Capstone Projects
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Client: CITY OF MISSOULA, MONTANA
Team: Sarah Ahmad
Rebecca Julie
Ceinna Little
Dori McAuliffe
Lorelei Meidenbauer
Rebecca Julie
Ceinna Little
Dori McAuliffe
Lorelei Meidenbauer
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated needs related to housing supply and demand. This has resulted in greater service needs and an opportunity to reassess current approaches to addressing precarious housing situations and the experience of …
Client: INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Team: Kyle Beyer
Benjamin Listman
Gav Mazurek
Dominic Sonkowsky
Jesika Tixi
Benjamin Listman
Gav Mazurek
Dominic Sonkowsky
Jesika Tixi
The Institute of Sustainable Communities (ISC) has collaborated with organizations nationwide to implement sustainable decarbonization pilots in Oakland, Philadelphia, and St. Louis, in order to address the exclusion of low-income communities of color …
Client: WORLD BANK
Team: Lex Brierley
Crystal Sawh
Zoe Zhou
Crystal Sawh
Zoe Zhou
The World Bank’s Governance Global Practice (GGP) works with countries facing governance issues to build capable, transparent, and inclusive institutions. Governments use Gender-Responsive Public Financial Management (GRPFM), also known as Gender- …
Client: UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
Team: Reyna Vazquez-Miller
Sarah Villavencio
Angela Yungu
Sarah Villavencio
Angela Yungu
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), the UN’s capital investment agency for the least developed countries, offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources to reduce poverty and support local economic development. …
Client: TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE
Team: Areej Alotaibi
Faisal Alsudairi
Yuxuan Cai
Jen Curtis
Erica Hartsfield
Faisal Alsudairi
Yuxuan Cai
Jen Curtis
Erica Hartsfield
Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) is catalyzing a youth-led movement to end food insecurity in one generation through high-capacity, school- based hydroponic farming. TFFJ enlisted the Capstone team to help with its expansion strategy by exploring the …
Client: EK KADAM AUR
Team: Faisal Alhedaib
Yue Feng
Yeji Lee
Rishi Soneja
Yue Feng
Yeji Lee
Rishi Soneja
Ek Kadam Aur (EKA) is a nonprofit organization transforming the lives of underprivileged children with visual impairments through inclusive education and digital technology. EKA’s Arunodaya (“Sunshine for the Blind”) program equips blind children in rural …
Client: UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
Team: Ritwick Dutta
Leon Wang
Leon Wang
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), is a UN agency that provides innovative financial approaches to the world’s least developed nations. UNCDF leverages both public and private funds to alleviate poverty and foster economic growth at the …
Client: FEDERATION OF PROTESTANT WELFARE AGENCIES
Team: Reuben Forman
Olivia Tong
Michael Vizzi
Harper Wang
Olivia Tong
Michael Vizzi
Harper Wang
The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) is an anti-poverty policy and advocacy organization with a century-long presence in New York City. As part of its mission of dismantling impediments to economic security and wellbeing, FPWA engaged the …
Client: LIVING CITY PROJECT
Team: Claudia Cereceda
Alexandra Cox
Jacob Johnson
Katherine Walsh
Alexandra Cox
Jacob Johnson
Katherine Walsh
The Living City Project (LCP) is an educational nonprofit organization that uses New York City as a classroom to engage young adults on urban issues. One of LCP’s core program offerings, CityGAP, is a semester-long gap program that immerses participants …
Client: CARE
Team:
Antonia Nichols
Roxeanne Oyesile
Laura Maria Rojas
Morales
Erin Worden
Antonia Nichols
Roxeanne Oyesile
Laura Maria Rojas
Morales
Erin Worden
CARE is an international humanitarian organization dedicated to ending global poverty. In 2022, CARE launched an innovative pilot that focused on capacity-sharing, learning, and grant-making for women-led organizations (WLOs) in four conflict-affected …
Client: TOWN+GOWN: NYC
Team: Manal Bawazir
Alex Bernabe
Eliza Ezrapour
Marta Krawczynski
Marcos Rodriguez
Anderson
Noah Williams
Alex Bernabe
Eliza Ezrapour
Marta Krawczynski
Marcos Rodriguez
Anderson
Noah Williams
Under the direction of the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC), Town+Gown: NYC is a city-wide partnership program that provides resources to support research on infrastructure and the built environment. In order to advance NYC's sustainability …
Client: NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Team: Amber Bonds
Danielle Casale
Kai Kang
Kevin Tham
Danielle Casale
Kai Kang
Kevin Tham
The New York City Department of Correction (NYCDOC) oversees persons in custody (PICs) awaiting trial or serving sentences of one year or less. NYCDOC engaged the Capstone team to recommend optimal systems for the assessment and classification of PICs. …
Client: The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute
