Cristina Mattison
Affiliated to Research
E-mail: cristina.mattison@ki.se
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset, hiss 1, plan 9 Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K6 Kvinnors och barns hälsa, K6 NOGRH Klingberg-Allvin, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I hold a B.A. (Honours) in Psychology from the University of Waterloo, an
M.Sc. in Global Health from McMaster University, and a Ph.D. in Health Policy
from McMaster University.
I defended my thesis, /The Roles of Midwives in Health Systems/ [1], in
November of 2017. I have worked in monitoring and evaluation in obstetric
fistula and later held a position where I oversaw the scientific aspects of
and led the execution of evidence syntheses, facilitated citizens panels,
supported stakeholder dialogues, and engaged in activities to mobilize
research evidence to inform pressing health system policy issues.
I currently lead research and policy work at global, national, and local
levels broadly focused on supporting the integration of midwifery into health
systems to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights.
I actively root my work in intersectional feminist, anti-colonial and
collaborative perspectives, recognizing that research in sexual and
reproductive health and rights must first begin by understanding privilege in
order to dismantle systems of oppression.
Association of Ontario Midwives Excellence in Midwifery Research Award (2021)
Recipient of International Policy Ideas Challenge [2], Global Affairs Canada
and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Government of
Canada (2020)
Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Programs Excellence Award, McMaster
University (2017, 2018)
[1] https://macsphere.mcmaster.ca/handle/11375/22078
[2] https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/study_work_travel-etude_travail_voyage/policy_challenge-2020-defi_politique.aspx?lang=eng
Research
- I am a Research Affiliate at Karolinska Institutet and a health systems and
policy researcher that applies this lens to sexual and reproductive health
and rights. Specifically, my work focuses on understanding the roles of
midwives in health systems, which includes midwifery association
strengthening. My collaborative work has been published in BMJ Global Health
[1], Birth [2], BMC Health Services Research [3], and Health Research Policy
and Systems [4], among others.
I have the pleasure to work in an interdisciplinary sexual and reproductive
health and rights research team with expertise in health economics, health
services delivery, political science, health care quality, and clinical
studies.
[1] https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/6/e004850.abstract
[2] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/birt.12352
[3] https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-020-5033-x
[4] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12961-020-00590-0
Teaching
- Sexual, Reproductive and Perinatal Health ASR25T, Healthcare System Research
in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries (Master's Programme in Global and
Sexual and Reproductive Health, University of Dalarna) [2023]
Qualitative and Conceptual Methods (Health Policy PhD Program [1], McMaster
University) [2021-2023]
Doctoral Seminar in Health Policy (Health Policy PhD Program [2], McMaster
University) [2017-2023]
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Honours) Program [3], McMaster University) [2022]
Health Systems and Health Policy (Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours)
Program [4], McMaster University) [2018-2019]
Health Forum Practicum (Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program
[5], McMaster University) [2018-2019]
[1] https://healthsci.mcmaster.ca/hpphd
[2] https://healthsci.mcmaster.ca/hpphd
[3] https://bhsc.mcmaster.ca
[4] https://bhsc.mcmaster.ca
[5] https://bhsc.mcmaster.ca
Articles
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Journal article: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2023;8(10):e012680
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Journal article: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. 2022;15(1):216