Capstone Projects
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Client: CHOLPORI
Team: Thora Kastner-Lang, Michelle Guo, Lauren Stackpoole
CholPori is a web-based, self-driven learning application that enables students in Bangladesh to enhance their literary learning both inside and outside the classroom. An estimated two-thirds of students in Bangladesh are currently reading below grade …
Client: IMPACCT BROOKLYN
Team: Rebecca Barilla, Abraham Onifade, Frances Urroz, Karen Wang
Pratt Area Community Council, also known as IMPACCT Brooklyn, is a community development organization committed to promoting affordable housing, tenants’ rights, and economic renewal in Central Brooklyn. IMPACCT Brooklyn enlisted a Capstone team to …
Client: UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
Team: Isabelle Hazel, Lydia Stockslader, Yelzhas Umirzakov, Saumya Wali, Boyoung Yun
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Local Development Finance team supports local governments and economies in public service delivery in the world’s least developed countries. UNCDF has been asked by the government of Tanzania to assist …
Client: TOWN OF RYE
Team: Sally Burns, Tyrell Davis, Jonathan Gonzalez, Joelle Miller, Anna Sampson
Town of Rye is located in Westchester County and comprises the Villages of Port Chester, Rye Brook, and the Rye Neck section of the Village of Mamaroneck. The Town’s administration commissioned the Capstone team to offer a set of recommendations for the …
Client: WORLD BANK
Team: Bojan Francuz, Akosua Serwaa Frimpong, Mahima Sharda, Nursultan Suleimenov
The World Bank Group’s Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice recognizes the essential role that local governments play in building inclusive, healthy, resilient, and sustainable cities. The World Bank enlisted a Capstone team to assist in …
Client: SUPPORTIVE HOUSING NETWORK OF NEW YORK
Team: Barry Carmody, Nicole Horn, David Immerman
The Supportive Housing Network of New York (SHNNY) promotes supportive housing development by providing policy analysis, advocacy, and assistance to organizations managing supportive housing units across the state. With advocacy being central to SHNNY’s …
Client: QUEENS COMMUNITY HOUSE
Team: Dave Bernstein, Kewei Cheng, Bhisham Persaud
Queens Community House (QCH) is a multi-service settlement house with the mission of providing individuals and families with tools to enrich their lives and build healthy and inclusive communities. QCH’s Young Adult Food-Sector Employment Initiative …
Client: QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Team: Erica Dattero, Dominick Ovalles, Molly Umble
Queens Public Library (QPL) is one of the largest public libraries in the country, providing over 8,000 programs and circulating over twelve million items per year to serve Queens’ two million residents. However, QPL lacks a diverse funding stream as most …
Client: THE ARTHUR PROJECT
Team: Valentine Goldstein, Mary Kate Latta, Genesis Nuñez, Katherine Sam
The Arthur Project (TAP) is a small nonprofit based in the Bronx that provides therapeutic mentoring services for underserved and vulnerable middle school youth and their families. Seeking to expand its impact, TAP engaged a Capstone team to develop a …
Client: HILLTRIBE ORGANICS
Team: Madeline Everett, Martina Lee, Yileena Xu, Brandy Yang, Stella Yao
Hilltribe Organics (HTO) is a Northern Thailand-based social enterprise dedicated to improving the living standards of small farmers and sustaining their communities. HTO aims to protect the environment through sustainable farming, improve human health …
Client: JEWISH EMERGENT NETWORK
Team: Deepak Chaudhari, Beckie Hamroff, Isaac Kurtz, Karin Nilo
The Jewish Emergent Network (JEN) is the umbrella organization connecting seven Jewish community organizations across the US. These seven member organizations are collectively committed to revitalizing the way Jewish Americans explore their religion and …
Client: THE ACTION LAB
Team: Nicky Ahadpour, Caitlin Garbo, Aesetou Hydara, Elisa Nolasco
The Action Lab is a young organization that fosters interdisciplinary and cross-movement spaces for learning, gathering, and reflection. Its four anchor initiatives aim to find shared strategies for action, help change-makers build and sharpen social …
Client: GLOBAL DIALOGUE
Team: Yuliya Antipova, Honor Donnie, Madeline Flaherty
Global Dialogue is an independent, international platform for philanthropic partnership, enabling funders to work together to advance human rights and social change within countries in the European Union (EU). Fiscal host organizations offer incubation …
Client: NARRATIVE CHANGE LEADERS WORKSHOP
Team: Chelsea Roberts, Michael Sandmel, Lia Weintraub
State-level progressive advocacy organizations are vehicles for driving social change in the US, especially in the context of congressional gridlock. However, many of these organizations struggle to reach key audiences through their communication …
Client: NEW YORK BUILDING CONGRESS
Team: Darine Alghazaly, Raud Rahmanian, Marc Sapeg, Mateos Shehu, Emily Sun
New York Building Congress (NYBC) is a membership association of contractors, architects, engineers, unions, real estate managers, developers, and owners who comprise the building community of New York City. NYBC enlisted a Capstone team to develop policy …
Client: NYU LANGONE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Team: Gabriella Boulton, Arshdeep Dhanoa, Adeevah Goldstein, Nikhil Taurani
NYU Langone has launched an initiative to screen Emergency Department patients for prediabetes and diabetes. Patients who meet the screening criteria are given a blood test, and any patient who has elevated A1C levels is urged to seek follow-up primary …
Client: NEW AMERICAN LEADERS
Team: Kathleen Elliott, Jacob Fertig, Hunter Meachum, Kobe Terrier
New American Leaders (NAL) leads a movement for inclusive democracy by equipping immigrants, refugees, and their allies with the tools needed to run for office, engaging in civic action that brings their voices to the forefront of American politics, and …
Client: ECHOING GREEN
Team: Chung Eun Kim Armijos, Eliza Heeks, Sindi Mafico, Jenabu Simaha, Natalia Vazallo
For over 35 years, Echoing Green has been building a dynamic ecosystem to support and invest in emerging social entrepreneurs who work at the intersection of global justice, racial equity, and social innovation. In 2020, Echoing Green launched a $50 …
Client: US TELEHEALTH UTILIZATION
Team: Ryan Ott, Marie Crouch, Julia Nanfara, Catherine Curtis
In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare delivery in the US continues to be affected by patient demand and limited resource supply. Telehealth services are a way to mitigate the demand and supply issue and have become integral to present-day …
Client: PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN NEW YORK CITY
Team: Emily Brennan, Lesley Orellana, Victor Porcelli, Sophie Sharps
Participatory budgeting is a process in which community members decide how a portion of public funds should be spent. Participatory budgeting in New York City (PBNYC) began with four City Council districts in 2011 and has expanded to 31 of the 51 …
Client: RIP MEDICAL DEBT
Team: Keith Donlon, Maya Noonan, Bamidele Odusote
Established in 2014, RIP Medical Debt has eradicated over $5.6 billion in medical debt to date, providing financial and mental relief for over three million people. Despite significant legislative changes like the Affordable Care Act, the national medical …
Client: EVICTION MORATORIUM AND COVID-19
Team: Alexa DeAngelis, Andy Goldstein, Daniela Moreira, Isaiah Williams
On March 20, 2020, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide moratorium on both residential and commercial evictions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by ensuring people could remain in their homes and not face displacement. The Capstone …
Client: CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN OF NEW YORK
Team: Casey Bourkney, Sabina Dorvile, Angelique Molina, Iving Xu
Citizens Committee for Children of New York (CCCNY) is a New York City-based nonprofit that advocates for policies that enhance the lives of young people. CCCNY enlisted a team to develop strategies to enhance its civic engagement techniques, widen the …
Client: DIVERSITY IN HEALTHCARE
Team: Jennifer DiPaula, Julia Kaplan, Jordan Laib, Lisibeth Payano
Many healthcare organizations are working to improve their diversity efforts and outcomes, but ensuring that best practices are effective and sustainable has proven difficult. Many healthcare organizations have adopted DEI initiatives, but is this truly …
Client: NYU LANGONE ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL
Team: Izabela Averyt, Olivia Gibson, Albertina Qelaj, Shefali Sood
Surgical technologies at the NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital continue to evolve and expand, allowing surgeons to have better accuracy and spend less time in the operating room. Robotic-assisted total joint replacement surgery has shown additional …
Client: LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION
Team: Justin Houlahan, Jiajun Jiang, Kevin Newton, Prem Persaud
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to community development that works to bridge the gap between government, foundations, and for-profit companies, and community residents and local institutions. …
Client: EK KADAM AUR (ONE STEP AHEAD) FOUNDATION
Team: Kayla Savage, Maggie Soko, Tatiana Walker
Ek Kadam Aur, Hindi for “One Step Ahead”, is a nonprofit organization that provides education and skill-building resources to disadvantaged children in India and Nepal. Their High School Leadership Program (HSLP) offers world-class education to high …
Client: MÉDECINS DU MONDE (DOCTORS OF THE WORLD)
Team: Joelle Jabbour, Andrey Mcleggan, Sarah Sutphin
Médecins du Monde (MdM) is a medical and humanitarian organization providing care to the most vulnerable populations in the world. For over 30 years, MdM has supported Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) projects, and is especially committed to providing …
Client: QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Team: Gabriela Gonzalez, Hillary Le, Concetta Modica
The Queens Public Library (QPL) is one of the largest public libraries in the US and serves the most diverse borough in New York City. QPL strives to create a more vibrant, informed, cohesive, and empowered society by focusing on the values of inclusion, …
