Masters Theses
Saudade, Safi Simone Harriott, Masters Thesis
A discontinuous space : postmodern perspectives on mental health discourse, Jennifer Leigh Harrison, Masters Thesis
Sometimes love ain't enough : a study of the perceived relationship barriers as reported by 12 heterosexual African American women and men, Stephanie Harris, Masters Thesis
Working with gender nonconforming children : why does the debate continue?, Gillian A. Harvey, Masters Thesis
Reclaiming the borderlands : a relational and transnational feminist approach to the history and treatment of borderline personality disorder, Rebecca G. Hawes-Sivitz, Masters Thesis
A slight schooling on deaf education, Kathryn L. Hayden, Masters Thesis
Current trends in employee assistance concerns : employee assistance professionals' reports on the presenting concerns of employees, Theodore Robert Healy, Masters Thesis
The effects of alternative treatments such as yoga and meditation as adjunctive therapy on adolescent alcohol abusers with a history of trauma, Ann Marie Hegarty, Masters Thesis
Origins of clinician bias against people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, Lindsay K. Heightman, Masters Thesis
Evolving identities, shaping connection : the effects of narrative-sharing spaces on undocumented Latino students, Christopher M. Heinrich, Masters Thesis
Implications of frequent online social network use for adolescent and emerging adult social experiences, Nora Anne Heins, Masters Thesis
The role of emotion in therapists' training : a psychological and social exploration, Loren D. Helms, Masters Thesis
College bound : factors that influence first generation college student process, Claudia Y. Hernandez, Masters Thesis
The political birth of gay affirmative social services, José A. Hernández., Masters Thesis
A follow-up study exploring the transformative effects of wilderness therapy on adolescents with histories of trauma : a project based upon an investigation at Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy Programs, Albany, Oregon, George Carter Herrity, Masters Thesis
Feminist identification in heterosexual encounters : exploring the relationship betweeen women's personal values and their experiences of verbal sexual coercion, Shawna M. Hershberger, Masters Thesis
Wisdom in the trees : a research project on how elders living in the Treehouse Community together with foster children and their families continue or expand the quality of meaning making in their everyday lives, Elizabeth Hinze, Masters Thesis
Liberatory means to liberatory ends : a qualitative study of direct service providers' perceptions of transformative justice as an intervention in child sexual abuse : a project based upon an independent investigation, Dona K. Hirschfield-White, Masters Thesis
The narratives of adult third culture kids : cultural identity development and psychological support upon reentry to one's home country, Yoko Hisano, Masters Thesis
Uncovering oppression within the anti-rape movement : the role of race in the reporting experiences of adult Black female rape survivors, Amy Rebecca Hochberg, Masters Thesis
"What are you?" : understanding the contextual influence on the racial categorization of multiracial adults and the impact on their sense of belonging, Maya N. Hochberger-Vigsittaboot, Masters Thesis
The life and contributions of Juliette Gordon Low, Martha Curtis Hodge, Masters Thesis
Having a voice and being heard : a scoping review of what current literature tells us is most important to the caregivers, children and social workers involved in kinship foster care, Leah J. Hoffman and Leah J. Hoffman-Setka, Masters Thesis
Expressive writing as an adjunct to talk therapy : considerations for a creative intervention for depressive disorders, Anna C. Hogeland, Masters Thesis
The clinical implications of dissolutioned adoption : a theoretical intersection of the neurosequential model of therapeutics and attachment theory, Mikayla C. Holcomb, Masters Thesis
The effects of therapist self-disclosure on the therapeutic alliance : a relational perspective, Brittany A. Hollingsworth, Masters Thesis
The unique challenges faced by South Asian American social work graduate students : campus communities, academics, and field : a project based upon an independent investigation, Sumati Shireen Holman, Masters Thesis
Let's talk about race : ǂb a study of racial discourse and self-esteem in transracial adoptees, Hyun-Zie Hong, Masters Thesis
Addressing client mental health within the personal training relationship, Alana R. Honigman, Masters Thesis
The intergenerational transmission of parenting beliefs and the impact of the Supporting Father Involvement Program on parenting beliefs in western Canada, Rachel H. Honig, Masters Thesis
Engaging fathers : examining social service agency father-friendliness and its relationships with father involvement, Cole Douglas Hooley, Masters Thesis
New homes, different places : demographic transitions in the Worcester County MA foster care system : a project based upon an investigation at Y.O.U., Inc. foster care program in Worcester MA, Anne Wassell Hopkinson, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study of White people's evolving consciousness and how their awareness of White privilege and racism changed their consciousness, Phillip C. Horner, Masters Thesis
