Students in PLCY220/PWAD220/PLCY220H write a 2-3 page policy brief. Students are evaluated on content, organization and design. Students in PLCY220H focused on North Carolina policy while students in PLCY220/PWAD220  could pick domestic or global policy at any level of government.

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Students in PLCY365 worked together to write a comprehensive 10-12 page reports. Students were evaluated on content, organization, design and collaboration. Students focused on issues relating to gender and sexual minorities, with a special focus on intersectionality.

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Agriculture

• “The Need for Ethical Chicken Farming in the US: Factory Farming and It’s Risks” – Amy Emrich, Spring 2019
• “How do Hog CAFOs Affect Communities in Eastern North Carolina and What Policy Can be Enacted to Protect those Citizens.” – Alexandra Domrongshai, Spring 2019
• “Hog Production: Laying Waste to North Carolina and It’s People” – Lauren Gilbert, Spring 2019

Children and Families

• “Childhood Obesity: How Has School Lunch Policy Worked To Mitigate It?” – Kate Leo, Spring 2020
• “Aging Out Of Foster Care” – Maddi Daniels, Spring 2020
• “Children Do Not Belong Behind Bars” – Samantha Davis, Spring 2020
• “Ineffectiveness of Juvenile Life Without Parole” – Aaliyah Goodman, Spring 2020
• “Maternity Leave Policy In The United States.” – Capri D’Souza, Spring 2020
• “LGBT+ Adoption in North Carolina.” – Elisabeth Dennis, Spring 2020
• “Provide Paid Family Leave In the United States.“- Audrey Elmore, Spring 2019
• “Diaper Need in Low-Income Households.“- Cameron Beals, Spring 2019
• “Addressing Racial Disparities in Birth Outcomes.“- Morgan Harron, Spring 2019
• “Not Just a Women’s Issue: The case for Providing Universal Childcare in the United St ” Melinda McCabe, Spring 2019

College

• “Campus Carry: How Does it Effect the Lives of Students and Staff in America.” – Olivia Nieri, Spring 2020
• “Helping DACA Students Get a College Education.”– Rafaela Bayas, Spring 2019
• “College Education for Undocumented Students.” -Maria-Alejandra Arguello, Spring 2019
• “How DACA can be Improved.”- David Campos, Spring 2019
• “Sexual Assault by College Athletes.” Caroline Brady, Spring 2019
• “Increasing the Utilization of Campus Resources By Sexual Violence Survivors.“- Bailey Fattorusso, Spring 2019
• “Sexual Violence on College Campuses.”- Katie Roseman, Spring 2019
• “Campus Sexual Assault: Implications and Solutions.”- Claire Kenan, Spring 2019

