Capstone Forum
- Luke Bingaman, “Upzoning and Affordable Housing”
- Aubrey Ghambi, “When Youth Speak, Do Budgets Listen?: Evidence from Malawi”
- Josh Lake, “Crossing the Finish Line, but Missing the Mark: Growing Gap between Graduation & Competency in Michigan High Schools”
- Michael Oriyavong, “In Mail Ballots, We Trust! Policy Evaluation of Mail Voting Systems”
- Charles Vroman, “Right for Workers? Effects of Right-to-Work on Private Sector Labor Market Outcomes in MI and IN”
Richard G. Adjadeh - "Leaving or Staying: Brain Drain Dilemma in Ghana"
Abigail Bies - "It Can't Just be Money: Unspent ESSER III Funds in Michigan School Districts"
Benjamin 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"
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"
Justin Brust - "Michigan Agriculture Climate Readiness Assessment"
Daniella Burke - "The Great Lakes Pollutants and their Regulatory Framework"
Karolyn Davis - "Are we Reconnecting the Workforce? A Program Evaluation on Michigan Reconnect"
Anna Fox - "Unraveling Tennessee's Labor Paradox: Bridging Participation and Employment
Nia Goins - "Unveiling the Hazards of an Unregulated Beauty Industry"
Nikki Goodnight - "Michigan Families Struggle: The Burden of Unaffordable Child Care"
Ryan Mondalek - "China and Taiwan: America's Role in the Conflict"
Ashtaan Rapanos - "Inherent Inequity: Navigating the Landscape of Truancy Response Across Michigan"
Kazi Sadia - "From Crisis to Care: Examining Maternal and Infant Health Policies in Flint, Michigan"
Kala Sperbeck - "Regional Collaboration: The Key to Securing a Reliable Renewable Electric Grid"
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
Alex Chudzik - "Making Medicaid Work for All Americans: Gender Affirming Care under Medicaid"
Britney Tipler - "Graduation or Incarceration: A Closer Look into MI School Discipline"
Dan Lance - " Indepdendent Redistricting Commissions An End to Gerrymandering"
Rebecca Mcdonald - "Ohhh SNAP: Covid Expansions to SNAP Benefits and Reducing the SNAP Gap"
Elizabeth Becker - "No End in Cite-ations: Analyzing Michigan School Nutrition Policy Compliance"
Tyler Foti - "The Conundrum of Legalized Gambling Policy Brief"
Abby Girardot - "Designed to Fail: The VA's Inability to Fulfill its Moral Responsibility"
Jacintha Glover - "Building Resilience in Michigan's Emergency Management"
Shaharyar S. Manawar - "Risk Analysis of Chinese Investments in the United States"
Kyle Currie - "NASA Mission Support Future Architecture Program (MAP): Context and Implementation"
Justin Dimase - "For the Sake of Housing: Michigan's Policy Approaches to Affordable Housing"
Chris Janzer - "Michigan's Virtual Schools: Flexibility for Many, Success for Few"
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
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