Masters Theses
The effects of oncology social workers involvement on cancer patients' decisions about end-of-life care, Amy Y. Kwan, Masters Thesis
Parent perceptions of school violence : a replication study, Maria Segura Kwon, Masters Thesis
Using marriage to protect White supremacy and heterosexual privilege : a historical analysis of marriage law in the United States, Katharine Franks Kyros, Masters Thesis
"I love my children... but I hate being a mom" : exploring narratives of maternal ambivalence in anonymous, digital spaces, Christine M. Lacy, Masters Thesis
Establishing the core self and its significance developmentally : a qualitative exploration of the relationship between achieving self cohesion and entrance into adulthood, Joseph James Lacy, Masters Thesis
Attachment in clinical supervision : relationships between attachment and the supervisory working alliance, Karen E. Ladr-Finefrock, Masters Thesis
Risk and protective factors associated with juvenile delinquency and juvenile sexual offending behavior : the role of ethnic identity, exposure to violence, and parenting practices and attachment, Elsa G. Lage, Masters Thesis
The door(s) of no return : how the legacy of slavery impacts birth outcomes for African American women, Jennifer Baxendale Lally, Masters Thesis
Flow in the therapy setting : an examination of optimal experience in clinical social work practice, David E. Landry, Masters Thesis
Who does what? : navigating gender roles in early parenthood, Annabel L. Lane, Masters Thesis
Internalizing a social justice identity through hip hop values in the Beats, Rhymes, and Life Academy : a project based upon an investigation at Beats, Rhymes and Life, Alfredo E. Laris, Masters Thesis
Eastern European adoption : a theoretical study of attachment disorder through a self psychology lens, Andrea Leadbetter Larkin, Masters Thesis
The Space Between, Eliza L. Larson, Masters Thesis
HIV-serodiscordant couples, pre-exposure, prophylaxis and relationship satisfaction, Eli Latto, Masters Thesis
Male college veterans, masculinity and their help seeking behaviors : a thesis based upon a sample of military-veterans and active duty personnel, Liam Lattrell, Masters Thesis
Black students' classroom silence in predominantly White institutions of higher education, Mahajoy A. Laufer, Masters Thesis
Postpartum depression support group of MotherWoman, Inc. : cognitive-behavioral methods embedded in feminist theory : a project based upon an investigation at MotherWoman, Inc., Amherst, Massachusetts, Leslie Ann Lauf, Masters Thesis
Religion as a protective factor in the severity of crimes committed by juveniles with sexually offending behavior, Alex Laughrey, Masters Thesis
What is the coming out experience of polyamorous individuals : an exploratory study : a project based upon an independent investigation, Andria Elizabeth Lavine, Masters Thesis
Comparing individual and couples/family therapy : practitioners' perspectives, Rebecca H. Lawrence, Masters Thesis
Why activists seek psychotherapy, Collin B. Lee, Masters Thesis
Chinese American college graduates in the Great Recession : an exploratory study, Rebecca D. Lee, Masters Thesis
Asian Americans and cultural values : encountering and overcoming sociocultural barriers to community mental health services : a project based upon an independent investigation, William Lee, Masters Thesis
The voice of the voiceless : client perspective of therapist self-disclosure, Pamela H. Lefever, Masters Thesis
Developing a protocol for the treatment of transitioning adolescents : a survey of gender clinics in the United States, Elise Lehotsky, Masters Thesis
Looking for ghosts everywhere : the effects of vicarious traumatization on mental health interpreters who work with refugees, Sophie Anna Lembeck, Masters Thesis
The undercover wounded healer : the role of personal therapy in being a clinical social worker, Leanne Marie. Lemire, Masters Thesis
Working with trauma : a qualitative and retrospective exploration of the experiences of clinicians who work with trauma, Allyson Rebecca Lent, Masters Thesis
Raíces en ambos países : voices of Latino immigrant parents raising U.S. born children in the Washington Metropolitan Area, Vanessa A. León, Masters Thesis
Examining our worst fears, Jennifer Elmassian Leszkiewicz, Masters Thesis
Benefits and challenges of offering peer support to student survivors of campus sexual violence, Zoe Amanda Levenson, Masters Thesis
Hooked on a feeling : clinician views on the construct of love addition in treatment, Zehara J. Levin, Masters Thesis
Rolling smoothly along : the stories of eleven clinicians' spiritual self-care as a vital aspect of avoiding burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious traumatization, Elizabeth Anne Levy, Masters Thesis
Incarceration, identity and resilience : understanding the long-term psychological impacts of racial trauma on Japanese Americans who were imprisoned during World War II, Kyla M. J. Lew, Masters Thesis