Crime and Criminal Justice

• “Children Do Not Belong Behind Bars” – Samantha Davis, Spring 2020
• “Ineffectiveness of Juvenile Life Without Parole” – Aaliyah Goodman, Spring 2020
• “Recidivism in the U.S.” – Logan White, Spring 2020
• “The Death Penalty & Racial Bias.” – Sara McCown, Spring 2020
• “How Overworked and Underpaid Public Defenders Contribute to an Unfair Justice System.” – Adele Reynolds, Spring 2020
• “Violent Crime on Native American Reservations.” – Dylan Hall, Spring 2020
• “The Death Penalty: The Ineffective and Discriminatory Practices of Capital Punishment in the US.” – Maria Rita Furtado, Spring 2020
• “The American War on Drugs.” – Jay Ramesh, Spring 2020
• “School to Prison Pipeline.” – Collyn Smith, Spring 2020
• “Racial profiling, Biases in the Politicing System & the Detrimental Impacts on Young African Americans.” – Jessica Kim, Spring 2020
• “Drug Offender Recidivism in the US.”– Keshav Javvadi, Spring 2019
• “The School to Prison Pipeline.”– Katie Disharoon, Spring 2019
• “Criminalization of Involuntary Nonpayment of Legal Financial Obligations (LFO’s) in North Carolina.”– Sarah Smith, Spring 2019
• “Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Offenses and Their Effect on Mass Incarceration in the US.”– Emma Lane, Spring 2019
• “Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: The US Criminal Justice System’s Way of Legally Institutionalizing Racism, Disenfranchising Minorities, and Wasting Tax Payer Dollars.”– Mary Weaver, Spring 2019
• “Legalization of Prostitution: Analyzing Present Day Prostitution Policies.” Caitlyn Sigafose, Spring 2019
• “School to Prison Pipeline: Analyzing its Effects.” Morgan Thomas, Spring 2019
• “The Future of Stop-and-Frisk and Why it’s About More Than Policing.” – Caroline Murphy, Spring 2019
• “The Problem With Private Prisons: The Growing Problem of the Private Prison Industry and Appropriate Policy Solutions.”– Patience Foster, Spring 2019
• “School Discipline and the School to Prison Pipeline.”– Catriona Dick, Spring 2019
• “Problematic For-Profit Prison System.”– Reynolds Craver, Spring 2019
• “Solving Inequality: How the Elimination of Cash Bail Would Better Serve All Americans.”– Ethan Jorge, Spring 2019
• “A 3-Step Solution to the Public Defender Crisis.” Devon Johnson, Spring 2019
• “Transgender Women’s Safety In Prisons.“- Delaney Welsh, Spring 2019
• “Stop Shackling Pregnant Inmates.”– Cordelia Gilligan, Fall 2018
• “Expand Hate Crime Protections in North Carolina.“- Kyle Ryan, Fall 2018
• “‘Repeal Death Penalty.’ (House Bill 604).” Karlton Tate, Fall 2018

Disability

• “The Underutilized Workforce.” – Adriana Jordan, Spring 2020
• “The Social Outcomes of Special Education in the US.”– Ansley Hardison, Spring 2019
• “Where are All the Special Educators?“- Katherine Taylor, Spring 2019
• “Special Needs Education: How Funding and Policy Affects the Future and Lives of Children with Disabilities.“- Emma Sanchez, Spring 2019
• “Expand Hate Crime Protections in North Carolina.“- Kyle Ryan, Fall 2018
• “Coverage That Cares: How North Carolina Can Improve Access to a Life-Improving Therapy for Individuals with Autism.“- Elaine Nix, Spring 2019

Drugs and Smoking

• “Combatting Drug Overdoses In The US.” – Nehali Watwe, Spring 2020
• “Harm Reduction Policies: The Safer, More Effective Alternative to the “War on Drugs”.” – Julia Fish, Spring 2020
• “Drug Offender Recidivism in the US.”– Keshav Javvadi, Spring 2019
• “Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Offenses and Their Effect on Mass Incarceration in the US.”– Emma Lane, Spring 2019
• “The American Opioid Crisis.“- Annie Ferry, Spring 2019
• “Medical Marijuana Laws and Why they Need to be Addressed.”- Grace Wilson, 2019
• “The Opioid Epidemic: an American Crisis.“- Halah Little, Spring 2019
• “Racial Disparities in Drug Abuse Treatment.“- Sydni Walker, Spring 2019
• “E-Cigarette Use Among Teens .”- Lucia Hagert, Spring 2019
• “Recent Increase in E-Cigarette Use Among Adolescents in North Carolina.“- Rachel Jensen, Spring 2019
• “Policy Brief: US Health Care Policy for Prescription Painkillers and the Ongoing Opioid Epidemic.“- Lorenzo Muranelli, Spring 2019
• “The Dangers of E-Cigarette Use Amongst Young Adults.“- Julia Vandermel, Spring 2019
• “Why E-Cigarettes Should Be More Regulated and How to Do It.“- Jacobo Trapletti, Spring 2019
• “The Opioid Epidemic.“- Sydney Wudel, Spring 2019

