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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Post-Pandemic Reproductive Healthcare Service Recovery Framework for Kenya

Bentley Choi, Honors Thesis | 2022

focused on: Gender & Sexuality / Government, Politics, Democracy, & Engagement / Health, Wellbeing, & Care Work / Justice & Injustice: Crime, Incarceration, & the Law

In Sub-Saharan Africa, national health infrastructure and institutional financing lag behind individuals’ need for access to reproductive healthcare services. The COVID-19 pandemic halted essential reproductive care delivery by limiting in-person visits and reducing workforce and funding. To meet population needs in post-pandemic life, the government needs to adjust a national …

Community Land Trusts

Jonah Perrin, Honors Thesis | 2022

focused on: Borders, Boundaries, Barriers, & Belonging / Government, Politics, Democracy, & Engagement / Systems of Finance, Money, Labor, & Employment / The Built Environment, Housing, & Land Use

I looked at Community Land Trusts as a form of social housing that solves rational choice collective action problems for communities of lower income. Full thesis abstract: The United States faces a crisis of affordable and stable housing. Even when either state or charity solves the affordability crisis, they fail …

Empowering Local Citizens Through Deep Canvassing

Hannah McKnight, Community-Based Research Project | 2021

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

In collaboration with several local grass-roots organizations and political leaders in Durham, Hannah created a proposal for a Pop-Up Vaccination Clinic at the Bus Station in downtown. The plan won the support of Bull City Votes and Durham Drives, as well as then Mayor of Durham Steve Schewel and the …

Youth Outreach for Black China Caucus

Cole Walker, Internship | 2022

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

[Abstract not currently available.]

Updating Early Childhood Program Applications to Better Accommodate Immigrant Households

Eric Gim, Internship | 2022

focused on: Borders, Boundaries, Barriers, & Belonging / Government, Politics, Democracy, & Engagement / Health, Wellbeing, & Care Work / Systems of Knowledge & Belief: Education, Media, Religion, & Discourse

[Abstract not currently available.]

Internship with PolitiFact

Hana Stepnick, Internship | 2022

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

[Abstract not currently available.]