Masters Theses
Unveiling the perspectives of folk rock music groupies : the experiences, motivations and perceptions of women following music bands : a project based upon an independent investigation, Paula J. Passanisi, Masters Thesis
The continual journey : parents' spirituality after the death of a child from terminal illness, Ellen C. Patterson, Masters Thesis
Food insecurity and clinical social work, Katherine Marie Paul, Masters Thesis
Therapists' experiences treating clients with dissociative identity disorder, Alexandra E. Paull, Masters Thesis
Exploring experiences of, and responses to, microaggressions as disrespect from teachers in high school classrooms : a person-centered approach, Emily Ann Peck, Masters Thesis
Elementary school teachers' perceptions of the foster care system and the children in its care, Irja Carol. Peck, Masters Thesis
An exploration of the effects of stigma on the experiences of foster care alumni, Anais J. Penninck, Masters Thesis
How does family support affect adjudicated adolescent girls' experiences in a residential treatment facility, Lindsay Pepin, Masters Thesis
Dealing with migration loss : the resilience of Latinas and their coping strategies, Aurora Perales, Masters Thesis
The experiences of Smith College School for Social Work students talking with field supervisors about issues of race, Julia Kraft Perault, Masters Thesis
The Effect of Movie Portrayals of Therapy and Therapists on College Students' View of Therapy and Therapists, Karin Perlman, Masters Thesis
Engaging the hard to engage : an examination of sanctioned TANF clients' perceptions of the re-engagement process : a project done in collaboration with the Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department., Sena M. Perrier-Morris, Masters Thesis
Living in a context of new knowledge : an exploration of the experience of young adults transitioning from cancer patient to survivor, Zpora Ruth Perry, Masters Thesis
"Black is, Black ain't" : a theoretical exploration of the impact of systemic racism on African American adolescent identity development, Janae A. Peters, Masters Thesis
The lies that bind : heteronormative constructions of "family" in social work discourse, Cassie Maude Peterson, Masters Thesis
Juvenile sexual offenders : the influence of modeling, verbal instruction, and relationship structures on sexual offenders, Leanne M. Peterson, Masters Thesis
The experiences of clinical social workers in diagnosing bipolar disorder in children and adolescents, Ashley Caroline Petitt, Masters Thesis
The impact of psychosocial care on at-risk patients following heart transplantation : a single center experience : a project based on data collected at the University of California, Los Angeles in conjunction with the California Heart Center Foundation, Linda Loan Pham, Masters Thesis
Nowhere to nap : how service providers and homeless adult males view the influence criminalizing survival activities has on support service use, an exploratory study, Brion Inness. Phipps, Masters Thesis
Circle : a relationship-based dialogic approach to growing out of racism : a project based upon an investigtion with the Partnership for Latino Success, Leominister, Massachusetts, Kristin Elaine Pinto-Wilson, Masters Thesis
From consciousness to action : are there common identifiable life experiences among people who actively organize against oppression, Nikita Pion-Klockner, Masters Thesis
The other frontline workers : exploring the symptoms of compassion fatigue among school staff members, Katherine H. Plapinger, Masters Thesis
The role of mother tongue in therapy for limited English proficiency individuals : sense of self, emotional expression and the therapy relationship, Maria F. Plazas, Masters Thesis
Bridging the gap : integrating intersectional oppression and the unconscious mind in prostitution discourse, Hannah R. Pocock, Masters Thesis
Adult attachment styles relative to childhood exposure to domestic violence : gender differences, Khadija A. Poitras-Rhea, Masters Thesis
Prosocial shifts in worldview : promises and challenges of growth and transformation, Colin A. Polnitsky, Masters Thesis
El ser a través de las fronteras y el tiempo: the experience of Mexican immigrant women and their sense of self, Nidia A. Ponce, Masters Thesis
The desire to informally mentor : creative growth within the third space, Emily K. Porter, Masters Thesis
Singing Flames, Mildred Burnette Porter, Masters Thesis
Multicultural competency, training, and outreach and setting : a quantitative study with college counselors, Eline Potoski, Masters Thesis
Clinician vulnerability : openness to influence in relational therapy, Christine Powers, Masters Thesis
Clinicians behind the curtain : are White Smith students addressing race and racism, why or why not? If so, how?, Malcolm R. Pradia, Masters Thesis
Learning to work with clients : a quantitative study on educational pathways for social workers working with psychotropic medication, Katherine S. Preston, Masters Thesis
Mass-Health (Medicaid) clinicians' perceptions of training and preparedness for practicing in-home therapy with children and families, Tiffany Renée Privat, Masters Thesis