Economics, Budgets and Taxation

• “Fiscal Equity: Closing the School Funding Gap.” – Rianna Saslow, Spring 2020
• “Tackling Inequality With a Wealth Tax.” – Hannah Easley, Spring 2020
• “Urban-Rural Divide.” – Aswatchy Cinu, Spring 2020
• “Reforming Social Security.” – Patrick Nixon, Spring 2020
• “Public Funding for the Creation of Sports Stadiums.” – Joe Reinhardt, Spring 2020
• “The Tampon Tax in NC.” Ashley Huff, Spring 2020
• “Increasing Tax Incentives for Electric Vehicles (EV).”– Sandra Davis, Spring 2019
• “Increasing the Minimum Wage Won’t Help Those in Poverty.”– Grayson Hahn, Spring 2019
• “Campaign Financing in Congress: How “Big Money” has Crept its Way into Democracy.”– Simon Cawley, Spring 2019
• “Is Mandatory Spending Taboo? Addressing an Unsustainable Budget Process.“- Mary Grace Brinson, Spring 2019
• “Using the Estate Tax to Mitigate Extreme Wealth Inequality in the US.”– Audrey Kayser, Spring 2019
• “National Carbon Cap and Trade Policy.“- Ellie Heffernan, Spring 2019
• “Incentivizing Energy Efficiency Improvements in Renter Households.“- Brett Wells, Spring 2019

Education (K-12)

• “American K-12 Education: How is Common Core Faring?” – Hannah Hartsgrove, Spring 2020
• “School to Prison Pipeline.” – Collyn Smith, Spring 2020
• “Childhood Obesity: How Has School Lunch Policy Worked To Mitigate It?” – Kate Leo, Spring 2020
• “Resegregation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.” – Kate Carroll, Spring 2020
• “Making Universal Pre-K Actually Universal.” – Jennifer Nguy, Spring 2020
• “Fiscal Equity: Closing the School Funding Gap.” – Rianna Saslow, Spring 2020
• “The Case for Descriptive Representation in Education.” – Anupama Joy, Spring 2020
• “Mental Health Support in K-12 Public Schools.” – Paige Kemper, Spring 2020
• “The Failures of Abstinence-Only Sex Education in America.” – Cameron Samek, Spring 2020
• “Early Access To Sexual Health Education and Family Planning Resources.” – Ananya Tadikonda, Spring 2020
• “The School to Prison Pipeline.”– Katie Disharoon, Spring 2019
• “School to Prison Pipeline: Analyzing its Effects.” Morgan Thomas, Spring 2019
• “School Discipline and the School to Prison Pipeline.”– Catriona Dick, Spring 2019
• “Raising Teacher Salary in North Carolina Public Schools.“- Matthew Angerson, Spring 2019
• “The Social Outcomes of Special Education in the US.”– Ansley Hardison, Spring 2019
• “NC Teacher Pay Still in Recession.”– Steven Eric Long, Spring 2019
• “Redistributive Policy to End Public Education Funding Disparities”– Daisy Gomez Palacios, Spring 2019
• “School Choice: A Private Shift”– Samuel Reinecke, Spring 2019
• “Where are All the Special Educators?“- Katherine Taylor, Spring 2019
• “Special Needs Education: How Funding and Policy Affects the Future and Lives of Children with Disabilities.“- Emma Sanchez, Spring 2019
• “Supporting Students by Investing in Teachers: A Critique of Performance-Based Pay“- Alexandria Chadwick, Spring 2019
• “NC Pre-K Works. Expand Access Now.“- Sydney Pruitt, Fall 2018
• “Keeping Good Teacher in High-Poverty NC Schools.“- Daniel Bowe, Fall 2018

