Epidemic and Identity: a Cross-Cultural Comparison of AIDS Prevention Approaches in  France and the United States

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  • Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v12i1.190

Keywords:

Undergraduate research, Education abroad, Undergraduate research abroad, France

Abstract

This article presents an undergraduate student research project on a cross-cultural comparison of AIDS prevention approaches in France and the United States conducted on a study abroad program in Toulouse, France.

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Author Biography

Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer

Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer grew up in Baltimore. A member of the class of 2004 of Dickinson College, he graduated summa cum laude with departmental honors in French. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He studied abroad in Toulouse, France and returned there after graduation. After completion of a certificate of political studies at the Institut d’Études Politiques and working as an assistant at the Dickinson Center in Toulouse, he now teaches English and American civilization at the Université de Toulouse: Le Mirail.

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Published

2005-11-15

How to Cite

Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, M. (2005). Epidemic and Identity: a Cross-Cultural Comparison of AIDS Prevention Approaches in  France and the United States. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 12(1), 189–203. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v12i1.190

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