Capstone Seminar Presentations set for August 8-11
Announcement Date: August 4, 2022
Students completing their master's degree programs at SIT Graduate Institute will present their final capstone projects August 8-11, 2022. Times listed below are EDT. Members of the public are invited to attend these virtual presentations. Please email [email protected] to RSVP and receive a link.
Monday, August 8, 2:30-4 PM EDT
Sam Cowan, MA in Climate Change and Global Sustainability
RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL-SCALE LAND-BASED LIVELIHOODS IN MAINE
Anna Zoe Williams, MA in Sustainable Development
REINFORCING A WOMEN'S GROUP PROJECT
Margaret Tejada, MA in International Education
U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICIES AFFECTING MEXICAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN YOUTH AND THEIR ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Tuesday, August 9, 10-11:30 AM EDT
Carolina Fuentes Diego, MA in Sustainable Development
FEMINISM AT THE BORDERS: THE NAVIGATION OF GENDER ISSUES BY MEXICAN WOMEN ALONG THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER
Lauren Cooke, MA in International Education
BEYOND FIELD TRIPS: PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND TRIBAL MUSEUMS
Cassandra Martin, MA in Global Health
IDENTIFYING CRITICAL AGING CARE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES: A CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON OF DENMARK, GERMANY, AND THE UNITED STATES
Tuesday, August 9, 12:30-2 PM EDT
Emma Vos, MA in Climate Change and Global Sustainability
TOWARD A NEW PLACE PEDAGOGY
Rachel Kerr, MA in International Education
A SECOND "PANDEMIC": HOW COVID-19 HAS IMPACTED INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH IN NORTH CAROLINA
Emily Della Fera, MA in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management
BUILDING ON BEST PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERTISE: INFORMING CURRICULUM DESIGN FOR REFUGEE AND ASYLUM-SEEKING YOUTH AT PHILADELPHIA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL
Tuesday, August 9, 2:30-4 PM EDT
Nara Norgil, MA in Global Health
ALARMING BURN RATES AMONG PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA
Danielle Akins, MA in Climate Change and Global Sustainability
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND COFFEE CULTIVATION IN EL SALVADOR: CURRENT PITFALLS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE INTERSECTIONS OF COFFEE, GENDER, AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Tabitha Babcock, MA in Diplomacy and International Relations
HOW WILL HUMANITARIAN WORKERS' NEED FOR PROTECTION, WHILE PROVIDING AID TO AFGHANISTAN, CHANGE THE FUTURE OF HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE?
Wednesday, August 10, 10-11:30 AM ET
Brendan Rupprecht, MA in Sustainable Development
THE LONG MIGRATION ROUTE: EXPLORING SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR ASYLEES IN THE US AND POLICY CREATION IN TRANSIT COUNTRIES AS A RESULT OF IMMIGRATION PATTERNS OF AFRICAN AND HAITIAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS TRAVELING THROUGH LATIN AMERICA TO THE UNITED STATES
Abigail Frederickson, MA in International Education
SUPPORTING LGBTQ INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS THROUGH RESOURCE VISIBILITY: EXAMINING WASHINGTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Mimi Salters, MA in Climate Change and Global Sustainability
STRATEGIES OF ADAPTATION AND COPING TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AMONG WOMEN FARMERS IN GUINAYANGAN, QUEZON, PHILIPPINES: A LIFE HISTORY AND COMPARATIVE APPROACH
Wednesday, August 10, 12:30-2 PM EDT
Thomas Hyre, MA in International Education
VIDEOGAME DIPLOMACY: A THEORETICAL DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR A NEW PROGRAM IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
Domenique Ciavattone, MA in Climate Change and Global Sustainability
BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES: PLURALITY, CO-CREATION AND TRANSFORMATIVE SOCIOECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Margarita Sotelo, MA in Humanitarian Assistance and Crisis Management
CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC ABUSE INFLUENCING SOCIOECONOMIC ROLES FOR ADULT JORDANIAN WOMEN
Wednesday, August 10, 2:30-4 PM EDT
Chesley Davis, MA in Diplomacy and International Relations
SUSTAINABLE AVITOURISM IN THE SEYCHELLES WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON CURIEUSE ISLAND
Amanda Staton, MA in International Education
PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABILITY IN SHORT-TERM FACULTY-LED PROGRAMS
Cole York, MA in Sustainable Development
THE POWER AND LOSS OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE: HOW DEVELOPMENT HAS IMPACTED THE QUECHUA PEOPLES’ RELATIONSHIP TO THE LAND
Thursday, August 11, 10-11:30 AM ET
Eric Rodriguez, MA in Diplomacy and International Relations
THE EASTERN ATOMIC RISE: A DEFINITION OF NUCLEAR HEGEMONY WITHIN AN ENERGY GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXT
Jazmin Williamson, MA in Global Health
ONE REFUGEE ONE HEALTH: NATIONALITY-BASED AID AND ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES IN AMMAN JORDAN
Thursday, August 11, 12:30-2 PM ET
Emily Dionne, MA in Diplomacy and International Relations
NEOCOLONIALISM IN CAPE TOWN: THE MUNICIPAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (MSDF) THROUGH CRITICAL THEORY
Haley Kilmer, MA in Climate Change and Global Sustainability
MANUAL OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN PRACTICES TOWARDS LONG TERM CONSERVATION