The way we speak affects our reality : why speaking from the values of racial justice begins the creation of a racially just world, Katherine Alice Hornowski, Masters Thesis
Is social work the work of love? : love practice and queer doing in the process for full self-determination, Sady K. Horn, Masters Thesis
Navigating the experience of identity intersection : an exploration of the lesbian mother identity in the United States, Sarah A. Horn, Masters Thesis
Mortality practices : how clinical social workers interact with their mortality within their clinical and professional practice, Joseph K. Hovey, Masters Thesis
Sharing our edges : the mindfulness influence on therapist's formulation of insight, Sonia S. Hsieh, Masters Thesis
Couples' decision-making processes : first-time parenthood in dual-career partnerships, Amelia Fern Hube, Masters Thesis
Does degree matter? : an exploration into the stigmatization of mental illness by social workers and other mental health professionals, Alexandria R. Huber, Masters Thesis
Gould Farm : outcomes at a psychosocial therapeutic community reexamined : a project based upon an independent investigation, with permission of the Gould Farm, Monterey, Massachusetts, Frances Huberman, Masters Thesis
"What do you mean, 'separate identity'? : an exploration of separation and individuation for second generation Korean American adolescents, Catherine C, Huh, Masters Thesis
The prevalence of problem gambling in the Chinese community of San Francisco with a focus on exploring treatment access, Vivian Hui and Linfang Zhao, Masters Thesis
"Eating bitterness" : mental health help-seeking and Chinese international students in the United States, Ran Huo, Masters Thesis
Sex and sexuality in formerly Ultra-Orthodox Jews : defining sexual health, Abigail R. Hurvitz-Prinz, Masters Thesis
How service learning impacts identity formation and social responsibility in emerging adults, Paige M. Hustead, Masters Thesis
The role of psychotherapy in the age of medication : a theoretical analysis of biological and psychodynamic perspectives on the etiology and treatment of schizophrenia, Tessa Leona Hutchinson, Masters Thesis
A new praxis : exploring class-based microaggressions and the application of relational-cultural theory and liberation psychology in social work practice and research, Lynn Hutton and Lynn Elizabeth Hutton, Masters Thesis
Transsexualism: the lifelong paradox : a project based upon an investigation at a correctional facility in a western state, Mary E. Iannuccillo, Masters Thesis
The integrationists : exploring the experiences of third culture kid psychotherapists, Carly S. Inkpen, Masters Thesis
An exploration of the influence of media, advertising, and popular culture on the self esteem, identity, and body image in adolescent girls, Jennifer A. Irving, Masters Thesis
Maintaining community roots : understanding gentrification through the eyes of long-standing African American residents in West Oakland, Karessa Irvin, Masters Thesis
Stuck in the sibling relationship : growing up with a sibling with a serious mental illness and how intimate relationships later in life may be affected, Laura Pereira Jacinto, Masters Thesis
Attempting whiteness : Black women's expected and actual results of skin bleaching, Alcia C. Jackson, Masters Thesis
Clinician perceived barriers to effective discharge planning for youth coming out of residential and inpatient treatment, Leah Alexandra Jackson, Masters Thesis
Pushed to the edge : the treatment of transsexuals through time : a behavioral discourse analysis of the diagnostic and treatment protocols for transsexuals and the implications for contemporary social work practice, Stacey D. Jackson-Roberts, Masters Thesis
An examination of the relationship between exposure to violence in the home and attachment characteristics among youth with sexually harmful bahaviors, Talia J. Jackson, Masters Thesis
How our service systems impact resiliency and recovery of domestic violence survivors : clinical perspectives, Emily Riddle Jacobs, Masters Thesis
Till (un)death do us part : exploring the romanticization of adolescent dating violence in The twilight saga and the romantic relationship beliefs held by female fans of the series, Aviva H. Jacobstein, Masters Thesis
The impact of identity on the experience and management of bipolar disorders, Lisa M. Jaffe, Masters Thesis
What's the impact of cultural competency education? : exploring clinical social workers' attitudes towards clients health-related beliefs, opinions and psychosocial contexts, Sheryl J. Jaffe, Masters Thesis
Implicit communication : the body's role in clinical work with trauma survivors, Julia A. Jakubowski, Masters Thesis
The role of personality and prior criminal offenses in the prediction of perceived helping alliance of nonsexual offending adjudicated adolescent males in residential facilities : a project based upon an independent investigation, Aimie E. Jalbert, Masters Thesis
A history of reminiscences : clinical descriptions of nostalgia, psychodynamic theories of mourning, and the confluence of teleology, Alexandra P. Jamali, Masters Thesis
Stigma, race and mental illness : African-American clinicians' perceptions of how these factors influence help-seeking behaviors in African Americans, Rabi'ah S. Jamar, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study of clinicians' understanding of children's non-traditional toy choice and parents' concerns, Lindsay Britt Jamieson, Masters Thesis
