1. November3,2014
RE: RecommendationforAbdulrahmanSalimAllly
To whomit mayconcern,
I am writingthislettertogive myhighestrecommendationfor Abdul RahmanSalim. Mr.Salimworked
closelywith me duringmydissertationresearchentitled MeaningfulInvolvementof PeopleLivingwith
HIV/AIDSinTanzania’sstructural approachestoHIV/AIDSPrevention. Mr.Salimwasrecommendedto
me througha colleague. He wasinstrumental inconductingandtranslatinginterviews,andanalyzing
data.
Mr. Salimusedexcellentanalysisskillstocleanthe data,andprovide adetailedreportof the survey
results. He workedlonghours,andremainedcommittedthroughoutthe entireresearchprocess. Mr.
Salimdisplayedstrengthinconductingbothquantitative andqualitative analysis. He assistedme with
conductinginterviews,translation,anddataanalysis. He excelledineachof these jobactivities. Not
onlydidMr. Salimhave noteworthydataanalysis skills,hiscommunication,writing, andorganizational
abilitiesgreatlysupportedmyresearch work. He wasalwaysveryprofessional,andreliable,oftentimes
arrivingearlytomeetings,andreadytoworkimmediately. Mr.Salimwassuch a hard worker,there
were timesthatI wouldneedtoencourage himto take a lunchbreak. He was proactive inhiswork,and
was always a stepahead,usinghiscreative abilitiestosuggest recommendationsforthe researchwork,
as well assearchingforadditional literature on-line. Iappreciatedhisindependentworkethic. Mr.
Salimwasalsoa greatproblemsolver. If Ifoundmyself inabindintermsof myresearchwork,he was
quickto provide innovative solutions. Forexample,Iwashavingchallengessettingupinterviews,and
meetingwithall of the intervieweeswithinalimitedtime span. He createdanefficientschedule along
witha map to ensure thatI couldmeeteveryone atdesignatedlocationswithinthe time frame needed.
In summary,if there isanyone insearchof a professional researcherinTanzania,Mr.Salimwill be the
firstpersonthatI recommend.
Feel free tocontact me,if youhave any questions,orwouldliketodiscussmyrecommendationfurther.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Stines,Ph.D.
Clinical ResearchDirector
Children’sNational Medical Center
+1-240-423-8417