Capstone Theses from 2022
An Embodied Drama Therapy Approach to Restorative School Practices: A Method, Sarah Harmer
Creating Order Out of Chaos: A Method of Cognitive Behavioral Art Therapy for Psychosis (CBATp), Alexandra Hayes
Redefining Connection and Meaning-Making through Virtual Artistic Community Amidst Persistent Adversity: A Community Engagement Project, Gwendolyn Healy
How Art Therapy and Energy Work Can Effectively Shift Core Beliefs: A Literature Review, Rachael Holland
Touch in Drama Therapy: A Literature Review, Sara Hood
Creative and Expressive Arts Therapy in Motivational Interviewing, Mary Hunt
Effect of Art Media on the Collective Mood of a Middle School Art Therapy Group: A Development of a Method, Jaime Isaak
Building Community: A School-based Art Reflection Method for Newcomer Students During COVID-19, Kate Johnson
Exploring Attachment in the NICU: A Music Therapy Model, Shelby Huskey Jordan-Lake
Development Art Therapy Methods for Korean Immigrant Elders in an Independent Residential Community Setting, Wansu Kang
Siblings of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Art Therapy, Corinne Kelly
Art Therapy for Veterans in the Military to Civilian Transition: A Literature Review, Sydney Kroll
Body-Based Activism and Embodied Protest Art, Community Engagement Project With Karen and Karenni Young Adults, Ivy I. Kuhn
Exploring Multicultural Competency in International Art Therapy Student Through Art Journal Inquiry, Tanvi Kulkarni
The Effectiveness of Music Therapy with Children Who Have Experienced Trauma Using the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT): A Literature Review, Brianna Lambert-Jenkins
Storytelling and Narrative Therapy through Art among Refugee Children: A Literature Review, Haley E. Lansing
Using Expressive Arts Therapies to Aid the End-of-Life Transition for Older Adults: A Literature Review, Rosemary Lape
A Narrative Approach to Songwriting in a Pediatric Medical Setting: Understanding Caregivers’ Lived Experience through Development of a Method, Izabella Lidrbauch
The Use of Drama Therapeutic Play and Unconditional Positive Regard in Fostering Self-Actualization in Unhoused Individuals, Amanda Ludeking
Artful Journey: An Art Journaling Method for Adults with Physical Disabilities and Progressive Conditions, Madeline Ludtke
How Art Therapy Promotes Resiliency in Individuals with Chronic Pain: A Literature Review, Margaret Lukas
Dance and Dance/Movement Therapy to Support Social-Emotional Learning in the Boston Public Schools, Bethany Lynch
All You Knead is Love, Donna Madoff
Examining CBT with Music as an Early Psychosis Intervention: A Critical Review of the Literature, Andrew Maher
Healing Our Connection with Nature: An Expressive Arts Community Engagement Project, Meghan McCrillis
Widening the Lens, Capturing the Gaps: DBT and Phototherapy, A Critical Review of the Literature, Megan McElroy
Expressive Arts Therapy and Therapeutic Relationship with a Child with Selective Mutism: Development of a Method, Sophie McLaughlin
Thoughts, Feelings, Actions; the Brevity of Being: A Haiku Method, Scott Medeiros
Dance/Movement Therapy Combined with Tai-chi as a Regulation Strategy for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: Developing a Method, Brenna Meindersma
The Role of Dance/Movement Therapy on Inmates After Restrictive Housing – A Literature Review, Savannah Melo
Dance/Movement Therapy and a Positive Impact on Sense of Self for Individuals Living with Dementia: Development of a Method, Brittany Metrolis
Finding a Middle Path: Using Expressive Arts Therapy to Engage Adolescents in Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Literature Review, Rebecca Miller
Movement in Meal Time: A Movement Observation Assessment for Individuals with Eating Disorders, Ellery Mills
Art and Eco Therapies: Benefits to Motor Development of Preschool-Age Children in the Screen Era, Tatiana J. Miranda Orama
Adolescents and Art Therapy: Exploring Safe Spaces Through Telehealth, Sarah Murphy
Dance/Movement Therapy for Reducing Restraints in Inpatient Psychiatry: A Critical Review of the Literature, Olivia Naya
Moving with the LGBTQ+ Community in Grief and Elderhood: A Literature Review, Marea Newell
Utilizing Collage to Address Disenfranchised Grief Amongst Older Adults Living with Dementia: A Method, Isabelle A. Olsson
Integrating Art Therapy and Narrative Therapy through a Multicultural Lens, Vanessa Padilla
Exploring the Intersection Between Facial Movement, Physiology, and Emotional Regulation: Developing a Method for Children, Kimberly Parker
How Clay in Group Art Therapy Helps Female Veterans Maintain Well-being: Development of Methods, Sooho Park
Exploring the Lived Experience of Disabled Music Therapists: A Literature Review, Katherine Perakis
Group Singing as a Tool to Bridge Communication Between People with Aphasia and their Caregivers: A Literature Review, Allison Whiteside Pollard
