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Hart Fellows 2001-02
Erin Abrams graduated from Duke in May 2001 with a major in Political Science and a minor in Comparative Area Studies. As a Hart Fellow, she worked with Save the Children, US in Kathmandu, Nepal. Erin worked primarily on prevention, reintegration and rehabilitation programs for women and children vulnerable to sexual trafficking. Erin is currently attending Harvard Law School.
Sarah Chasnovitz graduated from Duke in December 2000 with a major in Public Policy. As a Hart Fellow, Sarah worked with the Foundation for Community Work (FCW) in Cape Town, South Africa. Sarah worked with FCW's Family in Focus Program, which aims to educate young children and enrich family life. She documented program and developmental processes, advised FCW staff on documentary and resource material, and assisted in the production of a Family in Focus radio show. After returning to the US, Sarah produced a documentary audiovisual exhibit about Family in Focus and the parents and children it serves. She is currently serving as Program Coordinator of the Hart Fellows Program before pursuing a degree in law.
Marissa Downs graduated from the University or North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2001 with a double degree in International Studies and Peace, War and Defense. Marissa's primary interest is conflict rehabilitation. As a Hart Fellow, she worked with the International Rescue Committee in Rwanda as a research officer engaging in program monitoring and evaluation. She also focused on civic and social education and the use of alternative media such as radio via Internet. She currently works for the Department of Defense.
Sara Johnson graduated from Duke in May 2001 with a major in Women's Studies, a minor in Political Science, and a certificate in Latin American Studies. As a Hart Fellow, she worked with the Unidad de Capacitación e Investigación para la Participación (UCIEP) in Juxtlahuaca, Mexico - a small rural community in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Sara worked with indigenous women on leadership training, program development and evaluation, and served as UCIEP's Regional Coordinator for Oaxaca during the second half of her fellowship. In the future, Sara hopes to teach at the university level in an interdisciplinary program such as Women's Studies.
Peter Jordan graduated from Duke in May 2001 with a major in English and a Certificate in Film and Video. As a Hart Fellow, Peter worked with the Christian Children's Fund (CCF) in Kenya. Peter trained CCF project staff on the use of documentary video and photography and produced audiovisual materials in collaboration with local community members. After completing his Hart Fellowship he returned to Duke with support from the Lewis Hine Documentary Initiative to prepare two films. The first explores the best practices of a community-based day care center in a remote pastoral village in northern Kenya. The second is an amalgamation of videos shot and narrated by the children of Barsaloi, Kenya and interviews Peter videotaped with these children. Since his fellowship, he has worked in Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Botswana producing video documentaries with children before beginning a masters program in fine arts.
Pooja Kumar graduated from Duke in May 2001. She designed her own major in Health Policy and Social Values, focusing on international health and the problem of war. As a Hart Fellow, Pooja worked with the International Rescue Committee in Azerbaijan. Pooja worked with the Community Health Program and conducted a participatory photography project. She is currently a student at Harvard Medical School.
Tova Neugut graduated from Brandeis University in May 2001 with majors in Sociology and Politics, and additional concentrations in Women's Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies. As a Hart Fellow, she worked with the Rural Family Support Organization (RuFamSO) in May Pen, Jamaica. Tova assisted the Rural Family Support Organization (RuFamSO) with written and photographic documentation of its various component programs, particularly the Roving Caregivers Programme. Tova also led conflict resolution programs for at-risk youth. In 2002, she designed programming for high school students on racial profiling, the parameters of religious liberty, and bilingual education for the Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston. In 2003, she directed the 21st Century Community Learning Center-a partnership between the Massachusetts Department of Education and a local nonprofit agency to provide students from a low-income community with a high quality, accessible, after-school enrichment program. In the fall of 2004, she will begin a masters program in Public Policy.
Louise Vaz graduated from Duke in May 2001 with a BS in Infectious Disease. As a Hart Fellow, she worked as the AIDS Officer of Associacão Criança, Familía e Desenvolvimento (CFD) in Mozambique. Louise worked with CFD staff to develop HIV/AIDS programming for communities served by CFD. She also led a qualitative study of the HIV/AIDS situation in rural Mozambique and provided HIV/AIDS training to Mozambican educators. Louise and her colleagues presented about their work at the International AIDS Conference in Barcelona in July 2002. From 2002-03 she worked at the Centers for Disease Control as an Emerging Infectious Disease Fellow, conducting research in Spain and Bangladesh. She is now pursuing her medical degree at Vanderbilt University, with a focus on international health.
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