Masters Theses
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
Advantages for Elaeagnus umbellata : implications for expanded invasion in response to increasing environmental and anthropological pressures, Windy Joanne Kelley, Masters Thesis
Discerning what can be learned from seasoned sentence mitigation practioners' experiences of the accused and their family members as historians, specifically in the context of socio-cultural factors, in the development of life history presentation in capital defense proceedings, Lisa Michele Kelly, Masters Thesis
The use of art in the therapeutic setting by graduate level clinicians, Alison Ruth Kemple, Masters Thesis
Social workers' changing perceptions of disability through working with clients with disabilities, Juliette F. Kennedy, Masters Thesis
Closer to home : the influence of parenthood on child trauma therapists' countertransference, Lisa Kennedy, Masters Thesis
Analysis of seal heartworm (Acanthocheilonema spirocauds) and identification of unknown harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) parasites using molecular techniques, Caroline Dana Keroack, Masters Thesis
Parental death : grieving loss of life while sustaining a relationship, Maisie Lasher Ketron, Masters Thesis
The influence of interracial/interethnic relationships with Black, Latino, and Native American men on race/ethnic identity of a group of Asian American women, Malyna Kettavong, Masters Thesis
The invisible home front : impact, coping, and needs assessment of family and friends of unmarried U.S. military service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, Sarah Elizabeth Keyes, Masters Thesis
No place like home : trans-individuals' search for belonging in a binary gendered world, Leslie Catherine Kilpatrick, Masters Thesis
Aid from without, healing from within : an examination of the use of target population cultural knowledge of mental health and healing in refugee camp mental health programs, Madeline Erin Kilpatrick, Masters Thesis
Interdisciplinary collaboration in school social work : building relationships for ecological change, Alex J. Kim, Masters Thesis
Embodied connections : engaging the body in group psychotherapy, Alissa W. Kimmell, Masters Thesis
How non-disabled children respond to a sibling with disability? : the challenges they may or may not haved faced, Dawn Leona. King, Masters Thesis
Fostering positive identity development in adolescents : beneficial aspects of learning at the Putney School, Leah King, Masters Thesis
Exploring affirmative action through different theoretical practices, Nina Marian King, Masters Thesis
Successful leadership in social work : leadership characteristics to accomplish a paradigm shift in services, Jacqueline M. Kinsley, Masters Thesis
Xq28 sex-linked inversion polymorphism : a teaching laboratory exercise, a population genetics study, Caitlyn Shayne Kirby, Masters Thesis
Factors affecting turnover and turnover intention among clinicians who work with sex offenders, Abigail Kirschbaum, Masters Thesis
Childhood sexual abuse and lesbian coming out process, Amy Kirsztajn, Masters Thesis
How clinicians' use of narrative therapy can assist elders in late-life transition, Glenna Sue Klein, Masters Thesis
The impact on college students of sexual assault disclosure by a peer : an exploratory study, Margaret Klein, Masters Thesis
Critical race theory : a lens for viewing racism in American education policy and school funding, Susan A. Klupchak, Masters Thesis
Enter sandman-Please! : the relationship between sleep and job satisfaction in social workers and other clinicians : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jaime Talitha Knox, Masters Thesis
The dyad of colleagues : transferential experiences of clinical trainees with their personal therapists and its impact on practice, Aubrey J. Koch, Masters Thesis
Substance abuse and recovery : does peer recovery coaching reduce frequency of crisis, relapse, hospitalization, incarceration, DCF involvement, and other public services use in substance abusers? : a project based upon an agency-based investigation, Stephanie Koenig, Masters Thesis
The impact of race on the decision-making process for interracial lesbian couples opting to conceive through donor insemination, Kendra Marie Koeplin, Masters Thesis
Are we attracted to romantic partners who tend to resemble our caregivers?, Rebecca Kohrman Kohrman, Masters Thesis
Conceptualization and treatment of psychoanalytic envy through Kleinian/Bionian lens, Maia Kolchin-Miller, Masters Thesis
Qualitative study of benefits of the intensive behavioral support program at Peck Full Service Community School in Holyoke, Massachusetts : a project based upon an investigation at Peck Full Service Community School, Holyoke. Massachusetts, Seweryn Kolysko, Masters Thesis
Nature and quality of care : two measures partially addressing impediments to adequate childcare for vulnerable children, Chad Wayne. Kordt-Thomas, Masters Thesis
Compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and mindfulness among social workers and graduate-level social work interns, Brian Kornobis, Masters Thesis
A nation divided : an exploration of national identity and immigration through analysis of naturalized Mexican and non-Hispanic white citizen's attitudes toward undocumented immigration in the United States, Mekhala Miriam. Koshy, Masters Thesis
"Translating the language of the body" : engaging individuals who self-harm in psychodynamic psychotherapy, Dani Kowalski, Masters Thesis
Clinician's perceptions of the therapeutic alliance and treatment outcomes among juvenile offenders diagnosed with conduct disorder, Nina R. Kramer-Feldman, Masters Thesis
Narratives of resilience : stories of survival among Rwandan women who endured the 1994 genocide, Leah Krieger, Masters Thesis
Recovery and the role of the certified peer specialist : an historical analysis of an evolving concept and paradigm, Patricia Susan Kruglak, Masters Thesis
Confronting race and racism : social identity in African American gay men, Benjamin A. Kudler, Masters Thesis
Sex trafficking : an exploration of clinician perspectives of the type and efficacy of treatment interventions, Jennifer Kung, Masters Thesis
The role of blogging across stages of change in recovery from anorexia nervosa, Sarah A. Kupper, Masters Thesis
Sorry is harder to say when you mean it : clinicians' perceptions of working with juvenile sexual offenders on taking responsibility for their offenses, Sheri E. Kurtz, Masters Thesis
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