Dissertations from 2021
Grieving Artists: Influences of Loss and Bereavement on Visual Artmaking, Rebecca Arnold
Exploring Taiwanese Creative Arts Therapists' Professional Identity After Returning Home from Studying Abroad, Rhona Jung Jung Chang
Artistic Expressions of Vegan Women with Disturbed Eating Behavior and Body Image Distress, Lee Ann Thill
Dissertations from 2020
Recovery-Oriented Dance Movement Therapy: A Controlled Trial in Mental Health Rehabilitation, Talia Bendel-Rozow
The Experience of Equanimity Expressed Through Art: How Artmaking Facilitates the Practice of Equanimity, Seyma Cavusoglu
Exploring Inclusion in a Therapeutic Theater Production, Angelle Cook
Using Playback Theater with Adolescents in Refugee Camps in Palestine to Tell Their Stories, Khitam Edelbi
Multicultural Orientations in Music Therapy Education, Debra Jelinek Gombert
An Art-Based Exploration of Interdisciplinary Reactivity Toward Problematic Clients, Devon Govoni
Art, Movement and the Body: An Art-Based Research Exploration of Slow, Gentle, and Repetitive Painting Movements, Melissa Hedlund Nelson
Student Wellbeing and Open Studio Process in the School Curriculum, Maria Kim
The Art of Forgiveness: How the Arts Helped Facilitate Forgiveness, Darlene Kuehn
One-Canvas Method: Art Making That Transforms On One Surface Over a Sustained Period of Time, Abbe Miller
The Imagery Experience of Korean GIM Therapists' Reactions toward Their Clients' Resistance, Jung Pyo Moon
The Dramasphere: Adding a Dimensional Lens to the Practice of Developmental Transformations, Renee Pitre
Lived Experience of Music Therapists as Musician-Therapists, Kotoe Suzuki
Dissertations from 2019
The Dance of Becoming: Pedagogy in Dance/Movement Therapy in the US, Valerie Blanc
Experiences of Single-Session Improvisational Group Music Therapy: Therapist and Patient Reflections from Inpatient Psychiatry, Yu-Ying Chen
Experiences of Single-Session Improvisational Group Music Therapy: Therapist and Patient Reflections from Inpatient Psychiatry, Yu-Ying Chen
Meeting Point: Partner Dancing as Couple's Therapy, Rami Eckhaus
An Art-Based Study of Adult Perspectives on Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dina Fried
An Exploration of the Experience of Adults with Learning Disabilities Through Art, Adi Greenboim-Zimchoni
Pieces of Place: Finding Meaning through the Material and Process of Artisanal Craft in Central Mexico, Eliza S. Homer
Painting Intimacy: Art-Based Research of Intimacy, Michal Lev
Full Circle: A Qualitative and Art-informed Investigation into the Experience of Midlife Transition for Female Art Therapists, Sharon Marianetti-Leeper
Creative Arts-Based Parents Training Program for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jung Eun Park
Social Identity and the Music Making Choices of Black/African American Youth from Limited Resource Communities, Natasha A. Thomas
Dissertations from 2018
The Somatic Experience of White Privilege: A Dance/Movement Therapy Approach to Racialized Interactions, Wendy Allen
Complicated Grief and Art Therapy, Rachel Brandoff
The Moccasin Project: Understanding a Sense of Place Through Indigenous Art making and Storytelling, Colleen Carew
Rhythmic Movements and Feeling States, Melanie Johnson
Mutual Vulnerability and Intergenerational Healing: Black Women HBCU Students Writing Memoir, Zelda Lockhart
“I Am Not Deaf”: Art-Based Participatory Action Research with Refugee Women From Burma, Hillary Rubesin
Therapeutic Theatre with Adolescents At-Risk of School Dropout, Dan Summer
Dissertations from 2017
Filmmaking as Artistic Inquiry: An Examination of Ceramic Art Therapy in a Maximum-Security Forensic Psychiatric Facility, Serena Duckrow
Music Therapists' Self-Care: Examining the Effectiveness of Educational Preparation for Clinical Practice, Maureen C. Hearns
Participation in Amateur Orchestra and Subjective Well-being in Korea: A Perspective from Community Music Therapy, Hyun-Jung Kang
Group Art Therapy and Self-care for Mothers of Children with Disabilities, Ji Hyun Lee
Effective Psychodrama Supervision: A Grounded Theory Study on Senior Supervisors' Perspectives, Simone Levy Tabib
Evaluation of The Dyad Bonding Dance Model for Mothers and Infants Exposed to Stressful Life Situations, Hadas Vered Weissberg
Dissertations from 2016
Touch Painting: An Art Therapy Intervention on Anxiety in Older Adults, Carrie May Ezell
The Art Museum as a Therapeutic Space, Sarah Hamil
Embodied Creative Arts Therapy Interventions with Trauma: A Qualitative Study, Brian Timothy Harris
Understanding the Roles and Uses of Art Making in Art Therapy, Mary Ellen Hluska
Developing a Dance/Movement Therapy Approach to Qualitatively Analyzing Interview Data, Tomoyo Kawano
Art Therapy and Cancer Care: A Qualitative Analysis of Visual Oncology Narratives, Jill McNutt
Family-Based Music Therapy: Family Therapists' Perspectives, Beth Nemesh
