The Archbishop Alemany Library began the collection of electronic master's theses and capstone projects in 2012; this collection represents the theses that have collected since then.
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Theses/Capstones from 2014
Assessment to Guide Individualized Transition Plans from School to Post-School for Children Ages 14+ with Moderate Disabilities, Kevin William Skidmore
Class Size Matters: Impact of Class Size on Differentiating Instruction In High School Physical Education, Heather Christine Brabo
Collage Art Therapy and Grief: How Art Therapy Can Improve Grief Symptoms and the Quality of Life for Adults in Bereavement, Lynne M. Prieto
Communication: The Key To Collaboration Between Special and General Education Teachers, Alexandra Slatoff
Consequences of Endogenous Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress in the Heart, Kristin Alisha Koenig
Decreasing Social Isolation: Combining Narrative Therapy and Art Therapy in Supporting Veterans, Jose D. Rojales
Developing a Data Compilation for the Marin Autism Collaborative, Sarah Jane Dequis Calub, Nicole Marie Hofeditz, and Caitlin Danae McIntyre
Developing a Website of Occupation-Based Resources for Healthy Aging at Dominican University of California, David Aizpuru, Kevin Urquhart Brown, Beverly Posqdas DeGuzman, and Cournety Brooke McIntosh
Distributed Leadership in Schools: Conditions for Success, Daniel Noble
Ecopsychology, Mindfulness, and Art Therapy Interventions to Reduce Emotional Dysregulation in the Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) Population, Kasey L. Connors
Effective Treatment Strategies for Children with Autism in Grades K-6, Lisa Marie Blakley
Effect of Community on Replacing Aggressive Speech with Prosocial Speech in a High School Classroom for Students with Special Needs, Susan Lynn Binder
Effect of Therapeutic Listening® Quickshift on Bilateral Coordination in Healthy Adults, Madeleine Haas and Amy Marie Sequeira Boeschen
Effects of Heregulin on Muscle: A Biochemical and Histological Analysis, Nicole Justine Moss
Employment Exchange Opportunities for Teens and Adults with Autism, Rafael Garcia, Kisa Nicole Geiger, and Alex Robert Shragg
Evaluation of Select Publicly Available in Silico Methods for Predicting Functional Effects of Missense Mutations in the GALNS Gene, Kathryn Davidson
Exploring the Utility of the Children’s Kitchen Task Assessment for Use with Six-Year-Olds, Vanessa Mae Clemente Carzon, Charisa Justine Kelly, and Alexandra Maria Rodriguez
Factors that Influence Career Choice in South African Township High School Students, Emily Ann Dodge and Martha Welderufael
Fall Risk Evaluation Tool for Acquired Brain Injury: A Validation of a Multifactorial Assessment: A Pilot Study, Tanya Elesia Orgill, Amanda Marie Woods, and Josue Julian Zamora
GREAT: Open Studio Program to Assess and Treat PTSD in Veterans, Gretchen Gullicksen Grant
Long Term English Language Learners: Failure is Not an Option, Jennifer Diaz-Zamora
MicroRNA Expression Signature of Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Cells Associated with the Phenotype of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Mark Anthony Gutierrez
Neural Stem Cells as a Model to Study Huntington’s Disease, Rawan Bakhsh
Opportunity and Access: High School Coursework and its Impact on Student Self-Perceptions, Cassie K. Ferguson
Screen Time, How Much is Too Much? The Social and Emotional Costs of Technology on the Adolescent Brain, Katherine Lynn DeWeese
Self-Advocacy; The Importance of Building Interpersonal-Communication and Help-Seeking Skills in Elementary School Children, Daniel H. Gasparini
Self Esteem in Pre-Teen Girls, Carrie Webb Jacob McCormick
Serving the Student-Survivor: Exploring the Transitional and Psychosocial Needs of School-Aged Children with Cancer and Chronic Illness, Devon Malia Lanin
Skill Generalization Following Computer-Based Cognitive Retraining Among Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury, Jonathan William Alonso, Nisha E. Chadha, and Jennifer Elizabeth Pulido
Stories Unearthed: Clay therapy with Older Adults Using a Narrative Art Therapy Approach, Maria G. Sandidad
Supporting Writing Skills in the Common Core State Standards for Students in Grades 3-5 with Executive Functioning and Learning Difficulties: A Teacher’s Toolkit, Elizabeth Anne Conlon
Teachers Creating Safe School Environments: Prevention of Elementary Student-to-Student Bullying, Heather B. Gant Bradley
The Arts and Social Capital For the American 21st Century: A College Course, Kathleen Escamilla
The Development of a Therapeutic Listening Instrument For Allied Health: A Pilot Study, Linda Diane Roybal, Suzanne Laura Schwind, Elizabeth Jeanne Szoboszlay, and Brittnee Jane Witham
The Difference in Self-Efficacy Between First Year and Final Year Graduate Students in Art Therapy Training, Ya-Wen Huang
The Effectiveness of Peer Mentoring in Helping First Year Students Develop Occupational Adaptation Skills, LaShelle Rena Rullan, Jovita Vasquez, and Julia Wong
The Effects of iPad Apps on Student Achievement in Literacy for Children in 2nd and 3rd Grade, Deena M. Reyes
The Emergence of Critical Thinking in Children: A Cognitive-Behavioral Inquiry-based Art Therapy Program, Corinne Hajnik
The Impact of Fibromyalgia and Sensory Processing on Participation of Daily Activities, Florina Mendoza-Battle, Regina Okun, and Ashlee Sand
The Impact of Response Art on Therapist Empathic Understanding: Drawing a Picture from a Client's Perspective, Alison Jackson
The Importance of Effectively Teaching Social Skills to Students with High-Functioning Autism, Michaela Elizabeth Mirsky
The Meaning of Art Therapy and Equine Assisted Therapy with Adolescents, Samantha Louise Tucker
The Preschool Kitchen Task Assessment (PKTA): A Pilot Study Exploring Executive Functioning in Children Ages 3 to 6 Years, Annette M. Yuson, Mallory Hope Engelhardt, and Fanny Canlas Dizon
Through the Looking Glass: Examining the Practice of Science Classroom Dissection with a Multi-faceted Lens, Melissa Marie Witte
Twelve Rules for Drinking, Kevin McWilliams Coates
Understanding and Preventing Falls: Perspectives of First Responders and Older Adults, Monica Fernandez, Anita Diep Hin, and Chelsea C. Prado