SUNY College at New Paltz: Recent submissions
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Together / alone- under suburban sky: MFA Thesis - Photography and Related Media
(2020-05)Together / Alone--Under Suburban Sky is intrinsically tied to my experience moving to the U.S. at the age 40 from Shanghai, China. Life is drama. For this project, I dressed up as an ordinary suburban housewife to show ... -
Meandering progression: MFA Thesis - Drawing & Painting
(2019-05)Observation of interior organic forms and microscopic environments inspired my interest the correlation between macro and microstructures in the universe. The flow of movement and material in natural settings, whether large ... -
Of flesh and fruit: MFA Thesis - Ceramics
(2020-05)Of Flesh and Fruit is an experiential interventionist installation that interacts with Western hegemonic institutions, such as museums and galleries, to address the impact of colonialism on indigenous cultures. Pre-Columbian ... -
Jumble gym, playful randomness in contemporary jewelry: MFA Thesis - Metal
(2020-05)I create jewelry that is curious and interactive. Sampling content from trash to treasure, these playful objects are unpretentious and subversive. Exploring the surreal through engineering and illusion, these antics of ... -
Packing universes: MFA Thesis - Sculpture
(2020-05)Multiverse and dreams are the main themes of my work. I am usually haunted by vivid memories that feel real after dreaming. I imagined the existence of my other selves in that other universe. I borrow the eyes of my ... -
Counting clouds, finding sheep: MFA Thesis - Painting & Drawing
(2020-05)In play, time slips away. Visual allusions occur, your mind broadens allowing new realities. These analog virtual-realty artworks — created initially for interior spaces — ended up “going out to play”. Once outside… they ... -
About my meditation: MFA Thesis - Printmaking
(2020-05)I titled this body of my work Meditation. The works, include two series, contain both printmaking and installation. I have been working on both series for about 30 years. I examine both history and the present in a very ... -
Trace collectors: MFA Thesis - Metal
(2020-05)Everything around us has been touched, used, cracked, broken – evidence that reveals an object’s existence and experience. I create simple surfaces and forms that when carried on the body, slowly gather traces of the ... -
Personal therapy for a graduate student in the analytical music therapy model : a heuristic inquiry
(2020-05)This heuristic inquiry explores my experience as a graduate student undergoing personal music therapy in the Analytical Music Therapy model. After reviewing 27 recordings of my sessions, I used self-dialogue to select five ... -
Music therapy in the medical setting : a music therapy program proposal for the Mercy Medical Hospital
(2020-05)This music therapy program proposal has been designed for implementation at the Mercy Medical Hospital in Rockville Centre, NY. Music therapy is a unique healthcare profession that utilizes music to assist individuals from ... -
The experience of music therapists working with clients with schizophrenia
(2020-05)The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of music therapists who work with clients diagnosed with schizophrenia. The main focus of this study was the music therapists’ perceptions of ... -
A quantitative and qualitative approach to understanding and defining hate sex
(2020-05)Although a popular topic in the media, there is no research to date on hate sex. The purpose of this study was to attain a better understanding of hate sex and operationally define the construct utilizing both quantitative ... -
Proposal for neonatal intensive care unit music therapy program at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center
(2020-05)The following is a proposal for the implementation of a music therapy program in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Brookdale University Hospital. This proposal provides the rationale for instituting a NICU music ... -
Benedictine, Bridge Back, and beyond : a proposal for an integrated music therapy program involving graduated levels of substance misuse treatment
(2020-05)The following document is an in-depth proposal for expanding a part-time music therapy program in a medical setting focused on the needs and concerns of people who are struggling to recover from an addiction to drugs and/or ... -
An inquiry into sound healing and music therapy
(2020-05)Sound and music are powerful forces within the context of the subjective experience, the depths of which are underrepresented within traditional objectively focused research. This study delved into the internal experience ... -
Factors influencing music therapists to join, or not join, the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
(2020-05)The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) is the membership organization for music therapists that strives to develop and support the music therapy profession. Professional membership in the AMTA has been declining in ... -
Factors influencing career longevity of music therapists
(2020-05)This survey study examined the factors that experienced music therapists identified as important in maintaining their careers in music therapy. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into how these music therapists ... -
Made in the USA, When gnomes need to clean their homes: MFA Thesis - Sculpture
(2020-05)My work, Made in the USA , focuses on the environment, communication, and identity. Using critical humor along with dark playfulness, I open doors to difficult conversations relating to issues of overconsumption and the ... -
Attention to low & high prevalence events in action video game players & non-action video game players using sustained multiple object tracking & change detection tasks
(2020-05)Surveillance is an important real-world skill involving several cognitive abilities over a prolonged period. Multiple object tracking (MOT) and change detection research have begun to conceptualize the cognitive processes ... -
Between / spaces: MFA Thesis - Metal
(2020-05)Using metal as a drawing tool, my work expands the traditional vocabulary of mark-making. I strive to create aesthetic compositions with metal serving as both paintbrush and canvas, exploring and capturing the conversation ...
