The Expressive Therapies Program was established in 1975. It was one of the first to train professionals in this field. More than 40 years later, the program continues to push the boundaries of expressive therapies knowledge and training.

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Dissertations from 2024

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Relational Permanence for Individuals Adopted from Care, Darci Nelsen

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Bird’s Nest Drawing: Exploring the Attachment of Left-Behind Children in China, Ziyi Su

Dissertations from 2023

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What is Competency? Exploring Perceptions of Functional Musicianship in Music Therapy, Catherine Befi-Hensel

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When Words Weave Wings: Just Beyond the Bars, Barbara Bethea

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THERAPEUTIC PRESENCE IN MUSIC THERAPY EDUCATION: AN ARTS-BASED PHENOMENOLOGICAL INQUIRY, Elizabeth Jane Eggerding

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Using Vignettes to Change Music Therapists' Attitudes Toward Research, Adrienne Flight

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Israeli Professionals Understanding of Selective Mutism, Tal Hanan

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Group Art Therapy with Resilience-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Female North Korean Defectors in the United States, yuri kim

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Dancing With Your Baby: The Experiences of the Breastfeeding Mother-Infant Dyad Discovered Through the Artistry of Symbolic Dance., Lynda Perez-Venero Naimoli

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Bone Flute:Exploring Voices from the Margins of Entrepreneurship with Expressive Therapies, Cherith A. Pedersen

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USING DRAMA THERAPY TO FOSTER PEER SUPPORT AMONG NURSE LEADERS, Chyela Rowe

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EXPERIENCES OF POST-MASTER'S ARTS BASED SUPERVISION WITH ART THERAPISTS OF COLOR, Madoka Urhausen

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Examining Ableism in Music Therapy Education and Clinical Training: Student and Educator Perspectives, Rebecca Warren

Dissertations from 2022

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Teacher Perceptions of Self-Efficacy Before and After Engaging in Hevruta or Psychodrama-Based Online Workshops, Merav Berger

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Tacit and Kinesthetic Healing Factors in Chacian Dance/Movement Therapy, Corinna Brown

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Enhancing Self-Efficacy Through Drama Therapy in a Bullying Prevention Program for Arab-Israeli Teachers: A Phenomenological Study, Iman Kheil

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Singing Voices: A Digital Arts-Based Exploration of Recording and Visualizing Combined Vocal Parts, Christina Lee

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Embodied Digital Storytelling with Ancestral Legacy, Giselle Ruzany

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Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy in Dance/Movement Therapy Education: Embodied Experiences of Black, Indigenous, and Students of Color, Chevon Stewart

Dissertations from 2021

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Grieving Artists: Influences of Loss and Bereavement on Visual Artmaking, Rebecca Arnold

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Examining the Experience of White Privilege for Human Service Providers Using the Expressive Therapies, Melanie Carbonneau

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Exploring Taiwanese Creative Arts Therapists' Professional Identity After Returning Home from Studying Abroad, Rhona Jung Jung Chang

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Tanden Art-Making as Contemplative Practice, Rumi Ito

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THE EXPERIENCE OF AN INTERMODAL ARTS EXPLORATION, MaryEllen Mahar

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Artistic Expressions of Vegan Women with Disturbed Eating Behavior and Body Image Distress, Lee Ann Thill

Dissertations from 2020

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Recovery-Oriented Dance Movement Therapy: A Controlled Trial in Mental Health Rehabilitation, Talia Bendel-Rozow

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The Experience of Equanimity Expressed Through Art: How Artmaking Facilitates the Practice of Equanimity, Seyma Cavusoglu

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Exploring Inclusion in a Therapeutic Theater Production, Angelle Cook

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Using Playback Theater with Adolescents in Refugee Camps in Palestine to Tell Their Stories, Khitam Edelbi

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Multicultural Orientations in Music Therapy Education, Debra Jelinek Gombert

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An Art-Based Exploration of Interdisciplinary Reactivity Toward Problematic Clients, Devon Govoni

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Art, Movement and the Body: An Art-Based Research Exploration of Slow, Gentle, and Repetitive Painting Movements, Melissa Hedlund Nelson