Team: Alejandra Beltran
Sara Santini Duran
Kenya Reeves
Matt Wildey
Sara Santini Duran
Kenya Reeves
Matt Wildey
The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) is an arts, culture, education, and media organization that advances cultural equity and racial and social justice for African-descendant communities. CCCADI engaged a Capstone team to …
Client: INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Team: Selenne Hernandez
Noelle Lezcel
Noelle Lezcel
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is an international financial institution serving as the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Dominican Republic government approached the IDB to explore improvement …
Client: NYC311
Team: Annabel Gregg
Angélica Pagán Vega
Aman Patel
Haorun Qi
Alex Roth
Angélica Pagán Vega
Aman Patel
Haorun Qi
Alex Roth
NYC311 is the non-emergency call center for quick, easy access to all New York City government services and information. NYC311 engaged the Capstone team to gather insights regarding the City's future in order to help the call center adapt to the changing …
Client: DUKE LEMUR CENTER
Team: Kojo Dadzie
Mel Dashdorj
Gina Pol
Rachel Waitt
Mel Dashdorj
Gina Pol
Rachel Waitt
Founded in 1966 on the campus of Duke University, the Duke Lemur Center (DLC) is a world leader in the study, care, and protection of lemurs—among earth’s most threatened group of mammals. Educational resources for the middle-school age group about …
Client: CASA Kane County
Team: Gabriel Allocco
Rose DeMarco
Sonia Guio
Grace Kemmler
Amy Sisto
Rose DeMarco
Sonia Guio
Grace Kemmler
Amy Sisto
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a national organization dedicated to championing the rights and long-term stability of children in the foster care system. The organization relies heavily on volunteers to fulfill this mission. CASA Kane County, …
Client: WATERFRONT ALLIANCE
Team: Karl Clayter
Camila Fernandez
Sanchez
Mingzhi Li
Xinran Shen
Xin Zhang
Camila Fernandez
Sanchez
Mingzhi Li
Xinran Shen
Xin Zhang
The Waterfront Alliance is a nonprofit organization championing waterfront sustainability and climate resilience in New York and New Jersey. The nonprofit engaged the Capstone team to quantify the financial benefits of two key pieces of climate resilience …
Client: WORLD BANK
Team: Layla Bellissimo
Emma Clark
Zhongshan Gui
Manning He
Emma Clark
Zhongshan Gui
Manning He
The World Bank’s Kenya Urban Support Program forms and reinforces urban organizations to enhance infrastructure and services in Kenya’s participating counties. The World Bank enlisted the Capstone team to address the urgent challenge of coastal and …
Client: UGANDA VILLAGE PROJECT
Team: Rashmi Aher
Bintou Cisse
Khairat Ishola
Maria Olifer
Bintou Cisse
Khairat Ishola
Maria Olifer
The Uganda Village Project (UVP) is an organization dedicated to improving public health by implementing fistula repair, sexual reproductive health education, and water sanitation programs. UVP engaged a Capstone team to optimize its obstetric fistula …
Client: CITY YEAR NEW YORK
Team: Ricardo Godoy
Yifan Jiang
Jianing Lai
Yiling Qin
Rui Wang
Yuhan Zhou
Yifan Jiang
Jianing Lai
Yiling Qin
Rui Wang
Yuhan Zhou
City Year New York is an education-focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to succeed. The nonprofit is a steering committee member of the Coalition for Community School Excellence …
Client: PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
Team: Willis Alala
Edwin Jeng
Henry Kanengiser
Julia Raab
Samantha Sánchez
Jeffrey Yang
Edwin Jeng
Henry Kanengiser
Julia Raab
Samantha Sánchez
Jeffrey Yang
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is a bi-state agency that operates and maintains tunnels, bridges, and bus terminals, among other transportation facilities. PANYNJ is planning the reconstruction of its Midtown Bus Terminal on its …
Client: BUFFALO OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY
Team: Jake Mericle
Jessica Saab
Emily Speelman
Stephen Zubrycky
Jessica Saab
Emily Speelman
Stephen Zubrycky
The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy (BOPC) engaged the Capstone team to create a methodology to collect, analyze, and present data on park usership to better understand how many people are using its parks. The team reviewed case studies and literature …
Client: GUIDEHOUSE
Team: Congling Chen
Robyn Ge
Lily Greenway
Shelly Li
Katherine Wang
Xinyi Yu
Robyn Ge
Lily Greenway
Shelly Li
Katherine Wang
Xinyi Yu
Guidehouse, a global consulting firm for public sector and commercial clients, engaged the Capstone team to optimize the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) LenderMatch application process. LenderMatch is an online tool that connects small businesses …
Client: CASH BAIL REFORM AND CRIME RATES IN NYC
Team: Hanming Jiang
Yujin Lee
Jiaying Li
Rhea Meher Soni
Yujin Lee
Jiaying Li
Rhea Meher Soni
