Masters Theses
Fibromyalgia : a legacy of chronic pain, Lisa Pauline. Smith, Masters Thesis
The end of the end : a qualitative exploration of barriers that impact social workers' capacity to practice end-of-life care to inmates : a project based upon independent investigation, Michael Ronald Smith, Masters Thesis
Adult chldren of male military combatants : impacts into adulthood, Robert N. Smith, Masters Thesis
Righteous passage : youth with emotional and behavioral difficulties making the transition to adulthood, Robin Anne. Smith, Masters Thesis
Voices to be heard : an exploratory look at international students' experiences of maintaining and making meaningful connections, Sarah Christine Smith, Masters Thesis
The theoretical foundations of wilderness therapy, Sara Smithson, Masters Thesis
Pathology, bias and queer diagnosis : a crip queer consciousness, Tones Smith, Masters Thesis
Effects of snorkel use on competitive swimming efficiency, Milana Lauren Socha, Masters Thesis
When childbearing triggers trauma : how obstetric nurses support sexual abuse survivors through pregnancy and, Nicole Vengrove Soffer, Masters Thesis
The contribution of negative social responses to self-blame among survivors of sexual violence : a psychodynamic and sociocultural perspective, Jessica J. Somers, Masters Thesis
Not playing house the way mom and dad do : same-sex commitment without marriage : a project based upon an independent investigation, Amanda Gail Sommers, Masters Thesis
Negotiating the self : an exploratory study on the gender identity formation of second-generation Asian Indian American women, Sonal H. Soni, Masters Thesis
Exploring the lives of African Americans living with mental illness : a project based upon an investigation at ALSO Cornerstone, New Haven, Connecticut, Lois Jihae Son, Masters Thesis
Born of our fathers : patrilineal descent, Jewish identity, and the development of self, Elizabeth A. Sosland, Masters Thesis
Stuck kids : a study examining the factors that contribute to hospitalized children getting placed on administrative days : a project based upon an investigation at a pediatric post-acute rehabilitation hospital, Hanna C. Soumerai, Masters Thesis
Bless your heart but hide the children : the effect of entertainment media depictions of social workers on public opinions about social work as a profession, Abigail R. Spear, Masters Thesis
Idealization : clinicians and the idealizing transference, Christine Spera, Masters Thesis
Swimming upstream : navigating the complexities of erotic transference, Stacey A. Spilly, Masters Thesis
Resolving dissonance : how experiences of flow of live music performance facilitate dedifferentiation and impact the subject well-being of young adults, Amanda N. Sposato, Masters Thesis
"A whole lot of conscious effort" : exploring how protective factors contribute to resiliency in parents who have experienced traumatic events in childhood, Annelies J. Spykman, Masters Thesis
Caring for the caregivers : the relationship between perceived organizational support and teacher-child interactions in Head Start classrooms, Mariel R. Stadick, Masters Thesis
Perspectives on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) older adults' decision to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity to healthcare and social service providers, Mary M. Stanton, Masters Thesis
Adult support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ) youth in high school, Amanda Louise Starfield, Masters Thesis
Gaps in the provision of psychosocial services to cancer patients in a multidisciplinary setting : a social work perspective, Billie Ann Starks, Masters Thesis
How do clinical social workers stay enthusiastic about their work?, Kimberly Stasny, Masters Thesis
Race and the internet : ǂb an exploratory study into the effect social media, Black lives matter, and the 2016 Presidential election have had on racial discourse, Jaime A. Stepansky, Masters Thesis
Social workers' experiences related to online dating : a descriptive study, Miriam B. Stevens, Masters Thesis
The things they carry : a study of transitional object use among U.S. military personnel during and after deployment, Julia St. George, Masters Thesis
Predicting dialectic behavioral treatment outcomes in veterans at high risk for suicide, Courtney Stich, Masters Thesis
Supporting resilience in chldren and youth impacted by complex trauma, Rachel E. Stoddard, Masters Thesis
Social work practice with individuals and families who have experienced pregnancy loss, Sandra J. Stokes, Masters Thesis
Clinician perspectives on using mindfulness-baed therapeutic intervention when working with veterans, Lindsay E. Stonecash, Masters Thesis
"Somebody better put their pants on and be talking about it" : White therapists who identify as anti-racist addressing racism and racial identity with White clients, Morgan R. Stone, Masters Thesis