Environment

• “Plastic Bags: The Problem.” – Grace Elliot, Spring 2020
• “The Decline of the North Atlantic Right Whale.” – Vanessa Chazal, Spring 2020
• “NAFTA/USMCA Environmental Implications.” – Abigail Qiao, Spring 2020
• “Plastic Bags: a Massive Environmental Threat.“- Emily Callahan, Spring 2019
• “From Sea to Rising Sea: The Effects of Climate Change on US National Security.“- Jordan Cox, Spring 2019
• “The Reduction of Plastic Pollution in the United States.”- Madison Harris, Spring 2019
• “Resolving the Coal Ash Issue Caused by Coal Burning Power Plants.“- Taylor Henegar, Spring 2019
• “Policy Tools to Promote Wind Energy.”- Taylor Gosk, Spring 2019
• “Marine Plastic Pollution.“- Michael Meeks, Spring 2019
• “The Truth about Climate Change and Global Warming.“- William Ahlquist, Spring 2019
• “US Carbon Emissions in Relation to Climate Change.“- Eli Strum, Spring 2019
• “National Carbon Cap and Trade Policy.“- Ellie Heffernan, Spring 2019
• “Incentivizing Energy Efficiency Improvements in Renter Households.“- Brett Wells, Spring 2019
• “Dropping American Energy Sector CO2 Emissions.“- Samuel Gee, Spring 2019
• “Trash Water: Dealing with America’s Growing Waste Water Problem.“- Gayathri Raghavendra, Fall 2018
• “North Carolina Water Safety: Pollutive Wastes in Our Water.“- Carol-Ann Smith, Fall 2018
• “The Solution to Water Pollution.”- Savannah Tierney, Fall 2018

Food

• “Reducing Food Waste At The Federal Level.” Jessica Reid, Spring 2020
• “Alleviating Food Insecurity in Rural American Communities.“- Tahia Hannan, Spring 2019
• “Food Deserts in North Carolina.“- Valerie Lundeen, Fall 2018

Foreign Policy and National Security

• “Social Media’s Role in Domestic Terrorism.” – Ruchi Patel, Spring 2020
• “Israeli Policy In Occupied Palestine.” – Zeynab Warraich, Spring 2020
• “NAFTA/USMCA Environmental Implications.” – Abigail Qiao, Spring 2020
• “From Sea to Rising Sea: The Effects of Climate Change on US National Security.“- Jordan Cox, Spring 2019
• “Is Torture Effective?“- Julie Wohala, Spring 2019
• “United States and North Korea Relations: The Threat of Nuclear Missiles.”- Eleanor Murray, Spring 2019
• “Deepfakes: Their Threat to Identity, National Security, and Democracy.”- Grace Sa, Spring 2019

Gun Regulation

• “Campus Carry: How Does it Effect the Lives of Students and Staff in America.” – Olivia Nieri, Spring 2020
• “The Use of Red Flag Laws in Preventing Gun Deaths in America.” – Will Lewis, Spring 2020
• “Is An Assault Rife Ban The Answer To Gun Problems? No.” – Kade Sutton, Spring 2020
• “Gun Violence in the United States.“- Mason Butner, Spring 2019
• “U.S. Burden of Firearm-Related Suicide Deaths.“- Sydney Schamay, Spring 2019
• “Background Checks on Private Firearm Sales.“- Kaitlin Galindo, Spring 2019
• “Teen Firearm Suicide: Stopping a Growing Epidemic in America.“- Zoe Holleran, Spring 2019
• “Expand California Child Access Laws to the Entire Nation.“- Sydney James, Spring 2019
•  “Reducing Gun Violence in America.”- Marissa Bishop, Fall 2018
• “The Truth About America’s Gun Problem.“- Liz Baron, Fall 2018

Housing

• “Residential Segregation in the United States.” Rachel Jones, Spring 2020
• “Credit Where Credit Is Due: Closing The Black/White Homeownership Gap In America’s Cities.” – Noah Clapacs, Spring 2020
• “Eradicating U.S. Veteran Homelessness through Rapid Rehousing Programs.”– Danielle Fowler, Spring 2019
• “Affordable Housing.”– Brie McGhee, Spring 2019
• “Homelessness and Housing First.”– Mackenzie Melton, Spring 2019
• “Confronting the System: Improving the Cost and Navigation of Affordable Housing.” – Maya Logan, Fall 2018
• “Public Housing in Durham NC: Persisting Residential Segregation and Racial Disparity.”– Cat Lee, Fall 2018
• “Homelessness and Housing First.” Lorraine Choo, Fall 2018

