Cassandra Workman is currently a student in the dual Ph.D./M.P.H. program in the Department of Anthropology and College of Public Health. She received her B.A. in Biological Anthropology from Northern Illinois University. In addition, she holds a M.A. in Anthropology from Western Michigan University. Her research interests include women's health and the political economy of HIV/AIDS.

Cassie's dissertation topic is the intersection of water security and HIV in Lesotho, Africa. She is collaborating on a larger research project examining food security and HIV/AIDS. This research team is comprised of members from USF, the National University of Lesotho, the University of Toronto and Ithaca College. Cassie is currently doing pre-dissertation research this summer in Lesotho.

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