Doctoral Projects

Note: The titles in bold are focused on diversity and difference

A Collaborative Therapeutic System for the Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse: a Demonstration Project Designing a Multi-systemic Attachment Therapy Program
A Descriptive Analysis of Custody Disputing Divorced Families with an Alienated Child
A First Year Course on Stress and Wellness for College Students
A Guided Therapeutic Activity Workbook for Adolescent Girls Involved in the Juvenile Justice System with Traumatic Experiences
A Model of Co-Occurring Rampage School Shootings and Suicidality Using Social Contagion and Stream Theories
A Path to Success, A Path to Disappointment: Undocumented High School Students and the "American Dream"
A Patient Centered Medical Home for Heterosexual Female Chronic Intimate Partner Violence Survivors
A Psychoeducational Guide for Mental Health Professionals: Working with Military Partners and their Preschool-Aged Children
A Qualitative Analysis of First-Time Mothers Striving for Perfection
A Survey of College Counseling Center Mental Health Clinicians' Attitudes and Practices Regarding Screening for Intimate Partner Violence
A Survey of Parental Beliefs Regarding the Psychosocial Effects of Community Notification Policies on Juveniles who have Sexually Offended
A Survey of Psychology Doctoral Students' Training and Education in Behavioral Health Emergencies
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Understanding Antisocial Behaviors in Abused Children
Accessing the Child Mind: Using Bibliotherapy with Children Who have Experienced Complex Trauma
Adolescent Experience of the Effect of Watching YouTube Videos on Sense of Self
Adolescent Girls' Experiences of Growing up with a Brother Diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum
Adult Children who are Caregivers of Parents Diagnosed with Dementia: The Relationship between Anticipatory Grief, Depression, and Closeness to the Parent Prior to the Diagnosis
An Exploration of Amae as a Psychoanalytical Concept and Theory
An Exploration of Coping Strategies in Response to Stigmatizing Experiences Among Overweight and Obese Individuals with Internalized Weight Bias
An Exploration of Cultural Influences on Familial Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients
An Exploration of Maternal Messages Regarding Body Image Among Emerging Adult Women
An Exploration of Perceived Maternal Competence in Mothers of Healthy Infants and in Mothers of Infants Hospitalized at Birth
An Exploration of Spousal Support Strategies Utilized by Female Spouses of Male Police Officers
An Exploratory Analysis of Psychosocial Factors That may Differentiate Between Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicidal Behavior in an Adolescent Inpatient Population
An Exploratory Study of the Influence of Client Race and Ethnicity on Diagnostic Decision-making Processes
An Integrated Model: The Intersection of Emotion, Psychophysiology, and Common Factors
An Investigation of the Experience of Adolescent Females with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Animals in Psychotherapy: Effects on Therapeutic Process
Assessing Shifts in Israeli and Palestinian Adolescents' Prejudicial Attitudes: The Artsbridge Institute's Reflective Dialogue and Arts Training Program
Autonomous Motivation in the Relationship of Consumer Behaviors and Celebrity Endorsements
Best Practices for Bonding Assessments in Permanency Planning
Between Men of the Military: Experiences of Masculinity in Therapy
Bi-Cultural Identity Formation of Young Muslim American Women
Body Satisfaction Among Direct Care Members Working in Residential Treatment Programs for Eating Disorders
Brief Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia in Patients with Orofacial Pain
Caring for a Spouse with Alzheimer's Disease: Constructing a Decision Making Model for Utilization of Support Group Services
Childhood Neglect, Physical, and Sexual Abuse & Physical Violence in Adult Sexual Offenses
Childhood Obesity: An Exploration of Mental Health Practitioners' Knowledge
Clinicians' Attitudes toward Harm Reduction to Treat Substance Use Disorders
Clinicians' Perceptions of Psychosocial Challenges and Interventions with Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Cognitive Differences between Violent and Non-Violent Adolescent Male Offenders as a Variable of Violence Risk
Collaborative Therapeutic Writing: A Workbook for Clinicians and the People Who Consult Them
College Men's Perception of the Risks and Benefits of Intervening Against Sexual Assault and the Influence of Social Norms and Masculine Ideology
Concurrent Validity of Anxiety-Related Rorschach Variables in an Adolescent Population
Connectedness to Nature and its Relationship to Meaning in Life
Cultural and Linguistic Evaluation of a Pre-Arrest Diversion Program with Hispanic Individuals
Culturally-Centered Guidelines that May Influence the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy with Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Developing a Motivational Interviewing Training Program for Clinicians Working with Low Socioeconomic Status Populations
Developing a Training Presentation for Clinicians Working with Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs)
Dissatisfied Patients Who Drop Out of Psychoanalysis
Duration of Benzodiazepine Treatment and Patient Knowledge Base
Effectance Motivation as an Explanatory Factor in Adolescence-Limited Juvenile Delinquency
Erotic Objects: A Theoretical Exploration of Pornography Use
"First Time Mom in a Second Language": The Experience of Women Entering Motherhood in a Foreign Land
Group Therapy Manual for Typically Developing Siblings of Children with Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Guidelines for Incorporating Network Therapy into Residential Care for Adolescents Diagnosed with Conduct Disorder: A Demonstration Study
