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    1. The volume focuses on the creative and dynamic ways that people in African contexts are using their leisure time, having fun, being creative, and engaging in forms of expressive culture.

      I love this! The are looking at the African people and their lives as a whole. They are real people, and the beauty and reality of their lives is just as important to research as the data is.

    2. Through surveys and in-depth interviewing, we will also gather perspectives from development economists and African research participants regarding their experiences with RCTs and their expectations about if, when, and how results should be returned.

      The best way to find figure out how to do things right is finding out what has been done wrong. Interviewing participants and truly caring about what they have to say is at the heart of doing it right. Learning with participants instead of just learning about them... Perspective, Perspective, Perspective.

    3. Working closely with a team of co-authors, including Judith Meta in Tanzania and undergraduate students from the UO’s Clark Honors College, we have a series of articles addressing the major themes of the grant.

      Working in collaboration is a great plan for Ethical accountability. I also like that she noted addressing major themes of the grant as multiple minds and experiences put together brings out a wealth of useful and cultivated perspectives.

    4. 5-year NSF CAREER award through the Science and Technology Studies (STS) program area, and work began in 2019.

      The fact that this project has received such a funding awards proves that the research is worth the time and money that it requires. It would not received a long term fund unless it had been reviewed and approved by appropriate IRB's.

    5. focused on the needs and experiences of people who inject drugs (PWIDs).

      This to me is beautiful research and I would go as far as to call it "care research". We do not know how to treat people if we don't know their needs and experiences. This is fully person centered research and I believe it is THE way to do human research.