The air that I breathe : how Buddhist practice supports psychotherapists in the midst of vicarious trauma and burnout, Simone Lichty, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study of the life experiences of gay, lesbian and bisexual people who were raised in the U.S.A. Mennonite Church : a project based upon an independent investigation, Adele Kathleen Liechty, Masters Thesis
Differential diagnosis of emerging and young adult disorders : a case vignette study of PTSD and psychotic disorders, Elizabeth L. Liepold, Masters Thesis
Socioemotional development and nonverbal learning disabilities : a theoretical intersection of neurobiology and self psychology : a project based upon an independent investigation, Joanna M. Lightburn, Masters Thesis
Smith College School for Social Work graduate students' attitudes, behaviors, and experiences concerning religion and spirituality in social work practice and social work education, Candice Light, Masters Thesis
"I feel fat" : how do therapists help recovering female anorectic clients overcome body image issues?, Holly G. Light, Masters Thesis
Suicide in older adults : helping case managers engage in difficult conversations : a project based upon an independent investigation in collaboration the producer of the film "Talking with Dolores", Darlene O'Connor, Jennelle Liljestrand, Masters Thesis
The role of fictional narratives in adolescent identity formation : a theoretical exploration, Anne Lind, Masters Thesis
Urban teachers' perspectives on promoting social and emotional well-being in the classroom, Sara Lipton-Carey, Masters Thesis
An exploratory survey of some Christian leaders' views re: causes and treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems : "Let go and let God?" or more?, Katryn A. Little, Masters Thesis
How home-based clinicians assess and assist parent(s) who experience changes in family dynamics post discharge of their pre-latency/latency age child's first psychiatric hospitalization, Ashley Shannon Logee, Masters Thesis
Young mothers and the infant feeding decision : participation in a postpartum breastfeeding support group, Rebecca Logue-Conroy, Masters Thesis
The relationship between complementary medicine and quality of life among women with breast cancer, Nicole Diane. Lombardo, Masters Thesis
Professional experience, motivation and preparedness for practice with older adults : implications for the MSW curriculum, Nicole M. Loux, Masters Thesis
Healthcare narratives across the generations and their impact on contemporary healthcare practices of young African American women, Elizabeth Y. Love, Masters Thesis
Combat-related trauma : an historical analysis through a biopsychosocial lens, Jamie Lynn Loveland, Masters Thesis
The experience of fathers upon the receipt of the news that their newborn babies had been given a diagnosis of Down syndrome : an exploratory study, Desiree Danielle Lowit, Masters Thesis
Ecotherapists' perceptions about the efficacy of their work, Fiona C. Lundy, Masters Thesis
Exploring the impacts of disclosure for the transgender and gender non-conforming therapists, Samuel B. Lurie, Masters Thesis
The impact of homophobia and transphobia on the professional development of LGBT social workers during graduate school, Emily K. Lusenhop, Masters Thesis
The integration of exercise as an adjunct treatment for depression by clinical social workers in Massachusetts : a study designed to expand the practice of area social workers, Thomas Lawrence Lusignan, Masters Thesis
How palliative care professionals in multicultural or monocultural dyads incorporate humor in their work, Susan M. Lutzke-Hoff, Masters Thesis
Reimagining the past, present, & future: science fiction, fantasy, and Afrofuturism as modes of healing for communities of color, Kai Teresa Atacador Lynch, Masters Thesis
An exploration of the relationship between personal ideal(s) of female beauty, self perception(s) of female beauty, and self esteem in women, Megan S. Lynch, Masters Thesis
"90% Catholic 100% Vodou" : Haitian immigrant religious and spiritual identity, Cindy L. Lys, Masters Thesis
Mothers experiencing homelessness : an exploratory study on parental involvement in children's education and perceived barriers to involvement :, Marla G. Maccia, Masters Thesis
A question of culture for overweight individuals, Heather A. MacDonald, Masters Thesis
The roots and implications of rape myth acceptance in public discourse : the Steubenville, Ohio rape case, Shannon E. Mackey, Masters Thesis
The who, how and why of Facebook use : the relationship between level of use and the big five personality traits, Larua K. Mackie, Masters Thesis
Do you even lift bro? : a psychodynamic feminist analysis of the mental health benefits of weight lifting for women, Katharine H. MacShane, Masters Thesis
Secure attachments and how they promote resilience in children of alcoholics, Sheena A. Mahoney, Masters Thesis
OEF/OIF veterans with and without PTSD : levels of relationship distress, social support, combat experience, and deployment, Jeanne-marie E. Mailloux, Masters Thesis
Gender identity and childhood experiences : an introductory quantitative study of the relationship between gender identity and adverse childhood experiences, Liam P. Malone, Masters Thesis
Clinicians' perspectives on somatic interventions in the treatment of trauma, Margaret Rose Malone, Masters Thesis
