As of May 2015, all Sarah Lawrence College Master’s theses are available digitally. They are made accessible in one of three ways:
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Theses from 2023
The Hero's Journey in Dance/Movement Therapy: Answering the Call by Entering Experiences Through the Doorway of Awe, Rachel Alford
“Nope. Don’t Like That.” In Search Of Justice And Commitment To Nonmaleficence In Dance/Movement Therapy, Johnee Border
Embodied Escapism: Liberation Within Incarceration, Grace Jane Luttrull
Coming Home: Grief Through The Lens of Dance/Movement Therapy, Lauren Marcus
Theses from 2022
A Taiwanese Perspective: Exploring the relationship Between Confucian Body Philosophy and Dance/Movement Therapy, Chiu-Yi Chiang
Embodied Self-Care: Cultivating Compassion Through the Art of Surrender, Grace Holden
If I can't dance to it, it isn't my revolution: The Intersection of Feminist Theory & Dance/Movement Therapy, Paige Kliewer-McClellan
Stressed Out and Stressed In: Regulating the Stress Response at an Endocrine Level through Dance/Movement Therapy, Alicia Randazzo
Reconciling the Body and the Spirit: A Dance/Movement Therapy Perspective on the Life of Jesus, Hosanna Tolman
Theses from 2021
Dance/Movement Therapy in Response to Continuous Race-Based Trauma, Aliesha Bryan
Teaching Through Movement, Michaela Laird
Bharatanatyam, An Effective Psychotherapeutic Intervention in Dance/Movement Therapy, Maanasa Marghashayam Bharath
My Embodied Bicultural Experience and Dance/Movement Therapy, Anisabel Perez
Embodied Medicine: Integrating Dance/Movement Therapy into Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Sneha Rajan
Addressing White Body Supremacy in the Black Body: An Embodied Approach, Alexandra Stewart
Dance/Movement Therapy and a Search for Wholeness Under Capitalism, Autumn Wright
Theses from 2020
Patterns In Wild Places: Approaching Dance/Movement Therapy Through The Lens Of Ecopsychology, Briana Imani Blakey
Setting The Stage For Recovery: A Practical Use Of Dance/Movement Therapy In Late Stage Eating Disorder Recovery, Kaylee Dalaba
Healing The Hallways: Survivors Of School Shootings Reclaim The Body And Academic Space Through Dance/Movement Therapy, Jamie Florence Lastihenos
Abortion And Dance/Movement Therapy: A Mind-Body Approach To Healing, Jacqueline McNally
Moving On/Moving With: Healing Transgenerational Trauma Through Dance/Movement Therapy With Iraqi-American Jews, Adriana Phillips
Tango And Dance/Movement Therapy: A Partner Dance, Natalia E. Rosado Cofresí
Dance/Movement Therapy As An Intervention In The Treatment of Internet Gaming Disorder, Andrea Sandahl
Building Attachment Between Infant and Caregiver with Postpartum Depression Through Dance Movement/Therapy, Teri Steinberg
Restoring The Body's Ability To Connect: Using Principles Of Contact Improvisation In Dance/Movement Therapy To Process Interpersonal Trauma, Meredith Yuhas
Theses from 2019
Playing Mas: Carnival and Cultural Inhibition in Trinidad and the Use of Dance/Movement Therapy as a Pathway Towards Self-Expression, Nikola Abrams-Sampson
Taking a Breath: Understanding the Interrelationship of Breath in Dance/Movement Therapy and Everyday Life, Nicole Grigonis
Dance and Drum Circles in New York City: A Longing for and Reclaiming of African Traditions to Foster Healing and Assert Space, Mary E. Guillermo
Dance of Attachment: Dance/Movement Therapy with Children Adopted Out of Foster Care, Megan Haase
Racial Bias and Dance/Movement Therapy: Manifestation of Therapist Bias in Nonverbal Communication and the Therapeutic Relationship, Emily Marie Murdock
Using Dance/Movement Therapy to Bridge the Disconnect Between Mind and Body in Elite Competition Dancers, Hayley Rosenfeld
Soul and Spirit: Cultural Healing Practices and the Roots of Dance/Movement Therapy, Ashley Stevenson
Reciprocal Waves: Embodied Intersubjective Communication in Dance/Movement Therapy Practice, XiaoChuan Xie
Theses from 2018
Creating Safety: Dance/Movement Therapy with Refugees, Jessica Lee Arroyo
Witnessing Another, Witnessing Oneself, Kyra Hess
Using Dance/Movement Therapy and Laban Movement Analysis to Build a Better Model of Rehabilitation for Chronic Pain, Victoria Hughes
Smadditisation: Dancehall in Dance/Movement Therapy to Address the Loss of Cultural Identity Within the Jamaica Diaspora, Allison Johnson
