Capstone Theses from 2025
Use Cases for Art Therapy Intervention in Clinical Psychedelic Praxis, Kaitlin Maud
How Art Therapy and EMDR Help Asylum Seekers and Refugees Move Towards Healing Trauma: A Literature Review, Anna Mogilevsky
Capstone Theses from 2024
Coming Out, Letting Go, Getting Naked: A Community Engagement Arts Based Project, Tim Aumiller
Attunement in Contact Improvisation: Therapeutic Implications, Basak Sila Bengisu
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
Revitalizing Learning Environments: The Impact of Incorporating Movement Breaks in Classroom Curriculum, Jimmy Bonilla
The Balletic Mind: Expressive Arts Therapy for Professional Ballet Dancers: A Literature Review and Autoethnography, Madison Borden
Finding Community in a Women’s Shelter Open Studio: Implementation of an Art Therapy Method, Hannah Bucciferro
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
Ethnic Name-Changing Among Mandarin-Speaking Music Therapists in the United States and Its Influence on Their Identity: A Literature Review, Ying-Jung Chen
One Stitch at a Time: Examining the Self-Care of Art Therapists and the Potential of Fiber Arts for Wellbeing, Elaine Chippero
The Feminine Expansion of Role Theory: A Community Workshop, Alexis Cisneros
Zine-Making as an Expressive Arts Therapy Method in an Adult Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital, Lauren Classe
Speak My Language: Art Therapy Restorative Justice Hybrid for Disenfranchised High School Students, Catherine Day
Art Therapy as a tool to Enhance Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review, Alejandra Deleon
Music Therapy as a Support Model in Massachusetts Special Education: A Literature Review, Bonnie Diamond
Taking Off the Mask; Identity Development with Queer Emerging Adults, Lital Dotan
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
Connecting to Self and Others Through Authentic Movement and Music: A Community Engagement Project, Caitlin Evans
TaRole Theory: Alchemizing the Drama Therapy Role Sort with the Tarot, Brooke Ferguson
Breaking the Stigma of Dance/Movement Therapy and Eating Disorders: A Literature Review, Lisandra Fernandez
Exploring Family Stories Through Clay: A Community Project Inspired by Helen Cordero's Storytellers, Tamar Forman
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 Touch: Art Therapy with Older Adults, Katherine Gilpatrick
Navigating Cultural Transitions: A Drama Therapy Exploration of Culture Shock Among International Students from South Asia and East Asia, Rithika Gopalakrishnan
Exploring Self-Concept and Emotional Regulation Through Music Technology: An Autoethnographic Study and Literature Review, Alejandro Grover
Trauma-Informed Expressive & Creative Arts Therapy with Survivors of Mass Shootings, Jessica Heiler
The Therapeutic Potential of Found Objects in Art Therapy for Adults with Severe Mental Illness, Meara Hemler
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
Dance/Movement Therapy and the Beginnings of Decolonizing the Post-Restraint Process: A Literature Review, Marissa Jax
Dance/Movement Therapy: Approach for Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence, Mia Jewell
The Use of Music Therapy with Non-English Speaking Older Adults, Yeeun Lee
Developmental Transformations and Pediatric OCD: A Review of the Literature and Proposal for Drama Therapy in Treatment, Elizabeth A. Lewis
From Boys to Non-Toxic Men: An Intervention Using Expressive Arts Therapy to Foster Healthy Masculinity in Adult Men, Jennifer Liff
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
Mindfulness, Music, & Art: Development of a Mindfulness Based Expressive Arts Therapy Method for Adults in a Short-Term Psychiatric Hospital Setting, Annabelle Lord-Patey
Climate Grief and Dance Movement Therapy: A Literature Review, Elisabeth Lovin
Intimate Partner Violence perpetrator's Attachement Style's Effect on Parenting and Art Therapy Implications: A Literature Review, Patricia Lucas and Patricia Lucas
Community Project: Dominican Palo Dance, a Non-Pathological Intervention to Enhance Youth Therapeutic Engagement in Community Based Healing, Johanny Maria Castillo
The Arts as a Bridge for Connection with Filipino-Americans: A Literature Review, Jillian Mariano