Immigration

• “Barriers to Healthcare as a Result of Immigration Status.” – Moonwon Seo, Spring 2020
• “Sanctuary Cities.” – Grace Kluender, Spring 2020
• “Helping DACA Students Get a College Education.”– Rafaela Bayas, Spring 2019
• “College Education for Undocumented Students.” -Maria-Alejandra Arguello, Spring 2019
• “Saving American Immigration.”- David Friday II, Spring 2019
• “How DACA can be Improved.”- David Campos, Spring 2019
• “ICE Detention: Dangerous Healthcare Deficiencies in the US Immigrant Detention System.“- Caroline Lanteri, Spring 2019
• “Immigrants as Gifts.“- Tracey Spaugh, Fall 2018
• “Driver’s Licenses For All? How to Make North Carolina Roads and Communities Safer.”- Juan Avilez, Fall 2018
• “Localities Rights: Don’t Mandate Local Immigration Enforcement.”- Camden Alford, Fall 2018

Labor

• “The Underutilized Workforce.” – Adriana Jordan, Spring 2020
• “Maternity Leave Policy In The United States.” – Capri D’Souza, Spring 2020
• “Maternity Leave in the United States.“- Meagan Gates, Spring 2019
• “Provide Paid Family Leave In the United States.“- Audrey Elmore, Spring 2019
• “Not Just a Women’s Issue: The case for Providing Universal Childcare in the United St ” Melinda McCabe, Spring 2019
• “Increasing the Minimum Wage Won’t Help Those in Poverty.”– Grayson Hahn, Spring 2019

LGBTQ+

• “U.S. Transgender Policy.” – Anna Patricios, Spring 2020
• “LGBT+ Adoption in North Carolina.” – Elisabeth Dennis, Spring 2020
• “Conversion Therapy: The problem, the effects, and the solution.” – Emily Palermo, Spring 2020
• “Barriers and Potential Interventions Concerning Low ART Adherence Among People Living With HIV.” – Elizabeth Ordoñez, Spring 2020
• “Transgender Criminalization: Surveilled and Neglected.”- A. Bennett, Spring 2019
• “Transgender Women’s Safety In Prisons.“- Delaney Welsh, Spring 2019
• “Domestic Violence Protections for LGBTQ Persons in NC.“- Jahmila Best, Spring 2019
• “How Increased Testing for HIV/AIDS Reduces Stigma in the US.“-Varsha Menon, Spring 2019
• “Expand Hate Crime Protections in North Carolina.“- Kyle Ryan, Fall 2018

Military

• “Mental Health Crisis in the US Military.” – Dylan Draughon, Spring 2020
• “Sexual Assault in the Military.” – Chiara Evans, Spring 2020

Native

• “Violent Crime on Native American Reservations.” – Dylan Hall, Spring 2020
• “A Right Not A Privilege: American Indian Access to Healthcare.“- Kerstan Nealy, Spring 2019