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Student Wellbeing and Open Studio Process in the School Curriculum, Maria Kim

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The Art of Forgiveness: How the Arts Helped Facilitate Forgiveness, Darlene Kuehn

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One-Canvas Method: Art Making That Transforms On One Surface Over a Sustained Period of Time, Abbe Miller

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The Imagery Experience of Korean GIM Therapists' Reactions toward Their Clients' Resistance, Jung Pyo Moon

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The Dramasphere: Adding a Dimensional Lens to the Practice of Developmental Transformations, Renee Pitre

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Lived Experience of Music Therapists as Musician-Therapists, Kotoe Suzuki

Dissertations from 2019

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The Dance of Becoming: Pedagogy in Dance/Movement Therapy in the US, Valerie Blanc

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Experiences of Single-Session Improvisational Group Music Therapy: Therapist and Patient Reflections from Inpatient Psychiatry, Yu-Ying Chen

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Experiences of Single-Session Improvisational Group Music Therapy: Therapist and Patient Reflections from Inpatient Psychiatry, Yu-Ying Chen

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Meeting Point: Partner Dancing as Couple's Therapy, Rami Eckhaus

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An Art-Based Study of Adult Perspectives on Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dina Fried

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An Exploration of the Experience of Adults with Learning Disabilities Through Art, Adi Greenboim-Zimchoni

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Pieces of Place: Finding Meaning through the Material and Process of Artisanal Craft in Central Mexico, Eliza S. Homer

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Painting Intimacy: Art-Based Research of Intimacy, Michal Lev

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Full Circle: A Qualitative and Art-informed Investigation into the Experience of Midlife Transition for Female Art Therapists, Sharon Marianetti-Leeper

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Creative Arts-Based Parents Training Program for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jung Eun Park

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Art Therapists’ Perceptions of What Happens When They Create Art Alongside Their Clients in the Practice Of Group Therapy, Laura Teoli

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Social Identity and the Music Making Choices of Black/African American Youth from Limited Resource Communities, Natasha A. Thomas

Dissertations from 2018

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The Somatic Experience of White Privilege: A Dance/Movement Therapy Approach to Racialized Interactions, Wendy Allen

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Complicated Grief and Art Therapy, Rachel Brandoff

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The Moccasin Project: Understanding a Sense of Place Through Indigenous Art making and Storytelling, Colleen Carew

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Rhythmic Movements and Feeling States, Melanie Johnson

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Mutual Vulnerability and Intergenerational Healing: Black Women HBCU Students Writing Memoir, Zelda Lockhart

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“I Am Not Deaf”: Art-Based Participatory Action Research with Refugee Women From Burma, Hillary Rubesin

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Therapeutic Theatre with Adolescents At-Risk of School Dropout, Dan Summer

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Exploring Self-Injury: An Art-Based Approach to Cultivating Empathy and Understanding in Mental Health Professionals, Dana Wyss

Dissertations from 2017

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Filmmaking as Artistic Inquiry: An Examination of Ceramic Art Therapy in a Maximum-Security Forensic Psychiatric Facility, Serena Duckrow

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Music Therapists' Self-Care: Examining the Effectiveness of Educational Preparation for Clinical Practice, Maureen C. Hearns

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Participation in Amateur Orchestra and Subjective Well-being in Korea: A Perspective from Community Music Therapy, Hyun-Jung Kang

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Group Art Therapy and Self-care for Mothers of Children with Disabilities, Ji Hyun Lee

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Effective Psychodrama Supervision: A Grounded Theory Study on Senior Supervisors' Perspectives, Simone Levy Tabib

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Evaluation of The Dyad Bonding Dance Model for Mothers and Infants Exposed to Stressful Life Situations, Hadas Vered Weissberg

Dissertations from 2016

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Touch Painting: An Art Therapy Intervention on Anxiety in Older Adults, Carrie May Ezell

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The Art Museum as a Therapeutic Space, Sarah Hamil

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Embodied Creative Arts Therapy Interventions with Trauma: A Qualitative Study, Brian Timothy Harris

