, Megan Elaine Browning, Masters Thesis
Body image and adolescent male sexual perpetrators : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jennifer Elizabeth Brownlee, Masters Thesis
From postmodern to psychodynamics : deconstructing sex offender registration and notification policies, Sherri A. Brown, Masters Thesis
Chitlins and lemonade : the impact of the word "nigger" on college educated men in the African diaspora, Thomas W. Brown, Masters Thesis
All we know is not enough, Darcy Parker Bruce, Masters Thesis
Whose Daughter Are You? : Exploring Identity Issues of Lesbians who are Adopted : A Project Based upon an Independent Investigation, Anne Mi Ok Bruining, Masters Thesis
Gender role socialization of clinical social workers and its effect on the treatment of male alexithymia, Joseph D. Burke, Masters Thesis
Feminist values and pornography consumption amongst women and its relationship to sexual self-esteem and body esteem, Laura E. Burnham, Masters Thesis
Breast cancer survivors' views of how support groups and activism have affected their healing process, Elizabeth M. Burnworth, Masters Thesis
Emotions in the classroom, Elizabeth D. Burris, Masters Thesis
A queer-positive institution and its creation of gender-competency in social workers : a project based on the exploration of Smith College School for Social Work alumni, Haley M. Burton, Masters Thesis
Sexual expression among Black women in relationships with men from different minority racial groups, Sara Tildon Burton, Masters Thesis
Whole-genome sequencing and circadian gene analysis of the Polynesian tiger mosquito Aedes polynesiensis, Renna Bushko, Masters Thesis
Parent education para mi? : the relevance and usefulness of mainstream parent education for Latino parents, Gabriela Bustamante, Masters Thesis
Voices of family- and partner-violent adults in treatment : participants' experience of therapy, Justin Butler, Masters Thesis
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