Monthly Archives for September 2019


5: Neem

Case 1:   1: Facts of the Cassituation: The 14 million trees in India have been used extensively over the past 2,000 years for medicinal purposes, food production, toiletries, fuel, and pesticides Azadirachta indica (Neem) a tree indigenous to India Neem is sacred Neem is used for medical purposes, food production, toiletries, fuel, and pesticides […]


4: Ethical Decision-Making and Grassroots Diplomacy: Women’s Co-Op Gruel vs. Porridge

Facts: Part 1   Gruel is used to wean children off breastfeeding from 2-24 months Gruel is made up of cornmeal and bananas The gruel is not nutritionally valuable The mothers believe it is nutritionally valuable The mothers don’t believe in the efficacy of the new gruel The women would own the new formula through […]



2: Ethical Decision-Making Case Study: Water Pathogen Research in Lesotho

The following is a step-by-step approach to the problem of payment for research-aiding services in the developing nation of Lesotho. This approach aligns with my peer-developed perspective on the most effectual decision based in universal ethical and moral codes of conduct.   The facts: We are planning on doing research on a disease-causing pathogen that […]


1: Research Lessons Learned – The Philippines

Context for this post is given in my last post titled “Reflections from the Philippines” The types of insights listed here should indicate that my foremost thoughts for most of the trip were on developing better team dynamics for accomplishing more effectual work. The teams there consisted of five American university students (including myself), three […]