Theses and Dissertations from Molloy's Graduate and Doctoral Programs; current programs include Business, Clinical Mental Health, Criminal Justice, Education, Music Therapy, Nursing, Social Work, and Speech-Language Pathology. All dissertations have been published through ProQuest's ETD Administrator software. The copyright for all thesis and dissertations is held by the author.
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Development of Therapeutic Alliance in Long-Term and Short-Term Music Therapy Treatment, Brooke Morris
The Experience of Music Therapists in Delivering Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Nicole Gelfand
The Influences of Language Barriers in Music Therapy, Kohei Mori
The Music Therapist’s Experience of Flow During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Kaitlyn Upshaw
The Music Therapist's Experience of the Client-Therapist Relationship in Improvisational Voicework: An Interpretive Phenomenological Inquiry, Samantha Schick
The Prevalence of Hip Hop Music in Music Therapy Education & Practice, Dannyele C. Crawford
The Role of Telehealth in Music Therapy Practice During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic Through the Lens of the Music Therapist: A Survey, Brianne Brunick
Toward an Understanding of Student Agency Within Institutional Dis/ableism: A Critical Phenomenological Study, Shalinie Sarju
Understanding the Lived Fertility Preservation Experience from Diagnosis to the Start of Adjuvant Therapy: A Study of Young Breast Cancer Survivors, Kristine Ferrucci-Egan
“Who We Are On Paper”: Celebrating Writing Identity and Diversity With High School Seniors in a Dialogic ELA Classroom, Karen Larson Buechner
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
A Culturally Situated Perspective of Music Therapy in Hungary, Sylvia E. Foldes-Berman
A Narrative Analysis of Psychological Adjustments of Professionals Transitioning to Work Following Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA), Mabel Munachiso Korie
A Phenomenological Study of the Therapeutic Relationship in Tele-Music Therapy in the US, Kiyomi Kamiya Glover
From Student to Practitioner: Formal Music Education’s Influence on The Practitioner’s Informed Music Therapy Practice, Daniel M. Salaway
Global Citizens in the 21st-Century Classroom: A Mixed-Methods Study of Motivational Aspects of Global Awareness, Robert James Windorf
Individual Characteristics and Shared Decision Making for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation, Patricia Nadraus
Navigating the Experience of Burnout of Immigrant Music Therapists in the United States, Naeun Lee
Neonatal Nurses' Perceptions of Providing Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Susan Di Nonno Chin
Temporal Pain Pattern Sequencing in the Older Adult After Joint Replacement Surgery, Jennifer B. Withall
The Relationahips between Health Behaviors of Women and Health Locus of Control among Black Caribbean Women and Black American Women with Hypertension, Camelle Charles
The Role of Music in Personal Therapy in Advanced Music Therapy Training: A Self-Inquiry, Jan Mark Casco
The Role of Personal Therapy for Chinese-Speaking Music Therapy Students: A Survey, Xinrui Liu
The Role of Verbal Skills in Analytical Music Therapy, the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music, and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, Elizabeth Ingram
The Socio-Emotional Journey of a Family Separated Due to Deportation, Alma G. Rocha
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Dialogic Teaching in a Detracked High School ELA Class: "We Talk Here", Signy Emler
Exploring the Use of Marimba in Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Lucas McCarren
Male Nurses’ Experience Of Gender Stereotyping Over The Past Five Decades: A Narrative Approach, Michael W. Finnegan
Religious Sister Educators: A Narrative Study Through a Feminist Lens, Lisa Peluso
The Experience of Female Veterans’ Transitioning to Post—Active— Duty Health Care, Sarah A. Bradwisch
The Experience of Songwriting in Music Therapy for Adults with Intellectual Disability, Jasper Lewis
The Roles of Absorption in Music Therapy, Michael John Russo
Towards an Understanding of the Testing Opt-Out Movement: Why Parents Choose to Opt Out or Opt In, Margaret Paladino
Understanding Group Dynamics in DIR-Based Improvisational Music Therapy with Autistic Children, Anne Therese Crean
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
A Phenomenological Inquiry into an Autistic Adolescent's Experience in Relationship-based Music Therapy from the Perspectives of the Adolescent and Parent, Diana N. Abourafeh
Factors Associated with College Students' Willingness and Readiness to Act in a Food Allergic Emergency, Olga Kagan
Health Information Security and Privacy: A Social Science Exploration of Nurses' Knowledge and Risk Behaviors with Security and Privacy Issues Focusing on Mobile Device Usage, Keith Richard Weiner
Maternal Child Health Nurses' Care of the Opioid Addicted Mother and Infant: A Grounded Theory Study, Alice Marie Nash
Millenial Nurses Connecting with Patients in the 21st Century: A Phenomenological StudyH, Heather Caramanzana
The Relationship of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy to Breastfeeding Duration and Breastfeeding Exclusivity of Full-Term Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Mixed Method Study, Karen Hylton-McGuire
The Role of Entrainment on an Older Adult’s Stress and Anxiety: A Mixed Methods Study, Francesca Brennan
Using Improvisational Music Therapy to Explore the Therapeutic Relationship in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study, Hyoseul Grace Kim
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