Client: UGANDA VILLAGE PROJECT
Team: Ruqaiya Barazanji, Constanza Guarino, Marie Steiner
The Uganda Village Project (UVP) is a nonprofit organization that facilitates community health and well-being projects in rural Uganda. Their programming focuses on access to education and preventative services for HIV/AIDS, malaria, reproductive health, …
Client: UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
Team: Rochelle Brahalla, Taylor Disco, Costanza Tremante
The United Nations Capital Development Fund’s (UNCDF) Local Development Finance team is committed to facilitating effective urban infrastructure financing solutions in the world’s least developed countries (LDCs). As LDCs experience rapid urbanization, …
Client: GUIDEHOUSE
Team: Afzal Dar, Jiaqiang He, Laina Michel, Nancy Yang
Guidehouse is a public-sector advisory firm that performs loan servicing, technology modernization, and financial services for the US Small Business Administration’s loan programs. Guidehouse enlisted a Capstone team to analyze the legislative and …
Client: EXPANDED SCHOOLS
Team: Sarah Jallim, Rebecca Jones, Taylor Wolfson, Lina Zelmanovich
ExpandED Schools is an education nonprofit that provides after-school programming in New York City, and has served over one million children since 1998. Its mission is to close the learning gap by increasing access to enriched education experiences. Since …
Client: US PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE
Team: Adam Becker, Nora Brady, Hannah Tsuchiya
How should healthcare systems in the US navigate physician shortage? The COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to this shortage, but other long-term challenges, such as an aging baby-boomer population and climate change, may further stress physician supply. …
Client: METRO-NORTH RAILROAD
Team: Michael Fier, Rawan Mustafa, Alex Resnick, Ben Schwed
Metro-North Railroad (MNR), a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, is a suburban commuter rail system that runs service in New York City and its northern suburbs in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. MNR enlisted a Capstone team to …
Client: NUMINA
Team: Leah Kobes, Kimberly Librero, Geafaany Presentha
Numina is a startup founded in 2014 with the mission of empowering cities with data to become more responsive and equitable. Numina offers the only computer vision sensor solution purpose-built for streets—quantifying the granular behaviors of …
Client: NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Team: Joshua Crespo, Katrina Gustafson, Lauren Kupper, Parker MacLure, James Wilson-Schutter
The COVID-19 pandemic devastated the restaurant industry in NYC when establishments were forced to close their doors to limit the spread of the virus. In June 2020, the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) launched the Open Restaurants program allowing …
Client: THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Team: Alexa Berry, Kelcy Brock, Mikey Lampel, Hunter Rabinowitz
The League of Women Voters of the City of New York (LWVNYC) is a nonpartisan organization that seeks to increase New Yorker participation in local communities and government through civics, voting, and issue advocacy. LWVNYC engaged a team to highlight …
Client: MOUNT SINAI DOCTORS FACULTY PRACTICE
Team: Norah Alotaibi, Sammy Choi, Sohee Shin
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 …
Client: OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY
Team: Amanda Drucker, George Ennis, Misbah Khan, Rosanna Moquete
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 …
Client: BROADWAY FOR ARTS EDUCATION
Team: Brídín Clements, Mauri Honickman, Lena Opper, Courtney Sams
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, …
Client: PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
Team: Abdurrahman Ajeigbe, Bryant Payne, Julie Takakjian
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 …
Client: OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Team: Liza Bayless, Asher Jacobs, Harita Vyas
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 …
Client: INCLUSIVE AMERICA
Team: Varun Banthia, Rachel Fischer, Anna Quinn
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 …
Client: NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
Team: Margot Cronin-Furman, Michael Kitchin, Kristen Medley, Courtney Zyla
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 …
Client: ATTACHMENT AND BIOBEHAVIORAL CATCH-UP
Team: Jonathon McCoy, Danyte Reisinger, William Thompson, Homer Wanamaker Jr.
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 …
Client: SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
Team: Capstone Team: Jane Bartman, Seth Kerr, Sarah Saltz, Arvind Sindhwani
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, …
Client: CARMERA
Team: Charles Cohen, Alana Pogostin, Greg Rivas, Victoria Majchrzak
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. …
Client: SPECIAL EDUCATION BIAS
Team: Shirisha Adhikarla, Ramelle Brown, Jasmine Jeffers, Yuzhen Wang
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 …
Client: PANEL OF NATIONAL PATHOLOGY LEADERS
Team: Sandra Carlino, Elise Freiberg, Audrey White
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 …