Short-term Trainees
These are advanced scholars already working in HIV/AIDS prevention who want to develop a greater knowledge or experience in AIDS methodology and research, or qualified scientists and health professionals not currently engaged in HIV research but who wish to obtain the theoretical and methodological skills to do so.

Medium Trainees
These are junior level faculty from the US who are provided resources and access to HIV/AIDS research opportunities in one of the participating countries, allowing them to gain knowledge and build collaborative relationships that will permit them to apply for and obtain additional research support to continue their US-based and international work.

Long-term Degree-seeking Trainees
These are promising individuals from our four participating countries seeking an MS or PhD at UIC in either the College of  Nursing or the School of  Public Health with a specialty in HIV/AIDS prevention.

Clara Chipeta (Malawi), PhD candidate. Clara began her MS in Nursing in January of 2002 and comes to us from the faculty of the Kamuzu College of Nursing at the University of Malawi.  During her traineeship, Clara has assisted Dr. Kathy Norr (PI) on a five-year grant through the National Institute of Nursing Research to study "Mobilizing Health Workers for HIV Prevention in Malawi" and will conduct secondary analysis of the data for her Master's project on "Barriers to Condom Use in HIV/AIDS Prevention in Malawi."

I Made Setiawan (Indonesia), PhD candidate.  Having already received a Master's in Medical Anthropology from the University of Amsterdam in 2000, Made matriculated as a predoctoral Fogarty trainee in the UIC School of Public Health in Fall, 2002.  He is particularly interested in drug-related transmission of HIV and has worked under the guidance of Dr. Wayne Wiebel at Family Health International in Indonesia where he was previously employed with Project Aski Stop AIDS (ASA) before coming to study at UIC. His dissertation topic is Social Risk Networks and HIV/AIDS Among Fishing Boat Crews in Benoa Port , Bali.

Wei Liu (China), PhD candidate.  Wei joined the PhD program in Health Policy and Administration at the School of Public Health, having previously served as Associate Professor and Director, Division of Health Services Research and Policy, at the Institute for Health Sciences, Kunming Medical College. A former Ford Foundation Fellow, Wei has extensive research and practice experience in health services research and HIV/AIDS.

Abigail Kazembe (Malawi), PhD.  Having arrived at UIC with a Master's in Nursing from the University of Wollongong in Australia, Abigail began her doctoral studies in January of 2002 in the School of Public Health. Abigail has a particular interest in adolescent reproductive health and policy development as a prevention strategy and the topic of her dissertation is Female Adolescent-Sexual Decision-Making in the Selected Secondary Schools of the Lilongwe District in Malawi. She has returned to her faculty position at the Kamuzu College of Nursing at the University of Malawi.

Ellen Mbweza (Malawi), PhD.  After completing a Master's degree in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, Ellen joined the faculty at the Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN) at the University of Malawi and later became the Coordinator of the Department of Maternal and Child Health Nursing. The topic of her dissertation is The Relationship power among married couples in Malawi: Implications for HIV prevention. Now that Ms. Mbweza has completed her PhD and returned to her faculty position at KCN, she intends to head the ethical and IRB program at the College.