This is a collection of Art Therapy Master's Theses (1981 - 2015) from the time that the program was located at Notre Dame de Namur. The program moved to Dominican University of California in the Fall of 2021.
The theses listed here currently reside at the Archbishop Alemany Library and only available for use in the Library
Theses/Capstones from 2000
Using Art to Process Aggression With Children Who Are Severly Emotionally Disturbed, Erin Kelly
Using The AVPT to Establish Viusual Concepts Norms of Taiwanese College Students, Su-Fen Liu
Theses/Capstones from 1999
Women in Mid-Life: Looking at Spirituality Through the Use of Art, Saundra E. Akridge
The Effects of Artistic Expression on Identity Formation Within a Learning Disabled Adolescent Population, Paula Artac
Physiological Calming Effect of the Color Blue on Children, Lydia Cho
Measuring the Validity of the DAP-SF Using the Draw-a-Person Projective Drawing to Assess Self-Seteem in Latino Adolescents, Yvette Duarte
A Research Project on Mood and Color Choice in Children With Autism, Heather Suzanne Eckenrod
The Role of Creating an Art Journal During the Art Therapy Practicum, Mary Greaney
Quilts: A Textiel Tradition for Processing LIfe and Cultural Experiences With Art Therapy Applications, Constance Hunt
Effect of Group Art Therapy on Depressed Mother-Child Dyads, Amy K. Keucher
Presence of Defense Mechanisms in the Art of Children in Treatment for Luekemia, Kathryn S. Rogers
Surviving and Thriving: Increasing the Hope of Public School Adolescents Through Art Therapy, Eleanor Fisher Ruckman
A Historical Survey of the Angel Archetype: Convergence of Psychology, Art Therapy and Soul, Christine Marie Springer
Art Therapy in a Business Community: A Creative Outlet for Enhancing the Work Experience Through Communication Skills Training and Stress Reduction, Kenda Swartz-Perez
Theses/Capstones from 1998
Retablos: The Tradition of Painting the Tragic, The Miraculous, and Art Therapy Applications with Latino Adolescents, Deann Acton
The Evolution of the Sun Symbol: Its Meaning and Signifigance in Beliefs of Cultures throughout History, Chris Chiochios
Masks of Northwest Coastal Indians: Transformation of the Human Spirit, Karen Cornell
The Collarborative Mural: An Art Intervention Offering Curative Experiences for the Individual, Group, and Community, Vicotria de los Santos Mycue
Drawing Mandalas: Its' Psysiological Effects on Children with Severe Emotional Disturbances, Antonia Fokken
Aesthetic Preference and Poetic Writing Style: A Correlational Study, Mary M. Gende
Assessment of Mental Disorders: The Rainbow Phenomenon, Laura Huber
A Study of the Mother-and-Child Drawing as an Indicator of Separation Anxiety in the Adolescent Population, Margaret Hunter
Young and Old Together: An Intergenerational Art Therapy Handbook, Carrie Lenihan
Graphic Indicators of Sexual Abuse in Children Using the Human Figure Drawing, Sandra Mailloux
Looking for Recurrent Archetaypal Images Through the Use of the Arrigton Visual Preference Test With Children Who are Severely Emotionally Disturbed, Lesley Ann Mastey
Is There Life After Menopause? A Study of Changing Self Concept in Midlife Women, Constance Milligan
The Use of Kramer Art Therapy Evaluation to Study Behaviors Related to the Diagnostic Indicators in the Art of Adolescents, Marjan Mokarram
The Eye as Symbol, Elizabeth Olson
Symbols of Self: Use of the Arrington Visual Preference Test With Severely Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents, Amy Lynne Rogers
Art and Poetry for Stress Reduction: An Outcome Study with an Acutley Depressed Partially Hosptilalized, Adult Population, Samantha Renee Schmidt
Art Therapy With Adolescent Marijuana Users: A Means of Promoting Insight, Jana Olias Silverman
The Cultural Identity and Self-Esteem of Chinese-American College Students as Seen Through the Draw-a-Person Test, Kealailani A. Zane
Theses/Capstones from 1997
The Use of an Art Journal with Latency Age Children of Divorce: A Multiple Case Study, Shannon A. Anderson
Isolation in Women in Ministry Using Jungian Archetypes and Modified Kinetic Family Drawings, Andrea Lynn Arnold
Exploring Alienation with Adolescents Identified with Serious Behavior Disordered Using Personal Symbols, Brooke Brown
Art Therapy with Abused Adolescents: an Efficacy Study in the Non-profit Setting, Louis Buchhold
A National Survey on Art Therapists Beliefs Regarding Optimal Duration of Treatment with Specific Popualtions, Jennifer J. Cartwright
The Aging Population and the Experience of Life Satisfaction: A Phenomenological Paper in Clinical Art Therapy, Ariosto J. Coelho
Felt Art: A New Art Therapy Modality?, Meredith J. Dunn
Measuring the Validitiy of F.E.A.T.S. Using the Apple Tree Projective Drawing to Assess Self-Esteem in Adolescents, Rosine Ferber
Ofrendas: Altar-making Traditions in the Mexican Days of the Dead and Art Therapy Applications for Grief and Bereavement, Jeanne Gabriel
The Effectiveness of Art Therapy with Depressed Older Adults in a Partial Hospital Program, Susan E. Galen
Fairytales and Therapy: Using Fairytales in Assessing for Child Abuse, Kimberley Haws
The Use of House-Tree-Person Test in Diagnosing Mental Illness, Eva A. Jarrett
Early Intervention: Teaching Social Skills to Preschool Aged Children Using Art Therapy, Erin K. McElhinney
Increasing Control: Watercolor Painting an Students with Developmental Disabilities, Carol Mellberg
Graphic Communications: A Case Study of a Dissociative Identity Disorder, Virginia L. Miller
Children Dealing with Life-Threatening Illnesses Through the Use of Creative Art Therapy, Janet Marie Natale