Trauma, religion, and substance use among incarcerated adolescent males, Jessica J. Story, Masters Thesis
Self psychology at work in trauma therapy, Heidi Griffin Street, Masters Thesis
Exploring the experience of biological children of foster parents : their views on family as adults, Jessica J. Studer, Masters Thesis
Are you my motherboard? : the effects of technology on the parent-child relationship, David S. Sullivan, Masters Thesis
Coloring in the margins : the impact of racial and ethnocultural identity on the professional lives of social workers of color, Jessica R. Sundram, Masters Thesis
Co-parenting children survey : an investigation between separated and intact families, Abigail R. Sushchyk, Masters Thesis
Family therapists' responses to monopolizing, blaming, critical and unempathic behavior in parents, Andrew David Sussman, Masters Thesis
Two types of materialism : a comparison of the mechanical materialism of Holbach and the dialectical materialism of Marx and Engels, Felice Swados, Masters Thesis
Standards of care : transgender/genderqueer clients' experiences with mental health workers, Hunter Greenwood Swanson, Masters Thesis
The nature of relationships within the open adoption triad : a project based on independent investigation, Maureen Sweeney, Masters Thesis
Race and diagnosis : an assesment of clinician detection of eating disorder symtomatology in Asian, African-American, and White women, Kristin Swenson, Masters Thesis
From anxiety to panic disorder : effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness based stress reduction as treatment in adolescence, Carrie-Anne Swiatek, Masters Thesis
The double bind of triple jeopardy : exploring the impact of multiple minority stress on LGBTQ-identified Asian women in America, Anastasia Y. Taketomo, Masters Thesis
Art as therapy for the therapist : the role and experience of artistic expression in the life and work of psychotherapists who also identify as artists, Danielle T. Tansino, Masters Thesis
Perinatal support groups of MotherWoman, Inc : a participants' profile and program evaluation, Brittanie C. Tarczynski, Masters Thesis
A relational-exploratory study : how attitudes towards deafness affect quality of behavioral health services provided to the deaf/deaf/hard of hearing client, Ann Haseltine. Tarmey, Masters Thesis
Addiction and attachment : mental health clinicians' use of attachment theory in the treatment of substance use disorders, Emily Tate, Masters Thesis
The use of symphonic forms in the six late masses of Joseph Haydn, Anne Tatnall (Gross), Masters Thesis
What does the 'Q' stand for anyway? : queerness and agency competence, Eleanor C. Taylor, Masters Thesis
"Prevention starts at home" : mapping the discourse parents who work in sexual assault-related fields create with their children about sexual assault, Karen R. Taylor, Masters Thesis
Parents with children in therapy : is there a relationship between parental attachment styles and the parent-therapist alliance?, Jessica Ruth Taylor-Pickford, Masters Thesis
Character strength and character disorder : an investigation into how personality disorder diagnosis intersects with character strength measurements, Joshua T. Tecu, Masters Thesis
The role of neglect and disordered attachment in the childhood of adolescent male sex offenders : a project based upon an independent investigation, Melissa Ann. Tell, Masters Thesis
Boundary constructions in treatment relationships between service providers and homeless youth, Allison May Terbieten, Masters Thesis
"When Joanie comes marchin' home" : an exploratory study of community-based mental health services for lesbian military families, Dianne Marie Terp, Masters Thesis
How do mental health clincians using feedback informed treatment methods create a "cultural of feedback" with clients?, Alexander H. Tew, Masters Thesis
Repeat pregnancies during adolescence : factors that influence teens' decisions to have more than one child, Kimberly J. Therrien, Masters Thesis
Listening for the unconscious : an exploration of Lacanian clinical perspectives applied to social work practice, Katharine Barbey Thomas, Masters Thesis
Shades of gray : lesbian therapists explore the complexities of self-disclosure to heterosexual clients, Molly Caitlin Thomas, Masters Thesis
Is sexual violence a public concern or a private affair? : an exploration of community members' perceptions in a rural New England village, Mary S. Thompson, Masters Thesis
Stress reduction for helping professionals : a mini yoga intervention (a pilot study), Sheila Elizabeth Thorn, Masters Thesis
Exploration of coping styles utilized by students during study abroad re-entry, Michelle I. Thrasher, Masters Thesis
An examination of the relationship between self-compassion and burnout in practicing psychotherapists : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jennifer Ann Thurlow, Masters Thesis
