2018 Capstones

To access the full text of a capstone, please email Talya Zemach-Bersin, senior capstone coordinator. 

The capstone arguments and research are those of the individual student. They are not endorsed by Yale, nor are they official university positions or statements. 

Theory and Research

• Veena Advani (2018) User Research in Online Education: The Challenges of Accurately Understanding Student Needs in a Global Classroom
  Adviser: Carla Horwitz   Second Reader: Asher Auel, Department of Mathematics

• Edgar Aviña (2018) Using Guidance Counselors to Increase Enrollment of Houston High School Seniors in Postsecondary Vocational Programs
  Adviser: Mira Debs  Second Reader: Richard Lemons, Education Studies Program

• Ana Barros (2018) Psychedelic Tongues: Storytelling and Unearthing the English Language Learner
  Adviser: Mira Debs  Second Reader: Joseph Errington

• Hong Bui (2018) Without Walls: A Case Study of NatureYear
  Adviser: Carla Horwitz   Second Reader: Janna Wagner, Education Studies Program

• Miranda Chapa (2018) Classroom Teachers’ Perspectives on United States History Curriculum: Politics and Policy in Practice 
  Adviser: Mira Debs   Second Reader: Talya Zemach-Bersin, Education Studies Program

• Shannon Flores (2018) Approaches to Discussing Controversial Issues in Higher Education 
  Adviser: Mira Debs  Second Reader: William Garfinkel

• Laura Leon (2018) Higher Education Access for Undocumented Students in Connecticut
  Adviser: Mira Debs   Second Reader: Grace Kao, Department of Sociology

• Jose López (2018) Not Made for ‘FGLIs’: Social Capital, Cultural Capital, and the First-Generation Low-Income Experience at Yale University
  Adviser: Carla Horwitz   Second Reader: Grace Kao, Department of Sociology

• Mariano Miranda (2018) Latin American Students in the US: A Case Study of Costa Rica and Why Does It Matter?
  Adviser: Mira Debs  Second Reader: Talya Zemach-Bersin, Education Studies Program

• Fiona Riebeling (2018) From Concept to Classroom: Theoretical and Practical Approaches and Gaps to Multicultural Education in Chile 
  Adviser: Carla Horwitz  Second Reader: Talya Zemach-Bersin, Education Studies Program

• Ethan Young (2018) Metropolitan Business Academy: A Case Study in Performance-based Assessment
  Adviser: Mira Debs  Second Reader: Renita Miller, Department of Political Science

Policy

• Caitlin Dermody (2018) For the Profession and Ourselves: Higher Education Requirements in the American Early Childhood Education Workforce
  Adviser: Carla Horwitz  Second Reader: Grace Kao, Department of Sociology

• Jessica Nelson (2018) Beyond Academics: State Policies for Trauma-Informed Schools
  Adviser: Mira Debs   Second Reader: Janna Wagner

• Christian Rice (2018) Bridging the Social Gap: Recommendations for Building Bridging Social Capital in Schools
  Adviser: Mira Debs   Second Reader: William Garfinkel, Education Studies Program

• Wayne Zhang (2018) “Model Minority” Classrooms: Examining Recruitment and Retention of K-12 Asian American Teachers 
  Adviser: Mira Debs  Second Reader: n/a

Pedagogy/Practice

• Katrina Garry (2018) High School Consent Education: Working to Eradicate Rape Culture 
  Adviser: Talya Zemach-Bersin  Second Reader: Julie McGarry, Yale School of Medicine

• Edward Maza (2018) Critical Pedagogy in Museum Education 
  Adviser: Talya Zemach-Bersin   Second Reader: Julie McGarry, Yale School of Medicine