Democratic institutions require active participation to function well. I am interested in the mechanics of democratic participation — how people engage with elections, civic organizations, and public institutions — and in the structural questions that determine whether those institutions are genuinely representative.
Students who cannot afford or access menstrual hygiene products face a documented barrier to educational participation — missing class, falling behind academically, and disengaging from campus life.
Community college students face disproportionate mental health stressors — financial pressure, work obligations, family responsibilities — yet have less access to mental health infrastructure than four-year university students.
A generation of students is entering public life without a working knowledge of how government functions — a structural vulnerability for democratic self-governance.
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