Capstone Projects
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Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice (MSDFP) is a multispecialty group of more than 2,000 physicians integrated within the Mount Sinai Health System. The current onboarding process can be unmanageable for administrators and confusing to doctors, and can …
MOUNT SINAI DOCTORS FACULTY PRACTICE
Trenton, New Jersey has faced a major uptick in gun violence in recent years, particularly among the city’s youth, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the social, economic, and health issues behind it. The Trenton Mayor’s Office engaged a Capstone …
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY
Broadway for Arts Education (BAE) is a nonprofit organization that partners with the Broadway community and schools to bring transformative arts education programs to underserved youth around the world. BAE’s growing operation runs programs in New York, …
BROADWAY FOR ARTS EDUCATION
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is the authoritative body overseeing airports in the New York metropolitan area: JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark International Airport. To aid in the Port Authority’s goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by …
PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
The Office of the Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island includes a Research and Development team that provides research, analysis, and recommendations to support and implement policies and program initiatives across city departments. The Office of the Mayor …
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Inclusive America (IA) is a nonprofit organization committed to making the government as diverse as the people of the United States. It advances its mission by tracking the demographic information of all political appointments, informing government hiring …
INCLUSIVE AMERICA
The Violence Prevention Initiative of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) oversees NYC’s Hospital-Based Violence Interruption Programs (HVIPs). While HVIPs are an essential component of NYC’s public health-based violence …
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) is a Delaware-based nonprofit organization that disseminates a worldwide parenting program fostering strong, healthy relationships in families with infants or toddlers facing adversity. As ABC establishes itself …
ATTACHMENT AND BIOBEHAVIORAL CATCH-UP
The office of Downtown Revitalization and Transit-Oriented Development at the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning (SCEDP) promotes the development, growth, and retention of industry clusters that facilitate job opportunities, …
SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
CARMERA is an autonomous vehicle (AV) high-definition (HD) mapping company that specializes in roadway change management. It is critical for public safety that HD maps have granular and up-to-date information on road features to anticipate the road ahead. …
CARMERA
Students with special needs have historically been overlooked in the American public school system and only in the last 50 years has the federal government provided explicit protections for these students. Existing literature shows evidence of ongoing and …
SPECIAL EDUCATION BIAS
The Panel of National Pathology Leaders (PNPL) is a think tank established in 2019 that advances best practices in pathology and laboratory medicine. Steadily increasing membership engagement and retention is essential for long-term success. The team was …
PANEL OF NATIONAL PATHOLOGY LEADERS
Though Islamic State-inspired terrorist attacks make up only a small subset of terrorist events in the United States, they loom large in the public consciousness and receive extensive media attention. The team used a natural experiment to investigate the …
TERRORISM AND PUBLIC OPINION
Because the US is the only developed country that does not have a comprehensive Paid Family Leave (PFL) program, many states have considered establishing their own programs. California implemented a PFL policy in July 2004, and several other states are …
PAID FAMILY LEAVE PARENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES
In response to the financial crisis of 2007-2008, the Obama administration signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to stimulate job creation and jumpstart the economy. Under the Recovery Act, Race to the Top (RTT) was the largest federal …
SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM
Over the past two mayoral administrations, New York City’s municipal government has implemented a series of local regulations designed to improve air quality across the city. One such policy, the Clean Heat initiative, curtailed the use of two heavy fuel …
AIR QUALITY AND HEATING FUEL
Section 421a of the New York State Real Property Tax Law, created during New York City’s real estate nadir in 1971, offers developers of multifamily residential dwelling units various tax abatement options for building on vacant or undesirable land. In …
NEW YORK CITY’S 421A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM
IMPACCT Brooklyn, also known as the Pratt Area Community Council, is a community development corporation that owns over 1,000 units of affordable or supportive housing. Since 1964, IMPACCT Brooklyn has advocated for Central Brooklyn residents and …
IMPACCT BROOKLYN
Make the Road New York is the largest community-based membership organization representing immigrants and working-class people of color in New York State. Through its Workplace Justice team, the organization fights for the rights of all workers by …
MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK
One Fair Wage (OFW) is a national coalition, campaign, and organization working to ensure that all tipped workers are guaranteed a livable minimum wage. The organization seeks to accomplish its goal through state and federal campaigns, including …
ONE FAIR WAGE
Mi Familia Vota (My Family Votes) is a leading Latinx civic engagement organization whose mission is to build Latinx political power by expanding the electorate, strengthening local infrastructure, and engaging voters year-round. In Texas, a long state …
MI FAMILIA VOTA (MY FAMILY VOTES)
Purpose has constructed climate advocacy plans in many countries by bringing together key organizations and local groups to advocate for more environmentally friendly policies in the fight against pollution and climate change. The organization is laying …
PURPOSE
In the past two decades, the New York City government has responded to growing housing demand and affordability by changing the land use zoning of certain areas to allow for higher-density residential development (a process called “upzoning”). Analyzing …
Zoning and Neighborhood Change
The perceived rise in political polarization in the United States, and how it has affected voter participation, was the central focus of this Capstone research project. The team hypothesis was that as districts become less competitive, voter turnout will …
Voter Participation