A Sampling of Previous Capstone Project and Thesis Topics
Abstracts of Sample Capstone Projects and Thesis by Concentration
Social Justice and Human Rights
War and the Military in Society
Project:
- Modeling the Characteristics of Radical Ideological Growth using an Agent based Model Methodology
- Evaluating Impacts of Future Development on Commuters: A Model of Transportation and Development for Reston, VA
Thesis:
- The Implications Of Investors Considering Their Social Network
- A Social Network Analysis Of Emergent International Communities: A Global Discussion About The 2013-2014 Ukrainian Crisis
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- College & university sports media coverage of female athletes (A Director’s Collegiate Broadcasting Guidebook: Focusing On Gender Equity)
- The international illegal wildlife trade
- Peer education workshops on well-being (Developing and Implementing Peer-Education Workshops on Well-Being Topics)
- Resilience and well-being in Middle East conflict-zone populations (Building Resilience and Well-Being in Middle East Conflict Zone Populations Through an Evidence-Based Intervention Program)
Thesis:
- Global Environmental Justice
- Identity issues in 19th-century occupational daguerreotypes (Crafting Identity: The Occupational Daguerreotype Portrait)
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- Sustainability Through the Business of Urban Farming
- A Sustainable Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
- futurENABLED: A research institute, community of practice and social innovation lab addressing the future of work and societal inclusion of people with disabilities
Social Justice and Human Rights
Project:
- “You Can't Have All Your Adjectives at Once:" The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Identity in Queer Justice Activism
- Ethiopian Jews (of Beta Israel) -- An Exploration of Racism and Discrimination Directed to Ethiopian Jews Under a Unique Identity in Israel: The Stigma of Being Black
Thesis:
- “We Have Nothing to Lose but Our Chains”: Activist Sustainability for Black Women and Gender Non-binary Racial Justice Activists in the Black Lives Matter Movement
- “Are You White?” Racial Identity Formation in Biracial white-Asian Women from the United States
War and the Military in Society
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- STEM Recruitment Guide for ChickTech: An Academic Enrichment Program That Seeks to Increase Latina Participation
- The "Voices of Youth" Symposium: How the Identities of Youth Affect Their Opportunities for Employment
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