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!
Examining the Sanctuary Model in Community Foster Care
Research Question How does the Sanctuary Model complement the models already used by the Crossnore School and Children’s Home to train foster parents? The Crossnore School and Children’s Home has been working on becoming a Sanctuary-certified organization for a year and a half. The Sanctuary Model is a trauma-informed model …
Migration Policy Across the World and in Jordan: A Primer on Lessons and Directions
This report builds on a compilation of countries’ migration policies, and combines it with analysis of selected countries migration policies. The aim of this report is to provide a theoretical and experiential basis for the creation of new migration policy. Each individual sub topic on migration does not attempt to …
Patient Attendance and Staff Feedback
Research Question: Why do MEND patients so frequently miss their appointments?
Reconciling Refugee Expectations with Realities in New York
Primary Research Question: How do refugees’ expectations regarding resettlement differ from the realities of New York City? Other Questions: What are our clients’ expectations? Where do these expectations come from? (Sources of information) What are our clients’ realities? What are some of the difficulties?
Salud y Seguridad: How OSHA Outreach Training materials are Different in Spanish
How are Spanish-language fall protection OSHA outreach safety training materials different from English-language materials? Purpose Latinos in the construction industry are 30% more likely to sustain a work-related injury and 40% to 80% more likely to die on the job than their non-Latino peers. One of the reasons for this …
Social Impact Metrics: Homemaker Program
This project was conducted from May 20th, 2017, to July 28th, 2017, by Zhong Huang, an intern. The purpose was to develop an internal evaluation model that can build CMAA’s capacity for data analysis in its in-home services department. An accurate description of the social impact the in-home services department …