Master of Public Administration
Submissions from 2025
Hiring Preferences of Federally Recognized Tribes: Survey and Analysis, Kristen Gutierrez Livoti
Municipal Solid Waste Reduction Through Food Waste Diversion and Recycling Initiatives, Gosia Stolarska
Increasing Voter Engagement Through Participatory Action Research with a Community Health Lens in the City of Worcester, Engle Torres
Challenges Threatening the Sustainability of School Meal Programs, Anca Tughin
Submissions from 2024
The State of Special Education in Virginia, Caroline R. Aramini
An Analysis of the Feasibility of an Overdose Prevention Center in the City of Worcester, Adam Cohen, Pieter VanderBrug, Gus Hoy, and Blake Leasure
Case Study: The Crumbling Foundation Crisis in Massachusetts and Advocacy by Homeowners to Encourage a State Response, Julie Harrowfield
Addressing the Opioid Crisis Through County-Widen Public Safety Agencies’ Post-Overdose Outreach Programs, Julia Keane
Addressing Untimely Healthcare Access of Veterans Receiving Care Through the Veteran Healthcare Administration (VHA), Frank Lunetta, Jamie Stern, and Lila McNamee
Addressing the Dual Challenges of Substance Abuse and Systemic Inequities Among AI/AN Communities: A Call for Action and Reform in Tribal Healthcare, Allessia A. Mauro
Museums Making Change (And Proving It!): A Case Study Developing Evaluation Plans for the Fitchburg Art Museum’s Development Department, Elizabeth Rozmanith
Climate Change and Voluntary Private Land Conservation: A Case Study of Working Lands for Wildlife, Abigail Thompson
The Need for States to Implement Trauma-Informed Care Policies, Teodora-Maria Uglean
Submissions from 2023
A Guide to the Advancement of Leadership Post Covid, Kelly Grace Dolan
Building a Representative Workforce: How We Can Help Our Gateway Cities Recruit and Retrain Employees Reflective of Their Communities, Jessica Lynn Feldman and Andrew J. Russo
Economic Extraterritorial Regulation Amongst the American States, Michael Mischley
Working to Elect Under-Represented Groups in Public Office, Jenny Pacillo
Connecting Eastern and Western Massachusetts with High Speed Rail, Mary Piecewicz and An Pham
State of Rhode Island, Minority Contractors and State Funded Public Construction Projects, Mary Piecewicz and Charon Rose
Worcester's Changing Media Landscape and Political Participation, Claire M. Robbins
Offshore Wind Industry in Massachusetts, Luis Santos
The History and Trajectory of Major Vice Regulations in Massachusetts, Jonathan D. Zlotnik and David K. Muradian
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Group Living Environment Responses to Pandemic: A Case Study of Advocates, and the COVID-19 Crises, Nicole K. Atchue
A Gateway to Economic Success, Nathan R. Boudreau
Happening in Plain Sight: An Evaluation of Sexual Harassment in Municipal Government Through A Case Study of Newark, New Jersey, Hoween R. A. Flexer and Caitlin R. Louie
A Comparison of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) in Worcester, Massachusetts, Benjamin L. Gessel
The Human Services Workforce Crisis: Moving Forward with Intention in Massachusetts, Suzanne Gray Henderson
Moving from Shelter to a Housing First Reponse, Robyn Kennedy
Pernet Family Health Service, Inc.: Organizational Restructuring & Change Management Best Practices, Carly Massino
Title IX: Perceptions and Utilization on U.S. College Campuses, Emma Narkewicz
Bail Discrimination: Racial Disparities in the United States Bail Determination Process, Collin Porter
Broadband in Rhode Island, Deborah Ruggiero
Employee Retention Rate, Lila Sorenson
A Comprehensive Analysis of Food Insecurity and Solutions in Worcester, Massachusetts, David Sullivan
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Transparency and Yielding of Law Officers Reform (TAYLOR) Act of 2020: Proposal for Police Reform, Marwa Alnaal, Matthew L. Anderson, Hannah Brier, Mollie Campbell, and Rose Wine
The Mental Health of Black Men: Stabilizing Trauma with Emotional Intelligence, Davis Brandford
Narrowing the wealth and income gap in Poland, China, and the United States, Cyndy Carboo, Zhiling Song, Jiawei Feng, and Xudong Zhu
