Senior Seminar
The senior capstone experience at The Neighborhood Academy is a year-long independent research project called Senior Seminar. The goal of Senior Seminar is to replicate the demands of a first-year, college-level seminar with a 10+ page thesis, followed by an hour-long oral defense.
For our students it is the culmination of years of work, and it is a shining example of the academic excellence of which they are capable.
Senior Seminar Research Papers 2025
Journal of Emerging Investigators
This excellence has also been recognized by the Journal of Emerging Investigators, a publication run by graduate students at Harvard University. Please click below to read the wonderful work some of our students have had published in JEI.
![Unit-price anchoring affects consumer purchasing behavior - Terrence James, Class of 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745870645/theneighborhoodacademyorg/augfb53jxvnfjxyr15an/James_Terrence_63.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745870645/theneighborhoodacademyorg/augfb53jxvnfjxyr15an/James_Terrence_63.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745870645/theneighborhoodacademyorg/augfb53jxvnfjxyr15an/James_Terrence_63.jpg","width":640}])
![The Effect of Financial and Food-based Incentives on Math Test Performance - Thomas Johnson, Class of 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745870607/theneighborhoodacademyorg/apc82niuj9lpkun7vxje/PAGE2-journalofemerging-Thomasjohnson.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745870607/theneighborhoodacademyorg/apc82niuj9lpkun7vxje/PAGE2-journalofemerging-Thomasjohnson.jpg","width":480}])
![The Relationship between Income Inequality and Maternal Mortality for Black and White Mothers - LéNia Felix, Class of 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745870579/theneighborhoodacademyorg/kxz6e7k90eelnmdmxmhh/PAGE9-10-HardhatHighSchool-graduation-LENIA.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745870579/theneighborhoodacademyorg/kxz6e7k90eelnmdmxmhh/PAGE9-10-HardhatHighSchool-graduation-LENIA.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745870579/theneighborhoodacademyorg/kxz6e7k90eelnmdmxmhh/PAGE9-10-HardhatHighSchool-graduation-LENIA.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745870579/theneighborhoodacademyorg/kxz6e7k90eelnmdmxmhh/PAGE9-10-HardhatHighSchool-graduation-LENIA.jpg","width":1200}])
![Colorism and the killing of unarmed African Americans by police - Amarie Hempfield, Class of 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745870627/theneighborhoodacademyorg/h30s2j0bwflwzgqgwnbk/PAGE7-8highschool-amariehempfield.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745870627/theneighborhoodacademyorg/h30s2j0bwflwzgqgwnbk/PAGE7-8highschool-amariehempfield.jpg","width":320}])
![The Effect of School Climate and Parenting Style on Academic Achievement - Quinn Myers, Class of 2020]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745870662/theneighborhoodacademyorg/vdey3wuowqcgva7up4sn/Myers_Quinn_110.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745870662/theneighborhoodacademyorg/vdey3wuowqcgva7up4sn/Myers_Quinn_110.jpg","width":320}])
![The Effects of Knowledge, Lack of Knowledge, and Deception on Rate of Perceived Exertion and Performance During Workouts - Jamir Howard, Class of 2019]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747334474/theneighborhoodacademyorg/uupbazbjzqhmjdimvc1t/JamirHowardschoolpic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747334474/theneighborhoodacademyorg/uupbazbjzqhmjdimvc1t/JamirHowardschoolpic.jpg","width":320}])
![Comparing Consumer Personality and Brand Personality: Do Fashion Styles Speak of Who You Are? - Brianna Stevenson, Class of 2019]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747334491/theneighborhoodacademyorg/uut1zccnpj2nls1xkjpp/BriannaStevensonschoolpic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747334491/theneighborhoodacademyorg/uut1zccnpj2nls1xkjpp/BriannaStevensonschoolpic.jpg","width":320}])
![Are Teens Willing to Pay More for Their Preferred Goods? - Shawn Johnson, Class of 2019]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747334526/theneighborhoodacademyorg/cu7zsxmlzrjm7wc4wvkr/ShawnJohnsonschoolpic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747334526/theneighborhoodacademyorg/cu7zsxmlzrjm7wc4wvkr/ShawnJohnsonschoolpic.jpg","width":320}])