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In collaboration with the University Libraries' Research Hub, we are virtually and asynchronously hosting the Thomas M. Carsey Graduate Student Symposium throughout Love Data Week 2022 (February 14-18). Tom Carsey, former director of the Odum Institute and esteemed political scientist, was an advocate of graduate student research and support throughout his professional career.

This year, three finalists have submitted presentations of their social research projects. Our expert judges were given the chance to review the presentations and submit questions about them, which our finalists responded to as featured guests on Data Night.

In this episode, finalist Lucy Ruderman, Master's student in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, will respond to questions submitted about her project, "'When I have these kits...I have confidence—HIV self-testing provides agency for women in their sexual decision-making."

Also be sure to check out her video presentation!

Additional resources:

• The effect of providing women sustained access to HIV self-tests on male partner testing, couples testing, and HIV incidence in Kenya: a cluster-randomised trial
• A qualitative study of secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits by female sex workers in Kenya