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Understanding the Roles and Uses of Art Making in Art Therapy, Mary Ellen Hluska

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Developing a Dance/Movement Therapy Approach to Qualitatively Analyzing Interview Data, Tomoyo Kawano

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Art Therapy and Cancer Care: A Qualitative Analysis of Visual Oncology Narratives, Jill McNutt

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Family-Based Music Therapy: Family Therapists' Perspectives, Beth Nemesh

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Art Therapy Using Possible Selves and Digital Media for Individuals with Alcohol Addiction in Korea, Sojung Park

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The Effect of Personal Portrait Photographs on Cultural Attitude among Jewish and Arabic Expressive/Art Therapists in Israel, Varda Serok-Jeppa

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Adlerian Psychotherapists' Perspectives of Using Psychodrama in the Treatment of Neurotic Clients, Anabella Shaked

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Experiences of Personal Therapy as a Client: Perspectives of Asian Music Therapists during Their Training in the US, Hyejin So

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Experiences of Personal Therapy as a Client: Perspectives of Asian Music Therapists During their Training in the US, Hyejin So

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An Evaluation of a Developmental Individualized Relationship (DIR®) and Creative Arts Therapies Program for Children with Autism, Faith Thayer

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Effectiveness of Dance Movement Therapy on the Quality of Gait and Socialization of Children with Cerebral Palsy, AYŞE NİLGÜN TÜRKCAN

Dissertations from 2015

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Separation From and Reconstruction of Home: A Study of Immigrant Expressive Therapists, Dana Albert-Proos

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Using Art Therapy to Understand the Experience of African-American Girls With Childhood Obesity, Elva Anderson

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Contributing to Quality of Life by Facilitating Music-Based Social Interaction for Adults with Intellectual Disability, Julie Lynn Andring

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Experiential Training to Address Secondary Traumatic Stress in Aid Personnel, Odelya Gertel Kraybill

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Effects of Art Therapy Intervention for Chronic Pain and Psychosocial Comorbidities, Molly O' Neill Haaga

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Keeping the Peace: Playback Theatre with Adolescents, Timothy J. Reagan

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Making Personal Public Service Announcements with Adopted Young Women from Foster Care: A Narrative Inquiry, Myriam Dominique Savage

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Asian Dance/Movement Therapy Educators’ Experiences of Teaching Dance/Movement Therapy in East Asia after Training in the US, Ko Kyung Soon

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The Use of Therapeutic Group Drumming with Korean Middle School Students in School Violence Prevention Programs, Eun Sil Suh

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Rocky Mountain Alba Emoting Training for Creative Arts Therapists, Brant P. Wadsworth

Dissertations from 2014

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Digital Media Use in Art Therapy, Natalie Rae Carlton

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The Bridge Drawing with Path Art-Based Assessment: Measuring Meaningful Life Pathways in Higher Education Students, Olena Darewych

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Music Therapy as an Intermodal Practice: Clients and Therapists Perspectives, Daniel Hyams

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Singing an Imaginal Dialogue: A Study of a Bereavement-Specific Music Therapy Intervention, Yasmine A. Iliya

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Examining the Identity of the Art Therapist: The Voice of Practice and Relational Care, Denise Malis

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Essential Music Therapist Attributes for Relationship-Building with Children: Does our Profession Train Personal Abilities?, Jean M. Nemeth

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Half In Shadow She Speaks: An Expressive Therapies Exploration of The Self Image of African American Women, Lillian Marie Sylvester

Dissertations from 2013

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Intergenerational Mythweaving and Cultural Identity, Ethelyn Anguluan-Coger

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Art as a Catalyst for Resilience: Women Artists with a Life-Threatening Illness, Susan Firestone

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Examining Roles in Children's Group Therapy: The Development of a Dramaturgical Role Instrument to Measure Group Process, Craig Haen

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Neural Activation on Guided Imagery and Music: A Functional MRI Study, Sang Eun Lee

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Understanding Children's Art Making Preferences: Implications for Art Therapy, Amy Morrison