http://brown.edu/academics/population-studies/news/2012-10/center-searches-new-assistant-director en http://brown.edu/academics/population-studies/news/2012-10/new-pstc-postdoc-works-impact-aids-lesotho <p><span><em><strong>PROVIDENCE, R.I.</strong> [Brown University] — </em></span>Meet <a href="/academics/population-studies/about-us/people/m-ellen-block" title="M. Ellen Block" rel="nofollow">Ellen Block</a> — PSTC Postdoctoral Research Associate — who joined the Center in August 2012 after receiving her PhD in Anthropology and Social Work from the University of Michigan this year. Ellen's research investigates the impact of HIV/AIDS on orphan care and the family in Lesotho, southern Africa. </p> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-news-teaser"><legend>Teaser Image</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-image-title"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Ellen assists a grandmother with the maize harvest, Mokhotlong, Lesotho. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-image-credit"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Ellen Block </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-image-caption"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Ellen assists a grandmother with the maize harvest, Mokhotlong, Lesotho.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fi