Capstone Theses from 2024
Coming Out, Letting Go, Getting Naked: A Community Engagement Arts Based Project, Tim Aumiller
Rupture and Repair: Developing a Saggar-Fired Ceramic Approach to Building Trauma Resilience Through Making, Tending, Breaking and Mending, Jenny Bernstein Rangan
The Hero’s Journey Through Therapy: A Literature Review, Rylee Blake
Tap Dance Therapy for Children with Medical Complexity: A Literature Review, Beth Calabrese
Creative Resilience Against Racism Among Asian Americans: Development of a Method, Janice Chen
The Feminine Expansion of Role Theory: A Community Workshop, Alexis Cisneros
Speak My Language: Art Therapy Restorative Justice Hybrid for Disenfranchised High School Students, Catherine Day
Nourishing Movement: The Role of Food in a Dance/Movement Therapist’s Practice: A Literature Review, Gabriele Dunkley
Dance/Movement Therapy: A Novel Approach for Latino Males with Incarceration Histories in SUD Treatment, Aletia Egipciaco
Neuroqueering Art Therapy: Bringing Neurodivergent Gender Diversity into the Creative Arts Therapy Room: A Literature Review, Avital Eisen
TaRole Theory: Alchemizing the Drama Therapy Role Sort with the Tarot, Brooke Ferguson
Toward an Autism-Affirmative Art Therapy Practice: A Literature Review, Mariah Geiger
All in the Image: Nightmares, Posttraumatic Stress, and Expressive Therapy: Critical Literature Review, Emma Geller
Exploring the Literature on Art Therapy Interventions in Mitigating the Negative Effects of Loneliness in College Students, Molly Hoekman
Integration of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Adulthood Through Dance Movement Therapeutic Techniques, Kimberly Hoj
Literature Review Nature-Based Art Therapy Exploring Connections and Relationships, Janell Lopez-Curtis
Expressive Therapies and Resiliency – Resistance in Mental Health: A Literature Review, Gabrielle Lopez
Intimate Partner Violence perpetrator's Attachement Style's Effect on Parenting and Art Therapy Implications: A Literature Review, Patricia Lucas and Patricia Lucas
Aligning with Adolescents: A Literature Review of Art Therapy in Residential Treatment Programs, Olivia Moore
Method Acting as a Therapeutic Intervention for Trauma Recovery, Remi Moses
Utilizing Dance/Movement Therapy for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Development of a Method, Jayda Pearson
Healing Our Midwives with Art Therapy: A Literature Review to Identify Gaps in Research and Practice, Virginia Perry
Expressive Arts Therapy and Oncology Care Teams, Edwige Raimbault
History Matters Exploring Intergenerational Trauma and Human Connection - A Community Engagement Project, LaToya Robinson
A Polyvagal Theory and Mindfulness Based Art Therapy Approach to Self-Regulation and Self Compassion in the Face of Trauma, Michaila Sheehan-Klein
Drawing Closer: Enhancing Connection in Romantic Relationships Through Expressive Arts – An Autoethnographic Community Engagement Exploration, Jessica Surprenant
Tailored Therapeutic Musical Theater Community Engagement Project, Taylor Windle
The Anatomical Embodiment of Morning Routines in the Reduction of Anxiety: An Intervention, Natalie Wright
Capstone Theses from 2023
A Literature Review Furthering the Field of Expressive Arts Therapies Through Acts of Decolonization, Leticia Alcuran
The Phenomenon of Dissociation with the Application of Expressive Arts Therapy: A Literature Review, Katherine Alexander
Intersections in Clowning and Drama Therapy’s Core Processes, Brett Alters
Songs for a Crying Earth: A Community Music Therapy Engagement Project, Sarah Ames
Connecting With Our Roles Through Post Traumatic Growth After Experiencing Medical Trauma, Marie Angier
Prescribing Music to Forensic Settings: A Literature Review, Sydney A. Bouchard
Art Therapy and Chronic Pain: Exploring Pain Tolerance, Body Sensations and Emotions, India Brown
Playing in an Earthquake: Development of a Method Integrating TraumaPlay and Drama Therapy Core Processes, Lisa Bumpus
Whatever It Takes: A Literature Review Exploring the Psychological Cost of Actor Training and How Drama Therapy Can Help, Kelsey Burke
The Value of Therapeutic Farming as an Art Therapy Intervention for Emerging Adults: A Literature Review, Neva Callaghan
Tattoos and Healing: Considerations from an Art Therapy Lens, MARIELLE CARPENTIER
Re-Storying Teaching: Using Narradrama to Address Burnout in Public School Teachers, Heather Carroll
Exploring the Hinterland: The Development of a Person-Centered Music Therapy Method for a Hospice Patient with Lewy Body Dementia, Paige Chaplin
The Role of Cultural and Expressive Arts Therapies in the Puerto Rican Diasporic Identity: A Literature Review, Melissa Clay
The Dance/Movement Embodied Experience of Grief and Loss Using the Five Senses: Development of a Clinical Method, YARMISHA COFIELD
Dance Movement Therapy and Families with Children with Disabilities: Working and Moving Together: A Literature Review, Gabriella Cohen
