The Capstone Paper is written by students in the SIT Graduate Institute Master's Programs. Capstones reassess theoretical knowledge in light of professional experience in the form of a final research paper, incorporating both classroom knowledge and practicum based experience.
The full-text of papers written before July 2011 is limited to World Learning/SIT faculty, staff, students, and alumni. If you are not affiliated with World Learning and want access to these papers contact your local library and ask about requesting the hard copy on interlibrary loan. Papers written after July 2011 are all available full-text online with no restrictions
Submissions from 2019
Robotics in Japan: A Program Design for The Experiment in International Living, Allison Barnes
Evangelicalism and Peace and Conflict Studies: A Wheaton College Case Study, Sophia Bouwsma
Learning Freedom: A Journey in Training, Nick Brzezinski
Transition Towns and the Transition Model: An Investigation into the Movement's Use of Strategic Planning, Richard Burbridge
Puzzling together: Avenues for applying motivational interviewing to the transformation of intractable, intergroup conflict (U.S. context)., Brian Chevalier
Identifying the Gaps in Resources for Education in Emergencies, Kate Chung
Making a Diplomat: Study Abroad Pathways to International Relations Occupations, Anthony E. Ciero
Community Forest in Liberia: The Interface between Sustainable Charcoal Production and Deforestation, Amavie Clement
The River is Flooded by Tributaries: Incorporating ways of knowing in online pedagogy, Julie DeBenedictis
Rwanda community ownership of conflict transformation mechanisms after the 1994 genocide against Tutsi, Betty Dusenge
A Case Study on the Conduct of a Nonviolence National Campaign for Political & Social Change in Sudan in 2020, Abdou Edris
Approaches to Intimate Partner Violence: A Case Study of Travis and Williamson Counties in Texas, Alyssa Edwards
My Photo, My Voice: Reducing Self-Stigma of Felons & Drug Addicts through the use of Storytelling and Photographs, Jordan Ferrick
Creating Global Citizens Through Returnee Programming, Kristen Foos
ACCENT MODIFICATION PROGRAM: A PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN-BORN EMPLOYEES AT ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, Lisa Gaddy
Radical Empathy and Community Empowerment in Practice: International Student Retention at SUNY Plattsburgh, Courtney Gehen
HOW TO ATTRACT YOUNG ADULTS TO AMERICORPS SERVICE, Rachel Goldstein
The Short-Term Youth Exchange Program, Kristia Grandison
Dual-Power and Direct Democracy in Fiji: An Analysis of the iTaukei Administration, Glenn Hall
Reimagining the College as a Safe Haven: The Marlboro Community Asylum Seekers Project, Emma Huse
Beyond the Buzzwords: A Framework of Inclusive Excellence for Leader Hiring and Training at The Experiment in International Living, Chelsea Johnson
The If Men Project – The Design and Implementation of a Healthy Masculinity Curriculum for Young Men, Scott Kaltenbaugh
Japan: Universal Design and Innovation, Lindsay Kravit
Improving Access to Clean Water in Rural Ecuador: The Connection Between Willingness to Pay and Population Health, Micalea Leaska
Getting them In the Door: A Study of Programming Within Boys & Girls Clubs of Vermont, Hannah Macon
Decoupling Trauma and Criminal Behavior Through Restorative Reentry Programs and Their COSAs, Florence S. Mahoney
Youth’s Decent Employment in Guinea: Enabling Factors and a Holistic Approach, Sekou Mansare SM
Organization-Based Disability Access: A YMCA Childcare Center Case Study, Katherine Mowrer
Grassroots-Initiated Policy Advocacy in a Transitional Democracy: A Case Study, Cho Myint Naing
Exploring Community Through Service in Cape Coast, Ghana: A Faculty Led Program, Rose Nelson
Peacebuilding And Community Development, A Civic Engagement Program For Vietnamese Undergraduate Students In Cambodia, Thuy Nguyen
Social Innovation Abroad: Service-Learning Program at Magga Foundation, Thazin Nyein Kyaw
Language Matters: What are the Primary School Teachers' Perspectives and Lived Experiences of Burundi's Language Policy?, Leah Passauer
Meeting the Training Needs of Des Moines-Area Adult ESL Teachers, Elyse Pate
Music as a Cultural Gateway: A Short-Term Folk Music Program in Albania, Catherine Pierattini
The Okanogan Highlands: A Case Study on Economic Access, Food Security, and Local Development, Sarah Reaveley
AFGHAN STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES AND CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, Ayesha Sabri
Critical Embodied Praxis for Social Justice and Peace Educators: a story of personal transformation through analysis of my Jewish and settler identities, Cara Michelle Silverberg
Factors in Refugee Resilience Building during Humanitarian Response, Rachel Starner
Breaking with Silence: Using a Music Classroom to Empower and Engage, Ashley Storrow
An Inclusive Economic Paradigm Shift, Jonathan Talbot
Are Widows in Southern Cameroon Marginalized After the Death of their Husbands?, Constance Tamon
