School of Professional Studies
School of Professional Studies
Master's Papers Collection
The School of Professional Studies Capstone is the culminating experience calling upon the graduate student’s ability to analyze an organization’s issues and apply the competencies developed through one of three programs of study:
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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Social Media and Political Campaign Communication in Ghana., Beatrice Eyram Amenyeawu
Capstone Case Study Guide MAPFRE, Apoorva Arbooj, Ahamad Waqas, K C Prabhat, Manju Jayam, and Rashmi Sakleshpur Rajashekar
Group Living Environment Responses to Pandemic: A Case Study of Advocates, and the COVID-19 Crises, Nicole K. Atchue
The Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women’s Careers, Allison Bach
A Gateway to Economic Success, Nathan R. Boudreau
Business Plan and Analysis for uplifting Small Business (SB), Prexa Dedhia, Sivarubiny Shanmuganathan, and William Livis
Examlning the Effectiveness of Influencer Marketing Across Platforms, Alison Everett
An Analysis of the Applications of Technology to Health Care within the Caribbean and Latin America, Chineme Ezema
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
The Effects of Social Media on Young People Through the Lens of Covid-19, Molly Gammon
Internal Communications In The Time Of A Global Pandemic, Thais Gandica, Manvi Talwar, Sange Wangmu Thungon, Edgar Knyvet Diengdoh Pyrtuh, and Emmanuel Kumah
Impacts of Chronic Diseases on Gender, Race, and Ethnicity., Mansi Gandi, Naga Sai Sandeep Chowdary Guntupalli, and Srinithya Varma Kakarlapudi
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
Examining the Strategies in Response to Crises in Major League Baseball, Jimmy Palmerino
Bail Discrimination: Racial Disparities in the United States Bail Determination Process, Collin Porter
The Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Competitive Sports, Qiyu Pu
Broadband in Rhode Island, Deborah Ruggiero
Neural Network With Nlp, Harshita Sharma and Tinkle Jain
How Social Media and Embedded Recommender Algorithm Fostered Political Issues, Yan Shi
Employee Retention Rate, Lila Sorenson
A Comprehensive Analysis of Food Insecurity and Solutions in Worcester, Massachusetts, David Sullivan
The State of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging, Catalin Cristian Veghes
Sports Data Analysis – Application of Sports Data In Athletics, Zhong Zhuang
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
RCAP Solutions Breach Management - Case Study, Eugene Adu-Gyamfi, Gio Al Muarrawi, and Kwame Ofori
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
Interdepartmental Collaboration: A Case Study, Leah Breiss
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
How museum utilize social media on communication, Jiake Han
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
A web-based AI assistant Application using Python and JavaScript, Viet Le, Tej Bahadur, Jainee Shah, and Roushan Ara
The Killingly Mascot Case Study, Jordan Lumpkins
The Practical Applications of Video Games Beyond Entertainment, Jack Martin
The Impact of Special Interest Groups on the Federal Dietary Guidelines: Consequences for American Health, Dory McMillan
Young People, Social Media, and Impacts on Well-being, Andreana Nop
Rest Homes: Their Value on Massachusetts Healthcare Continuum, Ronald Pawelski
Healthy Food Portal Business Plan and Its Function Model, Alena Raupova
CVS covid-19 screening website: Test Automation, Savya Rawat
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
Worcester Chamber of Commerce: Recruiting Minority Business Owners, Ryan DiMaria, Alexander Hull, Xikun Lu, Haopeng Wang, Jiacheng Hou, and Danning Zhao
