As the only Master of Arts in Art Therapy program in Northern California, Dominican University of California offers an intimate on-campus learning environment designed to prepare students for successful careers in art therapy while encouraging the artistic and therapeutic process.

This site brings together a collection of master's theses and doctoral dissertations from the students of the Art Therapy program.

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Theses/Capstones from 2010

Navigating a Path to Multicultural Awareness and Sensitivity as an Art Therapist, Kerry A. Hogin

Preferred Symbols by Gay Men Utilizing the Arrington Visual Preference Test: A Jungian Based Construct, Constantino Sacasa

Rite of Passage and Art Therapist Identity Development: Awareness and Meaning, James L. Shurter

Self-Esteem Enhancing Therapeutic Art Activities with Socioeconomicaly Disadvantaged Latency-Age Children, Patti L. Anastasi

Strength-Based Art Therapy Group for Teen Mothers, Sara Fryer

The Bicultural Identity Development (BID) Art Therapy Intervention with Hispanic Adults, Ariella Cook

The Effect and Experience of Clearing a Space with Art on Stress Reduction in Sign Language Interpreters, Ari-Asha Castalia

The Role of Thematic Art Therapy in Quality of Life Issues with Older Adults Diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Devora Weinapple

Theses/Capstones from 2009

A Qualitative Art Therapy Group Study of Individuals Folding 1,000 Origami Cranes for Loved Ones, Kristyn Tanaka

Creating a Voice: An Art Therapy Group for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, Angelena Gagliardi

Does The Picture Fit the Diagnosis? A Comparison of an Art Therapy Assessment, A Person Picking an Apple From a Tree (PPAT) and Existing DSM IV-TR Diagnoses in Children with Severe Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities, Susan Cirillo

Expressing the Inexpressible Emotions of Grief and Loss Through Art and Poetry: A Twelve-Week Pilot Program for Grieving Adolescents, Leah Moreno

Integrating Art Theapy into Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Individual Treatment for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma, Amy Schillinger

Memories in the Making: An Art Therapy Group for Individuals Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease or a Related Form of Dementia, Erin Lynn Morgan

Narrative Art Therapy with Adult Sibling Dyads, Sara Bulger

New Perspectives of Self Through the Aperture: The Use of Photo-Art Therapy to Enhance Self-Esteem of Adolescents Lining in a Homeless Shelter, Mimi Mei Chi Tung

Raising Self-Esteem in Adolescent Females Through the Use of Art Therapy and Storytelling, Raphaelle Lamoureux Novotny

Reflective Materials and the Use of Glitter in Art Therapy, Amber Dee Mazza

The Creation of Roadside Memorials: Art Therapy in Response to Sudden and Traumatic Loss, Kathy Dodge

The Experience of Open Cerami Studio as Art Therapy for Thsoe Who Have Suffered from Stroke or Other Acquired Disabilities, Barbara Bailey-Porter

The Human Figure Drawing: A Survey of Art Therapists, Laura N. Rutledge

Using Art Therapy to Express Family of Origin Issues for Developing Empathy with Couples, Jacqueline Lumer

Using the Feats With the Person Picking an Apple From A Tree Art Directive to Diagnose Depression in SEB/SBD Children Placed in Special Education Classrooms, K. Paige Donnell

Theses/Capstones from 2008

A Collective Group Art Intervention for Aggressive Adolescents to Increase Their Anger Control Skills, Miyuki F. Coirin

A Comparison of Art Material Preferences in Anorexia and Bulima Nervosa: A Survey of Clinicians, Alissa Garcia

An Art Therapy Technique of Story Making: Sandplay Story Through Digital Comic Storytelling, Yulia M. Shin

Art Therapy, Communication and Emotional Expression: Exploring Joint-Drawing Directives with Couples, Kristina Goldbach

Plaster Hand Casting With Adolescents as a Means of Building Identity, Julie Anderson

Understanding the Natural Lives of Trees: Implications for Art Therapists, Nuquynhthi Velasquez

Utilizing an Identity-Based Art and Peer Group with At-Risk Youth: Supporting Identity Processes, Kelli Rae Avina

Theses/Capstones from 2007

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Stained Glass at the Cutter's Edge, Jocelyn Fitzgerald

Theses/Capstones from 2006

A Cross Cultural Study of Evil Eye Symbols and Amulets, Sharon Gobuty

Community Art Therapy Group Intervention for Adolescents Battling Eating Disorders, Yulia Agafonova

Effective Art Interventions for Adult Immigrants, Wei Lin Ku

Helping Sexually Abused Children by Supporting Their Parents, Sarina Hamer

Increasing Empathy in Elementary School Age Children, Laura Purpura

Internal Locus of Control and Retablos: The Application of Art Therapy with HIV Positive Gay Men, Alberto Rangel

Measuring Depression with the Hernandez Art Depression Assessment for Children: A Pilot Study Introducing a New Inventory to Measure Depression in Children with the Inclusion of Art Therapy, Marco Hernandez

The Use of Group Art Therapy to Facilitate the Development of Identity with Adolescents in a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Center, Sarah K. Moffitt

Using a Narrative Art Therapy Approach to Reduce Depression in Older Adults, Janet Ann Van Pelt

Using Art Therapy as an Intervention with Emotionally Disturbed Preschool Children, Katy Elizabeth White

Using the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory-School Form, House-Tree-Person and Person Picking a Mango From a Tree in Salvadorian Children, Ana Enosensia De Ocampo

Theses/Capstones from 2005

Art Therapy Peer Support Group for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Children of Divorce, Karen Gibbons

Comparitive Study of Persian Art of Garden and Field of Art Therapy, Shelia Zion

God Images: A Graphic Documentary, Irene Marisa Schell

Health (Internal-External) Locus of Control in Patients With Soft Tissue Chronic Pain, and Treatment With Art Therapy, Shannon Warming

Life-Story Book Program: An Art Narrative Approach to Make a Life-Story Book of Japanese American Former Internees, Mio Yamashita Delorimier

Narrative Art Therapy for Families That Have a Child With a Life-Threatening Illness, Andrea A. Seitz

Patients Dealing With Terminal Illness Through the use of Creative Art Therapy, Christine Endo

Reasons for Living and Visual Construct Choices as Related to Suicide Risk of Inpatient Adolescents, June K. Gerteisen