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Capstone Papers (2011)

Interdepartmental 423 and Law 391 Student Papers

"Disaster Aid in Pakistan: an Opportunity for Maternal and Child Health Reform"
Caitlin Edgar (2012)
"Troubled Wake Behind a Pretty Boat: The Aftermath of Gideon v. Wainwright"
Crighton Allen (2011)
“Healthcare for a Population Without Health”
Grace Barnett (2011)
"Felony Disenfranchisement"
Amber Boyd (2012L)
"Do 'Delta Dreams' Come True? Community and Individual Development in Phillips County, Arkansas"
Whitney Clark (2011)
"Investing in Our Future: The Argument for Early Childhood Intervention"
Emily Darling (2011)
"In Defense of Head Start"
Virginia Dickinson (2011)
"City on the Brink: Economic and Community Development in Camden, NJ"
Michele Farquharson (2011)
"International Aid Responses to Crimes Against Humanity verses Natural Disasters: The Case of Rwanda, Darfur and the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami"
Elsa Friis (2011)
“Citizens United v. FEC, Freedom of Speech, and the Community Economic Development Movement”
Jack Headland (2012 Law)
“The Effectiveness of Early Intervention Programs”
Caroline Helms (2011)
"Can Sustainable Housing Development Play a Substantial Role in Mitigating Poverty: A Case Study of the Ten 50 B Project"
Britteny Jenkins (2011L)
Access to Prenatal Care in Rockbridge County: A Community-Based Research Project (Women's and Gender Studies Capstone Paper)
Kara Karcher (2011)
"Socioeconomic and Geographical Inequalities in Mental Health: Combining Social and Health Sector Perspectives"
Greg Kurkis (2011)
"What is the Promise in the Promise Neighborhoods?"
Christina Lawrence (2012)
"HIV/AIDS and Mental Health: The Interaction in sub-Saharan Africa"
Emily Leary (2012)
"The University and the Living Wage: How Higher Education Institutions Can Meet the Needs of Its Employees"
Summer Lollie (2011)
"Financial Education as a Means of Reducing Poverty"
Allie Long (2011)
"Transient Children in the Education System"
Kali McFarland (2012)
"Picking Pockets for Profit: Wage Theft and the Fair Labor Standards Act"
Susan Miloser (2012 Law)
"Universities and a Living Wage: Much More than a Minimum Wage"
Joan Oguntimein (2011)
" 'They’ve all come to look for America': Refugee Resettlement and Employment in the United States"
Katherine Roberts (2012)
"The State and the Collection Plate: the Possibilities and Limitations of Charitable Giving"
Graham Sheridan (2011)
"An Illogical Policy: Protecting the Dignity of Undocumented Immigrants with Chronic Illness"
Jackie Smith (2011)
"Oral Health Disparities: A Gradient Remedied Through Educational Programs"
Brittany Tomkies (2011)
“America's Food Crisis and Poverty: How U.S. Agricultural Policy Hurts the Poor the Most”
Marianne Zawadzki (2012 Law)