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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Topic: The Built Environment, Housing, & Land Use

Envisioning a Durham for All: Perspectives on Living, Working and Voting in Durham as a Working Class Person of Color

Ashlyn Nuckols, Community-Based Research Project | 2015

focused on: Government, Politics, Democracy, & Engagement / Race & Ethnicity / Systems of Finance, Money, Labor, & Employment / Systems of Knowledge & Belief: Education, Media, Religion, & Discourse / The Built Environment, Housing, & Land Use

In 1912 civil rights leader W.E.B, Dubois characterized Durham as a role model for progress both in terms of African American economic development, and relations between African American and white residents. In spite of white resistance, generations of political struggle on the part of African-Americans (as well as local and …

Streamlining the New York City Housing Authority’s Award Process: A Database of Awards

Lizzie Speed, Community-Based Research Project | 2017

focused on: The Built Environment, Housing, & Land Use

[Abstract not currently available.]

A Compilation of Newsletters on the Relationship Between Socially Determined Health and Education, Food Systems, and Housing

Lisa Guraya, Community-Based Research Project | 2016

focused on: Health, Wellbeing, & Care Work / Systems of Knowledge & Belief: Education, Media, Religion, & Discourse / The Built Environment, Housing, & Land Use

*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. My final …

Addressing Energy Poverty in Rural, Low-Income Bulgarian Households

Kay Hasegawa, SOL Capstone Project | 2014

focused on: Systems of Finance, Money, Labor, & Employment / The Built Environment, Housing, & Land Use

Problem Statement: Bulgaria is considered to be one of the most energy poor Eastern European countries. Bulgaria is not only located in one of Europe’s poorest regions, but is also in an area with very cold winters. The transition from a command economy to a market-based system resulted in an …

Scaling-Up Access to Prehospital Care in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Tina Chen, SOL Capstone Project | 2015

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

BRAC background: BRAC, formerly known as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, is an international development organization based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the largest non-governmental development organization in the world, and is often called the “minigovernment” of Bangladesh. BRAC is also one of the largest public health providers in Bangladesh, working …

Organic Farming in a Modernized World

Anna Miyajima, Community-Based Research Project | 2014

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

[Abstract not currently available.]