CDA Student Wins Curb Center Award

Emily Habeck is a professional student pursuing dual professional degrees in CDA and Theological Studies. Habeck, now in her third year, is completing a practicum with the Metro Nashville Arts Commission (Metro Arts) where she is producing ethnographic research on local artists funded by THRIVE. THRIVE is a Metro Arts fund that “connects artists and…

Posted by Hannah Freeman on November 30, 2020 in Current Students, Final Projects and Theses, Practicum

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Spring 2019 Projects and Theses

CDA students are required to complete, at a minimum, 30 hours of coursework, 300 hours of practicum work, and one of two final assessment options: a master’s thesis or a final project. The master’s thesis is an experience in independent scholarly research which is intended to contribute to the field of community development. The final project integrates…

Posted by Janine Christiano on May 6, 2019 in Final Projects and Theses, Final Projects and Theses

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2018 Final Projects

Of the 2018 CDA graduates, 5 completed a project for their final assessments. These projects, designed and conducted within an organizational or community context, integrate core philosophy, coursework, and field experience of the Community Development & Action program. Accompanied by a final document and presentation, the final projects account for a minimum of 100 hours of…

Posted by Anna Warren on May 7, 2018 in Current Students, Final Projects and Theses, Current students, Final Projects

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2018 Theses

Of the 2018 CDA graduates, three completed theses for their final assessments. These intensive, independent research projects covered a wide range of scholarly interests that intend to contribute to the field of community development. This year’s completed master’s theses are described below. Lauren Baer Foster Care for Teenagers: Motivators, Barriers, and Strategies to Overcome Barriers Forty-three…

Posted by Anna Warren on May 7, 2018 in Current Students, Final Projects and Theses, Current students, Theses

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2017 Theses

Of the 2017 CDA graduates, four completed theses for their final assessments. These intensive, independent research projects covered a wide range of scholarly interests that intend to contribute to the field of community development. This year’s completed master’s theses are described below. Shea Davis, M.Ed. 2017 Towards Equity in Communities: Barriers for Coalitions in Addressing Health…

Posted by Anna Warren on August 25, 2017 in Final Projects and Theses, Theses

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2017 Final Projects

Of the most recent cohort of CDA graduates, six completed a project for their final assessments. These projects, designed and conducted within an organizational or community context, integrate core philosophy, coursework, and field experience of the Community Development & Action program. Accompanied by a final document and presentation, the final projects account for a minimum…

Posted by Anna Warren on August 18, 2017 in Final Projects and Theses, Final Projects

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Final Project Examples 2016

7 CDA students completed final projects this year. Here are three examples of final projects completed by CDA 2016 graduates for their practicum organizations. Projects ranged from curriculum development to program evaluation to policy development and beyond. Developing Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum: A Charter School Case Study Brittany Johnk, M. Ed 2016 Students, even in early…

Posted by Michelle Wijaya on May 25, 2016 in Final Projects and Theses, Final Projects

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2016 CDA Theses Abstracts

Congratulations to the following students who defended their thesis this past spring: Dessie Clark, Leah Samples, Erin McCauley, and Ryan Schooley. Below are abstracts of their work. Feel free to contact the authors with any questions you have about their research. Disabling Barriers to Community Participation from the Perspective of Visually Impaired Adults Leah Samples,…

Posted by Michelle Wijaya on May 19, 2016 in Final Projects and Theses, Theses

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Kimberly Palmer: CDA Project

2nd year CDA student Kimberly Palmer conducted her CDA practicum at Youth Encouragement Services (YES). We asked her to share a little more about her project. What is YES and how did you get involved? YES is a community-based organization providing after school support for kids from the Napier public houses at the center located…

Posted by herrodl on May 5, 2015 in Current Students, Final Projects and Theses, Current students, students

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