Past Plastino Scholar Recipients

Contact Information

Dr. Patricia Sloane-White​​

Director of the Plastino Scholars Program​
 
The 2023 Plastino scholars pursued research opportunities around the world over the summer. From left to right, Emma Knapp, Clara Cvik, Christian Adams and Hailey Kremeneck.
2023 Plastino Scholars

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.”      

Latest News
  • From left to right are Charlotte Gotilla, Jamie Milby and Shanea Higgin.

    2024 Plastino Scholars

    September 11, 2024 | Written by Margo McDonough
    Plastino Scholars follow their academic passions worldwide
  • 2023 Plastino Scholars

    September 29, 2023 | Written by Margo McDonough
    The 2023 Plastino Scholars pursued research opportunities around the world during the summer of 2023.
  • 2022 Plastino Scholars

    September 19, 2022 | Written by Tiffany Hess-Bennette
    UD 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 McBride
    Amy 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 Sabater
    On 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.
2010 Plastino Scholar, Danny Childs, talks about his experiences in South America made possible by the program at the University of Delaware.

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​