Using Principles of Inclusion and Sustainability for Designing and Facilitating Inclusive and Sustainable Development Workshops, Sai Aung Thein
The Value of Mentorship Opportunities: The International Student Mentorship Program, Andrew Toledo
Internationalization through Study Abroad at Miami University: A Look at Access, Inclusion and Quality, Kelsey Toyoda
Siena College Summer Institute: A program design for a short-term program for students from Siena's international exchange universities., Angelique Turman Corchado
Intercultural Communication in International Student Advisor-Advisee Relationships, Stacy Woodward
What Is Accountability? Conceptions and Challenges of Accountability in White Anti-Racism Organizing, Kathryn Wooldridge
Submissions from 2018
Towards An Agreed Definition Of Sustainability: Exploring The Concept Of Sustainability In Amherst, Massachusetts, Babatunde Ajao
Facilitating Community Participation with Palestine Refugees: An Exploratory Study of UNRWA, Tiffany Rene Baccus
The Violence in Baton Rouge, Christopher Bailey
Values Driven Strategic Thinking and Planning in Federated Non-Profits, Michael Baker
Expanding Access to Finance in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp: From Conceptualization to Implementation, Justin D. Bibee
Radical Spaces of Possibility: One Teacher's Journey from Banking Education to Student-Driven Learning in a Middle School World Language Classroom, Linda Suzanne Brown
The Implementation of the Extreme Visa Vetting Policy and its Effects on International Students and Scholars, Amelia Burke
US Advocacy for Azerbaijani Press Freedom and Democracy, Danny Burns
Coming to Voice: An Analysis of Social Justice and Transformative Learning Approaches in English Language Curriculum Design, Lucy Burriss
Student Engagement Curriculum for the Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus, Michael Angelo Caban
Engaging America: Unearthing the middle way in the conflict between liberals and conservatives, Noah Cadet
Violence Exposure in Human Rights Defenders' Work, Marko Carrasco Lundgren
Going Full Circle: Connecting Re-entry and Preparation for the Harlaxton Study Abroad Program, Kaylynn Carver
Expectations of Teacher Trainers: To Inspire or Not To Inspire The Case of a Mozambican Institute, Francesca Cellini
Bridge To Her Education (BTHERE): Black Girls and the School to Prison Pipeline, Otasha Clark
Language and Personal Growth in Study Abroad, Cynthia Columbus
Ecuador as an Academic Destination: Building a National Strategy, Silvia Donoso
The African American Experience on Study Abroad: A Closer Look at the Student Perspective, Vanessa Doyle
Incorporating Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) into Study Abroad Courses: A Training Design, Michelle Esche
Consumer Perceptions of Social Business Practices in South Korea and Thailand, Emily Gaynor
SIT Graduate Institute: Moving SIT Towards a Model of Inclusive Excellence in Diversity, Steffen Glenn Gillom
The Effectiveness of a Boys for Positive Change Program at Changing Attitudes and Behaviors toward Gender Equality, Bethany Grupp
Engaging International Transfer Students at University of Washington Tacoma, Amber Hallberg
Sustainability at SIT: a Look at the Past, a Plan for the Future, Taliesin Haugh
Creating an Ecology of Hope: Nature-Based Training to Increase Compassion and Collaboration in Building Sustainable Communities, Charlotte Herz
Building Community in Refugee Youth Mentoring Programs at Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Refugees, Shaina Holm
Fake News, Political Narrative, & Social Media: A Structuration Approach, Adam M. Housh
Legacies of War: How the Commercialization of Plastics in the United States Contribute to Cycles of Violence, Karis Johnston
LeadOn Alliance: Empowering Alaska's Youth Through Inclusive Programming, Megan Juneau
Student Teaching Cuenca: An Overseas Student Teaching Placement Program for Taylor University, Janae Knipp
Intercultural Competency Development: A Case Study with SIT Study Abroad in Morocco, From a Trainers Lens, Amy Leap Miller
From Theory to Curriculum: A Best Practices Model for a New International Student Cultural Acclimation Course, Denise Leinonen
Integrating Student Development Theory into Education Abroad Advising, Amanda Lentz
Land As Power: Pathways for Closing the Gender Gap in Land Rights in India, Rachel Lubitz
"RU Ready?" Academic Success Program for First-Year International Undergraduate Students from China at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Mary Ellen Maguire
A Cappella Bridge: Towards a More Reciprocal Arts-Based Exchange, Daniel Malin
Exploring the Influence of the African Diaspora in Spain: A Short-Term Program Design, Stephanie McCreary
HBCUs Abroad: Design and Delivery of the First-Year Haiti Experience, Javonni S. McGlaurin
The Experience of Transgender Students in Study Abroad Programming, Nicholas McIntyre
Outlander Abroad, Megan Melbourne
Maslow & Mezirow in Orientation: Redesigning Stanford's Orientation for BOSP Students, Elizabeth Monroe