An invitation to pay attention : a quantitative study of vicarious trauma and secondary traumatic stress in child advocacy employees, volunteers and interns, Isabelle C. Thurmer, Masters Thesis
In the space of the father : father images, emptiness, and father mirroring in father absent men, Frank P. Tisano, Masters Thesis
Climate change and social work : steps to an eco-social work practice, Abigail Ellen Tischler, Masters Thesis
The solo violin sonatas of Hindemith and Bartok : a study in contrast, Alzaleen Titcomb, Masters Thesis
Gettin' good with ourselves : White caucus groups as emergent anti-racism pedagogy, Nathalie Rachelle Torrens, Masters Thesis
Feeling your way : affect in psychotherapy and creative writing from the perspective of the client-writer, Andrea Jean Torres, Masters Thesis
Moral injury in veterans : a theoretical investigation of the psychic, moral and social sequelae of war trauma, Sarah C. Towers, Masters Thesis
A historical study of the "use-of-self" in clinical practice, Eva Tracy-Raeder, Masters Thesis
Clinicians' perceptions of their role in grief counseling, Dinh Q. Tran, Masters Thesis
It's common (but we don't talk about it) : how straight male use of gay male porn influences acts, identities, and desire, Solomon Z. Traurig, Masters Thesis
Perspectives on severe, adult child molesters : a look at their adult attachment styles, use of pornograhjy, and chaoes in families-of-origin, Jennifer Lynne Trebby, Masters Thesis
Emptiness as symptom, emptiness as healing : examining the intersections between Buddhist and psychodynamic perspectives on no-self, Bruno d. Trindade, Masters Thesis
Do the Pikler and RIE methods promote infant-parent attachment?, Mary Triulzi, Masters Thesis
Vicarious resilience : psychotherapists' experiences working with survivors of trauma, Shilpa Esther Trivedi, Masters Thesis
Anxiety and depression : exploring associations with suicidality : a thesis based upon an investigation in the Burlingame Center for Psychiatric Research and Education at the Institute of Living (Hartford, CT) in collaboration with Dr. Stephen Woolley, Monica Marie Tronsky, Masters Thesis
Parenting one's birth child after adoption plans dissolve, Elise Trujillo, Masters Thesis
The application of yoga as a biopsychosocial-spiritual approach to social work, Karen L. Tsai, Masters Thesis
Exploring clinicians' experience of countertransference in play therapy, Asya Tsarkova, Masters Thesis
The Schmidt reaction with unsymmetrically substituted 1, 1-diarylethylenes, Marianne Tsuk, Masters Thesis
Compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction amongst Black pastors in the United States, Courtney E'clair Tucker, Masters Thesis
Choosing to live : the decision to take anti-retroviral medications from the perspective of HIV+ people who take these medications consistently :, Mariah Twigg, Masters Thesis
Caregiver experiences of a therapeutic nursery program : an exploratory study, Jaimie Tyler, Masters Thesis
Effect of religiosity on the selection of life long mate in Pentecostal adult church attendees, Sanya Kalle Unis, Masters Thesis
Before and after : an exploratory study of the positive and negative effects of significant weight loss, Jo Ann Valle, Masters Thesis
Lost and found : resilience approaches that helped the Vietnamese residents of Biloxi, Mississippi in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Bao Chau Van, Masters Thesis
Unhealthy weight control behaviors in adolescents : are there classes of risk?, Grace M. Van Schoick, Masters Thesis
The Smith College School for Social Work anti-racism commitment : a chronology and reflections on the years 1993-1998, Joanna Garcia Vaughn, Masters Thesis
The relationship between financial stress and academic and social functioning of undergraduate residential college women, Nathalie A. Vaughn, Masters Thesis
Clinician perceptions of harm reduction, psychotherapy and the role of traditional abstinence models, Abigail R. Vayda, Masters Thesis
A comparative qualitative study of Marianismo : Mexican and Mexican American women's perspectives on their Latina values, women's roles and their parents' influence, Jennifer Marie Vazquez, Masters Thesis
A different world : first generation Latinas and family role change : a project based on an independent investigation, Emely D. Velez, Masters Thesis
Just a "wnt" of division : the role of wnt5b in radial glial proliferation and differentiation during Zebrafish spinal cord development, Carla Michelle Vélez García, Masters Thesis
Resilience theory and trauma theory applied to adult women incest survivors, Hazvinei A. Vera, Masters Thesis
"Without roofs are the houses" : an exploration of ceremonies in indigenous communities, a pathway to healing and to the forgotten, Denis C. Vidal, Masters Thesis