In 2019, New York State lawmakers approved legislation eliminating the use of cash bail for the majority of misdemeanors and select lesser felonies. Politicians and other government officials have vocally opposed the legislation since its implementation …
Client: LIFESCENE
Team: Yolva Dorival
Yangyue Liu
C.J. Pine
Elizabeth Sharon
Yangyue Liu
C.J. Pine
Elizabeth Sharon
LifeScene, established in 1885, is a family services organization dedicated to serving the community of Lynn, Massachusetts through the power of education and community engagement. The organization accomplishes this through interventions such as home- and …
Client: BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORING
Team: Qiu Jin
Meaghan Lavin
Iris Yu
Anabel Zapata-
Guzman
Meaghan Lavin
Iris Yu
Anabel Zapata-
Guzman
The Capstone team investigated the impact of public efficiency grade disclosure on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions among large buildings in New York City. Leveraging data from the NYC Energy & Water Performance Map, the team analyzed 48,334 buildings over …
Client: EDUCATION REFORM NOW
Team: Madochée Bozier
Devan Bratton
Aminata Drame
Rachel Nisenkier
Xinyu Yin
Devan Bratton
Aminata Drame
Rachel Nisenkier
Xinyu Yin
Education Reform Now (ERN) is a non-partisan, nonprofit think tank and advocacy organization that promotes increased resources and innovative reforms in K-16 public education, particularly for students of color and students from low-income families. ERN’s …
Client: RETHINK FOOD
Team: Dereck Deblois
Georgia Hillel
Ben Hitchcock
Yifang Yuan
Georgia Hillel
Ben Hitchcock
Yifang Yuan
Rethink Food is a New York-based nonprofit that works with local restaurants on a variety of programs to create a more sustainable and equitable food system. In early 2023, Rethink Food entered a contract with New York City to partner with local …
Client: CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK
Team: Anna Bauman
Kefan Li
Isaac McGinn
Jan Mendez
Lingfeng Xu
Kefan Li
Isaac McGinn
Jan Mendez
Lingfeng Xu
The Correctional Association of New York (CANY) is an independent oversight organization dedicated to monitoring New York State’s correctional facilities, identifying issues, and advocating for improvements in prison conditions and treatment of …
Client: THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION
Team: Maura Danehey
Alisha Gangadharan
Van Tingley
Nicole Vincencio
Alisha Gangadharan
Van Tingley
Nicole Vincencio
The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is committed to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease through aggressively funded research and ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with the disease. As MJFF underwent rapid growth and …
Client: EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY
Team: Amy Bernardez
Lauren Carroll
Isabelle Chandler
Sarah Golden
Georgina Oram
Sijia Ruan
Lauren Carroll
Isabelle Chandler
Sarah Golden
Georgina Oram
Sijia Ruan
Everytown for Gun Safety is a nonprofit organization that advocates for gun control and against gun violence. Its Local Government Affairs team collaborates with the Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) coalition, composed of mayors and local officials, and …
Client: WORLD BANK
Team: Jonathan Ahn
Jamie Dehouck
Robert Franco-Tayar
Nathalie Martinez-Vega
Jamie Dehouck
Robert Franco-Tayar
Nathalie Martinez-Vega
The Urban Team of the World Bank aims to bridge the infrastructure gap in Indonesia by improving infrastructure and public service delivery at the subnational level through loans, technical assistance, and capacity building. The World Bank enlisted a …
Client: NEW YORK LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
Team: Meg Chu
Shannon Flores
Winnie Marion
Nick Trokel
Shannon Flores
Winnie Marion
Nick Trokel
Enacted in 2019, New York City’s Local Law 97 (LL97) requires buildings containing over 25,000 square feet to reduce emissions by 40 percent by 2030. The New York League of Conservation Voters enlisted the Capstone team to examine building owners’ …
Client: TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
Team: Andrew DeFrank
Oliver Dillon
Alana Barrington Dye
Mary-Claire Graham
Charlotte Moore
Oliver Dillon
Alana Barrington Dye
Mary-Claire Graham
Charlotte Moore
Transportation Alternatives (TA) is an advocacy organization whose mission is to reclaim New York City from cars by transforming its streets into safe, sustainable, and equitable places to walk, bike, take transit, gather, and thrive. TA’s “NYC 25x25” …
Client: UNION SQUARE PARTNERSHIP
Team: Luke Buttenwieser
Michael Frajman
Charlotte King
Griffin Mills
Yihan Shi
Michael Frajman
Charlotte King
Griffin Mills
Yihan Shi
Union Square Partnership (USP) is a Business Improvement District (BID) that helps manage and promote the economic development of the greater Union Square Park and 14th Street corridor area in Manhattan. USP’s responsibilities include maintenance, …
Client: TRENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Team: Siobhan Brennan
Sirada Chansiri
Chelsea Eakin
Michael Kriesberg
Keke Tang
Sirada Chansiri
Chelsea Eakin
Michael Kriesberg
