The Capstone Paper is written by students in the SIT Graduate Institute Master of Arts degree 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 prior to July 2011 in the Capstone Collection are limited to SIT and other World Learning faculty, staff, students, and alumni. If you are not affiliated with SIT or World Learning and want access to these papers contact your local library and ask about requesting the hard copy on interlibrary loan. Full-text papers written after July 2011 are openly accessible to the public.
Due to copyright restrictions some papers are not available full-text electronically. World Learning affiliated students and staff can check these papers out of the library or, if you are off-campus, request them via interlibrary loan
Submissions from 2023
Using Community Organizing Best Practices to Redesign the DART Organizers' Institute, Anna Long
Submissions from 2020
Perceptions on Women`s Participation in Central African Republic Peace Process and Decision Making, Emilienne Sanon
Sharing Stories, Building Bonds: The Reconciliating Power of a Narrative, Breanna Nicole Thompson
Submissions from 2019
Rebuilding Resilience of Rural Community Dwellers in Liberia Post-War: Case Study of Nimba County in Liberia, Richard D. Agbaje
Evangelicalism and Peace and Conflict Studies: A Wheaton College Case Study, Sophia Bouwsma
Puzzling together: Avenues for applying motivational interviewing to the transformation of intractable, intergroup conflict (U.S. context)., Brian Chevalier
Rwanda community ownership of conflict transformation mechanisms after the 1994 genocide against Tutsi, Betty Dusenge
Approaches to Intimate Partner Violence: A Case Study of Travis and Williamson Counties in Texas, Alyssa Edwards
Decoupling Trauma and Criminal Behavior Through Restorative Reentry Programs and Their COSAs, Florence S. Mahoney
Organization-Based Disability Access: A YMCA Childcare Center Case Study, Katherine Mowrer
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
Submissions from 2018
Facilitating Community Participation with Palestine Refugees: An Exploratory Study of UNRWA, Tiffany Rene Baccus
The Violence in Baton Rouge, Christopher Bailey
Expanding Access to Finance in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp: From Conceptualization to Implementation, Justin D. Bibee
US Advocacy for Azerbaijani Press Freedom and Democracy, Danny Burns
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
SIT Graduate Institute: Moving SIT Towards a Model of Inclusive Excellence in Diversity, Steffen Glenn Gillom
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
The Next Recruits: 16–18-year-olds and the United States' War on Terror, Mary E. Moyer
Service Delivery and Security for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Kenneth B. Mukonyezi
Comparing Community Restorative Justice in Bellows Falls, Vermont & Gacaca Processes in Rwanda, Dora Urujeni
Submissions from 2017
Constitutional Reform: Decolonization in the Comoros Islads, Nicholas A. Daou
Gëm Sa Bopp: a Case Study of Peace Corps Senegal Girls’ Camps, Tesia A. Eisenberg
Reiki and Healing Touch: Implications for Trauma Healing, Cynthia Ford
Illegal Wildlife Hunting and Trade in Southern Belize: An Assessment of Impacts and Drivers, Blakely Rice
An Analysis of the Affirmative Action Program for Ethnic Minority Students at Hexi University in Zhangye, Gansu, China, Caitlin Shea
The Power of Prayer, Victoria Dawn Thompson
A Way of Reflecting on Identity: The Five Stories of the Conflicting Relationships in Nepal, Tomoki Yamanaka
Submissions from 2016
Removing Internal and External Barriers: A Comprehensive Approach to Women's Empowerment in Post-Conflict Settings, Amber J. Bordolo
Multi Identity Conflict: A Case Study of Sudanese Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Jordan, William C. Clifton Jr.
How Do Connection and Hopeful Action Support Resilient Community?, Catherine Gormley
Confidence Through Consultation: Lessons from Northern Ireland's DPP/PCSP Model, Kyle F. Kennedy
Backpacking Brothers: An Experiential, Adventure Education Program to Transform Rape Culture and Prevent Sexual Violence, Matthew Lynn
Queering Colombia's Peace Process: A case study of LGBTI inclusion, Nicole Maier
Mandate in Conflict: UNRWA’s Role within Identity, the West Bank, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Chris Mattera
The Role of Liberian Community Organizations in the Integration of Liberian Immigrants: A Case Study of Immigrants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Solomon M. Muin
Leadership and Corruption in Governance: A Case Study of Liberia, Theresa Okpokwu
Across Systems: Preventing, Countering, and Defusing Violent Extremism—a Discussion of Strategy, Policy, Practice, and Theory, Keenan powers
The 2015 al-Shabaab's attack in Garissa, Kenya. An immersion into the structural, socio-political and psychological roots of violence, Mathilde Simon
Submissions from 2015
Decentralization in Violent Conflict Zones: Views from the Periphery, Emmi Bevensee
Alternate Approach: Community Based Mental Health Services and Implications for Peacebuilding in Myanmar, Christopher Bridges
Social Identity-Based Threats to Human Security: Gender Practice in Sustainable Development and Conflict Transformation, Emma W. Buck
