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 2010

 

Asking for Help: Vulnerability Within Consultative Assessment—a Couples Therapy Example, Kelly Wade

 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Increasing Psychologists' Willingness to Assess and Treat Substance-abusing Clients, Brandon Ward

 

The Relationship Between Feminine Gender Norm Conformity and Purpose and Meaning in Life Among Female College Students, Christy Weller

 

Therapeutic Personality Assessment with Couples: A Short-term Therapy Model, Sharon M. Wilson

 

Exploring Existentially Based Interventions for Career Transitions in Sport, Michael Wong

 

Incorporating Multiculturalism in Medical Decisional Capacity Assessment, Yuko Yamato

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 2009

 

Dance/Movement Therapy: A Proposed Intervention for Meeting the Unique Psychosocial Needs of Highly Gifted Children, Krista Brittain

 

Quantifying the Effects of Physiological Arousal on Cognitive Screening: Does an Exercise-induced Increase in Heart Rate Impact Post-test Performance on Neuropsychological Screening Tests? An Application for Sports-related Concussions, Thomas J. Broadhurst

 

Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Multiculturalism: An Integrated Treatment Package for Adolescent Populations, Casey M. Casler

 

The Role of Faith Communities in the Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention of Suicide, Timothy D. Doty

 

The Master's Tools Still Cannot Dismantle the Master's House: Critical Shortcomings in the Training of Multiculturally Competent Psychologists, Tara Eastcott

 

A Qualitative Study of Variables Contributing to the Decision for Women of Color to Enter Graduate Programs in Psychology, Reiné H. Evereteze

 

Bilingual, Bicultural Latino(a) Therapists: The Necessity of Adapted Cultural Competence Trainings in Professional Settings, Miguel Fraguela

 

"Trans-Forming" Congregate Care: Toward Meeting the Needs of Transgender Youth in Residential Facilities, Lisa Michelle Fuchs

 

A Cognitive-behavioral Perspective on Clinical Trainee Stress, Debbie M. Garcia

 

Lesbians and Scrabble: Understanding Lesbian Bed Death from a Feminist Perspective of Science, Kirsten Ging

 

"They All Look Alike": Own Race Bias as a Product of Language, Abra Havens

 

Paternal Postpartum Depression: The Male Side, Courtney Ellen Hergenrother

 

Predicting Violent Behavior in Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury: The Utility of the Personality Assessment Inventory, Robert L. Leach

 

Concurrent Validity of the Transdiciplinary Play Based Assessment—Second Edition, Keri E. Linas

 

Mental Health Implications of Acculturation and Adjustment for Mexican Female Immigrants: Four Case Vignettes of Women in Treatment, Merissa Malacara

 

Culturally Competent Trauma Treatment with Gay Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Shaayestah Merchant

 

Walking a Mile: An Experiential Empathy Rejuvenation Curriculum for Medical Providers, Samantha Pelican Monson

 

Bridging the Gap Between Traditional and Theraputic Assessment: Considerations for an Integrated Model, Kimberly Pfaff

 

Eating Disorders in Multicultural Populations: Etiology, Assessment, and Treatment Recommendations, Millie M. Riss

 

Interventions for Tutoring Adolescents with AD/HD for the SAT, Robert Rosenthal

 

Combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Prolonged Exposure in the Treatment of Combat Veterans with PTSD: A Research Proposal, Geoff Schwerzler

 

The Therapeutic Application of Self Psychology to the Treatment of Complex Trauma, Katrin Seifert

 

Adult Well Siblings: A Phenomenological Investigation of Their Experiences, Keren L. Sofer

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 2008

 

Clinical Implications for Working with Gay Men: A Self Psychological Treatment Approach, Ashraf Ahmed

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 2007

 

The Perpetration of Spousal Abuse by Male Combat Veterans: Recommendations for Individualized Group Domestic Violence Treatment for Veterans, Anne A. Alarie

 

Identifying Overweight Risk and Intervening at the Twelve Month Well Child Exam, Jennifer J. Brown-Morgan

 

A Meta-analytic Review of Mindfulness-based Interventions on Symptom Reduction: A Critique and Guide for Future Investigation, Justin Ross

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 2005

 

Convention, Tradition, and the New Wave: Assessing Clinician Identity Within Behavior Therapy, Brooke Kraushaar

 

Adding Color to Feminism: White Privilege Within the Women's Liberation Movement, Jessica Lipkind

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 2002

 

Japanese American Biracial Adolescents and Identity Formation, Camille R. Ace

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 1999

 

Post-conflict Maternal Communication, Children's Understandings, and Child Functioning in Violent and Non-violent Families, Michelle L. Acker

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 1995

 

What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us: Clinical Inference Bias and Constructed Memories of Sexual Abuse, Liliana Hoyos Kite

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 1992

 

The Relationships Between Child Maltreatment and Exploratory Behavior Implications for Development, Juanita C. Ainsley

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 1991

 

Parent-child Interaction and Children's Self-concept, Mari Jo Renick

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 1986

 

Comparison of Couples' Normal Life Cycle Development and Intimacy Distance Regulation, Beverly Brauer

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 1983

 

Male/Female Manifestations of Narcissistic Personality and Behavioral Disorders, Elizabeth Ann Robinson

Doctoral Papers/Masters Projects from 1979

 

The Effects of Father Absence Due to Divorce: A Systems Interpretation, Kirsten Akse