Bridging the Gap: Using the Body as a Conduit within Dance/Movement Therapy to Enhance Holistic and Integrative Development in Early Childhood, Jennifer R. Moskowitz
More Than a Witness: How Dance/Movement Therapy Uses the Body for Processing Exposure to Interparental Violence, Kristen Taylor Reyes
Healing Through Attunement: Adolescent Eating Disorders and Family Dance/Movement Therapy, Grace Rezendes
Helping the Strong Black Woman Manage Depression Using Dance/Movement Therapy, Jennifer Sterling
Distinguishing Between Empathy and Enabling: Dance/Movement Therapy for Family Members of People with Addiction, Kellyn L. Uhl
Using Dance/Movement Therapy to Improve Mental Health of Modern Chinese People, Si Wang
Empowering Young African-American Males Through Dance/Movement Therapy, Ashanti Woods
Theses from 2017
Moving Through Marianismo: Dance/Movement Therapy as a Means of Empowering Hispanic Female Adolescents, Samantha Inez Aldana
Equine Therapy From A Dance/Movement Therapy Perspective, Cecilia Clasen
Moving Together: Reintegrating the Body/Mind Connection through Dance/Movement Therapy with All Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans, Taylor A. Deysher
It’s a Bird? No. It’s a Plane! No, it’s a Dance/Movement Therapist!, Dominique Andriese Fickling
Ballet and Dance/Movement Therapy: Integrating Structure and Expression, Valeria Gómez-Guzmán
Queering Dance Movement Therapy: Utilizing Dance/Movement Therapy with the Transgender Community, Alana M. Henderson
Accepting Mortality: Using Dance/Movement Therapy in Nursing Home Care, Wesley Johnson-Klein
Dancing at the crossroads of body and mind: The therapeutic use of Irish set dancing as storytelling for the elderly, Caitlin Kelly
The Integration of Hip-Hop Culture and Cyphering in Dance/Movement Therapy, Starr Montalvo
Dancing with Cops: A Strengths-Based Approach Toward Revitalizing Police Training, Emiko Okamoto
Laughing to Heal and Renew: Implementation of Humor in Dance/Movement Therapy, Elisabeth Ritter
Performance as Part of the Therapeutic Process and the Mirrored Experience of the Therapist: A Self-Study, Christian Cerezmy Salcido
Group Dance/Movement Therapy and Attachment Theory with Female Survivors of Domestic Violence, Brooke Taylor
DMT for T1D: Using Dance/Movement Therapy to Facilitate Coping, Self-Awareness, and Positive Body Image in Adolescents with Type I Diabetes, Nicole L. Williams-Mulet
Theses from 2016
Using Rhythm to Foster Connection Between Nursing Home Residents, Deanna Brust
Creating a Safe Space in a Transitional Domestic Violence Shelter, Jasmine Cohen
Choosing Embodiment, Tenaya Cowsill
Applying Elements of Contra Dance to Reduce Symptoms in Children with High-Functioning Autism, Jenna N. Ellis
Nature-Based Dance/Movement Therapy, Kelsey Gangnath
Commentary onའགུལ།TOUCH, Cuo Hua
Social Justice and Dance/Movement Therapy: An Interactional and Intersectional Account of Identity Through Movement, Beth Liebowitz
The Use of Dance/Movement Therapy in a Preschool Curriculum: Enhancing Kindergarten Readiness Skills, Lynda Perez-Venero Naimoli
Examining Identity and Dance through the Unique Kinesthetic Structures of the Hasidic and Voguing Communities, Ariella Robyn Nudell
Case Vignettes from an Urban Community Hospital: A Second-Year Clinical Internship, Senta Perez-Gardner
Cultivating Presence and Relatedness: The Role of Grounding in Dance/Movement Therapy, Kyleigh Sackandy
Theses from 2015
Trusting the Unseen: Hannah and Embodied Prayer, Elizabet Diane Abraham
The Essence of Contact Improvisation in Dance/Movement Therapy, Minh Tuyet Bui
Awareness Through the Senses: A Multisensory Approach to Improvisation, Angelica Grace Falcinelli
Connections Through Movement: A Case Study of an Adolescent Boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Alyssa Rachel Infranco
Dance/Movement Therapy and Tai Chi For Seniors with Dementia, Elissaveta Iordanova
Transformation in Belly Dance: Movement, Rhythm, Ritual, and Connection, Hillary Elise Posey
Fluye Esencia: An Embodied Exploration of Cellular Awareness, Allyssa Stephanie Rivera Cabrero
Dance/Movement Therapy with Blind and Visually Impaired Children in Nepal, Hideki Takahashi
Liturgical Dance: A Dance/Movement Therapy Treatment Modality to Build Resilience, Jana Élise Taylor
Dance/Movement Therapy at an After School Program for At Risk Adolescent Girls in Yonkers, New York, Sarah Zichi