konstantina Ploumi
Asst Professor
Zicklin School of Business
Department: N. P. Loomba Dept of Mgt
Areas of expertise:
Email Address: konstantina.ploumi@baruch.cuny.edu
- Biography
- Teaching
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Dr. Tania Konstantina Ploumi is an Assistant Professor of Management (Sustainability) at Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business, specializing in ESG, climate leadership, and regenerative business innovation. Her research explores the intersections of sustainability, behavior change, ecosystem services, and mental health, while her teaching emphasizes experiential and transdisciplinary approaches that connect students with real-world climate and community challenges. She is involved several funded projects, including international sustainability education initiatives in Greece and Ghana, and serves on advisory councils advancing sustainability in higher education.
Education
Ph.D., Environmental Science, University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) Boston United States
M.Sc., MSc in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, Hellenic Open University Greece
M.Sc., Ecosystem Services, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Edinburgh Scotland United Kingdom
B.Sc., Marine Science, University of the Aegean Mytilene Greece
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Savicki Fellowship | 2023-05-24 | James Savicki Fellowship, first recipient, School for the Environment, UMass Boston, $7.500 | |
| Sustainable Solutions Lab Fellowship | 2022-09-08 | Sustainable Solutions Lab Fellowship, UMass Boston, $3.000 | |
| Venizeleion Graduate Scholarship | 2022-05-17 | Venizeleion Graduate Scholarship, $5.000 | |
| Paterakis Graduate Scholarship | 2021-05-19 | Paterakis Graduate Scholarship, Pancretan Association of America, $5.000 | |
| James Savicki Fellowship | 2021-05-11 | James Savicki Fellowship, first recipient, School for the Environment, UMass Boston, $3.000 | |
| Maptionnaire Fellowship and training | 2019-09-03 | Maptionnaire Fellowship and training $5.850 | |
| Summer School Think Nature | 2019-08-21 | Summer School Think Nature 2019: “Nature-Based Solutions – From Theory to Practice,” Full Scholarship, Greece | |
| ALTER-Net Summer School Scholarship | 2019-05-16 | Summer School 14th ALTER-Net Summer School: “Biodiversity, ecosystem services: science and its impact on policy and society,” Full Scholarship, France $920 | |
| SSRC & UMass Boston fellowship | 2019-05-16 | SSRC & UMass Boston, developing transdisciplinary research proposals, Fellowship, $3.000 | |
| Kokalis Foundation | 2017-09-21 | Awarded in a Greek National competition for a green startup for the “marine BI matters” project and invited by the EU presidency to attend the COMPET meeting, organized for the EU ministers responsible for competitiveness. | |
| IGERT Associate Fellow - NSF | 2017-09-01 | IGERT Associate Fellow - NSF, UMass Boston, (2017-2019), $8.000 | |
| World Forum on Natural Capital Conference | 2013-09-18 | The First World Forum on Natural Capital Conference organized by the wbcsd, UNEP & SNH, scholarship, $950 | |
| Vardinogiannion Idrima | 2012-09-19 | Vardinogiannion Idrima, Greece, scholarship for postgraduate studies, $3.850 |