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Hart Fellows 2005-06
Jennifer Hasvold graduated from Duke in 2005 with a political science major and a health policy and chemistry minor. As a 2005-2006 Hart Fellow, she worked in Battambang, Cambodia, with Homeland, an organization which works to improve the standard of living and well-being of vulnerable children and families. Jen’s research assessed the needs of trafficked orphans and abandoned children and explored ways caretakers can better understand how children’s personal histories affect their behaviors.
Hayden Kantor graduated from Duke in 2005 with a political science major and English and history minors. As a 2005-2006 Hart Fellow, he worked with GRAVIS, an organization that works with the poor to foster rural development in India. Hayden researched the effectiveness of Village Development Committees (VDCs) in Jodhpur, India. VDCs are community-based organizations that are responsible for choosing development initiatives, selecting beneficiaries, and implementing village projects.
Michaela Kerrissey graduated from Duke in 2005 with an English and political science double major. Michaela spent her year as a 2005-2006 Hart Fellow with Reach Out, an organization in Kampala, Uganda which provides medical care, social, economic, and emotional support to people living with HIV/AIDS. Michaela researched the knowledge, attitudes, and sexual practices of HIV discordant couples and produced an intervention manual aimed to standardize the messages being disseminated to discordant couples and the community.
Katie Wilson-Milne graduated from Duke in 2005 with a public policy studies and African American Studies major and German minor. As a 2005-2006 Hart Fellow in Durban, South Africa, Katie investigated the defining aspects, challenges, motivations, and experiences of black women legal professional during and after apartheid. She hoped to use a collection of narratives or oral histories to inform the public of the legal experiences and work of a demographic in South Africa that remains largely unrecognized.
Lauren Jarvis graduated from Duke in 2005 with a history major. As a 2005-2006 Hart Fellow, Lauren worked in Stellenbosch, South Africa, with Women on Farms, a local organization that works to improve women farm workers’ living and working conditions. While in Stellenbosch, she conducted a literature review of agricultural policies and reforms in post-apartheid South Africa and the impact of these reforms on farm workers’ lives.
Mark Younger graduated from Duke in 2003 with an electrical and computer engineering major and a religion minor. Mark spent his year as a 2005-2006 Hart Fellow at the AGROS Foundation in Cotzal, Guatemala. AGROS is an organization which works with rural and indigenous families in developing countries to help them build economic capacity and infrastructure. Mark’s research assessed ways to promote financial independence among indigenous Mayan villages currently receiving monetary and other aids from AGROS. |
