Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  FDR Distinguished Public Service Award in Washington DC, April 9th, 2008. Photos by Nick Bradley. Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." — Franklin Roosevelt    Kaitlin A Towner School: University of Michigan Member of: Center on Health Care Policy interests: Healthcare, International development I'm a third year African American/African Studies and History major. I'm interested in global public health issues, specifically HIV/AIDS. I'm interested inequality in ART access, and more broadly, how AIDS and poverty reinforce each other. I am involved in a student group called Open Your Eyes/Student Global AIDS Campaign (two groups that recently joined). We do AIDS education presentations to other student groups on campus and host events. I've lobbied a couple times in Washington for funding for AIDS programs, and participated in a campaign to pressure political candidates to step up on AIDS issues. I'm also the production director for the Michigan Independent, a progressive student publication. I've written a couple articles about HIV/AIDS in past issues. However, this is my last semester on staff.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359