Capstone Projects
Richard G. Adjadeh - "Leaving or Staying: Brain Drain Dilemma in Ghana"
Liz Armstrong - "A Deep Dive into Michigan's State Disability Assistance Program (SDA): A project that Rejects its Own Constituents."
Abigail Bies - "It Can't Just be Money: Unspent ESSER III Funds in Michigan School Districts"
Bejamin Bischoff - "Model Surveillance Technology Policy for Detroit."
Avery Cook - "Investing in the Future: Increasing Civic Engagement in Postsecondary Schools"
LiChail Gaines - "Give Me Medicaid or Give Me Death: Analysis and Recommendation on the Administrative Burden of Medicaid."
Nick Hess - "American kikomori: The Socially Isolated World of Economically Detached Young Men"
Peyton Klochack - "Passing Baby Bonds in Michigan in the 103rd Legislature"
Dale Kruithoff - "Michigan Local Governments are Increasingly Raising Revenue from Special Assessments"
Reese McLellan - "Trapped in the Fine Print: How U.S. Terms & Conditions Undermine Privacy and Consumer Rights"
Willem Nienhuis - "Congestion Pricing in Chicago? Higher Speeds, Less Noise, Lower Emissions"
Morrigan Potter - "Breaking Barriers: Navigating the Road to Universal Pre-K in Michigan"
Katie von Steinman - "Michigan Youth Are Not Okay: Barriers to Mental Health Care Access"
Rahsun Watson - "The Black Detroit Wealth Heist"
MSU MPP CLASS OF 2023
CAPSTONE RESEARCH PROJECTS
View all 2023 capstone policy briefs at: https://bit.ly/MSUMPP2023
Learn more about the MPP Program at: https://bit.ly/msumppinfo
MARSHALL AVERILL
Equity-Based Grantmaking: How Two Progressive Counties Are Forging
a New Path
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPAverill
MICHAEL BRESLIN
Passing Through transparency: How 95% of Businesses Avoid Taxation
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPBreslin
NATHAN BURNAND
Keeping the Lights On: How Performance-Based Rates Can Incentivize Utility
Companies to Build a More Reliable Grid
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPBurnand
SHAUNA COSTELLO
Lansing SAVE: A Program Review
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPCostello
GRAHAM DIEDRICH
Who's Paying the Price? The Legacy of the Part 201 Program in Michigan
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPDiedrich
EMILY DOEBLER
Policing in Michigan K-12 Schools
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPDoebler
EMILY LODER
Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention: Updating Michigan's Rules
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPLoder
HUBERT MILLER
Energy Insecurity in America: The Intersection of Energy Burden, Housing
Conditions, and Race
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPMiller
DANIELA NYIRI
Building a Greener Future
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPNyiri
NICK PIGEON
Pure Michigan? Proposal 1 Financial Disclosure Statements and Transparency
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPPigeon
LAUREN STRAGER
Minding the Gap: Flipping the Switch on the MISO's Energy Resource Transition
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPStrager
CHONGHAO SU
Supporting China As Its Population Ages
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPSu
ALFRED TORSU
Falling Behind: Ghana's Disenfranchisement of the Diaspora
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPTorsu
ANDREW THATCHER
Locked Out of Democracy: Felony Voter Disenfranchisement
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPThatcher
ANDREW SPICER
Coverage Without Care: When Insurance Is Not Enough
https://bit.ly/MSUMPPSpicer
Link to folders containing all briefs, videos, and posters
Briefs and posters are all saved as pdfs, videos are a mix of mp4 and mov files
Paolo Guarano, Threading the Needle: Crafting a Politically-Feasible Plan for Renewable Energy
Jack Harris, Battle for the Arctic: Why America is Unprepared for the Iceless Age
Emily Hatch, Food for Thought: An Examination of Michigan’s Food Policy Councils
Chayse Hurley, Garden Variety Crime: Planting Seeds of Transformation in Detroit Neighborhoods
Lauren Lahie, Let’s Talk about Sex [Education]
Sejal Luthra, Run for the Finish Line: Assessing the Impact of Academic Probation on Student Populations at MSU
Cristian Eduardo Martínez Medina, Opportunity Zones: Opportunity for Whom?
Bo Molefhi, Hip-Hop Versus New York State: The Transformation of Leadership and Advocacy in Black Communities and Challenges of Policy Listening
Cody Proudfoot, Investing in Michigan’s Water Resources
Max Raphelson, Who Gives a Dam? Abandoned Dams: The Forgotten Infrastructure
Hannah Sweeney, Listening to Everyone Except the People Who Know: Education Policy in Michigan
Malik Washington, Gentrification, Equity, and Inclusion: An Analysis of the Detroit Housing Inclusionary Ordinance