Shae Fitzpatrick
’10 (women's basketball)
"Extending Boundaries and Building Bridges with Basketball in
New Delhi."
Shae joined the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Global
Operations Team in New Delhi, India and worked to support the
Basketball Without Boarders outreach program by teaching core
values in sportsmanship, health education and basketball skills.
Shae's interactive experience with the local children, HIV patients
and the NBA All-Asia basketball skills camp provided unique insight
into the universal power of sport to bridge cultural differences
across society and effectuate positive change.
Rachel Foodman
’09 (gymnastics)
"Physical Education in an Era of Reform."
Rachel assessed the obstacles facing elementary school physical
education teachers in public, private and charter schools in San
Diego. She will craft her findings into a policy memo.
Katharine Glerum ’10 (women's
rugby)
"Researching Play as a Socializing Force within Modernized
and Non-Modernized Peru."
Katie interned for the Urban Youth Sports Program at the Center
for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. She
then applied that experience in Peru, where she observed children
at play in both a modernized area (Huancayo) and a non-modernized
area (Vikso), creating a series of case studies.
Abby Hein ’10 (field hockey)
"Shimbwe School Soccer League"
Abby set out to organize and direct a soccer league for 250
children at the Shimbwe Secondary School near Moshi, Tanzania. This
project was intended to provide both an opportunity for
disadvantaged children to play, and a chance for Abby to observe
and evaluate a cross-cultural organization's use of Western
rights-based models of humanitarian aid.
Scott Warren ’09 (individual
athlete - marathon)
"The Intersection of Baseball and Local Community Development
in the Dominican Republic."
Scott investigated the impact of American Major League Baseball
academies in the Dominican Republic. He examined the activities
conducted by the academies in local Dominican communities in order
to highlight the real-world economic impact of this exchange on the
lives of everyday Dominicans. He participated in an evaluation of
the importance of education in the Dominican player's path to
professional baseball, and examined the effectiveness of projects
these players undertake to improve their communities in the
Dominican Republic.
Hank Weintraub
’09 (men's water polo)
"Gay Athletes in the Ivy League"
Hank interviewed gay, male athletes from Ivy League teams, as well
as select coaches. From these narratives, Hank seeks to gain
insights into the experiences of gay male athletes in the Ivy
League. Throughout the process, he worked with noted scholars to
craft recommendations for Ivy Athletic Directors and the NCAA,
suggesting ways to improve the experiences of gay collegiate
athletes.