California Institute for Human Science: Academic Programs: Overview

Dissertation List

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2009
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Deborah Adamy	Psycho-Spiritual Transformation in Teens who Volunteer: the Young Hero’s Journey	Abstract
	Lauralee Flaherty Rechtschaffen	A Mixed Method Outcome Study of The Effect of Rapid Release Therapy on Trauma	N/A
	Marieke Overman	A Qualitative Evaluation of the Efficacy of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy in Developing Self-Awareness and Managing Stress	Abstract
	Ralph N. Sardell	Metaphorical Iconicity	Abstract
Comparative Religion and Philosophy	Linda Greischel	The Kundalini Process: A Continuum of Biopsychospiritual Evolution within the Sociocultural Context of the Hindu Yogic Tradition	Abstract

2008
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Laura Burgess	Financial Problems: A Psychological Stressor in Marriages	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Laurie L. Gelfand	A Theoretical Analysis of Treatment Modalities for Alcoholism	N/A
Integral Health	Constance W. Wolfe	Using Astrology, Dreams, and Journaling as a Methodology for Psychospiritual Growth	Abstract
Life Physics	Denis Bedat	Involuntary Versus Involuntary augmented with Voluntary EEG-Driven Stimulation Using Offset, Interactive Multisensory Feedback on the Production of Dominant Alpha Brainwave Amplitude	Abstract

2007
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Terri Faith-Spitzberg	Eco-awareness: an Essential Component of Holist Intelligence a Holistic Theory of Intelligence “The Gentle Mind”	Abstract

2006
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Samvel S. Aganov	An Analysis of the Neuroscience of Personal Growth	Abstract
	Keever Czlapiski	Pedophile Personality Assessment as Measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator	Abstract
	Kimthu Trinh	An Exploration of the Effect of Spiritual Well-being on Student Well-being and the Ability to Cope with Stress	Abstract
Human Science	Mikhail Goussev	Stimulating Intuition and Creativity in Business Analysis and Decision Making with the I Ching	Abstract
	James Mattioda	Bioenergetic Response with Homeopathic Preparation Ignatia Amara in Acupuncture Meridians	N/A
	Koji Tsuchiya	Electrophysiological Research of the Dynamics of Ki Energy Using the AMI Device:Effect of Alteration and Interaction of Ki Energy Between the Practitioners during Aikido’s Kokyu-ho	Abstract
Life Physics	Teresa Smith	The Effects of Low Intensity and Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Acupuncture Response and Immune Function	Abstract

2005
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Michael Ray Henry	Existential Constituents of Pair Bonding and their Development Over the Life Span	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Ronald Gene Thurlow	The Psychotherapeutic Value of Practical Ontology in Establishing Witness Consciousness	Abstract

2004
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Douglas Tomson	The Nature and Function of Self-Disclosure as the Basis of an Integrated Model of Intimacy	Abstract
Human Science	Maiu Sooro Espinosa	Does Loss of Contact with the Earth Affect Human Physiology?	N/A

2003
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Jennifer Cory	Initial Dose-time Psychophysiological Responsiveness to Singular Wildcrafted Ethnobotanicals	Abstract
	Katherine Q. Moore	Continuity and Change in Psychoanalytic Thought: A Theoretical Analysis of “Defense” Reflected in The American Journal of Psychoanalysis from 1941 to 1991	Abstract
	Hope Phillips Umansky	Private Lives. A Narrative Investigation of Psychological Resilience: Informing the Clinical Perspective	Abstract
Human Science	Hideki Baba	Correlation between Electrophysiological Responses and Alternative Medical Treatment on Periodontitis in 3 Measures: Immune System, White Blood Cells, and Ki-Energy in Meridian System	Abstract
Human Science	Kazuhito Mori	Electrophysiological Studies on Acupuncture Meridians and the Effect of Moxibustion Utilizing SSVP Method	N/A
Life Physics	Manish Vekaria	Biophoton and Intentionality	N/A

