Masters Theses
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
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
Echoes of racism : an exploration into skin color bias within the African American community, Claretta D. Daniels, Masters Thesis
Racial hierarchy and mental health outcomes among rich nations, Jamie D. Daniels, Masters Thesis
Positive interventions for children diagnosed with learning disabilities : an exploration of educators' lived experiences, Chelsea M. Dann, Masters Thesis
The coming out process : an exploratory study of famiies with more than one LGBQ sibling, Kimberly Dasso, Masters Thesis
"I know that I'm strong" : survivors of sexual violence and their experiences with pregnancy and childbirth, Gretchen J. Davidson, Masters Thesis
Kinship diversion : exploring experiences of relative probate guardianship in Los Angeles, CA., Alison Davies, Masters Thesis
Do characteristics of children and families influence reported caregiver burden? : a secondary data analysis of the 2009-2010 national survey of children with special health care needs, Chelsea Davies, Masters Thesis
Recollective awareness meditation : a self-care process for meditating therapists, Sophie S. Davis-Cohen, Masters Thesis
Gathering strengths and resiliencies of low-income joint and custodial fathers of color : a focus group study, Jamil Malik Davis, Masters Thesis
We were treated like machines : professionalism and anti-Blackness in social work agency culture, Mark D. Davis, Masters Thesis
Embodying the therapeutic alliance : an exploration of the working alliance in the personal trainer-client relationship, Lindsay L. Davison, Masters Thesis
Reaching the end : an exploration of attachment and existential theory as a path to assist in the dying process, Jillian DeBenedetto, Masters Thesis
Identity, colonial mentality, and decolonizing the mind : exploring narratives and examining mental health implications for Filipino Americans, Ashley M. Decena, Masters Thesis
Patient perspectives on mental health therapy for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatique syndrome (CFS), Brooke Denmark, Masters Thesis
The use of specialization : ǂb are artists a clinically distinct population?, Camila D. de Onis, Masters Thesis
The problem of evidence : philosophy of science and evidence based practice in clinical social work, Bronwyn Deprés, Masters Thesis
A dissertation upon the influence of the French symbolist movement upon Anglo-American poetry, Maya Deren, Masters Thesis
Do clinicians perceive a connection between their personal and professional habits of self-disclosure? : a study exploring self-disclosure on social networking sites and in therapy, Marie H. Desloge, Masters Thesis
Multidisciplinary considerations for clinical work with the multiracial identity : a project based upon an independent investigation, Kate Lee De Soto, Masters Thesis
Three independent investigations on disclosure of childhood sexual abuse and psychological functioning, family and community violence, and trauma and non-sexual crime, Hillary Blythe Despres, Masters Thesis
Provider perceptions of people who inject drugs and harm reduction approaches, Ciara DeVozza, Masters Thesis
Awareness of trigger events among clinicians working with elders with dementia : a project based upon an independent investigation, Ashley K. Diaz, Masters Thesis
Homelessness as trauma : a theoretical analysis exploring treatment of symptoms of grief and loss in single African-American homeless women, Jesse J. Dice, Masters Thesis
The impact on the self of growing up with a sibling with autism spectrum : an exploratory study, Margaret M. Dickey, Masters Thesis
Gang stalking : internet connectivity as an emerging mental health concern, Elizabeth E. Dietrich, Masters Thesis
The voices of survivors of suicide : experiences with forms of support after a suicide loss, Nicole Dietze, Masters Thesis
The celebration of Black beauty in online spaces as a form of social and political resistance, Sabriya Dillard, Masters Thesis
Looking at substance use disorders through lenses of self psychology and existential psychotherapy : a theoretical study, Michael E. DiLorenzo, Masters Thesis
The intersection of religion and spirituality in clinical practice : bridging the gap between outpatient therapy and pastoral counseling : a project based upon an investigation at Hartford Hospital, Institute of Living mental health center, Hartford, Connecticut, Susan A. Dimauro, Masters Thesis
Beyond the office doors : the relationship between psychotherapists' disclosures of personal life events and their professional identity, Alana C. DiPesa, Masters Thesis
Identity development among Black gay men : the relationship between racial and sexual orientation identity development, Sandra Lauren DiPillo, Masters Thesis
Exploring spirituality/religion related interventions used by mental health workers in psychotherapy and counseling, Deanna Wilcoxson Dodd, Masters Thesis
More than unreal : clinicians' practice experiences with clients affected by chronic depersonalization and derealization, Meghan E. Doherty, Masters Thesis
Social capital in contemporary society : decline or change, Eleonor Domenichini, Masters Thesis