North Carolina

• “Resegregation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.” – Kate Carroll, Spring 2020
• “LGBT+ Adoption in North Carolina.” – Elisabeth Dennis, Spring 2020
• “Expanding Mental Health Services For North Carolina.” – Caroline Bowers, Spring 2020
• “How do Hog CAFOs Affect Communities in Eastern North Carolina and What Policy Can be Enacted to Protect those Citizens.” – Alexandra Domrongshai, Spring 2019
• “Hog Production: Laying Waste to North Carolina and It’s People” – Lauren Gilbert, Spring 2019
• “Coverage That Cares: How North Carolina Can Improve Access to a Life-Improving Therapy for Individuals with Autism.“- Elaine Nix, Spring 2019
• “Mandatory Vaccinations for School-Age Children in North Carolina.”- Amy Ohara, Spring 2019
• “Recent Increase in E-Cigarette Use Among Adolescents in North Carolina.“- Rachel Jensen, Spring 2019
• “Social Isolation Among the Elderly in North Carolina.“- Anwesha Nandi, Spring 2019
• “Criminalization of Involuntary Nonpayment of Legal Financial Obligations (LFO’s) in North Carolina.”– Sarah Smith, Spring 2019
• “Stop Shackling Pregnant Inmates.”– Cordelia Gilligan, Fall 2018
• “Expand Hate Crime Protections in North Carolina.“- Kyle Ryan, Fall 2018
• “‘Repeal Death Penalty.’ (House Bill 604).” Karlton Tate, Fall 2018
• “NC Pre-K Works. Expand Access Now.“- Sydney Pruitt, Fall 201
• “Keeping Good Teacher in High-Poverty NC Schools.“- Daniel Bowe, Fall 2018
• “Raising Teacher Salary in North Carolina Public Schools.“- Matthew Angerson, Spring 2019
• “NC Teacher Pay Still in Recession.”– Steven Eric Long, Spring 2019
• “Trash Water: Dealing with America’s Growing Waste Water Problem.“- Gayathri Raghavendra, Fall 2018
• “North Carolina Water Safety: Pollutive Wastes in Our Water.“- Carol-Ann Smith, Fall 2018
• “The Solution to Water Pollution.”- Savannah Tierney, Fall 2018
• “Confronting the System: Improving the Cost and Navigation of Affordable Housing.” – Maya Logan, Fall 2018
• “Public Housing in Durham NC: Persisting Residential Segregation and Racial Disparity.”– Cat Lee, Fall 2018
• “Homelessness and Housing First.” Lorraine Choo, Fall 2018
• “Driver’s Licenses For All? How to Make North Carolina Roads and Communities Safer.”- Juan Avilez, Fall 2018
• “Localities Rights: Don’t Mandate Local Immigration Enforcement.”- Camden Alford, Fall 2018
• “North Carolina Certificate of Need Laws are Bleeding the State’s Healthcare System.“- Drewv Magan, Fall 2018
• “Food Deserts in North Carolina.“- Valerie Lundeen, Fall 2018
• “E-Cigarette Use Among Teens: Accelerating, Harmful, Costly.“- Brady Hanshaw, Fall 2018
  “Expanding Telepsychiatry and Psychology Licensure for Rural North Carolina.“- Aditit Adhikari, Fall 2018
• “Protect Democracy: Vote FOR Voter ID Laws.”- Christian Gillepsy, Fall 2018
• “Protecting the Right to Say No.“- Claudia Opper, Fall 2018

Poverty, Wealth and Income Inequality

• “Tackling Inequality With a Wealth Tax.” – Hannah Easley, Spring 2020
• “Adjusting the U.S. Poverty Line: Working Toward a More Accurate Measure.” – Becca Heilman, Spring 2020
• “Diaper Need in Low-Income Households.“- Cameron Beals, Spring 2019
• “Solving Inequality: How the Elimination of Cash Bail Would Better Serve All Americans.”– Ethan Jorge, Spring 2019
• “Increasing the Minimum Wage Won’t Help Those in Poverty.”– Grayson Hahn, Spring 2019
• “Using the Estate Tax to Mitigate Extreme Wealth Inequality in the US.”– Audrey Kayser, Spring 2019

Public Health

Mental Health

• “Expanding Mental Health Services For North Carolina.” – Caroline Bowers, Spring 2020
• “Conversion Therapy: The problem, the effects, and the solution.” – Emily Palermo, Spring 2020
• “Mental Health Support in K-12 Public Schools.” – Paige Kemper, Spring 2020
• “Mental Health Crisis in the US Military.” – Dylan Draughon, Spring 2020
• “The American Mental Health Crisis: Calling Attention to the Psychiatric Shortage.”-Keianna Oliver, Spring 2019
• “Expanding Telepsychiatry and Psychology Licensure for Rural North Carolina.“- Aditit Adhikari, Fall 2018

