Student Projects

Student Projects

The Hart Leadership Program has a long history of exemplary student work, and we are proud to showcase here a selection of student research projects, internships, and honors theses dating back to 2011. Below, you can explore nearly 400 student projects, filtering by project type, Hart program affiliated with the project, thematic topics, project locations, and project years. The database does not provide the full text of students' projects, but it does provide abstracts of student work wherever available, as well as more information including students' class year and, when applicable, the name of the community partner organization a student worked with to conduct their internship or research. We will continue to expand the database as our students continue conducting phenomenal projects. In the meantime, use the search function below to explore our incredible students' work, and get inspired!

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Glory House Organization Report

Alyson Diaz, Community-Based Research Project | 2021 - 2022

focused on: Gender & Sexuality / Government, Politics, Democracy, & Engagement / Health, Wellbeing, & Care Work / Violence: Prevention, Response, & Recovery

Wrote grants to expand housing for sex trafficking survivors in Miami and produced an annual report of the clients served.

Gender Pay Inequality in Professional Sports: How Policy Shapes A Consistent Divide 

Ellie Winslow, Honors Thesis | 2020

focused on: Gender & Sexuality / Government, Politics, Democracy, & Engagement / Systems of Finance, Money, Labor, & Employment

My Sanford Honors Thesis examined gender pay inequality across three professional American sports: basketball, tennis, and soccer. I analyzed how pay imbalance between men’s and women’s sports is perpetuated by the organizations’ governing documents and the market for watching sports. My analysis focused on whether there was room for a …

Decriminalizing Voting

Thea Dowrich, Community-Based Research Project | 2020

focused on: Government, Politics, Democracy, & Engagement / Justice & Injustice: Crime, Incarceration, & the Law

We have narrowed down our focus to two components of this decriminalization: fines and fees and an intent statement. Removing the fines and fees prerequisite to voting would no longer condition the ability to participate in democracy on one’s ability to pay. The necessity to pay justice fees prior to …

Birth Experiences of Black Women in San Diego

Hope Jackson, Community-Based Research Project | 2021 - 2022

focused on: Gender & Sexuality / Health, Wellbeing, & Care Work / Race & Ethnicity

[Abstract not currently available.]

Sustainable Energy Infrastructure in Kigali, Rwanda

Kemunto Okindo, Community-Based Research Project | 2021 - 2022

focused on: Climate, Conservation, & the Natural Environment / Government, Politics, Democracy, & Engagement / The Built Environment, Housing, & Land Use

[Abstract not currently available.]

Fires from Across the River: Korean American Racial Discourse

Erin Lee, Honors Thesis / Internship | 2020

focused on: Borders, Boundaries, Barriers, & Belonging / Government, Politics, Democracy, & Engagement / Race & Ethnicity

Erin worked as an intern with the ACLU of Georgia during the summer of 2020, while simultaneously researching her senior thesis under Professor Gunther Peck’s supervision. Entitled “Fires from Across the River: Korean American Racial Discourse,” Erin’s thesis explored the complex understandings of race and blackness among Korean and Korean …