Masters Theses
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
The marathon of life : an exploratory study of female cancer survivors' experiences with training for and participating in a marathon after their cancer diagnosis, Elizabeth Mary Donahue, Masters Thesis
Bringing the body into treatment : examining the clinician's experience of a trauma informed, body based intervention alongside play therapy for at risk youth, Erica Donahue and Alexandra K. Leiter, Masters Thesis
Women among men : the experiences of female staff in residential facilities for adolescent males, Jessica Rose Donahue, Masters Thesis
Oh God where art thou? : Does a relationship to the divine help women from diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds make meaning in the aftermath of intimate partner violence? : implications for clinical social work, Lori Lucia. Donley, Masters Thesis
An examination of intergenerational father involvement : does history determine destiny? : a project based upon an independent investigation, Savann Donovan, Masters Thesis
Mental health and developmental factors related to juvenile adjudicative competence, Tracy Ann Donsky, Masters Thesis
Are we reaching the body? : a study of social workers' attitudes on the mind-body connection in trauma treatment, Samuel R. Douglas, Masters Thesis
"You are in a better position to protect people when you feel like you're protected yourself" : to what extent does union membership and ethical clinical social work practice align? : an exploratory study, Robyn K. Douglass, Masters Thesis
Perinatal depression screening : using antenatal depression screens and patient demographics to predict risk for postpartum depression :, Jackson Doyle, Masters Thesis
Anonymous sperm donor preferences of non-genetic mothers, Carmel Trinity Drewes, Masters Thesis
The kids feel (more than) all right : a study exploring the subjective experiences and perceptions of adult-male children raised in planned lesbian families as relates to their gender development, Naomi D. Drexler, Masters Thesis
Bystander empowerment amongst trained facilitators of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program : an exploratory study, Katherine H. Driscoll, Masters Thesis
An expression of deep concern : championing the needs of never married couples and their children coping with family related litigation and separation : a project in collaboration with the Hampshire Bar Association, Northampton, Massachusetts, Deborah J. Druar, Masters Thesis
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and career ideation : an application of hope theory and social cognitive career theory, Miya V. Drucker, Masters Thesis
Presenting image/presenting symptoms : clinicians' diagnoses of Black women in the therapeutic space, Kim Teresa DuBose, Masters Thesis
In their own words : a comparative study of the attachment experiences of special needs adoptive families, Colette Lynn Duciaume-Wright, Masters Thesis
The management of transference and countertransference in the wilderness therapy milieu, Jon E. Dukes, Masters Thesis
"Unconditional positive regard" : clinicians' reflections on the impact of animal co-therapists in therapy, Carolyn M. Duncan, Masters Thesis
It takes a village : a survey of women's experiences of emotional support during prenatal care visits, Elizabeth M. du Toit, Masters Thesis
Juvenile justice through a gender variant lens : an exploratory study of the experience of providers working with gender variant youth in California juvenile justice facilities, Laura Elaine Dutton, Masters Thesis