Population Health

• “Childhood Obesity: How Has School Lunch Policy Worked To Mitigate It?” – Kate Leo, Spring 2020
• “Genetic Information and Health Data Security.” – Sam Johnson, Spring 2020
• “Barriers to Healthcare as a Result of Immigration Status.” – Moonwon Seo, Spring 2020
• “Barriers and Potential Interventions Concerning Low ART Adherence Among People Living With HIV.” – Elizabeth Ordoñez, Spring 2020
• “America’s Seniors Need Medicare Oral Health Coverage.” – Caroline Le, Spring 2020
• “The Failures of Abstinence-Only Sex Education in America.” – Cameron Samek, Spring 2020
• “Vaccine Hesitancy: Eradicating Misconceptions Regarding Vaccines in the United States.” – Aditi Patel, Spring 2020
• “Combatting Drug Overdoses In The US.” – Nehali Watwe, Spring 2020
• “Price Gouging of Life Saving Drugs.” – Lynelle Huskey, Spring 2020
• “Health Literacy in Marginalized Communities.” – Jaden R. Shields, Spring 2020
• “Sugar-Sweetened Beverages & The Obesity Epidemic.” – Queyang Li, Spring 2020
• “Rare Disease Policy: Improving Patient Access to Treatment.” – Joshua O’Brien, Spring 2020
• “Early Access To Sexual Health Education and Family Planning Resources.” – Ananya Tadikonda, Spring 2020
• “Harm Reduction Policies: The Safer, More Effective Alternative to the “War on Drugs”.” – Julia Fish, Spring 2020
• “Antibiotic Resistance.” – Kylie Brown, Spring 2020
• “The American Opioid Crisis.“- Annie Ferry, Spring 2019
• “A Right Not A Privilege: American Indian Access to Healthcare.“- Kerstan Nealy, Spring 2019
• “How Increased Testing for HIV/AIDS Reduces Stigma in the US.“-Varsha Menon, Spring 2019
• “Medical Marijuana Laws and Why they Need to be Addressed.”- Grace Wilson, 2019
• “Coverage That Cares: How North Carolina Can Improve Access to a Life-Improving Therapy for Individuals with Autism.“- Elaine Nix, Spring 2019
• “The Opioid Epidemic: an American Crisis.“- Halah Little, Spring 2019
• “Polypharmacy: Cures to Reduce Polypharmacy Among Families in the United States.“- Mats Pokela, Spring 2019
• “Childhood Vaccinations: Solving A Nationwide Epidemic.” Analise Fuessy, Spring 2019
• “Racial Disparities in Drug Abuse Treatment.“- Sydni Walker, Spring 2019
• “The Rural Primary Care Shortage.“- Preeyanka Rao, Spring 2019
• “Mandatory Vaccinations for School-Age Children in North Carolina.”- Amy Ohara, Spring 2019
• “E-Cigarette Use Among Teens .”- Lucia Hagert, Spring 2019
• “Recent Increase in E-Cigarette Use Among Adolescents in North Carolina.“- Rachel Jensen, Spring 2019
• “The Need for Tighter Vaccination Laws in the United States.“- Lyndsey Edwards, Spring 2019
• “Unjust Underfunding: The Severe Financial Neglect of Myalgic Encephomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.“- Justin Fligstein, Spring 2019
• “Policy Brief: US Health Care Policy for Prescription Painkillers and the Ongoing Opioid Epidemic.“- Lorenzo Muranelli, Spring 2019
• “The Dangers of E-Cigarette Use Amongst Young Adults.“- Julia Vandermel, Spring 2019
• “Alleviating Food Insecurity in Rural American Communities.“- Tahia Hannan, Spring 2019
• “Pharmaceutical Price Gouging.”- Julia Gillies, Spring 2019
• “Why E-Cigarettes Should Be More Regulated and How to Do It.“- Jacobo Trapletti, Spring 2019
• “Social Isolation Among the Elderly in North Carolina.“- Anwesha Nandi, Spring 2019
• “The Opioid Epidemic.“- Sydney Wudel, Spring 2019
• “North Carolina Certificate of Need Laws are Bleeding the State’s Healthcare System.“- Drewv Magan, Fall 2018
• “E-Cigarette Use Among Teens: Accelerating, Harmful, Costly.“- Brady Hanshaw, Fall 2018

