Cristina Mattison

Dr. Cristina Mattison (she/her/ella) is a settler and health systems and policy researcher specializing in intersectional and collaborative approaches. She holds a PhD in Health Policy from McMaster University (2017) and is an affiliate researcher at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, within the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health.

Guided by the reproductive justice framework, Cristina’s research focuses on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and the development of equitable, evidence-informed policy solutions. She works at global, national, and local levels, primarily in partnership with civil society organizations, recognizing their key role in designing and implementing innovative health programs that address structural inequities.

Cristina has nearly two decades of experience in monitoring and evaluation, stakeholder engagement, co-creation, and knowledge translation. Her expertise includes evidence synthesis,  facilitating citizen panels, policy dialogues, and mobilizing research evidence to support health system policy development, including within complex health and humanitarian settings.

• 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, McMaster University) [2021-2023]
• Doctoral Seminar in Health Policy (Health Policy PhD Program, McMaster University) [2017-2023]
• Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program, McMaster University) [2022]
• Health Systems and Health Policy (Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program, McMaster University) [2018-2019]
• Health Forum Practicum (Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program, McMaster University) [2018-2019]