Anne E. Brisson
Dartmouth College
Field: Public Health
Host: Pristina University, Pristina, Kosovo
Dates of Grant: September 1, 2003 - June 1, 2004

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…”

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