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 2024

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Fantasia on a Theme of Purpose: Using a Music-Guided Scribble Technique to Support Meaning-Making in Older Adult Retiree Musicians, Sophia R. Smith

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My Body as a Journey Accessing Pre-colonial Identity for Healing Intergenerational Transgender Shame, Jennifer Lagman

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Online Friendships and the Bird’s Nest Drawing in the Age of the Internet, Ian Wong

Theses/Capstones from 2023

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Altered Stories, Altered Lives: An Exploration of Post Traumatic Growth from A Narrative Perspective with a Strengths Based Focus, Andrea Jones

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Clay Use as Mindfulness for Women in Early Substance Use Recovery, Cheryl Feldman

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Complex Narratives of Individuals Living with Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). A mixed-methods investigation: examined through self-reported data, in-person interviews, and a group body mapping art therapy intervention, Sylvan Streightiff

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Cultural Identity of And Implications for Later Generational Hispanic and Latino Populations In The United States, Tara Bustamante

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Evoking the Art of Nature, Tessa R. Evans Keime

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Exploring the Connection between Social Media & Body-Image and the Impact of Art Therapy Interventions on a Woman’s Self-Esteem, Courtney Engelhardt

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Exploring Whether a Collage Art Intervention Enhances Levels of Resilience in Asian Americans Who Have Experienced Emotional Suppression, Casey Galaura

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In-Between Space: Latinas Sharing their Stories of Cultural Integration, Maria Elena Fuster

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Memes to Cope and Communicate, Priscilla (Nox) Ngo

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The Course of COVID: How Has the Pandemic Changed the Ways Therapists Use Art in Their Therapeutic Practice?, Deborah Sharpe

Theses/Capstones from 2022

Art Making To Reduce Stress in First-Generation and Second-Generation Hispanic Immigrant Parents, Maria Zepeda

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A Survey Measuring the Impact of a Silk-Screen Printing Art Therapy Session on Psychological Aspects in Mothers of Children with Cancer: A Pilot Study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Maha Rashed

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Does Attachment Predict Coping Strategies? An In-Depth Look At Millennials During COVID-19, Clinton Johnson

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Doodling as Self-Expression: Building Self-Efficacy in Normally Functioning Adults, Journey Coward

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Failure: A Heuristic Inquiry of the Experience of Failure Through a Nature Based Art Therapy Process, Lisa Manthe

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Healing Racial Trauma and Reframing the Miseducation of U.S. America: Altering Exclusionary Textbooks as a Therapeutic Experiential, Kamaria Erin Wells

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Illuminating the Increase of Intentional Dating in the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Connection to Relationship Satisfaction through the Lens of Photography., Caitlin Carnegie

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Improving Cognitive Decline for Persons Living with Dementia: Art Therapy Assessment and Interventions Based on the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) Framework, Jinnie Jeon

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Putting the Pieces Back Together: Using a Kintsugi-Influenced Directive to Promote Self-Forgiveness and Resiliency in Young Adults with Shame and Guilt, Marieev Krista Princer

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The Therapeutic Benefits of Children’s Literature: Responding Through Making Art and Writing Stories, Janae Dueck

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ZAP: Zoom Art Program with Adults Living with Acquired Brain Injury The Effect of Using Videoconferencing to Deliver ACT Art Therapy Intervention, Shari Weiser

Theses/Capstones from 2021

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An Art-Based Heuristic Study: How a Male Student with Asperger’s Syndrome Completed an Art Therapy Master’s Program, Stephen David Robertson

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COVID-19: Our Hopes and Dreams, Anna Bazis Christie

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Individual versus Sequential: The Potential of Comic Creation in Art Therapy, Christine Phang

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Perspectives of a Diasporan: A Heuristic, Arts-Based Inquiry of the Importance of Therapy in Armenia, Anna Nairi Muradyan

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The Meeting of Two Minds in the Intermediate State: The Art Therapist as a Guide in the In-Between, Immersed and Assisted by Contemplative and Transpersonal Theory, Samantha Mach

Theses/Capstones from 2020

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Ambiguous Loss of Dementia: Identity Exploration through Narrative Inquiry and Collage, Kayla Ormandy

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Exploring Pathways Toward Psychobiological Safety through Mindful Body-centered Art Making with Sheltered Homeless Women, Alicia L. Dabney

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Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy and Connectedness: Art as a Means to Spiritual Care for Asian Seniors, Chia-Yun Chiang

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Seeing Resilience: A Qualitative and Arts-Based Research Study to Understand Images Made in a Photography-Based Mentoring Program, Sarah E. Kremer

Theses/Capstones from 2019

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Art and Drumming: A Study on Affect, Attachment and Self-Esteem within the Older Adult Population, Deanna Mank

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Art Based Communication for Individuals with Dissociative Spectrum Disorders, Cynthia Wilson

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Cultural Wellness Trends Assessed with Art Therapy, Lara Juhasz

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Empowering Korean Adolescent Girls Using Smartphones as a Stimulus for Creative Expression: Response Art and Dialogue, Jee Hyun Kim

Theses/Capstones from 2018

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Yoga, Flow and Art Therapy: An Investigation Into Yoga's Effects on the Creative Process, Megan E. Lear

Theses/Capstones from 2017

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A Heuristic and Qualitative Study Investigating the Mechanisms of Change in Art Therapy, Brooke J. Sevin

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A Study of Art Therapy in Identity Exploration and Self-Efficacy, Christine Cavasinni

Theses/Capstones from 2016

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Acquiring New Knowledge Through Art Self-Exploration and Collective Journaling to Enhance Cultural Humility in Art Therapy, Louvenia Jackson

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Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Chinese American Women Cancer Survivors Through Art Therapy, Judy Thai

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Amplified Voices: Art-Based Inquiry Into Elder Communication, Erin Partridge

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An art therapy approach to increase the self-esteem of Latina pre-adolescent girls using narrative therapy, Amy Barron

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Art and recovery: Utilizing art therapy to promote progression within a 12-step porgram for adults recovering from alcoholism and alcohol abuse disorder, Leslie Mueller

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Art Response to Confusion, Uncertainty, and Curiosity During Group Art Therapy Supervision, Gwen J. Sanders

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Art Therapy as a Support: for the Acculturation of East Asian International Students in the United States, Ie Roon Jung

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Combating self-objectification and nurturing self-concept: Art therapy interventions with adolescent girls, Susan Rothermel

Combating Self-Objectification and Nurutring Self-Concept: Art Therapy Interventions with Adolescent Girls, Susan Rothermel

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Creative solutions for a better relationship: Utilizing art therapy to improve communication in cross-cultural couple counseling, Bokyeng Jung