Culture Matching and its Impact on the Therapeutic Relationship: A Literature Review, Taylor Marsyla
Theatrical Intimacy Direction and Drama Therapy: A Community Workshop, Caitlin McFann
Utilizing Flow Arts Movement as an Expressive Arts Therapy Tool to Treat Trauma: A Literature Review and Autoethnography, Shannon McGrail
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
Exploring The Therapeutic Synergy: Dance/Movement Therapy and Electroconvulsive Therapy in Geriatric Patient Recovery, Alexandra Niezgoda
Utilizing Dance/Movement Therapy for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Development of a Method, Jayda Pearson
Amplify Your Narrative: Exploring the Power of Storytelling with African American and Indigenous Communities in Pediatric Cancer Treatment, Trinity K. Perry
Healing Our Midwives with Art Therapy: A Literature Review to Identify Gaps in Research and Practice, Virginia Perry
Nou Rive La ak 2 Pye Nou: Exploring Creative and Expressive Movements with Recently Arrived Haitian Migrants through a Community Engagement Project, Sahita Pierre-Antoine
The Use of Music Therapy to Mitigate Trauma-Related Music Associations and Restore Personal Relationships with Music, Courtney Pitzer
Embodied Social Action: How Dance Movement Therapy Can Support Resistance Against Systems of Oppression, Lauren Pope
Utilizing Dance Movement Therapy in the Treatment of Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder, Elizabeth Powers
Feldenkrais and Music Informed Listening: A Neurophenomenological Perspective on Autism, Arona Primalani
Expressive Arts Therapy and Oncology Care Teams, Edwige Raimbault
Monologue Writing and Psychodramatic Techniques with Adolescents Experiencing Suicidality, Justine Rea
Opening the Trauma Window: Embodied Storytelling with Adolescent Survivors of Domestic Violence, April Reck
A Comparison of Body-Based Therapies of Infant Development: A Literature Review, Nicole Rivera
History Matters Exploring Intergenerational Trauma and Human Connection - A Community Engagement Project, LaToya Robinson
Art Therapy Treatment for Adult Women with Comorbid or Co-occurring Anxiety: A Literature Review, Gabrielle Russo
Dance/Movement Therapy in the Treatment of Emotional Dysregulation in Children with Emotional, Social, and Behavioral Challenges: A Literature Review, Sarah E. Scarbrough
Expressive Arts Therapy and Grief: A Literature Review, Christina Schell Pate
Securing Attachment in The NICU Through Polyvagal-Informed Dance/Movement Therapy: A Literature Review, Sophia Schneider
Development of a Method of Short-Session, Task-Divided Therapeutic Songwriting, eric schwartz
Sensory Approaches with Serious Mental Illness: Capturing ‘Sanism’ in Mental Health Treatment, Margo Seiden
Parallel Process: Making Sense of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship Experience Through Visual Art Journaling, Stephanie Seifert
A Polyvagal Theory and Mindfulness Based Art Therapy Approach to Self-Regulation and Self Compassion in the Face of Trauma, Michaila Sheehan-Klein
Aesthetic Attunement to Client Resistance: The Art Therapist's Hand, Bella Silva
Towards an Ecodramatherapy: Drama Therapy for Climate Grief & Climate Activism, Emilie Slotine
Drawing Closer: Enhancing Connection in Romantic Relationships Through Expressive Arts – An Autoethnographic Community Engagement Exploration, Jessica Surprenant
Animation as Therapy for Mental Health Treatment Across Diverse Populations and Contexts, A Literature Review, Daneile Tabana
Moving and Dancing Mindfully: A Community-Based Project for a Competitive Dance Team, Clare Terrio
Power of Circle: A Literature Review, Mindy Thacker
Regulating Through Music: A community engagement project at a therapeutic elementary school, Lexi Ugelow
Effects of Dance Movement Therapy on Nonverbal Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Erin Walsh
Exploring the Development of Self-Concept Through Self-Portraits in Children with Significant Psychosocial and Emotional Needs, Kelsey Werner
Being with Shame: A Literature Review Exploring Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts Therapy for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, ellen wildhagen
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