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
Service Now: CMDB Research, Monika Patel, Smita Patil, Katerina Tzanavara, Manish Chauhan, Yuhao Wang, Houmin Xie, and Lei Shi
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Graduate Admissions Recruitment Project, Kevin Anderson, Chiemela Dike, Yixin Du, Arvinder Kaur, Amanda Popp, and Huizhong Yang
Clear the Air: Moving towards a more supportive, welcoming, Tobacco-free Clark University, Edward Aroko, Simon Elliot, Jackson Espe, Donovan Smith, and Michael Spanos
Inbound Marketing, Hasini Assiriyage, Isabelle Zoeckler, Emmanuel Aghado, Kefu Bu, Xiouyu Jiang, Rajesh Kamble, and Yan Wang
Adult Learners: A Targeted Marketing Approach, Sarah Baldelli, Camilo Botero, Camille Ferreol, Caleb Horton, Xinyue Ma, and Stefan Sprinkmoller
Audubon Data Project Final Report, Askhat Beygenov, Valinur Kutlambetov, Shrikant Patel, Phoebe Roberts, Ulfat Sayyed, and Shriram Sivaraman
Leicester Public Schools Information and Data Portal: Research and Recommendations, Yue Cen, Natalie Bonetti, Rashida Buchanan, Sathark Jain, and Yuwei Wong
A Guide for Hiring Mature Employees at Ascentria, Binghe Change, Calleigh Leach, Elsie Lu, Hongquiang You, Mengge Wang, and Nina Mariotti
Leicester Research A Study in Effective Technology in Education, Jimeshkumar Chauhan, Anna Lakomy, Li Liu, Christina McCarthy, Scott McCarthy, Roman Pena, and Emilie Smiley
A Social Media Plan for the Changemakers’ Playground, Meng Cong, Ciara Kilian, Xinling Wang, Sumanth Wilson, and Chenyu Yan
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
Optical Heritage Museum: An Interactive Touch, Connor Guerin, Ankur Halwai, Jinzhao Liu, Qi Liu, Yangjing Wang, and Yashaswini Bharti
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
EPOCA House: The Implementation Strategy, Courtney Thomas, Yaffa Fain, Shuxiao Teng, and Mingjun Xie
Project Renew Worcester, Danni Yue, Amy Zhang, Jing Han, Omid Ashrafi, and Yiming Xu
My Choice Greens, Alina Zulfikarova, Amelia Mohr, Hesi Zhang, Ruiqi Huang, Sean Tatar, Yuhao Zhou, and Zijun Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Somali National University, Sharmarke Abdulla, Nikala Pieroni, Jenna Caskie, Sergii Odnodvorets, Tanyue Gong, and Lahari Dasari
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
Canines for Disabled Kids, Erin Jerrett, Margarita Mnatsakanyan, Colleen Reynolds, and Yin Wang
Marketing Strategy of School of Professional Studies in China, Jiahui Liu, Jing Wang, Shuo An, Wengxing Wang, and Yiwei Wang
UMASS Memorial Healthcare Information System Job Ladder, Matthew Simoncini, Vamsi Kavuru, Antariksh Nanda, Tahaseen Mahaboob Basha, and Vikram Patil
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Information Technology Proposal for the Town of Spencer, Vijay Basava, Corey Kenyon, and Mahdi Soltani
Developing an online database of experts for the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, Zikan Chen, Douglas Grey, and Pranjal Shah
Cybersecurity Awareness Shrewsbury Public Schools, Brittany Crompton, David Thompson, Manuel Reyes, Xueyan Zhao, and Xueke Zou
Best Practices to Increase Efficacy of Graduate School Admissions Communications at Clark University, Diana Curran, Nikki Feinberg, Mitchell Kelley, Ruiqi Li, and Anning Zhou
Alternatives Unlimited Inc. Property Service Application, Jalpa Dave, Pennie Nataliya, and Neelakshi Bali
Analysis of the Point of Sales System at Tower Hill Botanical Garden and Suggested Courses of Action, Brian Dunn, Keerthi Bandi, Chantal Kopwa Epse Kassa, and F.N.U Shelly
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
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Nollywood: The emergence of the Nigerian videofilm industry and its representation of Nigerian culture, Uchenna Onuzulike