Elder Isolation in Immigrant Communities, Jessica Da Silva
Crisis Communication and Executive Leadership: Ethical Shortcomings in Government, Daniel Davidoff
Higher Education Responses to Crisis: A Case Study of Clark University and the Pandemic of 2020, Lisa Gillingham
Dallas, TX: The Staggering Wealth Gap, Macy Golman
Worst Time Being Poor? The Hunger Problem in U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic, Yuanhang Hu
Managing Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress in Human Service Organizations, Naomi Ingram
Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace; Benefits, Challenges and Strategies for Success, Margaret Leone
The Killingly Mascot Case Study, Jordan Lumpkins
The Impact of Special Interest Groups on the Federal Dietary Guidelines: Consequences for American Health, Dory McMillan
Rest Homes: Their Value on Massachusetts Healthcare Continuum, Ronald Pawelski
A Case Study on the Best Practices of the Facilitating Organization for Peer Recovery Support Services in the State of New Hampshire, Maggie Ringey
Becoming a Trauma Informed Care Organization, Katie Robery
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
For One Child, Zion Bereket, Xin Huang, Yitong Lin, Ruobing Pei, Rachel White, and Ziyuan Li
HIV/AIDS in the Latino Community of San Francisco: Past and Present, Jessica Da Silva
Changing the Current Perception of Affordable Housing in Worcester, Simone McGuinness, William Roberts, Vaske Gjino, Tong Zhou, Mengxin Ma, and Sarawadee Sonpuak
“Greening” Worcester: Municipal Best Practices for Sustainability, Erin McKeon, Charline Kirongozi, Jared Duval, Antannia Greene, Qianshu Sun, and Zewei Yao
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Adult Learners: A Targeted Marketing Approach, Sarah Baldelli, Camilo Botero, Camille Ferreol, Caleb Horton, Xinyue Ma, and Stefan Sprinkmoller
A Guide for Hiring Mature Employees at Ascentria, Binghe Change, Calleigh Leach, Elsie Lu, Hongquiang You, Mengge Wang, and Nina Mariotti
Water in Worcester A Campaign for Public Fluoridation, Ryan Early, Xiao Gu, Yajing Huang, Lauren Meininger, Emma Phillips, and Yao Su
Worcester Center for Crafts: A Transition to Online Sales, Monica Gow, Carly Branconnier, Srilatha Prodduturi, Ekaterina Shusharina, and Alberta Yamoah
Canine for Disabled Kids Awareness Campaign Research and Implementation Plan, Jiamin Gu, Kendall Harcourt, Chang Liu, Kiamu Liu, and Jemmie Tejada
Life Can Change in the Blink of an Eye Capstone, Christopher Rutigliano, Jillian Elalaoui, Kristin Humphrey, Phillip Gates, Mohamed Ndjikam, Highness Meena, Adam Menard, and Spencer Pickney
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
A Learning Framework for the YWCA Central Massachusetts, Dayna Ankermann, Manjushree Burdekar, Priyanka Joshi, Ying Song, YuMeng Chen, and Xing Xie
Human Services Management (HSM) Certificate Program Expansion to Western Massachusetts Feasibility Study, Paul Campbell, Patrick Deschenes, Maria Pacheco, Bradley Paul, Elizabeth Vittum, and Jing Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Best Practices to Increase Efficacy of Graduate School Admissions Communications at Clark University, Diana Curran, Nikki Feinberg, Mitchell Kelley, Ruiqi Li, and Anning Zhou
Analyzing Shared Value and Social Business Principles: A Case Study of Honeydrop Beverages and Seven Hills Foundation, Sarah Dys, Maya Grevatt, and Brianna Mirabile
The Transition Experiences of International Graduate Students in Clark University School of Professional Studies, Xuesong Huang, Mingyang Lian, Dang Trung, Jay Sheth, Yuwei Yang, and Irina Klimenko
A Nonprofit Model in a For-Profit World: A Closer Look at Sheltered Workshops and Sustainability as an Employee Run Business, Bing Jang, Mitchell Perry, Nikolin Vangjeli, and Laura Ducharme
Doc Wayne Youth Services, Inc. Capstone Project Youth Employment and Mentoring, Bongani T. Jeranyama, Zhengjun Liu, and Sarah Parsons
Charlton Fire Department Resident Expectations: Survey and Analysis, Natalie Omary, Jingxin Wen, Junchen Chen, and Denis Kornev
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Capstone Revival, Mary Mesele, Ruochen Lu, and Quilin Jiang
