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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I’m First: The Academic, Social, and Emotional Challenges of the Ivory Tower

Steven Soto, SOL Capstone Project | 2016

focused on: Health, Wellbeing, & Care Work / Systems of Knowledge & Belief: Education, Media, Religion, & Discourse

*In 2016, the SOL program pivoted for the year to focus on political engagement in what was then called the “Political Engagement Pilot Project,” or PEPP. This was an alternative version of SOL that laid the groundwork for the development of the PEP program as it currently exists. First-generation college …

Final Report to Tsukaisute Jidai wo Kangaeru Kai

Anna Miyajima, Community-Based Research Project | 2014

focused on: Climate, Conservation, & the Natural Environment / Health, Wellbeing, & Care Work / The Built Environment, Housing, & Land Use

My research was a program analysis for Tsukaisute Jidai wo Kangaeru Kai, a community discussion space questioning the modern values. Founded in 1973 by Tsuchida Takeshi, the organization mainly attracts those drawn by his ideas of building a more sustainable world. This manifests in the organization’s many programs, ranging from …

High School Model United Nations Activities in China

Sam Yin, Community-Based Research Project | 2014

focused on: Government, Politics, Democracy, & Engagement / Systems of Knowledge & Belief: Education, Media, Religion, & Discourse

[Abstract not currently available.]

Executive Summary: A Report on State-Owned Economic Enterprises in Myanmar

Matt Hamilton, Community-Based Research Project | 2016 - 2017

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

[Abstract not currently available.]

Accessibility of National Health Security Office (NHSO) HIV Prevention Funding for Civil Society Organizations

Rifat Rahman, Community-Based Research Project | 2016 - 2017

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

Civil society organizations (CSOs) have played a critical role in Thailand’s HIV response. As the national HIV epidemic has become concentrated in specific key populations (KPs), including men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender people (TG), male sex workers (MSW), female sex workers (FSW), and people who inject drugs …

Hearing From Death Row Inmates to Gain Insight into Criminal Justice Reform

Jalen Phillips, Internship | 2015

focused on: Creativity & the Arts / Government, Politics, Democracy, & Engagement / Justice & Injustice: Crime, Incarceration, & the Law / Systems of Knowledge & Belief: Education, Media, Religion, & Discourse / Violence: Prevention, Response, & Recovery

[Abstract not currently available.]