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Eileen Stillwaggon

Department: Economics

Expertise:

Author of the book AIDS and the Ecology of Poverty, Stillwaggon has written extensively on HIV/AIDS in developing nations for both scholarly journals and popular media. She also wrote the 1998 book Stunted Lives, Stagnant Economies: Poverty, Disease, and Underdevelopment about the interaction of poor health and poverty in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. She has presented her research at numerous conferences, including the International AIDS Economics Symposium in Durban, South Africa in 2000 and in Bangkok, Thailand in 2004; at the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok and the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Ontario in 2006; at the World Health Organization in May 2005; and at numerous universities in Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and South America. She has taught at universities in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Argentina, and Ecuador, and conducted research in those countries and elsewhere, including South Africa, Botswana, Lithuania, Dominican Republic, and on the Ute Indian Reservation in Utah.

Professional Achievements:

Stillwaggon's recent work integrates biological information on co-factor infections in an economic analysis of the spread of HIV in poor populations. She incorporates scientific findings on the role of malaria, soil-transmitted helminths, schistosomiasis, malnutrition, and other endemic conditions. Her current work involves the modeling of complex systems of disease dynamics to devise effective health and development policies. She is an officer and board member of the International AIDS Economic Network.

Educational Background:

Stillwaggon received a bachelor's of science degree from Georgetown University's Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service, a diploma in economics from the University of Cambridge, and master's and doctoral degrees in economics from American University.

Contact Information:

estillwa@gettysburg.edu

717.337.6675

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