Nicholas Mazza

Patricia V. Vance Professor of Social Work
nfmazza@fsu.edu

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Education

Ph.D. 1981, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida; Counseling and Human Systems

M.S.W., 1977, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey; Social Work
B.A., 1971, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, New Jersey; English

Research Interests

• Arts and Community Practice
• Poetry Therapy (Editor, Journal of Poetry Therapy, 1987 –present)
• Crisis Intervention
• Death and Loss
• Family and Group Counseling
• Expressive Writing and Health
  

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

• Theory and Practice of Social Work with Groups
  

Graduate

• Theories and Models of Social Work Practice
• Theory and Practice of Crisis Intervention
• Marital and Couple Counseling in Social Work Practice
• Theory and Practice of Poetry Therapy
• Group Treatment Principles and Techniques
• Directed Individual Studies (various topics—e.g., Loss, Narrative Therapy, Trauma, Cognitive Therapy, Children, Adolescents, and Music/Movement Interventions)
  

Select Publications

Mazza, N. (2006). Voices in flight: Integrating movement/dance with poetry therapy. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 19, 147-150.

Maki, M.F., & Mazza, N. (2004). The use of poetry therapy in working with elementary school children. Journal of School Social Work, 13, 74-83.

Mazza, N. (2003). Poetry therapy: Theory and practice. New York: Brunner-Routledge.

Brooks,L., Guerney, B., & Mazza, N. (2002). Relationship enhancement couples group therapy. Journal of Family Social Work, 6, 25-42.

Mazza, N. (2000). Poetry therapy and the community: The convergence of literary and clinical perspectives. Mantis: A Journal of Poetry, Criticism and Translation, 1, 118-122
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Mazza, N., & Vinton, L. (1999). A nationwide study of group work in nursing homes. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 24, 61-73.

Mazza, N. (1998). Hope (poem). Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 36, 257.

Figley, C., Bride, B., & Mazza, N. (Eds.). (1997). Death and trauma: The traumatology of grieving. Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.

Vinton, L., & Mazza, N. (1994). An exploratory study of aggressive behavior directed at nursing home personnel by residents’ family members. The Gerontologist, 14, 528-533.

Mazza, N. (1993). Poetry therapy: Toward a research agenda for the 1990’s. Arts in Psychotherapy, 20, 51-59.

Mazza, N. (1992). Adolescence: Crisis and loss. In A. Lerner & U. Mahlendorf (Eds.), Life guidance through literature (pp.110-121). Chicago: American Library Association.

Mazza, N. (1979). Poetry: A therapeutic tool in the early stages of alcoholism treatment. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 40, 123-128.

Grants

Mazza, N. (2003). Voices from the Heart: Poetry and Narratives from the Homeless. $500. Grant awarded by the National Association for Poetry Therapy Foundation “Poetry Alive.”

Vinton, L., & Mazza, N. (1994). Conflict Resolution Strategies Utilized by Nursing Home personnel. $5,000. Grant awarded by the Pepper Institute on Aging and Social Policy and Beverly Enterprises.

Smith, T., Mazza, N., & Hurn, J. (1991). Evaluation of Family Builders Program. $150,000. Grant awarded by the Florida Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services.