2022
Garnick, David; “The Powers of Political Empathy on Polarization: The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict, A Case Study”
Moss-Horwitz, Benjamin; “Sounding the Creative Economy: Comparing Community Music Policy in Ireland and Philadelphia”
2021
Duan, Anna; “When the Penn Kids Came: Population and Succession in a Black Body-building Gym”
Ruiz de la Concha, Daniel; “The Internationalization of Mexican Agriculture: What does the future hold for agricultural workers and the environment?”
2020
Moscovici, Zoe - an examination of prostitution laws: Comparing Kolkata, India with Philadelphia, USA
Ray, Georgia - to examine the role transportation plays in refugee integration patterns
2019
Byun, Hyuntae - to understand the organizational and social infrastructure of urban agriculture in cities across the US, and choose a set of case studies
Jett, Noa - to examine Fresh Grocer as an exploration of inter-racial and cross-class relations in the University community
Lu, Michelle - to explore the sustainability of planned cities through a case study of Zhong Xing New Village, Taiwan
2018
Caroline Kuchta - to compare the community impact of public art, in the form of murals, in Buenos Aires and Philadelphia
2017
Reece Sisto - to examine how undocumented immigrants carve out an economic niche for themselves, via membership to work co-ops
2016
Mira Kaplan - to analyze the ways in which Cape Town’s Woodstock neighborhood has survived development pressures over time
2015
Alisa Shargorodsky - to address the issue of waste reduction by identifying potential incentives for waste stream reduction in Philadelphia
Madeleine Wattenbarger - to study the role of interracial churches on social life in surrounding neighborhoods of West Philadelphia
2014
Jasmine Pang - to study a project-based learning school and the impact of its curricular innovation on student engagement
2013
Marisa Denker - to study the evolution and topography of Dublin's new DIY cooperative art culture
Ian MacLean - to study the impacts of urban greening for storm water management
Manon Vergerio - to compare two similar cities and the role of artist communities in revitalization and/or gentrification
2012
Jenny Chen - to evaluate the impact of Chicago's community gardens
Elizabeth Doi - to study the role of a museum in its community
Kevin Luo - to examine the concept of same-sex parenthood in the Asian-American community
2011
Michelle Lee - to carry out research on the social life of urban coffeeshops
Erica Yoon - to study art museum programming for youth
2010
Sam Bloom - to study memorials and their dialogue with urban settings in Germany
2009
Jody Pollock - to research immigrant community garden projects in Norris Square
Sarah Yeung - to research ethnic grocery stores in metropolitan areas
Leah Yudin - to examine municipal policy and its effect on urban sustainability
2007
Adrian Ponsen - to study the reasons for the foreclosure crisis in Philadelphia
Abby Kolker - to research the treatment of homeless females in the Philadelphia shelter system
2006
Lesley Snyder - for research on community groups at Melrose Commons in the Bronx
Nathaniel Koonce - to examine the dynamics of racial identity among Afro-Brazilians in the context of Centro da Comunidade Brasileira ( Brazilian Community Center) in Danbury, CT
Esther Tjoe - to carry out research on the impact of the film industry on the economy of the Greater Philadelphia area
2005
Amelia Duffy-Tumasz - to study mocrofinance in Senegal
Tara Krueger - for her research on public transportation in Portland, Oregon and Kennewick, Washington
Ethan Lipsitz - to study the planning and design of plazas in Barcelona, Spain
2002
Jennifer Passanante - for a research project on the Public Defender's Law Guardians Program at the State of New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
2000
Jacob Brogan - for an internship with the Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness
Akiko Douglas - for an internship with the John Bartram Association
Rafael Jimenez - for an internship with the Center for Community Partnerships
1999
Achilles Kintiroglou - to work with Sulzberger Middle School
Lauren Sypek - to work with the University City High School "Girl Talk" Club
Lori Taliaferro - to work with the department of Housing and Urban Development
Sarah Wolf - to work with the University City High School "Girl Talk" Club