A Closer Exploration of Therapeutic Relationship through a Musical Mediuem: An Arts-Based Research Study, Michael Kelliher
An Analysis of Burnout and Music Therapy Methodologies, Samara Berry
An Exploration of Creative Arts-Based Self-Care Practices among Music Therapy Students, Marion Kaiser
A Teacher's Experience in Improvisational Music Therapy with her Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Inbar A. Kaplan
Factors Influencing the Perceived Stressors of New Graduate Nurses Transitioning into Acute Care Settings: A Secondary Data Analysis, Eileen K. Mahler
Middle school students’ knowledge of skin cancer, sun protective behaviors, and perceptions of acquiring skin cancer., Anna George
Mothers Voices: The Lived Experience of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America Milk Donor, Laura Marie Dambra-Candelaria
Psychometric Evaluation of the Professional Moral Courage (PMC) Scale in a Nurse Executive Population, Joanne Connor
The Impact of a Degree in Music Education on Music Therapy Professional Practice: A Qualitative Interview Study, Katherine Glathar
The Lived Experience of Relationship Transition in Significant Others Caring for a Partner with Younger Onset Dementia, Diane Peyser
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
An Exploration of Music Therapists' Perspectives on Preventing and Treating Postpartum Depression, Chengcheng Du
Exploring the use of the bass guitar as a clinical instrument within music-centered practice, Matthew J. Brady
Faith-Based Leaders Caring for Older Adults in a Natural Disaster: A Study of Hurricane Sandy, Mercy Joseph
Music Therapy with Adolescents in Crisis in America and Korea : A Cross-Cultural Analysis, Seulgi Kim
Parents’ Experiences of Music Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Naoko Mizutani
Patient Complexity Factors and their Influence on Nurses' Perception of Staffing Adequacy, Margaret M. Duffy
The Experience of Countertransference for Music Therapists when Working with Children with Developmental Disabilities, Carly Caprioli
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
A Grounded Theory Study of How Parents Made the Decision about Residential Group Home Placement for their Adult Child with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, Laura A. Sardinia-Prager
Clinical Supervisors' Experience with Conflict with Music Therapy Interns, Joanna M. Kelly
Exploring the Implications of Resource-Oriented Music Therapy for Medical Practice, Jacqueline M. Christen
The Experiences of Music Therapists Developing Music Therapy Programs in New York State Public Schools, Michelle Kovacs
The Impact of Technology-Enhanced Learning Activities on Nursing Student Engagement in the Classroom, Alicia A. Stone
The Knowledge, Attitude, and Self-Reported Behaviors of Psychiatric Nurses Towards Obese Psychiatric Patients on Atypical Anti-Psychotic Medications, Marcia D. Williams-Hailey
The Lived Experience of Observant Jewish Nursing Students: A Phenomenological Study, Toby Bressler
The Newly Single Widowed Older Adult African American/Black Woman Navigating Intimacy after a Long-Term Monogamous Relationship, Jeanine L. Cook-Garard
The Relationship Between New Nurses Who Volunteer and the Caring Behavior New Nurses Exhibit in the Practice Setting, One Year Post Graduation, Nicolette Fiore-Lopez
The Role of Personal Therapy for Music Therapists: A Survey, Carla D. Chikhani
The Role of Songs in Music Therapy with Adults who have Developmental Disabilities, Gregory Razzano
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
A comparative effectiveness secondary data analysis: Selected short term economic and clinical outcomes of rapid surgical intervention in the geriatric fracture population, Susan Elizabeth Dries
A Descriptive Mixed-Methods Study Examining Resilience and Transitioning to Adulthood among Emerging Adults with Disabilities, Jennifer E. Mannino
A Narrative Analysis of the Stories of Mothers who have Parented a Child Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease and is Currently in Early Survivorship, Jennifer M. Darcy
A Phenomenological Investigation of the Experience of Music Therapists with Vocal Health Issues, Liisa Hill Murray
Exploring Empathy In Music Therapy, Jessica Haviland
Psychometric Validation of the Family Nurse Caring Belief Scale in a Neonatal Nursing Population, Eileen P. Magri
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
A Historical Review of Music Therapy and the Department of Veterans Affairs, Jenna Spencer
A Phenomenological investigation of Nordoff-Robbins trainees' personal and musical growth during certification training, Matsuri Imura
Boundary Issues in Music Therapy Internship Supervision, Michelle Lasco
Exploring spiritual experiences of Nordoff-Robbins music therapists, Hyun Jin Hong
Exploring the Impact of Personal bereavement on Music Therapists' Work in End-of-Life Care, Kaitlyn Leann Weeks
The Call for Bravery: The Use of Improvised Story Songs with a Preschooler with Developmental Delays, Emily McClure
The Experience of Music Therapists Who Balance the Dual Professions of Music Therapist and Professional Musician, Colin Turner
The Experience of Teamwork in Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy: a phenomenological investigation, John Mulcahy
The role of the musical - self in promoting career longevity among music therapists, Peter Davis
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
An Exploration of Perceived Stress Among Music Therapy Interns, Ayelet Walker
Exploring the Musical Culture of an African American Child with Developmental Disabilities in Group Music Therapy, Meghan Cork
I Am Surrounded by Love: an inquiry into the use of songs with a woman with traumatic brain injury, 11 years post-injury, Pamela J. Carlton
Parallel Process in Music Therapy Supervision, Gabriela S. Ortiz
