The Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship is proud to award the Dean Hank Dobin Prize in Community-Engaged Independent Work. This award is presented to students whose outstanding thesis best engages a community audience, whether through extensive research, policy recommendations, or new information and analysis.
Congratulations to the 2024 winners!
First Prize (Tie)
Amy Aririguzoh (Anthropology), Multigenerational Poisoning: Apprehending Lead Exposure in East Trenton, New Jersey
Paige Silverstein (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Lead Isotopic Fingerprinting: Exploring Applications to Tap Water Lead Contamination in Trenton, New Jersey
Second Prize
Cristina Maldacena (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Pairing Solar Photovoltaics and Agriculture: Recommendations to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on the Dual-Use Solar Pilot Program
Third Prize
Robert Britt (Spanish and Portuguese), Investigating Health Access, Experience, and Outcome of Latin American Immigrants in Trenton, New Jersey through an Intersectional Lens