The capstone project requirements require doctoral students to make an original contribution to psychological scholarship. Students may choose to do a qualitative or quantitative research project, or can choose other forms of scholarship, such as developing a case study or treatment protocol.

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Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 2022

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Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Patients: Guidelines for Neuropsychological Evaluation and Management, Ali Al-Humadi

Program Evaluation and Wider Demographic Study of the Denver Area Non-profit Parenting After Divorce, Martha M. Bautista-Biddle

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The Impact of a Relationship Education Program on Health Disparities Among Pregnant Women, Anne Clara Biermann

A Phenomenology of Meme Culture Across 2020, Carolyn Black

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A Proposed Grief Support Group Intervention for College Students at a University Counseling Center, Kyle Cacoyannis

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“It’s Right Below the Surface”: Clinicians’ Experiences of Shame in Therapy Work with Adult Clients with Body Shame, Body Image Concerns, or Eating Disorder(s), Tess Carroll Keeley

Strive United: Answering the Call to Support Athletes Through Retirement from Sport, Kirsten Anne Cooper

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Asexuality and Demisexuality: Clinical Implications of Sexual Identity, Michael Scott Fiorini

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La Luz: Illuminating the Effects of Language and Considering the Role of Culture in a Postpartum Depression Prevention Program for Spanish- and English-Speaking Mothers, Erin Flanagan

Leadership and Psychology: An Anecdotal Exploration of Administrator Experiences, William Giddings

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The Necessity of Trauma-focused Curricula in Mental Health Graduate Programs: Advocating for Comprehensive Trauma Etiology and Treatment Education with Proposed Course Outline, Aaron S. Gillespie

A Mental Performance Protocol Developed for a Four-Person Endurance Team: Rowing the Atlantic Ocean, Scotty Marie Hanley

End-of-Life Care for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Best Practice Guide for Medical and Mental Health Professionals Around Death, Dying, and End-of-Life Care, Georgette Harper

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A Missing Narrative: The Creation of a Trauma-informed Children’s Book for Children in the Foster Care System, Elizabeth Hoff Saunderson

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Older Adults and Suicide as Examined Through the Lens of Joiner's Interpersonal Theory of Suicide, Pamela Holmes

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Psilocybin and the Psychologist: A Proposed Methodology for Exploring the Effects of Clinicians’ Psychedelic Experiences on Their Clinical Practice, Brian N. Iliescu

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The ACT of Being a Pre-doctoral Intern: A Personal Account of Navigating the Dynamics of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Abby Jay

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"Stay Strong": Internalized Stigma, Religiosity and Black Mental Health in Colorado, Breigh Jones-Coplin

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Working with Families with Refugee Experiences in the United States: The Impact of Forced Displacement on Parent-child Relationships After Resettlement, Sakshi Kapur

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Therapist Self-disclosure with Mandated College Students: A Case Study, Zachary Lattanzio

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Unreality and Loss of Self: Dissociative Experiences in Buddhist Practitioners, Jill Loving

Managing Multiple Transferences from a Self-psychology Perspective: A Case Study of an Older Adult, Gabriel Maletta

Developing a Comprehensive and Inclusive Initial Client Screen, Ashley Marsh

Feminist Supervision: A Proposal for Peer Supervision Training Through the Feminist Lens, Kate McGuire

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Providing Effective Assessment Feedback to Patients: Lessons Learned from Feedback After a Severe Injury, Kelsie McQuinn

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Attachment Theory to Inform Intervention in Correctional Populations with Adverse Childhood Experiences and Substance Use Disorders, Samantha Mendoza

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Athletic Injury and Resources for Student-Athletes: A Proposal for an Athlete Injury Playbook, Jessica J. Pauley

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Can Brazilian Jiu Jitsu be a Viable Treatment Option for Law Enforcement Officers with PTSD?, Megan Rinderer

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Psychologists’ Graduate Training Experience and Attitudes in Religion and Spirituality, Kristi Santiago

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It Takes a Village: Tribalism as a Premise to Understand Societal Responsibility and Impact of Mass Violence, Paige D. Schultz

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An Analysis of Military Service Academies Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Through Reports, Research, and Media Coverage, Lisa “Tana” Youn Kyung Sharp

Case Study: Compulsive Eating Behaviors from an Intersubjective Lens, Monica Smith Acuña

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Unique Types of Angel and Ghost Memories in Low-income, Diverse Pregnant Women, Rebecca Spear

Best Practice Guidelines for Supervising Probationers with Brain Injury, Molly Standeven

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Mindfulness and the Relationship Between Connectedness to Nature and Affect, Mathew Stewart

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Psychologists on Interdisciplinary Teams: Barriers to Interdisciplinary Work for Psychologists at the Pre-doctoral Level and Beyond, Alison C. Swisher

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Bipolar Disorder & Substance Use Treatment in Adults: A Tool for Recovery, Kaitlin Vieweg Parker

An Inquiry: The Role of Teachers in Psychoeducational Assessments, Andrea Villalobos

A Culturally Informed Approach to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Special Operations Forces, Michael J. Vollmer

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The Intersubjective Perspective: An Effective Treatment Model for Incarcerated Clients, Zachary Grant Weiss

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The Devil’s Advocate: The Relational Therapist as Jung’s Fourth in the Treatment of Queer Christian Clients, Whitney Wilson

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Filling the GAAAPPS: Generating Affirming Asian American Perinatal Psychological Services, Jennifer Yuen

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An Assessment of ADHD/LD Support in PsyD Programs from the Perspective of Faculty Advisors, Mac Zimdars

A Certifications Treatment Manual for Involuntary Outpatient Commitment, Alexandra Zott

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 2021

Law Enforcement Job Suitability Evaluations: How Military Service Influences Psychological Testing and Suitability, Ethan Bannar