2002
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Shelli Chasin-Hallidy	A Theoretical Study of the Efficacy of the Use of Group Sandtray Play within an Adlerian Context Working with Alcoholics to Overcome Denial	Abstract
	Damaris J. Drewery	Purported After-Death Communication and its Role in the Recover of Bereaved Individuals: a Phenomenological Study	Abstract
	Surya Sati Joncas	Eastern Yoga Psychology’s Perspective on Identity and the Observing Self, and the Use of These Constructs in the Eastern and Western Therapeutic Milieus	Abstract
	Marilyn Isabelle Karcheski-Schmidt	Remote Viewing: A Theoretical Investigation of the State of the Art	N/A
Human Science	John Claude Satel-Ayoub	A Cross-disciplinary Comparison of 3 Measures of the Stress Response: Endocrinological, Psychological, and Electrophysiological	Abstract
Life Physics	Veronica Timiras	Correlation Between AMI Measurement s and the French Energetics of Living Systems in Case of Chronic Reccurrent Cephalalgia	N/A

2001
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Thomas Jones	The Relationship Between Belief in a Higgher Power, Locus of Control and the Personality Characteristics of Adult in Recovery from Chemical Abuse and Dependency	N/A

2000
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Solange Meier-Pieri	Women’s Search for Meaning Through the Crisis of Divorce	Abstract
	Beth Mercado-Lachmann	The ABC of Religion and Unity	Abstract
	Scherry L. Messic	The Effect of Specialized Dual Diagnosis Treatment on Inpatient Psychiatric Clients	N/A
	Jean A. Metzker	A Longitudinal Study of Human Energy Field in Infants and Young Children	Abstract
	Patricia Wrolson	The Difference Between Violent Men and Violent Women in Interpersonal Behaviors and Relationship Beliefs	Abstract
Human Science	Cristina Boden	The Effect of Distance Healing on the Health and Wellbeing of Patients from a Natural Health Clinic: A Cross-Cultural Study	Abstract
Human Science	Eugene R. Wallace	Acute Alteration of Biophoton Emissions by Intention	Abstract

1999
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Tomoko Ishii	Long-Term Effects of Childhood Sexual Assault on Japanese Women	Abstract
	M. Patrice Khan	The Effects of HeartMath Curriculum on Elementary School Students	Abstract
	Yvette Lyons	The Effects of Cartoons on Children: Specific Focus on the Evolving Role of the Disney Heroine	Abstract
	Maryann Rosenthal	Effects of Personality, Adaptation, and Utilization of Services for Older and Elderly Women in Assisted Living	N/A
	Michael Samaras	Covert Speech Behavior During the Silent Reading of Bilabial and Lingual-Alveolar Phonemes	N/A
	Susan D. Sharpe	An Experimental Study on the Self-Actualizing Effects of Psychosynthesis as Measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory	Abstract
Human Science	Richard A. Jelusich	Psychophysiological Effects of Frequency Octave Related Light and Sound	Abstract
Human Science	Tiffany Jayne Porter	The Left-Handed Personality	N/A

1998
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Darren V. Testani	Bicamerality, Suggestibility, and Schizophrenia	Abstract
Human Science	Vivien Lee-David	The Awareness of Intuition and Its Role in Problem Solving	Abstract
	Thomas G. Stanaland	A Conceptual Study into the Creation of a Prototype Intelligent System for Enhancing the Utility of the Apparatus for Measuring the Functioning of the Meridians and their Corresponding Internal Organs (AMI)	Abstract
	Holly L. Swiger	Knowledge & Utilization of Health Services	Abstract

1997
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Human Science	Daniel C. Lobash	Self-Study Multimedia Instructional Program to Teach Correspondence Level Koryo Hand Therapy	N/A

1996
Program	Name	Dissertation Title	Abstract
Clinical Psychology	Adrienne Burnette	An Evaluation Technique for Measuring Six Dimensions of Narcissism: Exploitativeness, Entitlement, Exhibitionism, Superiority, Social Sensitivity, and Sense of Self	Abstract

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