I have to admit I abruptly ended my posts on the blog, but that was not the end of my research!

It turns out that money for a film couldn’t be found, but I nevertheless really wanted to “do something” with the research and experience to share it with others. I turned towards academia, and have been writing and speaking away! Not quite as cool as a film, but maybe that will happen later?

I produced a final report for BGI’s internal use that is quite readable and expands on many of the themes presented here in a more focused manner.

I’ve been reworking this report into a (hopefully) publishable academic article, and should be done within the next month. It has involved an immense amount of reading and re-evaluating of my initial impressions. I think they have matured with time and as I have read more of the academic literature. However, I’m still quite surprised to find so much support for my initial impressions – it seems that my gut was not too far off! But as usual, I’m probably more confused than ever. I have realized just how complex things are to solve – more so than I initially expected. Thus the article will really prompt a lot more research and thinking!

I also gave a presentation (audio/slide sync here) on my work for the Global Health Department at the UW’s MPH seminar – it was a fantastic experience and a great honor!

I’ve personally been quite transformed by the whole experience – and quite perplexed about how to fix it all! But that’s the first step right?

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