Parental perceptions of parent-therapist alliance and adolescent self-disclosure on the perceived efficacy of adolescent psychotherapy treatment, Kara G. Maltese, Masters Thesis
A clinical response to a community issue : exploring Hartford's youth exposure to community violence in a community-based agency, Alicia M. Mamula, Masters Thesis
Understanding and negotiating access to preventative sexual health care biotechnology in online communities : a thematic analysis of the Facebook group ""PrEP Facts: rethinking HIV prevention and sex, Dorothy Manley, Masters Thesis
The ambiguous loss of post-integration : a theoretical analysis of the effects of integration on clients with dissociative identity disorder, Elise A. Manning, Masters Thesis
The experience of voluntarily childless women in contemporary New England, Sharon Marie Manning-Kelly, Masters Thesis
"It feels like the first time" : the use and implications of a chronological approach for treatment of multiple traumas with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, Michelle M. Marchese, Masters Thesis
Clinicians' experience of diagnosing children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD), Lenni Marcus, Masters Thesis
Experiences of caregivers for relatives with a chronic severe mental illness : riding the roller coaster : a descriptive study, Diana E. Mark, Masters Thesis
Figuring out the birds and the bees : parents' experiences navigating issues of sex and sexuality with their teenage and young adult children with intellectual disabilities, Jessica Welson Markowitz, Masters Thesis
Narrative approaches to recovery-oriented psychotherapy with individuals with schizophrenia, Michelle Hart Marlowe, Masters Thesis
Meditation & mindfulness in dialectical behavior therapy : an exploration of therapists' experiences with personal meditation and mindfulness practices, Felicia Marohn, Masters Thesis
The implementation and acceptance of yoga techniques for children with complex trauma among practicing clinicians, Danielle S. Martineau, Masters Thesis
Social climate in social work training : the influence of the learning environment on the emerging social worker's professional identity as an agent of social justice, Tatiana Martínez, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study of transracial adoptions : African American perspectives, Tarn Carolyn Martin, Masters Thesis
What is culture? What is compentency? What is Latino? : an exploratory study of clinicians' perceptions and practice of cultural competency with Latino clients, Saralyn Marie Masselink, Masters Thesis
White anti-racism in the context of parenting, Sarah Amanda Matlock, Masters Thesis
The impact of texting on committed romantic relationships, Danielle M. Maurer, Masters Thesis
An exploration of factors associated with reentry adjustment of U.S. foreign service spouses, Sharon M. Maybarduk, Masters Thesis
Student satisfaction with the quality and quantity of mental health services offered by their MSW programs, Willa R. Mayo, Masters Thesis
Live today : transition from patient to long-term cancer survivor, Lynn Ann. Mazur, Masters Thesis
The impact of race and psychosocial factors on help-seeking behaviors among young adults in the prodrome to psychosis : a project based upon an investigation at the Center for Intervention Development and Applied Research, Boston, Massachusetts, Paula Daniela Mazzotta, Masters Thesis
Therapist self-disclosure : a current look at therapists' attitudes and practices : a project based upon an independent investigation, Allyson Lynn Mazzuchi, Masters Thesis
And fetus makes three :a theoretical exploration of clinician pregnancy in psychoanalytic and relational frameworks, Christian Anne McCarroll, Masters Thesis
Undocumented Latino immigrants' opinions on seeking counseling from non-Latino clinicians and their views of what would constitute culturally competent services, Maria Angelica. McCoy, Masters Thesis
Pathology, risk, and emancipation : the impact of dominant discourse on LGBTQ youth in out-of-home care : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jill Christine McCullough, Masters Thesis
The space between : transracial adoptee's racial identity and the role parents play in identity development, Kristen Denise McCully, Masters Thesis
Supporting Father Involvement Project : from research to action : a project based upon an investigation at University of California, Berkeley, Yale University Child Study Center and Smith College School for Social Work, Katherine Lindsay McDonnell, Masters Thesis
An investigation into what "best practice" entails with adolescent survivors of prolonged child abuse, Lauren P. McEvoy, Masters Thesis
From the perspectives of both : the impact of the therapist's job on the relationship between therapists and their partners, Linda S. McGinnis, Masters Thesis
Having our say : stressors and readjustment issues of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from the perspective of loved ones, Karen Davis McGinty, Masters Thesis
Perceptions : a quantitative look at the impacts of GSAs on bullying and overall school climate, Meghan E. McGrath, Masters Thesis