A Capstone is the completion of student-generated applied research. Students implement their proposals selecting appropriate research techniques, analyzing data, and making recommendations. The design of the Capstone is based on the concept of applied research reflecting on the knowledge and skills developed in the second year of graduate studies and the content of the entire program. See presentation titles and times below.
Saturday June 5th, 2021
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10:00 – 10:20 Michelle Bellmer Who, Why, and What to Do? Homelessness in King County, WA
10:20 – 10:40 Mari Heusman, Alicia Jolley, Jenny Rodriguez Harnessing Pandemic Response Efforts: Building Long-Term Food Security in Pierce County
10:40 – 11:00 Erin Brewster, Nicole Johnson, Katherine Sackmann In Search of Civic Participation: Increasing Trust Between Citizens and Administrators
11:00 – 11:20 Heather Rees, Amanda Wilson, Grace Burkhart, Devin Gayton Sharing Shed Project: Increasing Access to Outdoor Early Learning
11:25 – 11:45 Dallas Roberts Sports Betting comes to Washington
11:45 – 12:05 Alex Markley and Hannah Brunink Supporting Postsecondary Students Basic Needs: WA State Taskforce on Vision and Action Agenda
12:05 – 12:25 Linsey Fields Communities for Youth Sports
12:25 – 12:45 Dan Payne Contracting for Women and Minority Owned Businesses
1:15 – 1:35 Ivy Ayers, Arturo Avila, Bekah Guenther The FAIR Proposal: Universal Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for Olympia
1:35 – 1:55 Beth Mason Renewable Energy Projects in Washington State: Improving Interagency Collaboration
1:55 – 2:15 Bianca Milevoj and Jennifer Chamberlin Reshaping Resident and Stakeholder Perceptions of Graffiti: A Shift from ‘Crime’ to ‘Art Form’
2:20 – 2:40 Tracy Norton, Nora Selander, Nikki Williams Washington Women’s Workforce Needs
2:40 – 3:00 Carolina Landa Bill Initiative Regarding Incarcerated Individuals: Creating a Pathway Alternative for Mental Health Care
3:00 – 3:20 Nettie Gould and Chiara D’Angelo-Patricio Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: Uncovering the Voices of Knowledge in the Yakama Nation
3:20 – 3:40 Joseph Wilcox Exploring Workforce Training Systems
Join us for MPA Tacoma Capstone Presentations Wednesday June 2 and Saturday June 5, 2021!
If you would like to attend any of the following Capstone Presentations, please email Faculty Member, Doreen Swetkis.
Wednesday Evening June 2, 2021
6:35 – 6:50 pm
Institutional Fundraising at the LeMay Family Collection Foundation – Tono Sablan
6:52 – 7:07 pm
Assessing Donor Communications through a Community Focused Lens – Miranda Martens
7:09 – 7:24 pm
Understanding How to Increase Success for Latino Males – Janet De La Cruz
7:26 – 7:41 pm
Mutually Beneficial Conversations: A Guide for IRB Committees to Respectfully Engage Tribal Nations in Research – Felicia Bell
7:43 – 7:58 pm
GIS Maps for RainbowCrewNW – Josh Fike
8:00 – 8:15 pm
Health and Wellness Impacts of Washington State Democratic State Legislative Campaign Work – Lynda Foster
8:17 – 8:32 pm
Towards More Accessible Financial Information for Clark County, Washington – Nick Mitchell
Saturday June 5, 2021
9:05 – 9:25 am
Mental and Behavioral Health Support for Black and Brown Women & Children – Sherwanda Beck-Atkinson & Andrea McKinney
9:27 – 9:47 am
City of Tacoma Public Art Case Study – Marybeth McCarthy, Abbe Salk, & Katherine Sylvan
9:49 – 10:04 am
Tri-County Refugee Planning Committee: Influencing Public Policy – Marisol Tapia Hopper
10:10 – 10:25 am
Culturally Responsive Mentoring – Levon Williams
10:27 – 10:42 am
Options for COVID-19 Vaccine Receipt Verification – Stacey Isaacs
10:44 – 10:59 am
An Assessment of the Chehalis Basin Board’s Measures of Successful Collaboration – Cindy Bradley
11:05 – 11:25 am
The Cost of Climate Change Inaction for City of Tacoma – Shayla Miles & Abby Perry-Johnson
11:27 – 11:47 am
Underrepresentation of Black Women Leadership in Nonprofits – Kirby Christopher & Benjamin Feldbush
11:50 am – 12:05 pm
Birth Equity: A Field of Study Rising from a Legacy of Oppression – Rokea Jones
Break
1:00 – 1:20 pm
Alcander Home Incorporation – Ebonie Clark & Brigid Ann Olson
1:22 – 1:37 pm
Unpacking Attendance: The Problem with Funding for Seat-Time – Ali Cohen
1:39 – 1:54 pm
Attaining Federal Wide Assurance – Tyeisha Sanders
2:00 – 2:15 pm
Beyond Diversity: Cultural Competency for Administrators – Ahmear Bland
2:17 – 2:32 pm
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Tacoma Nonprofits: A Grounded Theory Analysis of Statements Made in Response to the Murder of George Floyd – Lindsay Fujimoto
2:34 – 2:54 pm
Building on the Four Pillars: Evergreen College 2019 – 2021 MPA Program Assessment – Valeria Chagoya, Echo Keough & Erin Schafer