Accessing the Ecosphere: An Indoor Nature-Based Community Expressive Arts Therapy (ExAT) Exploration Project, Heather Powers
Spirituality & Wellness in the Black LGBTQIA+ Experience: A Literature Review, Black Pruitt
Defining Best Practices for the Development and Implementation of Music Therapist Verbal Processing Skills in Clinical Spaces, Rachel Quirbach
Building Connections Through Community Art With Middle School Students: A Community Engagement Project, Amber Raguckas
Toward a Co-Working Posture in Global Mental Health: A Literature Review on the Use of PhotoVoice in Partnership with Forcibly Displaced Populations, Bethany Randolph
Teaching Coping Skills Through Altered Book Making with Adolescents in Acute Crisis Treatment: Development of a Method, Sarah Rasmussen
Virtual Dance/Movement Therapy as a Mechanism of Change for Patients Experiencing Chronic Pain: A Literature Review, Alexis Reale
Drama Therapy Interventions that Support Students with ASD During COVID-19, Olivia Reyes
A Group Music Therapy Method to Promote Mentalization Skills in Clients with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Lisa Riggs Hobbs
Healing Stories: Bibliotherapy and Art Therapy as Tools to Support Bereaved Children, A Literature Review, Sarah K. Robinson
The Therapeutic Intersection of Dance and Sport in Trauma, A Critical Review of the Literature, Molly Rockwood
Music Therapy Program Development in a Hospital Setting: A Critical Review of Literature, Alexandria Rodriguez
Community Directed Exploration of Expressive Therapy Applications to Combat Barriers to Mental Health for First Responders, Anne Rossman
Dance Movement Therapy for Neurological Development in Ages 0-3: A Critical Review of the Literature, Anna Rupert
The Use of Violin Family Instruments in Music Therapy with Individuals Experiencing Acute Psychiatric Presentations: A Literature Review, Brianna Rzeznik
Moral Distress and Allostatic Overload in Clinicians: Mitigating Burnout Through Expressive Arts Therapy - A Literature Review, Kate Salonen
Parental Support, Dance/Movement Therapy, and Early Childhood Self-Regulation – A Literature Review, Yuliana Santos Pagan
Building the Therapeutic Relationship with Youth Online Through Expressive Arts Therapy, A Literature Review, Miranda Sass
Using Narrative Theory as a Process-Oriented Exploration of Attachment: The Development of A Method in Art Therapy, Taylor Saunders
Dance/Movement Therapy as a Transdisciplinary Approach to Treating Trauma, Destany Schadder
Partial Hospitalization Programs and Adolescents: The Impact of Brief Art Therapy Treatment, Andrea Sepe
The Value of Craft Art in Exploring Identity, A Critical Review of the Literature, Brooke Sicco
The Queer God, Rodney Simpson
The Opioid Epidemic and the Need for Arts in Community Based Treatment Options: A Literature Review, Abageal Stasny
Phototherapy and Empowerment for People Living with Chronic Conditions, Lauren St John
I, You and We: Expressive Arts Therapy Interventions and Childhood Identity Development: Development of a Method, Nicole Stroumbos
Music Therapy and Self-Esteem: A Method on Building Self-Esteem in Children with Special Needs, Chris Thomann
Body Mapping and Body Scan: Meditation and Art Therapy: A Literature Review, Christina Tremblay
Toward Holistic Mental Wellness: A Literature Review of Mindfulness-Based and Focusing-Oriented Art Therapies, Lesley Vernon
Applying Expressive Arts Therapy Interventions with Chinese Adolescents with Academic Maladjustment, Huaxin Wang
Exploring Songwriting with Bereaved Adolescents: A Literature Review, Jordan Waters
Epistemic Injustice, Endometriosis and Dance/ Movement Therapy: An Autoethnographic Investigation, Kevana West
On Developmental Transformations and Neural Integration: A Literature Review, Savannah White
Integrating Expressive Arts Therapies into Facilitated Online Therapy Groups for Adults: A Review of the Literature, Lora Williams
Artivism and the Importance of Community for DACA and Undocumented College Students in the United States: A Literature Review, Crystal Yanez
Expressive Arts Therapy with Pregnant Adolescents in South Africa: Observations and Reflections on Intimate Partner Violence and Intergenerational Transmission of Violence, Alexandra Zimeray
Redistributing the Responsibility of Self-Care: A Model to Prevent Early Burnout Amongst New Clinicians, Ashley Zimmer-Larsen
Capstone Theses from 2021
Beyond Performance: Modern Art Therapy and AATA Through the Lens of Critical Race Theory, A Literature Review, Elanna Abreu
How Nature Calls in a More Secure Sense of Self in the Face of Perfectionism: An Expressive Arts Therapy Journey to Self-Identity, Marissa Aldieri
Disrupting Self-Silencing in Cisgender Women Using Drama Therapy’s Role Theory and Role Method, Jennifer Ansted