Hamilton Depression in Inventory Scores in Borderline Women with and without Childhood Sexual Abuse
Heroin Use and Female Body Image
Hikikomori as a Case Study in Understanding the Intersection of Psychological Development and Culture
How Adults Make Meaning of Music in their Everyday Lives: A Phenomenological Study
Integrating Patient Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Health Care: A Workshop for Primary Care Practitioners
Lesbian Clients Experience of Misattonement in the Therapeutic Relationship with Heterosexual Psychologist
Lost in Translation? Language-Based Differences in the Assessment of Spanish-English Bilinguals Using the Rorschach Inkblot Test
Love Across Differences: A Study of Interracial Couples
Mental Health Professionals' Perceptions, Attitudes, and Beliefs about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rape Victims
My Stories: Narrative Online Writing Platform for Persons Who Are Psychiatrically Hospitalized
Parental Experience of Receiving an Autism Diagnosis and Adjusting to the News
Parental Perspectives on Relationship Changes when Faced with Childhood Cancer on Healthy Sibling Relationships
Paternal Response to a Prenatal Diagnosis of Down Syndrome and Reflections on Raising their Child
Perceptions of the Shift in Asperger Syndrome Nosology in DSM-5
Personality Style as a Predictor of Personal Computer Use in an Older Adult Population
Prevention and Reduction of Restraint and Seclusion in Public Schools: A Comprehensive Approach
Promoting Forgiveness Through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): A Critique of Leading Forgiveness Theories and Interventions and a Proposed Alternative Based on ACT
Searching Cultural and Global Experiences to Broaden the Horizons of the Contemporary Scientific Model of Dissociative Identity Disorders
Self-Efficacy in College Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Service Providers to Human Trafficking Trata Survivors in Guatemala: A Participatory Action Research Study
Stigma in the Family: The Lived Experience of Individuals with a Hearing Impairment
Supervision Experiences of Psychology Trainees Who Conduct Therapy in Spanish
T-WAIT: Trauma Workbook Outline for Adolescent Inner-City Teens
Teaching Martial Arts to Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Resource Designed from an Instructor's Perspective
Teaching to Strengths: A Character Intervention for Urban Middle School Students
Tear Without Repair: Psychotherapists' Subjective Experience of Their Case Failures
Telephone Suicide Risk Assessment for Socially Isolated Adult Male Elders with COPD Living in the Community
The Burden of Certainty: Coping Styles Utilized by Primary Caregivers During the Early Stage of Huntington's Disease
The Client's Perspective of Therapist Self-Disclosure
The Connection Between Commitment and Confidence in Adult Romantic Relationship and the Perceived Quality of the Parents' Marriage
The Dynamic Gift of Hope in Psychotherapy
The Effects of Parent Status and Age on Perceived Competence and Credibility of Child Psychologist
The Effects of Premature Birth on a Father's Sense of Parenting Competence
The Effects of Yoga on the Female Body Experience: Self-Objectification to Self-Acceptance
The Emotional Experience of Patients Following a Medical Error
The Experience of Brazilian Women Entering Motherhood in the United States
The Experience of Iraqi Refugees in the US and Jordan; A Comparative Study
The Experiences of Stepparents Who Are Also Stepchildren
The Impact of a Wellness Group on Individuals with Persistent Mental Illness
The Impact of Advanced Communications Technology on Military Deployment: A Phenomenological Exploration
The Implications of Race in Projective Testing: A Qualitative Assessment of the Revised Tasks of Emotional Development (TED) with African-American Adolescent Males
The Influence of Culture and Language on the Original and Revised Tasks of Emotional Development (TED) Test in Latino Adolescent Males
The Influence of Gender and Birth Order on Adult Sibling Attachment Relationships
The Influence of Turning Point Experiences During Intimate Partner Violence on Victims' Self Representation and Decision to Leave
The Positive and Negative Experiences of Multiracial Identities
The Practice of Cultural Competence among Spanish-Speaking Clinicians
The Relationship Between Aging Anxiety, Caregiving Role, and Personality Type in Adults with Parental History of Alzheimer's Disease
The Relationship Between Therapist Personality Traits and the Working Alliance in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
The Relevance of Tibetan Buddhist Models of the Mind for Cognitive Psychotherapies
The revised Tasks of Emotional Development (TED): A Qualitative Examination of the Revised Latency-Age Cards
The Role Character Strengths in Maritally Satisfying Relationships
The Role of Hope in the Lived Experiences of Resettled East African Refugees
The Trend of Underdiagnosis of Psychotic Disorders at College Counseling Centers
The Use of Biofeedback in the Treatment of Migraines: A Qualitative Study from Patients' Perspective
The Use of Passive Smartphone Data in the Assessment of Mood
Traditional Chinese Parenting versus Western Authoritarian Parenting: Differences in Children's Perceptions
Trauma in Female Juvenile Offenders: Differences by Mental Health Symptoms and Offense Type
Varieties of Self-Experience and Psychotherapeutic Method
Vicarious Trauma of Mental Health Graduate Students Working with Military Veterans
Violent Video Gaming and the Negotiation of Aggression as indicated on the Rorschach
When Clients Leave Therapy: Premature Termination from the Client's Perspective
Yo Hablo Español: The Professional Experience of Bilingual Latino Clinicians and Burnout