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Designing Capstone Projects with Dr. Rosie Frasso & Dr. Katie DiSantis

Designing Capstone Projects with Dr. Rosie Frasso & Dr. Katie DiSantis

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In this episode, Rosie Frasso, PhD, SM, SM, CPH, and Katie DiSantis, PhD, MPH, discuss how faculty can design meaningful capstone experiences that help students integrate and apply what they have learned throughout a curriculum. They share practical strategies for guiding students through long-term projects, including identifying feasible research questions, building structured support systems, leveraging campus resources, and providing ongoing feedback. Listeners will gain ideas for creating capstone experiences that are aligned with program outcomes, responsive to student career goals, and designed to produce authentic work with value beyond the classroom. Guest: Rosie Frasso, PhD, SM, SM, CPH Role: Victor Heiser, MD Professor of Population Health; Program Director – Master of Public Health; Director of Mixed Methods Research at the Asano-Gonella Center for Medical Education & Health Care, Sidney Kimmel Medical CollegeExpertise: Health equity, mixed methods research, qualitative research, public health education, policy evaluation, and improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations. Guest: Katie DiSantis, PhD, MPH Role: Associate Professor; Associate Director, Institute for Smart & Healthy CitiesExpertise: Health equity, childhood obesity prevention, food access and nutrition, community-based public health research, and equitable food systems. Quote from the Episode: "Designing a capstone that has some options [...] leads to student success and to things that actually become products they can use when they're interviewing and when they're going out to start their career." Dr. Katie DiSantis Getting Started: Review your curriculum and student learning outcomes to conceptualize a capstone that serves as the program's culmination.Design capstone projects that connect to students' career goals and provide value beyond the classroom.Establish clear expectations, iterative feedback cycles, and high standards while providing pathways for students to reach those standards.Connect students with topic experts, librarians, and other support resources early in the capstone process to help them refine ideas and identify meaningful research questions.Contact us to talk about reviewing your program’s curriculum to develop a capstone project. Terms to Know: The terms below are mentioned in the episode, and for context and clarity, we've provided brief definitions of potentially unfamiliar terms you may hear. Capstone: A culminating project that usually takes place at the end of a degree program in which a student applies all the knowledge and skills they have learned to a real-world problem or research project.Mixed Methods Research: A research approach that integrates both quantitative (numerical) and qualitative (non-numerical) methods to provide a more comprehensive understanding of a research question.Institutional Review Board (IRB): A committee that reviews research involving human participants to ensure ethical standards, participant protections, and regulatory compliance are maintained.Lay Summary: A plain-language summary of a research project designed for audiences without specialized knowledge, making research findings more accessible and understandable. Selected Resources: The Learning Curve team curated this list based on university resources or guest recommendations. Allen, Kate, "A Qualitative Anaylsis of Patient Perspectives on Inpatient and Outpatient Addiction Care in Philadelphia, PA" (2026). Master of Public Health Capstone Presentations.Presentation 625. https://jdc.jefferson.edu/mphcapstone_presentation/625Bhave, Priya, "Vaccination Rates Among Adults by Primary Care Provider Status Utilizing 2024 BRFSS Data" (2026). Master of Public Health Capstone Presentations.Presentation 630. https://jdc.jefferson.edu/mphcapstone_presentation/630Choi, Daniel, "Association of Screen Time and Adolescent Body Image: Findings from the 2022-2023 National Survey of Children's Health" (2026). Master of Public Health Capstone Presentations.Presentation 628. https://jdc.jefferson.edu/mphcapstone_presentation/628Chovatia, Divyata, "The Hidden Burden of Oral Pain: Associations with Depression in U.S. Adults using NHANES 2021-2023" (2026). Master of Public Health Capstone Presentations.Presentation 632. https://jdc.jefferson.edu/mphcapstone_presentation/632Fox, Mackenzie, "Of Black Wombhood: A Qualitative Study of Educational Impact" (2026). Master of Public Health Capstone Presentations.Presentation 633. https://jdc.jefferson.edu/mphcapstone_presentation/633Gee, Rachel, "The Impact of Nutritional Status on Surgical Site Infection Rates Among Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients: A Rapid Review" (2024). Master of Public Health Capstone Presentations.Presentation 549. https://jdc.jefferson.edu/mphcapstone_presentation/549Kilgo CA, Sheets JKE, Pascarella ET. The link between high-impact practices and student learning: Some longitudinal evidence. Higher education. 2015;69(4):509-525. doi:...
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