Contemplative practice, internal family systems and affect regulation : an exploratory study : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jessica Jeanne Prodis, Masters Thesis
Healing each other : a qualitative study of therapist perspectives at an equine-assisted psychotherapy program in Boulder, Colorado : a project based upon an independent investigation, Samantha Shalen Pugh, Masters Thesis
Happy is the woman who has no history : an historical discourse analysis of women, their changing roles and society's changing perceptions, 1890-1920 in America, Sarah E. Pulver, Masters Thesis
The effect of religion on coming out and the sexual identity formation of 18-30 year olds who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer : a project based upon an independent investigation, Marissa M. Puntigam, Masters Thesis
Competition and coexistence : interactions between the two herbivorous marine gastropods, Littorina littorea and L. obtusata, Alysha Barbara Putnam, Masters Thesis
Self-compassion paradox : a theoretical exploration of many compassionate people's lack of self-compassion, Shihan Qin, Masters Thesis
How to best support clinical social workers in their practive with children who have experienced trauma, Anna N. Query, Masters Thesis
Siblings' perspectives : the impacts of having a sibling who suffers from an eating disorder : a project based upon an independent investigation, Sarah A. Quish, Masters Thesis
The revaluation of pathology : narrative, Nietzsche and the emergence of the storied body :, Jenessa Margaret Radocchio, Masters Thesis
How I got over : young African American men tell the story of how they achieved academic success : a descriptive study, Rebecca M.C. Ramer, Masters Thesis
The experience of Latinas attending predominately White colleges, Yolanda Ramos, Masters Thesis
Parental childhood sexual abuse : trauma-specific effects on therapists, Rebecca Elizabeth Randall, Masters Thesis
A guest in someone else's house : the construction of Asian Americans as foreigners, Deepa Ranganathan, Masters Thesis
Exploring the experience of victim-offender mediation through Winnicottian object relations theory and self psychology, Anneke D. Ransijn, Masters Thesis
Experience of Stigmatization and Discrimination of Former Psychiatric Inpatients, Amy Rappaport, Masters Thesis
Ego development and anxiety during emerging adulthood, Alexander M. Rascovar, Masters Thesis
Learning from art therapists : strategies for treating children with PTSD, Merryl E. Raubeson, Masters Thesis
What's faith got to do with it : clinicians' experiences of addressing issues of religion and spirituality in therapy, Lauren Raymond, Masters Thesis
Advice giving in online eating disorder forums : what clinical social workers need to know, Elizabeth C. Reali, Masters Thesis
I will not let you go until you bless me : an exploratory study of Gay Christian men's integration of religious and sexual identities, John Paul Reardon, Masters Thesis
Students of color with special needs : an analysis of exclusionary disciplines in Massachusetts' public schools, Suzanne E. Rea, Masters Thesis
First-generation college students and class consciousness : exploring how social class influences college adjustment, Rachel L. Redd, Masters Thesis
In the wake of vicarious traumatization : making meaning through Jungian theory and engaged Buddhism, Angel Haydn Reed, Masters Thesis
Sheriffs' use of restraints for transports of individuals on "involuntary status" to psychiatric facilities for care, Catherine M. Reed, Masters Thesis
Settled debate or second wave? : clinical social workers' roles in treatment with youth who take ADHD drugs, Rachel B. Reed, Masters Thesis
New York City and Boston Upward Bound programs : strengthening academic confidence in low-income students, Giselle Regalado, Masters Thesis
Implications for best practices in post-abortion emotional care : perspectives of clinicians who have provided post-abortion emotional care and experienced abortion personally, Abigail L. Reider, Masters Thesis
The exploration of therapists' personal experiences with secondary trauma and their personal mindfulness practice : a project based upon an independent investigation, Elizabeth Jane Reinecke, Masters Thesis
Trans* and gender non-conforming (TGNC) young adults : self-report of access and comfort in health care systems, Victoria L. Reiszner, Masters Thesis
The promise of the wild for families : factors of the Anasazi Foundation's wilderness therapy program associated with positive parent-adolescent relationships : a project based upon an investigation at The Anasazi Foundation, Mesa, Arizona, Katharine W. Reynolds, Masters Thesis
The only one : exploring identity development in Black adolescent girls who are both educated and raised in White spaces, Jessica L. Ricardo, Masters Thesis
Relationships between fathers' attachment, their parenting behaviors and child adjustment, Cristy Salome Ricaurte, Masters Thesis
You don't know how strong you are until being strong is your only option : examining resiliency in survivors of a parent or caregiver's suicide, Haley A. Rice, Masters Thesis
Forget me not : a retrospective, exploratory study of daughters caring for a mother with Alzheimer's disease, Pamela Sloane Rich, Masters Thesis
Posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in combat veterans within group based exposure therapy treatment : a correlation between grief and guilt? : a project based upon an investigation at Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, Atlantic, Ga., Erin Hamilton Richter, Masters Thesis
Experiences of urban and suburban police officers encountering mental illness in their communities : training, attitudes and actions, Sophie Madeline Ricks, Masters Thesis
Buddhist philosophy and practices as applied to unlearning racism, Chara Joy Riegel, Masters Thesis
Inextricably intertwined : identity development in adults with a disabled sibling, Sarah M. Rigney, Masters Thesis
The Altering of Family Attitudes Toward the Child with Prolonged Illness as a Causative Factor of Behavior Problems, Harriett Rinaldo, Masters Thesis
The relevance of the natural environment to social work : a comparison of fields that consider the natural environment in social problems : a project based upon an independent investigation, John D. Ritchie, Masters Thesis
He works and she does too : race and gender differences in relationship between earner status, marital satisfaction, and division of family tasks, Samantha M. Rivera, Masters Thesis
An exploration of diferences in childhood maltreatment between violent and non-violent male juvenile delinquents, and, Childhood maltreatment and its effects on male delinquent crime : physical neglect trumps all, Caroline Irene Robertson, Masters Thesis
An exploration of romantic adult attachment, marital satisfaction and parenting stress in couples participating in the Supporting Father Involvement Program, Sarah T. Robins, Masters Thesis
Finding common ground amidst difference : discussions and perceptions of race and ethnicity in interracial and interethnic friendships, Melissa. Rocklen, Masters Thesis
Perspectives of bariatric surgery patients on the role of pre and post bariatric surgery counseling, Daniel K. Rodrigues, Masters Thesis
Resilient open heart : an exploration of compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and spiritual practice with end of life and palliative care clinicians, Nathalie J. Rodriguez, Masters Thesis
Socioeconomic status and autism spectrum disorder : caregivers' solutions to overcoming service barriers, Rachel Rodriguez, Masters Thesis
Negotiating our membership : factors leading Latina lesbians to develop a political collective identity, Susana Rodriguez, Masters Thesis
"I own my T!" : the experience of older transgender people of color regarding personal identity, systems of support, and desires for the future, Venae N. Rodriguez, Masters Thesis
Clinicians' use of mindfulness as an adjunct to trauma treatment : a project based upon an independent investigation, Lisa Beth Rogers, Masters Thesis
Breaking it down : contributing factors to racial identity development in elementary and middle school youth : a project based on an investigation at Manhattan Country School, New York, NY, Malikkah K. Rollins, Masters Thesis
Seeing the light in psychotherapy : exploring transformational change through object relations, self psychology and transpersonal psychology, Tiffany Anne Romer, Masters Thesis
Eating disorder prevention for the college-age female population : past, present, and future : a project based upon an independent investigation, Colleen Louise Roos, Masters Thesis
"We are all mentally ill" : grassroots efforts to provide LGBTQ affirmative psychotherapy & social services, 1960-1987: Oral History Project, Seattle, Washington, Dexter Rose, Masters Thesis
Daddy's little girl lost : daughters reflect on the effects of father-daughter cut-off : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jana Michelle Rosenbaum, Masters Thesis
Maybe we really are what we eat : implications of nutrition and mental illness research for clinical practice, Leslie H. Rosenberg, Masters Thesis
Trauma in adults with developmental disabilities : an analysis of trauma theory and behavior modification, Lauren Rae Rosenblum, Masters Thesis
The role of language in therapy : how bilingual/multilingual therapists experience their work with bilingual/multilingual clients, Sofia Maia Rosenblum, Masters Thesis
The paradox of play : an exploration of clinicians' experiences of play in the workplace, Nina Rossello, Masters Thesis
Sensory processing disorder, invalidating childhood environments, and mental health outcomes in adulthood, Emma Ross, Masters Thesis
Application of somatic interventions in clinical practice, Rebecca L. Rothberg, Masters Thesis
Wilderness therapy and spirituality, Lauren Elizabeth Rothwell, Masters Thesis
Cultivating resilience : antidotes to White fragility in racial justice education, Katherine E. Roubos, Masters Thesis
The impact of multiple deployments on military spouses, Renee D. Rountree, Masters Thesis
Social workers helping to put out the fire : how do combination fire department employees work through occupational stress?, Lisa Anne Rudge, Masters Thesis
"War was either going to be a skeleton in my closet or I could try to make it something else" : an exploration of moral injury, moral repair, and veteran anti-war activism, Zoe Rose Rudow, Masters Thesis