SUNY College at New Paltz: Recent submissions
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Word : a post-postmodern redemption of the meaning and the word
(2019-08)In this thesis, I wish to draw a theoretical frame-work that establishes this visceral characteristic of Post-Postmodern literature. In the literature that has come to be defined as Post-Postmodernism (more so contemporary ... -
Music therapy program proposal for rehabilitation unit in Hong Kong Adventist Hospital
(2019-08)The purpose of this program proposal is to implement a music therapy program on the rehabilitation unit of Hong Kong Adventist Hospital (HKAH). HKAH is a healthcare institution that offers attentive care for the local ... -
Hearts and hands music therapy program : a music therapy program proposal for The Hagedorn Little Village School
(2019-08)The Hearts and Hands Music Therapy Program will focus on addressing the individualized needs of students who would benefit from receiving music therapy services. Music therapy treatment will be designed to provide children ... -
“To Know My Insecurities Is To Know Me” : an arts-based reflexive study on a first-year music therapist’s experiences of vulnerability
(2019-08)This paper details an arts-based self-study utilizing reflexive songwriting to explore my experiences with vulnerability in my first year as a professional music therapist. In a self-designed arts-based research framework, ... -
Integration and meaning-making of peak experiences in Bonny method of guided imagery and music : an empirical phenomenological study
(2019-08)This study is an empirical phenomenological study that investigated the lived experience of meaning-making and integration of peak experiences in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music. A total of four participants ... -
The role of personal music therapy for music therapists
(2019-08)The purpose of this paper is to examine whether or not music therapists engage in music therapy as personal therapy. A 32-question survey was electronically distributed to board-certified music therapists (MT-BC) who were ... -
Action through music: a resource for change. Music therapy for a therapeutic day school. A program proposal for Ulster BOCES special education building
(2019-08)I am proposing a music therapy program for an Ulster BOCES therapeutic day school for children and adolescents with special needs. Among the wide variety of services that Ulster BOCES provides, which include occupational ... -
Hot stuff! : the evolutionary psychology behind the attractivness of volunteer firefighters
(2019-08)Research has demonstrated a clear relationship between riskiness and reported levels of general attractiveness. Research has also explored the perceived attractiveness of altruistic behaviors of males and females. No ... -
Passively powered pH sensor for study of gastric disorders
(2019-05)A fully passive wireless implantable pH sensor that is implantable in an animate silicone stomach environment has been developed for the study of gastric disorders. The system has applications in medical training and ... -
Examining gender salience in preschoolers through a category formation task
(2019-08)Ample evidence exists suggesting children as young as 2-years-old can successfully classify colors, various objects, and people into stereotypical male and female categories. However, it is unknown if gender categories are ... -
Rock paper scissors: MFA Thesis - Painting & Drawing
(2019-05)For me, making art is a ritualistic process bound up in observations of the material world. It speaks to my desire to interpret the world around me. How can spaces we consider "ordinary" allow an opportunity for transcendence? ... -
Material memoir: MFA Thesis - Ceramics
(2019-05)My family owns a fifty acre plot of rolling red clay hills in West Virginia. When I return home, I dig clay, a pilgrimage to harvest from the strata of memory. This body of work explores the potential of wild West Virginia ... -
Marks of time: MFA Thesis - Metal
(2019-05)For a moment, reflect on the marks of time that are often disregarded or wiped away. Would you ever consider preserving the ring of dust that forms around objects, or collecting the residue that clings to your hands after ... -
American macaroni: MFA Thesis - Ceramics
(2019-05)Working predominantly in ceramics, I seek to explore the concept of lowbrow art, verging on ugly, in conjunction with personal experiences growing up lower middle class-to-working class. Memories are exposited through ... -
Listen to them: MFA Thesis - Sculpture
(2019-05)“Listen to them.”, represents a group of twenty-one rape survivors. I know them personally and they have confided in me the details of their attacks. These are all people that I have relationships with: friendships, family, ... -
Chariots of the anthropocene: MFA Thesis - Printmaking
(2019-05)This series of prints begins a body of work that addresses the subject of climate change, including man's role in accelerating it and exacerbating its effects. I chose the medium of monotype because it is a painterly ... -
Minutiae: MFA Thesis - Metal
(2019-05)The thesis research is informed by the quotidian, and provokes a reconsideration of what is overlooked. The resulting compositions reflect the intangible divinity and spirituality that are embedded in the mundane. It is ... -
A hollow hold: MFA Thesis - Metal
(2019-05)A Hollow Hold is a collection of necklaces and objects that point to sites on the body to interpret the impossibilities of telling. Cradling stolen moments of breath and bearing the weight of memory, each piece refers to ... -
Nostalgia: MFA Thesis - Printmaking
(2019-05)The process of my printing begins with the drawing of an image using ink and a brush on an acetate film. The act of drawing allows me to release my emotions and I experience a calmness, satisfaction and happiness. This is ...
