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 2014

 

The Experiences of American Indian Women Warriors, Sierra Symonette

 

Clinically Impactful vs. Bad Medicine: Considerations for Integrating Traditional Native American Healing Practices into Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teresa Renee Thompson

 

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in an Adult Offender Population: Making the Case for Trauma-informed Tr, Leah Wallerstein

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 2013

 

The Perks of Playing Dress-up: Psychological Impressions of Fashion and Feminism, Linda Baker

 

Providing Bereavement Counseling to Chinese Americans: A Cultural Adaptation of a Western Grief Counseling Model, Lillian I. Chen

 

Is Diversity Inclusiveness? A Personal and Empirical Exploration, Cari Cornish

 

The Trail of No Tears: Traditional Masculinity Ideologies and the Cycle of Dismissing-avoidant Attachment, Jefferson Crowe

 

Psychosocial Distress Screening in a Community Cancer Center: An Exploratory Study of Distress Screening Across the Cancer Treatment Continuum, Christine Devore

 

An Acceptance and Commitment Approach to Issues of Behavioral Health Care in Soldiers, Nichole Duckham

 

Confirming the Association Between Affective Disturbance and Perceived Cognitive Dysfunction Among Breast Cancer Patients: A Meta-analysis of Available Literature, Robin Garrett

 

Competencies Needed by Mental Health Professionals Working with Parents of Children with Asthma, Natalie Gart

 

Successful Navigation of the Conflict Between Doctoral Education and Cultural Expectations of Child Rearing in Hispanic Culture, Rebecca Garza

 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Forensic Inpatients, Meagan Grasmick

 

The Use of the Rey 15-item Test and Recognition Trial to Evaluate Suboptimal Effort in Neuropsychological Assessment with a Pediatric Mild TBI Sample, Cassie M. Green

 

Multicultural Education in Clinical Psychology Programs and the Needs of Racial Minority Trainees, Rohini Gupta

 

Sexual Sensation Seeking, Alcohol Use, and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Bram Heidinger

 

Working Therapeutically with Interpreters in Mental Health: A Curriculum for Clinicians, Julie Kendall

 

Back in Blue: The Successful Reintegration of Combat Veteran Law Enforcement Officers, Shawn Knadler

 

Assessment and Promotion of Partner Support: A Prevention-focused Intervention for Perinatal Depression in Primary Care, Abigail Lockhart

 

A Qualitative Study of Potential Suicide Risk Factors Among Soldiers Transitioning from Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom, Jaimie Lusk

 

Transgender Group Therapy: Process and Issues with Male to Female Clients, Kimberly Mathewson

 

The Dilemma of Obesity Stigma in Psychotherapy, Alexandra McDermott

 

The Effectiveness of Art Therapy in Decreasing Depressive Symptomology: A Meta-analysis, Courtney E. McDonnell

 

Psychological and Social Perspectives on Malingering and Symptom Exaggeration: Conceptualization and Interventions Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Lauren O'Flaherty

 

Establishing Culturally Sensitive Therapeutic Communities in Ghana for Individuals with Severe and Persistent Mental Illnesses, Evelyn Owusu

 

A Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Military and Veterans Affairs (VA) Combat-related PTSD Programs, Forest Pavel

 

Modified Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program Applied Within a Time-limited Corrections Setting, Jennifer Rhoda

 

The Development of an Intervention Tool to Address Challenges in the Medical Treatment of Children with Autism, Julia Runde

 

A Meta-analytic Review of Acceptance-based Behavioral Interventions for the Treatment of Anxiety, David Shanley

 

Self-injurious Behavior and Its Relationship to Eating Disorder Symptom Severity, Kevin Thomas

 

Leading with the Relationship: The Role of the Therapeutic Relationship in Motivational Interviewing, Shanna Tillman

 

Psychological Perspectives on the Civil Liberties of Transgendered Inmates in a Prison Setting, Jennifer M. Tippett

 

Treatment Outcomes for Eating Disorder Patients with and Without Comorbid Substance Abuse Diagnoses, Alexis Wilbert

