Masters Theses
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
The relationship between violence and alcohol abuse : self perception of addicted adults, Andrea Bredfeldt Viens, Masters Thesis
The association between physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and physical pain : a comparison of psychiatric patients in Ontario, Canada and Burlington, Vermont, Kathryn Irene Vigil, Masters Thesis
Immigration and depression : an exploration of risks and protective factors, Lenissa Vilhena Barbosa, Masters Thesis
What is the efficacy of evidence-based practice in mental health treatment of diverse ethnic minorities?, Claire Denise Villegas, Masters Thesis
Propensity for military enlistment : a descriptive study of motivations, Claudia J. Vogelsang, Masters Thesis
Therapeutic physical intervention and direct care behavioral health providers : a project based upon an investigation of direct care behavioral health providers' experiences of therapeutic interventions, Rebecca H. Voit, Masters Thesis
Proteome profiling of C2C12 myogenesis, Katharine Maryell Von Hermann, Masters Thesis
Therapists' attachment style and the use of touch in the therapeutic relationship : a project upon an independent investigation, Michelle Lynn Waddell, Masters Thesis
Bread and roses : clinical social work with clients living in poverty, Katherine Jane Waggoner, Masters Thesis
Oh, a cup, Catherine Wagner, Masters Thesis
Navigating a paradoxical identity : the experiences of mixed race individuals who are perceived as White, Marcella Emily Galvez Wagner, Masters Thesis
The construction of religion in social work education, Michael Waldon, Masters Thesis
Physician assisted suicide : a survey of North Caroline end of life care workers, Ollie Dooling Walker, Masters Thesis
An exploration of White mental health clinicians' provision of Spanish language services to Latino/a clients, Sara Esther Walker, Masters Thesis
Farm work as treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder, Mindy L. Walls, Masters Thesis
A study of object use : adults, special objects, and contemporary American culture, Emily K. Walsh, Masters Thesis
Challenges faced by movement therapists in terms of recognition of their profession : a project based upon an independent investigation, Michelle J. Walsh, Masters Thesis
Clinicians' attitudes towards borderline personality disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder : implications of gender and a diagnostic label, Marja A. Walthall, Masters Thesis
When therapists attack : an aggressive instinct in the countertransference and aggressive behavior in technique, Lauren Durbin Walther, Masters Thesis
Social justice discourse in American social work : a critical discourse analysis of "Social justice" in Social service review, 1927-2013, Jenny Walton-Wetzel, Masters Thesis
Trust, jealousy and communication in long-term couples practicing consensual non-monogamy, Christina Wang, Masters Thesis
Social workers' perceptions on community violence and resilience : the impact of assessment and treatment when working with children and adolescents, Matthew J. Warford, Masters Thesis
Middle school teachers' perceptions of their schools' formal and informal administrative policies on children labeled with behavioral problems, Tierra Danielle Watkins, Masters Thesis
Exploring sexual assault prevention and education programs on college campuses, Anastacia Marie Webb, Masters Thesis
Voices being heard : experiences of adults with congenital hearing loss being raised in hearing families, Kimberly Anne Wedner, Masters Thesis
Theorizing anxiety : psychodynamic exploration beyond the medical model, Daniel E. Weinbaum, Masters Thesis
Clinical perspective on non-suicidal self injury in adolescents : a qualitative study, Rachel E. Weiner, Masters Thesis
Women's attitudes and perceptions about sexual fantasy and how it relates to sexual satisfaction in a committed relationship, Jillian Marie Weis, Masters Thesis
From sadomasochism to BDSM : rethinking object relations theorizing through queer theory and sex-positive feminism, Simon Z. Weismantel, Masters Thesis
The donut hole : a qualitative study of seniors who have fallen into the Medicare Part D coverage gap : a project based upon an independent investigation, Benjamin Todd Weiss, Masters Thesis
Impact of support groups on kinship care providers : a project based on an investigation at Community Coalition, Los Angeles, California, Judith Farber Weissman, Masters Thesis
Utilizing family therapy : the perspectives of clinicians who work with families in which a parent is affected by mental illness : a qualitative study : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jessie Miller Weisstein, Masters Thesis
Disciplining myths and ambivalence : a biopolitical and phenomenological encountering of intergenerational parental child abuse in the United States, Avian Weiswerda, Masters Thesis