Keke Tang
The Trenton, New Jersey Police Department has partnered with addiction and recovery specialists to pursue alternative paths to treatment and recovery for community members with substance use disorders. Connecting people in need to crucial services and …
Client: NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Team: Andrés Franco
Anastasia Hediger
Judy Huynh
Cary Tipton
Calley Wang
Anastasia Hediger
Judy Huynh
Cary Tipton
Calley Wang
In 2023, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) launched a Curb Management Action Plan in an effort to reimagine the city’s curb space. The goal of the “Smart Curbs” pilot is to address the evolving urban transportation landscape marked …
Client: LAUREL HOUSE
Team: Hannah Black
Kal Elias
Aline Gue
D'Ante Tinson
Kal Elias
Aline Gue
D'Ante Tinson
Laurel House is a nonprofit that provides services and transitional housing to survivors of domestic violence and dating violence in the greater Montgomery County, Pennsylvania community. While it has strong engagement with current supporters, Laurel …
Client: FLORENCE MELTON SCHOOL OF ADULT JEWISH
LEARNING
LEARNING
Team: Jiayu Chen
Yuying Li
Elizabeth Maysonet
Lamba Najib
Alan Shabatay
Chunyi Wang
Yuying Li
Elizabeth Maysonet
Lamba Najib
Alan Shabatay
Chunyi Wang
The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning cultivates a global community of empowered adult learners by making Jewish texts and ideas accessible through in-person and online classes. The school enlisted the Capstone team to strengthen its …
Client: ASQ ASH
Team: Maggie Coughlin, Ariana Gevov
Asq Ash is a digital resource hub for sex education that enables high school educators to easily search for and utilize comprehensive, medically accurate, and inclusive resources on sexual health and wellness topics. The Capstone team designed Asq Ash to …
Client: PRO MUJER
Team: Serena Desai, Dor Malul, Allison Ranshous
Pro Mujer is a nonprofit organization that provides access to finance and entrepreneurship support to empower low-income women in Latin America. The organization enlisted a Capstone team to research the creation of a fund that would target the “missing …
Client: REFUGEE INTEGRATION INSIGHTS
Team: Danielle Bernos, Jagger Huang, Alexandra Kotis, Elizabeth Maguire, Jordan van Althuis
Refugee Integration Insights (RII) is a specialized provider of private sector refugee data and insights. RII examines corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports and other proprietary data for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investors to …
Client: SEGGS LIBRARY APP
Team: Hanrong Huang, Lori Lam, Chloe Lesieur
The goal of the Seggs Library App is to tackle the sexual and reproductive health education gap in the US. Only 29 states require any form of sex education and the gap in education is growing due to the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, a lack of …
Client: TANDEM: A CELLULAR BIKE ALARM SYSTEM
Team: Ellie Kiernan, Jacqueline Ramales, Annie Schonberger
The Capstone team identified a problem within the NYC delivery worker community: current motion sensor on-bike alarms fail to notify workers of security breaches to bikes locked on the street while workers are making in-building deliveries (which …
Client: THINK FOOD
Team: Yinchi Dai, Katherina Wang
Think Food is a social enterprise that aims to create a circular economy in the food system of NYC by providing an affordable and convenient waste collection service for small and mid-sized Chinese restaurant owners. The Capstone team identified three …
Client: ACCION VENTURE LAB
Team: Alia Alayyaf, Malaak AlOmar, Youyi Li, Quinn Mao, Felipe Ramirez
Accion Venture Lab (AVL) is a global early-stage investor in inclusive fintech startups. Over the last two years, AVL has held venture capital fundraising workshops and investor networking sessions with over 80 women fintech founders in 15 countries. The …
Client: ISLAMIC RELIEF USA
Team: Essma Bengabsia, Ben Goodwin, Tyler Rice, Sarah Young
Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA) is the US-based entity of the global Islamic Relief (IR) organization, a faith-based humanitarian and development agency that serves over ten million people annually across 45 countries through relief and development projects in …
Client: IMMIGRANT DETENTION AND COURT OUTCOMES
Team: Justin Campos, Mu Chen, Weijian Peng, Lydia Ruddick-Schulman
The immigration detention system in the United States has continued to expand and evolve over the course of various administrations. The existing literature shows a consistent positive correlation between immigrant detention and deportation rates. The …
Client: EVICTION RATES AND RIGHT-TO-WORK STATUTES
Team: Sita Goetschius, Monica Millay, Joe Speer, Jingyi Yuan
Six states passed Right-to-Work (RTW) statutes between 2001 and 2017 that made it illegal for employers to require their workers to pay union dues. The team theorized that the loss of union benefits such as regular wage increases, health insurance, and …