Art Therapy Using Possible Selves and Digital Media for Individuals with Alcohol Addiction in Korea, Sojung Park
The Effect of Personal Portrait Photographs on Cultural Attitude among Jewish and Arabic Expressive/Art Therapists in Israel, Varda Serok-Jeppa
Adlerian Psychotherapists' Perspectives of Using Psychodrama in the Treatment of Neurotic Clients, Anabella Shaked
Effectiveness of Dance Movement Therapy on the Quality of Gait and Socialization of Children with Cerebral Palsy, AYŞE NİLGÜN TÜRKCAN
Dissertations from 2015
Separation From and Reconstruction of Home: A Study of Immigrant Expressive Therapists, Dana Albert-Proos
Using Art Therapy to Understand the Experience of African-American Girls With Childhood Obesity, Elva Anderson
Contributing to Quality of Life by Facilitating Music-Based Social Interaction for Adults with Intellectual Disability, Julie Lynn Andring
Experiential Training to Address Secondary Traumatic Stress in Aid Personnel, Odelya Gertel Kraybill
Effects of Art Therapy Intervention for Chronic Pain and Psychosocial Comorbidities, Molly O' Neill Haaga
Keeping the Peace: Playback Theatre with Adolescents, Timothy J. Reagan
Making Personal Public Service Announcements with Adopted Young Women from Foster Care: A Narrative Inquiry, Myriam Dominique Savage
Asian Dance/Movement Therapy Educators’ Experiences of Teaching Dance/Movement Therapy in East Asia after Training in the US, Ko Kyung Soon
The Use of Therapeutic Group Drumming with Korean Middle School Students in School Violence Prevention Programs, Eun Sil Suh
Rocky Mountain Alba Emoting Training for Creative Arts Therapists, Brant P. Wadsworth
Dissertations from 2014
Digital Media Use in Art Therapy, Natalie Rae Carlton
The Bridge Drawing with Path Art-Based Assessment: Measuring Meaningful Life Pathways in Higher Education Students, Olena Darewych
Music Therapy as an Intermodal Practice: Clients and Therapists Perspectives, Daniel Hyams
Singing an Imaginal Dialogue: A Study of a Bereavement-Specific Music Therapy Intervention, Yasmine A. Iliya
Examining the Identity of the Art Therapist: The Voice of Practice and Relational Care, Denise Malis
Essential Music Therapist Attributes for Relationship-Building with Children: Does our Profession Train Personal Abilities?, Jean M. Nemeth
Half In Shadow She Speaks: An Expressive Therapies Exploration of The Self Image of African American Women, Lillian Marie Sylvester
Dissertations from 2013
Intergenerational Mythweaving and Cultural Identity, Ethelyn Anguluan-Coger
Art as a Catalyst for Resilience: Women Artists with a Life-Threatening Illness, Susan Firestone
Neural Activation on Guided Imagery and Music: A Functional MRI Study, Sang Eun Lee
Understanding Children's Art Making Preferences: Implications for Art Therapy, Amy Morrison
Creating Wellness: Expressive Therapies for Creativity Enhancement and Cognitive Development in Older Adults, Lauren Parmelee Murphy
Art Therapy for Enhancing Academic Experience of Male High School Freshmen, Kelvin Antonio Ramirez
Dissertations from 2012
The Impact of Visual Art-Making on the Brain, Christopher Belkofer
Existential Psychotherapy with Adults in Assisted Living, Christine A. Burbidge
The Present State of Affairs in Art Therapy for Multicultural Families in Korea, Eun Mee Choi
Musical Echolalia and Non-Verbal Children with Autism, Krystal Leah Demaine
Sew It Seams: Wearing the Symbols of Distant Neighbors, Tamar Reva Einstein
Drawing as Self-Expression with Normally Functioning Adults: A 10-week Technique, Deborah L. John
Examining Multicultural Competency Education in the Creative Arts Therapies, Donna C. Owens
An Intergenerational Study: Mirrors as a Tool for Self-Reflection, Susan Ridley
An Art Program Evaluation of Daily Life Therapy for Children with Autism, Rowena Elise Talusan-Dunn
The Sounds of Anxiety: A Quantitative Study of Music Therapy and Anxiety, Rebecca Zarate
Dissertations from 2011
Old Is an Attitude - Age Is a Concept: A Qualitative Study on Aging and Ageism with Guidelines for Expressive Therapies Literature, Steven Durost
Conversations from the Classroom: Reflections on Feminist Music Therapy Pedagogy in Teaching Music Therapy, Nicole Hahna
Action Research on Creating a Dialogue Between Jewish Israeli and Palestinian Israeli Women Through Expressive Therapies, Irit Halperin
The Chinese Brush Stroke Experience in Bereavement Counseling, Grace Kwan
Creative Arts Therapies Students' Professional Development: Mixed Methods Longitudinal Research, Hod Orkibi
Out of the Themanos: A Model of Combined Expressive Art and Outreach Therapy, Tal Reemarchook
Temple of Ancient Knowing: Music Therapy Portraits of Globalized Indian Identity, Sangeeta Swamy
Dissertations from 2010
The Role of the Arts Toward Healing Trauma and Building Resilience in the Palestinian Community, Yousef Al-Ajarma
