"Exploring Convergence and Divergence in National Strategic AIDS Plans"The thesis explores the global and local dynamics that engender or inhibit the development of AIDS policies in Southeast Asia and Sub-Sahara Africa.Types of Data: primary data from UNAIDS, CIA world fact book, Countries' AIDS Commission Reports, and relevant organization and public health literatureMethods: Content Analyses including clustering and latent semantic analysisMajor Findings: Countries' AIDS policies exhibit a high level of convergence, however local cognition impacts the degree to which particular policies are pursued

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Compiled information on topics of interestMaintained office calendarPrepared notes and articles for speechesSKILLSExperienced with STATA, InfoMap, CLUTO, and PythonProficient in SPSS, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint