Katherine Hamilton is a senior from Westfield, NJ. She is a Public Policy major with a minor in French and a certificate in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Katherine currently interns at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy where she focuses on drug supply chain and drug shortage issues. Katherine previously worked on Bass Connections’ Tracing the Roots of Nutrition team, a research group exploring food insecurity in Durham, NC. Katherine is captain of Duke’s varsity cross country team, and she serves on Duke’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Honors Thesis: Navigating Barriers: Evaluating the Effectiveness of HPV Vaccine Campaigns in Promoting Vaccine Uptake Throughout the United States

Faculty Advisor: Professor M. Giovanna Merli