How do they do it? : an exploratoration of program supports within agency settings and levels of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among direct care staff members working in residential treatment facilities, Kathryn Philomena Welch, Masters Thesis
Saying goodbye to sports : a study on the experiences of female college students who have disengaged from athletics, Lee Ostberg Welch, Masters Thesis
Patients' perceptions of stressors in the intensive care unit : a meta-analysis, Nancy Sohier Welch, Masters Thesis
Vicarious traumatization and vicarious resilience : an exploration of therapists' experiences conducting individual therapy of refugee clients : a project based upon an investigation at Family Health Center of Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, Megan C. Welsh, Masters Thesis
Partnering into parenthood : exploring the relationship between coparenting and couple satisfaction in triadic family systems, Elizabeth H. Welton, Masters Thesis
Caregiver involvement in child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient care : a clinician's perspective, Erika Wentworth, Masters Thesis
Gender as compromise formation : towards a radical psychoanalytic theory of trans*, Laura K. Werner-Larsen, Masters Thesis
Respect, it goes both ways : exploring school connectedness and students' experiences of microaggressions from teachers : a project based upon a joint project, Laura J. Wesely, Masters Thesis
School social workers perceptions on multilevel practice : understanding, implementation, and barriers to engaement, Sarah L. Wettenstein, Masters Thesis
Gender variance and mental health : a national survey of transgender trauma history, posttraumatic stress, and disclosure in therapy, Virginia Wyatt Wharton, Masters Thesis
Social workers' attitudes about physician-assisted suicide, Ann W. Wheeler, Masters Thesis
Overcoming the odds : perceived parental self-efficacy in young mothers transitioning out of the foster care system, Katharine E. Whipple, Masters Thesis
Expectations in committed relationships, Amanda R. White, Masters Thesis
The benefits of child-centered play therapy and filial therapy for pre-school-aged children with reactive attachment disorder and their famiies, Andrea S. White, Masters Thesis
In the environment : clinician perspectives on nature and psychological health, Benjamin D. White, Masters Thesis
Fathers' perceptions of sexual communication with adolescent daughters : an exploratory study, Jamie E. White, Masters Thesis
Interpreting trauma : exploring the experience of compassion fatigue among professional medical interpreters : a project based on responses from the voluntary participation of professional medical interpreters at several major urban health care facilities, Jennifer W. White, Masters Thesis
Clinical Dilemmas and Countertransference Reactions for Therapists of Pre-Operative Transexual Clients, Rachel Lynne Wichman, Masters Thesis
Mind, body, & spirit : an ecological community-based approach to healthy aging, Emily Widra, Masters Thesis
How social workers resolve the ethical dilemmas that arise when working with women experiencing domestic violence, Jennifer F. Wiech, Masters Thesis
Shifting paradigms : the embodied intersubjective matrix, Joanna Wiederhorn, Masters Thesis
The impostor phenomenon : an exploratory study of the socializing factors that contribute to feelings of fraudulence among high achieving, diverse female undergraduates, Sara E. Wiener, Masters Thesis
The effects of systemic ableism on those with a visual impairment : a theoretical perspective, Jessica Lynn Wierzbowski, Masters Thesis
The impact of clinical social workers' conceptualizations of moral injury on their treatment actions in work with veterans, Zachary P. Wigham, Masters Thesis
Here-and-now learning in the social work practice classroom, Raquel Willerman, Masters Thesis
Development and alcohol use in college age women : an exploratory study : a project based upon an independent investigation, Megan Burke Willey, Masters Thesis
Exploring internalized racism : a critical review of the literature and implications for clinical social work, Keshia Unika Williams, Masters Thesis
Santeria and mental health : bridging the gap between the social work profession and Orisha, Penelope Williams, Masters Thesis
Exploring the experiences of lesbian couples using fertility services, Sarah Caitlin Williams, Masters Thesis
The effects of sexually transmitted illness (STI) stigmatization on intimate relationships : non-infected partners' perceptions, reactions, feelings and attitudes toward female partners' disclosure of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) positive status, Sarah Heath Williams, Masters Thesis
Experienced and inexperienced therapists : a comparison of attitude toward and use of countertransference disclosure, Sara R. Willott, Masters Thesis
"If I told you what was going to happen, you wouldn't do it" : the breast cancer survivor's experience of chemotherapy, Amy Tindall Willson, Masters Thesis
Standing on the edge of the "Rubyfruit jungle" : lesbians recall the experience of questioning in therapy, Emily Willstatter, Masters Thesis