People
The Hart Fellows Program offers recent Duke University graduates ten-month fellowship with innovative organizations in developing countries. The field placements of the Hart Fellows are sponsored by the Muroff Fellows Fund.
2009-2010
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Jane Chong
Jane Chong, of Elk Grove, Illinois, graduated suma cum laude in May 2009 with a double major in English and Economics. She is also a University Scholar and member of Phi Beta Kappa. Jane is currently in Bangkok, Thailand working at the Human Development Foundation’s Mercy Centre, a hospice and community space for vulnerable families and children in Bangkok’s largest slum. In addition to conducting community-based research, Jane is assisting with operations at the foundation-run schools and children’s homes.
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Ellen Eischen
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Jen Hasvold
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Andrew Tutt
Andrew Tutt of Davis, California, graduated in May 2009 with a triple major in Economics, Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics. He is currently in Yerevan, Armenia. As a Hart Fellow, he is working at Transparency International-Armenia, a key consulting body that aims to promote good governance reforms in the region. Andrew is assisting the NGO staff in preparing & distributing English-language materials, as well as developing political monitoring initiatives.
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Yisel Valdes
Yisel Valdes of Miami, Florida, graduated in May 2009 with a major in Sociology and a minor in Economics. She is currently in Pachuca, Mexico. Yisel is working with Pro Mujer Mexico, a microfinance institution that provides microcredit loans and life skills training to women living on the outskirts of Mexico City. In addition to working directly with the organization’s clients, Yisel is also helping to monitor emerging needs and to expand existing lending, business & health initiatives.
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2008-2009
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Grant Smith
Grant Smith graduated in 2008. For his Hart Fellowship, he worked in Moshi, Tanzania, at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC)-Duke University Women’s Health Collaboration, a maternal health initiative. For his research, he examined the psychosocial factors that influence women’s ability to obtain services essential in lowering maternal mortality.
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Corey Sobel
Corey Sobel graduated in 2008. He spent his ten-month fellowship in Northern Thailand working with the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG), an organization that documents human rights in rural Myanmar. He focused his community-based research on evaluating the NGO’s information-sharing and networking strategies.
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Sam Swartz
Sam Swartz graduated in 2008. As a Hart Fellow, he worked in Cambodia with the Reduction in Maternal Mortality Project (RMMP), a program to increase access to affordable maternal health services. He researched barriers of access to maternal health services, medical abortion, and voluntary surgical contraception.
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2007-2008
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Seyward Darby
Seyward Darby graduated in 2007. As a Hart Fellow, she worked in Prague, Czech Republic, at Transitions Online (TOL), a media development organization for post-communist countries. She focused her research on the state of journalism training programs in Central Asia.
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Seyward Darby
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Cassie Phillips
Cassandra Phillips spent her ten-month fellowship with Homeland, a Cambodian NGO that provides services for families and children affected by trafficking, violence or HIV/AIDS. Her research examined the effectiveness of group homes as a form of alternative care for orphaned and/or vulnerable children.
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Cassie Phillips
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Brian Wright
Brian Wright graduated in 2007. For his Hart Fellowship, he worked in the Philippines at the Institute of Social Order (ISO). An environmental sciences and policy major, he investigated community perceptions of coastal management and law enforcement efforts.
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Brian Wright
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