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2007 Royce Fellows for Sport & Society
Hillary Anderson
’08 (women's lacrosse)
"Reducing Secondary Transmission of HIV: How to Educate and
Raise Awareness Through Sport."
Hillary will work with the South African Medical Research Council
in Cape Town to design and implement viable, sustainable and
locally suitable interventions to reduce secondary transmission of
HIV. She will work with local sport clubs to incorporate these
interventions as well as health education and promotion.
Whitney Brown ’08.5 (women's
rugby)
"The Chinese Olympic Experience: Removing Stigma and Empowering
Disabled Athletes Through Sport."
Whitney will explore the experiences of a select group of athletes
with disabilities in Hong Kong and Mainland China. She will examine
the obstacles athletes face, their experiences with discrimination
and the support systems that sustain them through journalistic
interviews with Olympians, coaches and administrators.
Whitney is now in a Political Science PhD program at the
University of British Columbia
Kirsten Harvey ’09 (softball)
"Promoting Exercise in the Recovery of Kidney Transplant
Recipients."
Kirsten will study the effects of incorporating a fitness routine
into the recovery period of kidney transplant patients to decrease
health risks such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease,
possibly lower the need for immunosuppressant drugs, and ultimately
improve the survival rate of transplant patients.
Ben Sieff ’10 (men's club soccer)
"Designing an After-School Program in Namugongo, Uganda."
Ben will design an after-school program in affiliation with the
Namugongo Fund for Special Children, an NGO that provides medical
care, food, school fees and guidance for children in a settlement
thirty minutes north of Kampala. This program will offer enriching
athletic and creative activities as well as academic resources.
Javier Zapata ’09 (intramurals)
"Jump-Starting our Youth: Guaranteeing Low-Income Children
the Right to Play."
Javier will work with the Miami Lakes Optimist Club to develop,
implement and finance a 'no-pay' flag football program for
low-income children in Miami. The league will provide children with
an opportunity to play and employ local youth as referees and
administrators.
Javier is starting his third year at Yale Law School. His
program continues to run and has grown considerably (700-1,000
children).