Voluntary Refugee Registration and Gender Development in the West Bank: the Polarization of Modern and Traditional Values, Charla M. Burnett
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE JÓVENES EN ACCIÓN PROGRAM, Kirstin French
Structuring a Comparative Assessment: Lessons on Advocacy Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, Daniel G. Landeros
CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES, Erin Roaza
The Hidden Epidemic: Mental Health Epidemiology in Post-Conflict Populations and Implications for Conflict Transformation Practices, Jennifer Sato
Unlocking a Narrative: Stories of Islam and Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation, Jeremy Sinensky
The Role of Media in Nepal’s Peacebuilding Process, Dipak Raj Tiwari
Rebuilding Houses, Rebuilding Ukraine: Peacebuilding through Youth Service-Learning, Katherine Tremont
Submissions from 2014
On the Link between Conflict, Underdevelopment and the Pursuit of Basic Needs Satisfaction: A Survey of Haitian Construction Workers in the Dominican Republic, Joseph W. Alliance
Teaching the Moral Imagination: How Global Education Aids in Peacebuilding, Charlee Bianchini
Authentic Dialogue: Where Intimacy, Vulnerability, and Conflict Transformation Intersect, Lauren Elio
Youth Empowerment & Conflict Transformation through Sports: The Challenge of Evaluating the Success of Youth & Sports Programs around the World, AnnMarie Fitzhenry
Youth Speak Out: Facilitating Youth-Led Action Research Projects in DC, Libby R. Hill
Analysis of the Efficacy of Criminal Court Mediation as a Tool of Restorative Justice, Teresa Hoerres
Building Bridges, and Reducing Anger: Liberal-Conservative Dialogue in the United States, Jeremy M. Moses
The Perceptions of Race and Identity in Birmingham: Does 50 Years Forward Equal Progress?, Lisa Murray
Youth Violence Prevention Programming in Medellín, Colombia: Five recommendations, Timothy Pracher
Presentation and Analysis of a Mechanism of Conflict Prevention: The SANANKOUYA (Joking Kinships) in West Africa, Abdoulaye Sall
Sustained Dialogue: Stage Five Action on University Campuses, Nissa Shamsi
Submissions from 2013
Samar Basi – “We Go There Together” The Local Peace Committees and Their Effect on Building Peace in Nepal, Jessica Faye Babcock
Case Studies from the Ground Up: Transforming Conflict through Accompaniment, Engagement, and Empowerment, Courtney L. Renken
Second Lines, Story Circles, and Freedom Songs: A Call and Response, Ann-Meredith Wootton
Submissions from 2012
Creating Effective Programming for Iraqi Adult Mentors in World Learning’s Youth Peacebuilding and Leadership Programs, Kira L. Brady
The Conflict Transformation Team of the Henry Martyn Institute and their Pursuit of Transformation, Robert Danzi
Suicide Rates Among Young, Married Women in Nepal, Kirra L. Hughes
Dialogue Between Israelis and Palestinians: Obsolete Approach or Still Viable Technique in the Middle East Conflict Transformation Toolkit?, Laurie Millman
Identity, Entitlement and Violence: A Cross Analysis of Intimate Partner Domestic Violent with the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Troy D. Montes
Korean-American Divided Families: catalyst for changing the course of the USA policy on North Korea, Jungyoung Park
West Coast Antiwar Nonprofit Collaboration, Rosalind Sipe
Submissions from 2011
An Analysis of Women’s Participation In Peace Negotiations; 1992 - 2010, Tuohy Ahern
Girls Club: The Gender Imbalance of Youth Programs, a Case Study, Shayne Bell
Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program: Toward a Critical Framework of Community Peacebuilding; Individual and Community Transformation Through Service and Discourse, Benjamin Valentine Leiker
Forgotten Foods: The Impact Of Western Development On Eating Habits Among Women In Dehradun, India, Stephanie L. Leite
A Case Study On Conflict Over Fresh Water Resources In A Development Context: Water’s Role In Interreligious Violence In Jos, Nigeria, Ericka E. Reagor
Submissions from 2010
Can Polio Promote Peace?: How the Eradication of Polio in the Internally Displaced People of Colombia Can Promote Positive Social Change, Rebecca Altneu
Investigation And Analysis Of Non-Traditional Nato Roles In Kosovo: Building Bridges Between Military & Humanitarian Actors, John D. Etchemendy
How ready are Armenians to forgive Turkey?, Marina Hajinyan
Appropriateness of Mediation for Conflict Between Intimate Partners with a History of Domestic Violence, Jessica Hillard
The Effectiveness of UNSCR 1325: A Case Study Analysis, Jaime L. Horn
Repairing Torn Threads: A Case Study of Community Reconciliation in Brattleboro, VT, Kim Massey
Transforming Conflict Affecting The People Of Manipur, North East India, Leitanthem Umakanta Meitei
The Re-Victimization Of Women: How The Globalization Of Mediation Has Impacted The Victims Of Domestic Violence In Nicaragua, Jessica Rodriguez-Montegna
The Re-Victimization of Women: How the Globalization of Mediation Has Impacted the Victims of Domestic Violence in Nicaragua, Jessica S. Rodriguez-Montegna
Identity In Crisis: Palestinian Israelis' Struggle For Social Justice Concerning Land and Water, Melissa Shettleroe
“We can see that peace is coming” A Case Study of the Kids4Peace Peace-building Initiative in Jerusalem, Rebecca Naomi Sullum
Peace Through Violence: Using the martial art Aikido to teach youth how to manage interpersonal conflict, Zachary Trent