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Canine-assisted Exposure Therapy, Stephanie B. Bono

The Stalking Prevention Model (SPM): A Preliminary Model for Managing Client Stalking of Psychology Trainees, Vera Bublitz

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The Risks for Eating Disorders/Disordered Eating in Refugee & Immigrant Experiences and the Imperative of Culturally Alert Screening, Chantal A. Bushelle

Body Acceptance Through Perinatal Intervention: A Group Proposal, Maria Elsa Canyon Meyer

The Therapeutic Value of Intersubjective Systems Theory with an Adult Adoptee: A Case Study, Margaret Dunn

Outcomes from a University-based Outpatient Competency Restoration Program, Kirsten Fahlbusch

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Mothers Know Best: Guidance for Healthcare Providers on Early Identification of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders, Klarissa I. Garcia Orellana

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Resilience in Cancer Patients, Lori A. Gardner

The Clinical Applicability of Therapeutic Assessment Techniques in Forensic Assessment, Dana Gau

How Equine-assisted Psychotherapy Can Improve Posttraumatic Growth Outcomes in United States Military Personnel, Dani Hamilton

Bilingual Psychologists' Approaches to Psychological Assessment with Bilingual/Bicultural Children and Adolescents, Emily Harrington

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Urban School Violence Prevention: A Suggested Intervention Utilizing Liberation Psychology, Meghan K. Hogan

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“Soldiers of the Same Struggle”: A Comparison of Attachment and Personality Between Justice-involved Youth in Gangs and Not in Gangs, Lyndsey Keyte

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Encountering Death: A Training Proposal for Psychologists Addressing Death Anxiety and End-of-Life Care, Bridget Kromrey

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Smartphone mHealth Application Development, Alex Littleton

Fear: Friend or Foe? A Qualitative Analysis of Fear in Extreme Sports, Casey Mangnall

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Stagnation in Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Approach, Kristine McCormick

Fascism as an Ordinary Human Phenomenon, David B. Miller

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A Culturally and Structurally Sensitive Approach to Working with Suicidal Latinx Individuals: Recommendations for Clinicians, Jessa Navidé

So, You Think You Can Row? – An Exploratory Study on One Team’s Experience Rowing the Atlantic Ocean, Elizabeth Wendell Robinson

Therapeutic Assessment With First Episode Psychosis: Potential Effects on Treatment Engagement, Lindsay Rosen

Training in Ethical Psychotherapy Practice with Queer and Trans Populations: A Web-based Training Program Design, Whit Ryan

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Co-constructing Stigma: Treating Trauma in Adolescence, Isabelle Sanderson

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Clinical Considerations for Treating Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: A Proposal for Integrating Intersubjective Systems Theory and Feminist Perspectives, Kristen Schrijver

Incarcerated Veterans: Building a Therapeutic Community Within the Denver County Jail System, Naomi Spilka

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Lived Experience: The Training of Therapists, Actors & Human Beings, Richard Williams

Re-examination of Athletic Departments’ Eating Disorder Policies and Procedures at NCAA Division I Universities, Taylor Wise

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From Military Service to Diakonia: A Training Program for Clergy Ministering to Veterans, Danielle Xanthos

The Effects of Childhood Exposure to Violence on Neurocognitive Performance in Adult Offenders With Pediatric Brain Injury: A Comparative Study Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Chandler Yunker

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 2020

An Intersubjective Approach to Working with Dysfunctional Anger and Attachment Trauma: A Case Study, Maya Badwan

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Narrative Therapy to Reduce Self-Stigma: Empowering Children, Adolescents, and Their Families, Jillian Baldwin

A Family of Service: An Introduction to Couples and Families Within Military Systems Course for Psychology Graduate Students, Jasmonae Blodgett

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Bad Boys, Bad Boys: Masculinity, Performance Theory, and Prisoner Re-Entry, Jannae D. Bratcher

"9-1-1. What's Your Emergency?": Dispatcher Inquiries Regarding Military Populations and Mental Health, Tyler C. Camaione

Aging and Illness in Prison: Availability of End-of-Life Care in United States Prison Systems, Katie Carroccia

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The Role of Awareness in Traumatic Brain Injuries: Interviews with Experts, Dominique Chao

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Educating and Training the Next Generations of Security Staff in Suicide Risk Assessment in Correctional Settings: Development of Cultural Competencies, Ashley Christianson

Current Practices in Elite Athlete Mental Health Service Provision: Application to the Olympic Context, Emily Clark

“Let’s Start at the Very Beginning”: A Teaching Tool for Intersubjective Systems Field Theory and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Lara Cohen

Voices of Inclusion: Proposing Photovoice Methodology to Evaluate Shared Medical Appointments for Diabetes Management with Latinx Populations, Alex Fernandez-Ortega

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Families Healing Together: A Multi-family Group Curriculum Proposal, Loraine Fishman

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Identifying Gaps in Transitional Care for Adolescent Parents and Their Infants Leaving the NICU: A Needs Assessment, Stevie Griglak

Assessment and Treatment of Military Sexual Trauma and Institutional Betrayal Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Case Study, Tiffany Haney

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Correctional Staff Attitudes Toward Transgender Individuals, Neilou Heidari

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Doubled Up with Pain: Applying a Relational Framework to the Primary Care Provider - Chronic Pain Patient Relationship, Rebecca Hillel

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The Elephant and the Felon: A Look at Criminal Sentencing and Treatment Through the Lens of Jonathan Haidt's Moral Matrices, Samantha Horkott

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Could a Robot Be Your Psychotherapist?, Benjamin Huston

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Clinician’s Resource Guide: A Compendium of Child Treatment Resources, Carleen Knauf

Influence of Facebook Memories on the Grief Experience, Leigh Kunkle