Counseling and Human Development Students Showcase Their Master's Thesis Research
Each year, master’s students in the Warner School’s counseling and human development programs present their thesis research projects at the Annual Master’s Thesis Symposium and Supervisor Reception. The capstone projects represented this year reflect the scholarly and enthusiastic efforts of the students to attain high ideals and share their research with peers, mentors, family, and friends. Students will present their research projects from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 9, at the Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue, Rochester.
The thesis projects for 2008 include:
Divorce Resource Manual for Elementary School Students by Darci Albanese
Effective Methods of Coping for Families with Children with Disabilities: Tapping into the Spiritual Realm as a Powerful Resource by Bethanne Bauer
Family Counseling as Prevention and Support to Parents in the Construction of Positive Adolescent Development Experiences by Tabitha Brown
The Realities of Cyber-bullying: Collaborating with Stakeholders to Create a Comprehensive School-Based Plan for a Safer Anti-Bullying Community by Michelle Chichester
Societal Influences in the Increased Incidence of Eating Disorders in Adolescent Females by Christina L. Cooke
Dating Violence Prevention: Lesson Plans and Activities for School Counselors by Angela Covich
Linking Longitudinal Student Data and Human Development Theoretical Concepts to the College Summit Program by Preston Faulkner
School Refusal Behavior: Implications for School Counselors by Valerie Flint
Advocacy in the Schools for Disabled Students by Dan Green
Underage Drinking: The Social and Cultural History of Alcohol and Age-based Prohibition in the United States by Alex Gustafik
An Updated Look at Peer Mediation in Urban High Schools by Michelle Higgins
An Educator’s Guide to Crisis Intervention by Elizabeth Jeffries
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: A guide for Parents and Educators by Peter Kramer
When More than Resolve is Required: The Merits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy When Counseling Clients Dually-Diagnosed With Substance Abuse and Personality Disorders by Zach Lieberman
Culturally Competent Prevention Programs in Schools: Meeting the Needs of Pregnant Latino Teens by Nicholas Melendez
Parent Education in Monroe County: The Need for a Community Resource by Leah Mosher
High School Students of the Future: The Interface of Technology and School Counseling Practices in Meeting Student Needs by Laura Ryfun
Serving the Dually Diagnosed Agency Client: Closing Gaps in Advocacy, Education and Counseling Delivery Processes by Amanda McCormick Tavelaris
Improving Mental Health in the African American Community Through Preventative Counseling Interventions by Nina Shevon Tucker
Marketing the Rhetorical Adolescent: A Theory of Prescriptive Development by Alfred Vitale
The Importance of Mental Training in Athletics: Helping the Athletic Department Make Use of Sport Psychology by Shannon Walton
Practices and Places for Re-making Lives by A. Kimberly Yunker
Click here to view summaries of the students’ research.
