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Professor Andrew London's research puts the AIDS epidemic under the microscope
By Eric Meyers
Posted: 10/2/07, 10:04 PM EST Section: Feature
Jeremy Brunson, a current doctoral student of London's, is grateful for his mentor's experience. Brunson said that while his research topic of disabilities isn't directly related to London's area of research, he was still very familiar with the literature and able to put Brunson in contact with the right people.
"It's my experience that he has a very hands-off approach," Brunson said. "Until you call on him, and once you indicate to him that you need assistance, (then) he gives it 110 percent."
Tre Wentling, another doctoral student, is often surprised by London's commitment to his students.
"I was going to be living out of state for the summer and he agreed to sponsor an independent study with me," Wentling wrote in an e-mail. "For this, we set-up routine conference calls to discuss the progression of my research. They were not time-limited conversations, but rather exhaustive and just as productive as face-to-face meetings usually are."
London's love of research expands beyond specific projects. He said that he is one the few professors who enjoy teaching SOC 308, Introduction to Research.
His students seem to notice.
"He explains things in a lot of detail," said Ashley Kingsford, a senior psychology and sociology major who is currently taking London's class.
"At first, I was kind of hesitant because it seemed really complicated, but he made it more interesting, and actually, I'm starting to enjoy it."
London credits his entry into education to his family atmosphere. As a child growing up 40 minutes outside of Boston, his parents would often take him and his siblings into the city to expose them to its rich culture.
"Our parents were pretty middle-class," he said. "They didn't have a lot of money, so they would take us to Boston to expose us to things. They couldn't afford to take us to Europe or anything like that, so they would take us to Montreal or Quebec City because that was the closest they could get to another culture."
"It's my experience that he has a very hands-off approach," Brunson said. "Until you call on him, and once you indicate to him that you need assistance, (then) he gives it 110 percent."
Tre Wentling, another doctoral student, is often surprised by London's commitment to his students.
"I was going to be living out of state for the summer and he agreed to sponsor an independent study with me," Wentling wrote in an e-mail. "For this, we set-up routine conference calls to discuss the progression of my research. They were not time-limited conversations, but rather exhaustive and just as productive as face-to-face meetings usually are."
London's love of research expands beyond specific projects. He said that he is one the few professors who enjoy teaching SOC 308, Introduction to Research.
His students seem to notice.
"He explains things in a lot of detail," said Ashley Kingsford, a senior psychology and sociology major who is currently taking London's class.
"At first, I was kind of hesitant because it seemed really complicated, but he made it more interesting, and actually, I'm starting to enjoy it."
London credits his entry into education to his family atmosphere. As a child growing up 40 minutes outside of Boston, his parents would often take him and his siblings into the city to expose them to its rich culture.
"Our parents were pretty middle-class," he said. "They didn't have a lot of money, so they would take us to Boston to expose us to things. They couldn't afford to take us to Europe or anything like that, so they would take us to Montreal or Quebec City because that was the closest they could get to another culture."
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