The role of self-compassion in alcohol use disorders : an exploratory study : a project based on an investigation at ServiceNet, Inc., Northampton, Massachusetts, Kaitlyn M. Janicki, Masters Thesis
Experiences of discrimination among Arab Americans and Muslim Americans post-9/11 attacks, Lenna Jawdat, Masters Thesis
A brief history of athletics at the University of Pennsylvania : a transatlantic series, Courtney Boleslaw Jaworski, Masters Thesis
"We were all kind of learning together" : the emergence of LGBTQ affirmative psychotherapy & social services, 1960-1987: oral history study, Boston, MA, Sarah Blair Jenkins, Masters Thesis
"if you lived in your body, you'd be home by now" : clincians' perspectives on somatic practices in psychotherapy, Natasha Sunil Jeswani, Masters Thesis
"What are you, anyway?" : how parents help their multiracial children live in a world of singular racial categories, Chloe A. Jhangiani, Masters Thesis
Heavy impact : the experience of sustaining a concussion as a college athelete, Brittainy C. Johnson, Masters Thesis
The efficacy of narrative therapy approaches with self-injurious clients, Erica H. Johnson, Masters Thesis
The long term effects of racial socialization of African American sons through communication patterns from their mothers, Jacqueline A. Johnson, Masters Thesis
What are the athletic stressors and clinical implications experienced by first year Division III student-athletes : an exploratory study, Jennifer A. Johnson and Jennifer Anne Johnson, Masters Thesis
Why we (don't) run : an investigation of perceived barriers to and perceived benefits of participation in physical activity, Joanna Marie Johnson, Masters Thesis
I'll hang around as long as you will let me : hard country music, the white working class, and the experience of loss in the American neoliberal context, Nicholas Johnston, Masters Thesis
Using the principles of existential psychotherapeutic theory to enrich understanding of eating disorder etiology, Sabrina Johnston, Masters Thesis
Therapist's views of how hope influences the setting and attainment of treatment goals among clients with posttraumatic stress disorder : a qualitative study : a project based upon an independent investigation, Courtney Anne Jones, Masters Thesis
Social and academic experiences of AAGBM who graduate from HBCUS, Isaiah L. Jones, Masters Thesis
The Political Tension Surrounding the Operas of Samuel Barber, Stephanie Ann Elizabeth Jones, Masters Thesis
Racial micro-aggressions in the clinical dyad : a qualitative study of African American clinical social workers : anti-oppression with same race clients : a project based upon an independent investigation, Illana Cathleen Jordan, Masters Thesis
Transitional objects in adult treatment : case studies, Sheela Madhukar Joshi, Masters Thesis
Social workers who become life coaches : what does the social work field have to learn, Alexandra A. Jost, Masters Thesis
Hidden in plain sight : the sibling relationship and psychodynamic theory, Jenny A. Joyal, Masters Thesis
"It's a common belief that people who see a therapist or psychologist are crazy" : a study of mental health care in Wyoming, Julie Anne Joy, Masters Thesis
Procrastination in relation to self-efficacy in graduate students writing a doctoral dissertation, ZoeН_ Alberta Kahn, Masters Thesis
Gender identity development in individuals with autism : a project based upon an independent investigation, Emily Green Kalafarski, Masters Thesis
Coparenting among Mexican-American and non-Latino white couples, Amy B. Kallenberg, Masters Thesis
Pregnancy, an opportunity for empowerment : a trauma and attachment informed approach to creating a corrective relationship for mothers with trauma histories and subsequent substance abuse, Judith W. Kamara, Masters Thesis
Weighing in : an analysis of the NASW's web-based content regarding theoretical issues and practice recommendations for social workers working with overweight and obese individuals, M. Elizabeth Kanard, Masters Thesis
Transmission of narratives among former Soviet Union (FSU) émigrés, Marina Kantarovich, Masters Thesis
Boundary ambiguity and borderline personality traits : implications for adolescent girls in foster care, Maureen Ann Kaplan, Masters Thesis
The importance of racial concordance and the childhood experiences of Black students and practicing clinicians in the field of social work, Candice Tara Karber, Masters Thesis
The adaptation of trauma therapies for use with children and adolescents diagnosed on the autism spectrum : a qualitative study, Benjamin A. Katz, Masters Thesis
From bullies to brotherhood : an exploratory qualitative study of Aspergian adolescents' perspectives on friendship, Michelle Charney Kaye, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study on White empathy and cross-racial experiences in the virtual world, Caitlyn I. Keckeissen, Masters Thesis
Space exploration : mapping students' perception of the Smith College campus, Stephanie Alexandra Keep, Masters Thesis
Anti-bullying task force : a community's response to address bullying behaviors and attitudes : a project based upon an independent investigation, Brian Christopher Kellen, Masters Thesis