Examining State of Flow and its Future in Dance/Movement Therapy: A Literature Review, Rachael A. Cohen
Text-based drama therapy and role: Development of a method for identity integration of adolescents exposed to trauma at a partial hospitalization program, Daniel Coonan-Helmer
Promoting Identity Development in Adolescent Adoptees: A Literature Review, Alyson Summer del Castillo
Connecting Creativity, Bipolar Spectrum Disorder and Art Therapy, shelby de luna and shelby carmen de luna
Overcoming the Inner Critic: The Therapeutic Use of Self-Portraits with Older Adults, Brenda Echeverry
Overcoming the Inner Critic: The Therapeutic Use of Self-Portraits with Older Adults, Brenda Echeverry
Exploring Role Method as an Identity Building Tool with Adolescent Adoptees: Development of a Method, Rebecca Elowe
Culturally Centered Eco-Art Therapy Practice for Self-Awareness: Development of a Method, Venita Figueroa
Restorying Queer Family: A Scoping Review, Matthew Freeman
Nerf This! Navigating the Accessibility and Inclusivity of Video Games Through Expressive Arts Therapies: A Literature Review, Tiffany Golando
Reimagining Disability: Expressive Arts Therapy as an Empowerment Tool, Isla Goldstein
Post COVID-19 Self-Care of the Therapist: A Community Project, Alexandra Graf
Social-Emotional Learning in Children, Second Step Curriculum, and Expressive Arts Therapy: A Review of the Literature, Rachael Hathaway
Free Play Music Therapy for "In Between" Youth in an Emergency Shelter Setting: Development of a Clinical Method, Rebecca Kay Hoffschneider
Examining the Use of Expressive Arts Therapies in Neurorehabilitation Treatment Planning, Rebecca J. Horner
Lost in Treatment: Finding the Person through Developing a Method and Parallel Drawing, Hisaya Ishii
Self-Care for Hospice and Palliative Nurses and How Drama Therapy Could Help: A Literature Review, Heidi Jackson
Can psycho-social benefits be observed in those with intellectual disabilities during DMT?, Hannah Johnson
Talk Box in Music Therapy with Speech and Language Impairments Resulting From Tracheostomy: A Critical Review of the Literature, Jonathan Kang
A Role-Based Integrative Community Engagement Model: Drama Therapy with Survivors (Option 3), Jodi Kanter
Exploring the Motivations and Therapeutic Benefits of Fandom and Fanart Online Communities: A Literature Review, Miriam Kilian
Language Barriers and Expressive Arts Therapy with Refugees: A Literature Review, Zeenia Kolah
Unified Co-Op Art: Empowerment and Collaboration through Group Art Therapy and a Community Engagement Art Show, Gianna Krovocheck
Rhythmic Co-regulation as a Recovery Tool for Grief, Loss, and Change: A Literature Review, Rebecca Kushner
Integrating Movement Breaks to Support Developmental Goals in Early Intervention: A Method Development, Cassandra Laskowski
Caring for Former Caretakers: Utilizing Collage to Explore Transition, Development of a Method, Noelle LeBlanc
Sandtray Therapy through the lens of the Expressive Therapies Continuum: Helping children who experienced trauma tap into their creative potential, Mollie Lesnever
Developing A Creative Community Workshop for Educators During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Community Engagement Project, Alexa Licata
Using Bibliodrama in Hong Kong to Address Mental Illness, Ka Pik Lo
Applying Self Care Methods: Burnout Prevention for an Art Therapist in Training, Hannah Marshall
Applying Self Care Methods: Burnout Prevention for an Art Therapist in Training, Hannah Marshall
Perceptions and Impacts of Unpaid Internships within Expressive Therapies Education: A Literature Review, Sophie McConkie
Using Expressive Arts Therapy to Develop Coping Mechanisms to Manage Substance Use, Zayna McDonald
The Benefits of Sensory Exploration in Art Therapy with Children with Social, Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties Through a Trauma Informed Lens, Shannon McGorrill
“Staged Combat”: A Literature Review on the Potential Advantages of Drama Therapy Over Traditional Talk Therapy With Veterans, Christopher McNeill
Do We Belong? Promoting a Sense of Belonging in LGBTQ Youth Through Artistic Community Engagement: A Literature Review, Patricia Moran
The Breath as a Holistic Regulator: An Expressive Arts Therapy Community Project, Jacobita Munoz
A Return to The Roots: Mysticism and Psychodrama for Traumatized Populations: A Literature Review, Hyde Nichols
Dance/Movement Therapy Used as an Intervention to Heal Racial Trauma Within the Black Community: A Literature Review, Jennifer Noboise
An Embodied Approach to Sexual Education: Developing a Method for Disabled Adults, Eliza Owen-Smith
Art Therapy as a Tool for Korean American Families: A Literature Review, Minju Park
Art Therapy and Parts Work in the Treatment of Complex Trauma: A Literature Review, Amy Patel
The Development of a Dance/Movement Therapy Method for Social Engagement with Adolescents in a Partial Hospital Program, Kayleah Pensalfini
