Anne E. Brisson - U.S. Scholar to Kosovo
Field: Public Health
Home Institution: Dartmouth College
Host Institution: Pristina University
Grant Dates: September 2003 - June 2004
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Anne E. Brisson with students in Kosovo
U.S. Fulbright Scholar Anne E. Brisson Anne E. Brisson journeyed to the the University of Pristina in Kosovo in 2003 to conduct research on “Kosovo Attitudes about Drugs and HIV/AIDS” and teach a masters seminar on HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. Her ethnographic research project examined substance abuse among young people in the context of the 1999 war, concluding that effective prevention efforts among young people and the general public hinge on community-based services to users and their families. Ms. Brisson commented, "The Fulbright award gave me the flexibility to develop new programs, make new connections, and further collaboration between U.S. and Kosovar policy-makers.
To the U.S.-Kosovo Fulbright Program