Recent Capstones

HSPH capstones are listed by year below.

  • Tina Chimuzu, “More Than A Golf Story – The African American History at Hiawatha Golf Course in South Minneapolis”
  • Caitlin Cook-Isaacson, “Camp Parsons' Future is Through its Past”
  • Deacon DeBoer, “Stemming Indigenous Relationalities to the Landscape”
  • Thomas Redd, “Naylong's International Palava Hut”
  • Racquel Banaszak, “Caring for Our Community: The Creation Story of the Native American Community Clinic”
  • Olivia Austin, “We Always Find Each Other: Histories of LGBTQ+ Community Building in Minnesota”
  • Michael Corey, “The Starks Barber Shops”
  • Jessie Merriam, “Models of ecological public history and community percolation”
  • Hibaa Roba, “Little Oromia: A History of the Oromo Community in Minnesota”
  • Jade Ryerson, “Layers in the Landscape: Making Intersectionality Visible at Lafayette Square”
  • Angel Swann, “Rematriation of Relatives: Returning Seeds to Families”
  • Carissa Thomas, “Separate Not Equal and Mapping Prejudice projects”
  • Hannah Coble, “Then and Now: Designing Outreach and Programming that Centers Youth Voices and Experience within Historical and Contemporary Contexts”
  • Amber Nicole Delgado, “Defend Glendale Public Housing: Coalition histories and the fight for public housing in Minneapolis”
  • Kaamil A. Haider, “Kaana Xusuuso, Kanna Xus (Remember that one and commemorate this one): Orality, Visuality and the Colonial Archive of Somalia, 1885-1960”
  • Kylie Hoang, “The change we want: youth visions for a just future”
  • Marah Mattison, “Questioning through Art: A Decolonial Look at the Weisman’s Asian Art Collection”
  • Mohamud Awil Mohamed, “The Dugsi: Continuity, Change and the Future of an Institution”
  • Christopher Rico, “Whose Campus History?”
  • Anton Vershay, “Citizen Science and Stewardship in Archaeology”
  • Keyah Adams, “Examining Environmental and Land Use Impacts: A Risk Assessment of Camp Coldwater”
  • Jacob Bernier, “Why Canoes? An Online Representation of the Physical Exhibit”
  • Jessica Carter and Jacob Noble, “Human Toll: A Public History of 35W”
  • Acoma Gaither and Andrea Manolov, “Mutual Aid in the Twin Cities: A Community-Curated Exhibition History for the Future Project”
  • Natalie Heneghan, “Rural Rehab Toolbox: A Guide for Taking Care of Old Buildings”
  • Kaytlyn Lundstrom, “Jeffers Petroglyphs, An Oral History Initiative”
  • Laura Meier, “Let’s Talk Collections: Bringing Minnesota Archaeology Online”
  • Patricia O'Leary, “Bringing Environmental Justice Education and Advocacy Online”
  • Esteban Perez Cortez, “De La Clase Trabajadora Oral History Project”
  • Elisabeth DeGrenier, "Bell Museum 360° Sensory Tours"
  • Simiyha Garrison, "For the Love of Natural Crowns"
  • Jenean Gilmer, "Sabathani Eats: Food and Community on Minneapolis' Southside"
  • Eric Hankin-Redmon, "Get Used to Print"
  • Ellie Heaton, "The Story of Collaboration with Upper Sioux Community"
  • Laura Leppink and Paige Mitchell, "Beyond Naming: A Public History Project"
  • Tyler McDaniel, "I-35W Art and Media Making Workshops"
  • Ernesto Moreno, "Haciendo Art Con El Past"
  • Tianna Odegard, "Make It Personal! Empowering Your Personal and Collective Community Memory Through Archives"
  • Noah Barth, F.R.E.E. Documentary
  • Denise Pike and Kacie Lucchini Butcher, “Owning Up: Racism and Housing in Minneapolis”
  • Alyssa Gregory, “Toward Better Practices: The Representation of Islamic Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art”
  • Dylan Goetsch, “Guidebook to MN ST 307.08, Minnesota’s Private Cemeteries Act”
  • Rob Skalecki, “Exploring Preservation Methods for Music Sites and Social Scenes in Minneapolis’ University Neighborhoods”