 

Building Resilience in Young Black Males: Determining the Factors That Lead to Success for Black Men in America, Tiffany Willis

 

An Evaluation of Sport Psychology Service Delivery in Collegiate Athletics, Shawn Zeplin

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 2012

 

Female Psychopaths: Are We Flying Under the Radar?, Rebecca Baker

 

The Impact of Repetitive Concussions In High School Athletes, Michael Brinker

 

The Impact of Sexual Boundary Violations in Supervision and Therapy: A Qualitative Study of a Trainee's First-hand Account, Emily Buoen

 

Are We Family? Lesbian Mothers and the Decision to Make Contact with Their Children's Donor Siblings, Abigail Coven

 

A Student's Perspective on Graduate Training in Sport Psychology, Jessica Dale

 

Everyone Has Their Scars: Meaning Making in a Burn Survivor Support Group, Trevor J. Davis

 

Personal Reflections on Providing Psychotherapy in a Third Language, Huong Thu Diep

 

Cross-disciplinary Collaboration Behavior of Practitioners in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders, Cydney DiPiazza

 

From the Holding Cell to the Holding Environment: Applying an Intersubjective Approach into Trauma Treatment with Women in the Correctional Setting, Emily Fogle

 

Exploring the Experiences of International Student-athletes, Kristin Frevert

 

Program Evaluation of an After-school Socialization Group Program, Alicia Gauthier

 

Therapeutic Assessment for an Individual with Binge Eating Disorder: A Single-case Time-series Design, Amy Audette Ginsberg

 

Psychosocial Distress Screening in a Community Cancer Center: An Examination of Gender Differences, Kelly Glaze

 

The Eating Disorder Inventory-iII Maturity Fears Scale and Treatment Outcome in an Intensive Outpatient Eating Disorder Program, Alicia R. Goffredi

 

The Utility of the CVLT-C as an Embedded Validity Indicator After Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, David Hargrave

 

Evidence-based Practice in the Juvenile Justice System: Balancing Clinical Expertise with Best Available Research and Client Variables, Allison M. Hersh

 

Once upon a Time in Therapy: Crafting Therapeutic Narratives to Help Familiarize Children with the Therapeutic Process, Jonathan Haywood Jenkins

 

Asperger's Disorder in College Students: Application of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Stephen Koelemay

 

The Experience of Minority Female Coaches Within Intercollegiate Athletics, Nohelani M. Lawrence

 

Making and Keeping Friends: A Social Skills Game That Promotes Parental Involvement to More Effectively Address Social Deficits in Children with ADHD, Alexandra K. McCauley

 

Mental Health Effects of Equine Therapy with Children, Miles K. Meason

 

A Qualitative Study on Successful African American Marriages on How They Create and Repair Attachment Injuries Using Emotional Skillfulness, Akeisha Mitchell

 

On the Edge of the World: Trauma and Twinship Self-object Needs in Mrs. Dalloway, Benjamin Molland

 

Gay Couples Who Adopt Children Who Have Been Abused: Ideas and Interventions from a Self Psychological Perspective to Facilitate the Adoption Process, Dorothy Nguyen

 

Recovery from Pediatric Brain Injury: A Preliminary Comparison of Longitudinal Data on Psychological Symptomology and Mental Health Treatment, Alexis Osterman Emich

 

Do Things Change in Therapy That Are Not Measured by Self-report Instruments?, Jacaranda Palmateer

 

A Self Psychological Conceptualization for Traditional Gender Role Men and Considerations in Couples Treatment, Sejal S. Patel

 

Fostering Change: Toward Understanding, Valuing, and Informing the Therapeutic Role of Foster Parents, Margaret E. Picard

 

The Relationship Between Weight Restoration and Maturity Fears in Women with Anorexica Nervosa, Maia Selinger Sidon

 

The Lighter Side of Anorexia, Jennifer Marie Silva

 

The Psychology of Adolescent Out-of Wedlock Pregnancy and Childbearing, Marilyn Talmage-Bowers

 

