Congratulations to our spring 2015 Capstone students in our Master of Arts degree in Urban Studies! With the guidance of Dr. Michael Fortner, these graduate candidates presented the following research papers on Tuesday, May 12, 2015:

The effects on the Poverty Rate in New York’s Congressional District 15 since the War on Poverty
Leonel Baez

Service Needs of the Chronically Homeless in New York City
Marisa Butler

Tba
Renee Charles

What Impacts the Success of a Small Business?
Triscia Gill

Are We Making a Difference? Determining the Relationship between Employee Service Quality and Client Satisfaction
Nicholas Gurico

Moving Bogotá: Passengers’ Perception of El Sistema TransMilenio
Alix Hoechster

“Raising Consciousness”: How the CUNY Community Supports 21st Century Learners Find Agency in NYC
Crystal Joseph

African-American Men and HIV CARE in Urban Settings: Myths or Facts
Donald La Huffman

Home Schooling and Socialization: Problem Solved?
Keith March

How Can Faith-Based Mentoring Programs and Services Impact Youths’ Lives?
Ruth S. McFarlan-Felder

Workforce Development Programs and Socioeconomic Outcomes
Luz Mino

Building Tomorrow’s Leaders: Educating African American Men
Carlos Rivera

New York City: Pushing People Out?
Brittney-Rae Ramsay

The Effect of the Managed Care Transition on Homecare Organizations
Eric Tew

Parent and Child Language Differences and Child Delinquency in NYC’s Haitian Immigrant Community
Joseph Tulce

What You Earn and Who You Are Impacts the Healthcare You Receive: The Relationship between Income Inequality, Race and Health Outcomes in the United States
Suzana Vale