Race and Racism

• “The Death Penalty & Racial Bias.” – Sara McCown, Spring 2020
• “Racial profiling, Biases in the Politicing System & the Detrimental Impacts on Young African Americans.” – Jessica Kim, Spring 2020
• “Why Are Black Mothers Dying And How Can We Save Them?” – Abi Sophina, Spring 2020
• “The Death Penalty: The Ineffective and Discriminatory Practices of Capital Punishment in the US.” – Maria Rita Furtado, Spring 2020
• “The American War on Drugs.” – Jay Ramesh, Spring 2020
• “School to Prison Pipeline.” – Collyn Smith, Spring 2020
• “Resegregation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.” – Kate Carroll, Spring 2020
• “The Case for Descriptive Representation in Education.” – Anupama Joy, Spring 2020
• “Residential Segregation in the United States.” Rachel Jones, Spring 2020
• “Credit Where Credit Is Due: Closing The Black/White Homeownership Gap In America’s Cities.” – Noah Clapacs, Spring 2020
• “Health Literacy in Marginalized Communities.” – Jaden R. Shields, Spring 2020
• “Addressing Racial Disparities in Birth Outcomes.“- Morgan Harron, Spring 2019
• “The School to Prison Pipeline.”– Katie Disharoon, Spring 2019
• “Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: The US Criminal Justice System’s Way of Legally Institutionalizing Racism, Disenfranchising Minorities, and Wasting Tax Payer Dollars.”– Mary Weaver, Spring 2019
• “The Future of Stop-and-Frisk and Why it’s About More Than Policing.” – Caroline Murphy, Spring 2019
• “Racial Disparities in Drug Abuse Treatment.“- Sydni Walker, Spring 2019

Voting

• “Voting Is Power.” – Kiara Thompson, Spring 2020
• “Voter ID Laws: Hurting Students’ Ability to Vote.” – Bennett Bunten, Spring 2020
• “How Do We Fix Low Voter Turnout? .” – Emmy Stewart, Spring 2020
• “United States Felon Disenfranchisement: Systematically Disenfranchising Minority Voters.” – Alayna Powell, Spring 2020
• “Voter ID Laws and Voter Fraud in North Carolina.” – Sam Scheipers, Spring 2020
• “Are Voter ID Laws Necessary?“- Lydia Gilmore, Spring 2019
• “Safeguarding Democracy: Automatic Voter Registration.“- Hannah Motley, Fall 2018
• “Protect Democracy: Vote FOR Voter ID Laws.”- Christian Gillepsy, Fall 2018

Women and Gender

Economics and Labor

• “Maternity Leave Policy In The United States.” – Capri D’Souza, Spring 2020
• “Maternity Leave in the United States.“- Meagan Gates, Spring 2019
• “Provide Paid Family Leave In the United States.“- Audrey Elmore, Spring 2019
• “Legalization of Prostitution: Analyzing Present Day Prostitution Policies.” Caitlyn Sigafose, Spring 2019

Health

• “Abortion Is Not A Right For All … But We Can Fix That.” – Parisa Vahid, Spring 2020
• “Why Are Black Mothers Dying And How Can We Save Them?” – Abi Sophina, Spring 2020
• “Pregnancy in Prisons: Are Pregnant Women Given Adequate Reproductive Treatment while Incarcerated?“- Anna Jarnagin, Spring 2019
• “Alarming Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Rates of Black Women in the US: Why are America’s Black Mothers Dying?“- Jada Raphael, Spring 2019
• “Reducing Necessity for Abortion in the United States.“- Joseph Buckner, Spring 2019
• “Disparities in Maternal Mortality Rates in the US.“- Annabelle Friedman, Spring 2019
• “Accessibility to Abortion Services in the United States: Relative to Insurance Coverage and State Imposed Restrictions.“- Melanie Beam, Spring 2019
• “Menstrual Inequality and the Tampon Tax.”- Hannah Gahagan, Spring 2019
• “Stop Shackling Pregnant Inmates.”– Cordelia Gilligan, Fall 2018

Sexual Assault

• “Sexual Assault in the Military.” – Chiara Evans, Spring 2020
• “Sexual Assault by College Athletes.” Caroline Brady, Spring 2019
• “Increasing the Utilization of Campus Resources By Sexual Violence Survivors.“- Bailey Fattorusso, Spring 2019
• “Sexual Violence on College Campuses.”- Katie Roseman, Spring 2019
• “Campus Sexual Assault: Implications and Solutions.”- Claire Kenan, Spring 2019
• “Protecting the Right to Say No.“- Claudia Opper, Fall 2018