The Health Behavior Change Competency Checklist (HBCCC): Instrument Development and Psychometric Evaluation, Gillian Taylor

 

The Use of Therapeutic Assessment with Forensic Populations: Practitioners' Perspectives, Mahlet Tekeste

 

Narrative Therapy and Stigma Management: Restorying the Patient Experience of Being Told, "You Have MS", Barbara Urbanczyk

 

An Un-mounted Horse Care Group for Children and Youth with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Recommendations for Program Development and Treatment Intervention, Jo Vendl

 

Exploring How AFFECT (A Family Focused Emotion Communication Training) and Self Psychology Are Mutually Enhancing, Jason C. Willoughby

 

A Framework for Addressing Psychological Inflexibility Among ACT Therapists-in-Training, David A. Yood

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 2011

 

Cultural Conflict: Conveyance of Traditional Iranian Values and the Effects on Sense of Self of Iranian-American Women, Ahou Skibba

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 2010

 

Dyslexia: Success, Failure, and Self-concept, Jonathan Barkin

 

Crossing Blurred Lines: A Training Program to Train Teachers in Appropriate Sexual Boundaries, Jessica Bartels

 

Women and Performance in Corporate America, Marissa Anne Berman

 

Adaptive Institutional Transference in the Treatment of Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder, Bridget Bulman

 

The Use of Humor in Therapy: Research-based Training Recommendations, April Davis

 

Utilizing Evidence-based Psychology Practice in the University of Denver's Professional Psychology Center: A Proposal, Thomas G. Farrington

 

Relationship Maintenance in Couples with a Partner Who Has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rachel Gilbert

 

I'm Not Who I Thought I Was: A Contextual Resolution to the Identity Loss of Combat PTSD, John Glazer

 

Understanding Mastectomy from a Self Psychology Perspective: The Breast as a Self Object, Heather D. Greene

 

Weight-based Emotional Abuse: Self Psychological Implications for Treatment, Dianna Harris

 

Reducing Stigma Toward Sexual Minorities: Acceptance-based Versus Traditional Safe Zone Training, Matthew Heermann

 

Applying Positive Psychology in Early Childhood, Elizabeth Hooks

 

Phototherapy as an Intervention in Identity Development with Adolescents, Rebecca Ilene Howard

 

DUI Program as OEF/OIF Veterans Outreach: Descriptive Data from Two Community-based Outpatient Clinics, Ioannis Ioannou

 

Measuring Assessment Effectiveness: The Development of the Consultative Assessment Questionnaire (C-AQ), Erin Jacklin

 

Trauma Treatment in Forensic Settings: Clinicians' Perspectives, Barriers to Effective Treatment, and Suggestions for Clinical Practice, Kirsten Johnson

 

The Role of Hope in Rehabilitation and Long-term Outcomes Among Patients with Comorbid Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injuries, Erin R. Jurich-Finney

 

Child Centered Play-therapy with a Child Diagnosed with Kabuki Syndrome, Bethany Danielle Kasdon

 

Adult Attachment Style on the MMPI-2: Does an Elevated Scale 4 Predict Dismissing Attachment?, James Kemp

 

Group Dynamics in Sex Offender Treatment Involving Individuals with Personality Disorders, Sunah Kim

 

Is It a Sin to Talk About Sin in Therapy?, James Langley

 

Using Emotion to Foster Acceptance: A Treatment Approach for Family Therapists Working with Transgender Adolescents and Their Families, Nisreen Mandilawi

 

Parent Loss in Adolescence and Its Impact on Sense of Self: When an Adolescent Boy Loses His Mother, Jennifer Sackett

 

Comorbidity of Major Depressive Disorder and Somatization Disorder: Base Rates in an Outpatient Psychiatric Sample, Jimmy P. Sethna

 

A Framework for Conceptualizing Psychologically Healthy Contemplative Practice, Amanda Smith

 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Exposure Treatment of Choking Phobia: A Case Study, Michael Stein

 

Using Auditory Hallucinations as a Therapeutic Tool, Shawna Urbanski