Past Plastino Scholar Recipients
Dr. Patricia Sloane-White
The Plastino Scholars program helps undergraduates create their own experiential learning opportunities around their passions.
The Class of 2023 Plastino Scholars includes:
Christian Adams, who researched stingless bees and the bee management practices of the Maijuna community in remote northeastern Peru.
Clara Cvik, who studied best practices in urban planning in several cities in Denmark and Sweden.
Emma Knapp, a UD World Scholar who examined the Philippines’ history of colonialism and the ways it informs how contemporary Filipinos view themselves.
Hailey Kremenek, an Honors College student, who visited Ireland, Belgium and France to help her better understand why textile art has been relegated to the sidelines, in part due to the concept that it is “women’s work.”
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2024 Plastino Scholars
September 11, 2024 | Written by Margo McDonoughPlastino Scholars follow their academic passions worldwide -
2023 Plastino Scholars
September 29, 2023 | Written by Margo McDonoughThe 2023 Plastino Scholars pursued research opportunities around the world during the summer of 2023. -
2022 Plastino Scholars
September 19, 2022 | Written by Tiffany Hess-BennetteUD Honors students Anya Sen and Nana Ohemaa Asante, traveled to France and Morocco and Los Angeles as the 2022 class of Plastino Scholars. -
2020 Plastino Scholars
June 11, 2020 | Written by Dara McBrideAmy Ciminnisi, Elizabeth Habash and Kate Uray pursue their greatest research passions as the 2020 class of Plastino Scholars. -
2019 Plastino Scholars
May 23, 2019 | Written by Nadine SabaterOn May 2, at the annual Plastino Scholars Dinner, the 2019 scholars presented the details of their transformational journeys along with their personal and academic discoveries.
YouTube Video Link for 2010 Plastino Scholar: youtube.com/watch?v=093Atr4559E
Past Recipients
Christiana Adams: Examining the Ethnobiology of Maijuna Stingless Beekeeping
Amy Ciminnisi: Malaysia’s Hopeful Youth
Clara Cvik: Girls are from Saturn, Boys are from Jupiter, and Urban Planners are from Scandivania
Emma Knapp: All I Have Learned: The Philippines and Beyond
Hailey Kremenek: Conservation of Historical Textiles
Anya Sen: Examining Post-Colonial Immigrant Identities in Marseille and Morocco Plastino Scholar
Nana Ohemaa S Asante: The Dora Milaje Project: Becoming A Stuntwoman in A Month
Kelsey Murray, '20, Seeking the Joy in Healthcare: Pediatric Nursing Homes
Caleb Owens, '21, Return to a "Happy Country": Estonian e-democracy
Rachel Evans, '20, Living Your Best Life: Rejecting Passive Consumption and Defining One's Self Image
Daniel Schaefer, '19, Analyzing the Language and Culture of Sephardic Communities, Greece
Drew Sanclemente, '19, It's All About the Climb: Tanzania
Nhu (Mickey) Nguyen, '19, Associations Between Caregiver Mindfulness and Patient Care, Viet Nam
Olivia Mann, '19, A Call to Memory/Holocaust and Genocide Education, USA
David Chiat, '18, Camino de Santiago de Compostela
Varsha Kripalu, '18, Health Equity for a Marginalized Population in Bangladesh
Francis Mahon, '18, Set in Stone: Represented and Hidden Histories in Savannah's Public Monuments
Courtney Mainwaring, '18, Meditation and Mindfulness: Experiencing and Implementing Their Restorative Powers
Megan Masterson, '18, From Middle School to Malawi
Kira Smith, '18, Health Promotion and Medical Care for Chinese Orphans
Abigail Vanover, '18, The (Green) Concrete Jungle
Navika Gangrade, '17, Seeds of Change: An Exploration into the Nutritional Impact of Urban Farms
Christoper Gunter, '17, The Missing Voices Project--Understanding the Collateral Consequences of the Convicted and Charged
Max Holdsworth, '17, Preventive Health in Great Britain's National Health Service
Alexis Holzmann, '17, School over Summer Vacation: Collaborative Learning with the Koonwarra Village School
Katie Katz, '17, Oral Rehydration Solutions in Rwanda
Emily Wunsch, '17, Disparities in Health Care: Outreach with the Latino Community in the American Southwest
Georgina Class-Peters & Gerti Wilson '16, The Beauty Project: Ghana
Sean Krazit & Kevin Mascitelli '16, Swing Dancing Across America
Lael Houston '17, Aboriginal Australian Health: Going Down Under
Sophiana Leto '17, Museums as Social Service Providers: Examining the Changing Role of a Historic Institution
Austin Roadarmel '17, U.S. Healthcare Reform
Dunia Tonob '16, What a Patient Wants, What a Patient Needs: Patient Satisfaction with Healthcare and Perception of East Asian Traditional Medicine
Becky Bronstein '14, Passionate About Sustainability and Fascinated by Community
Jocelyn Moore '15, Understanding Freedom Makers: A Behind-the Scenes Look at the Inner Workings of Anti-Trafficking Organizations
Mark Rucci '14, Kids Deserve a SNAC: A Path to the Community Eligibility Option
Elana Berk '15, Beyond the Mesa
Cristian Vitale '16, Finding Power in Powerless Situations: How Cambodian Buddhism Brings Light Pla
Alexandra Davis '14, Global Pop-Ups: Retail and economy in South Africa
Ian Guthoff '14, A Modern Muir: America's National Parks and Environmental Sustainability
Matthew Roarty '15, Improvisational Comedy
Eliot Hetterly '13, Maternal Health in Bangladesh
Katie Yoder & Jillian Farquharson '13, Political Documentary: Searching for the Voices of America
Dan Reyes '12, Food Systems in the United States and Guatemala
Allison Solowsky '13, East Indians living in Guyana and from Guyana to India
Marcella Omans '13, Adoption process in Bogota, Columbia
Allison Rogers '12, Taking Action for Exotic Avian Species
Chris Kerwien '13, Solar Power Technology in India
Lisa Russo '12, Ethnomusicology and the Culture of Gamelan in Bali, Indonesia
Stephanie Halperin '11, The History and Culture of the Jewish Community in Buenos Aires, Argentina
R. Binder-Macleod '12, 3,000 miles across the United States by bicycle
Mary McCartin '11, African culture in Ghana
Matthew Watters '11, Healthcare infrastructure in the Sudan
Danny Childs '12, Ethnobotanical field study of the use of medicinal plants, Peru
Monica Trobagis '11, Transnational lives, New York City
Rita Chang '10, Social Responsibility in the Textile and Apparel Industry, Taiwan
Mary Paolantonio '10, Marine Biology expedition, British Virgin Islands
Laura Schwartz '09, HIV/AIDS research in Ghana and Kenya
Ariel Wilson '11, Child labor in India
Victoria Clark '10, Welsh heritage experience
Gina Siddiqui '10, Health care delivery systems in Pakistan and Chile
Joshua Kling 09, Old World vineyards in Europe
Amy Weniger '09, Infant and prenatal healthcare in Peru
Robyn Mello '09, Migration in Sierra Leone