Alana Cattapan

Biography

Previously a CIHR postdoctoral fellow at Novel Tech Ethics in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University, Alana Cattapan’s research examines stakeholder engagement in health policy making in Canada. More specifically, she takes a critical feminist approach to the study of public policy, looking at the processes by which women and other historically marginalized communities are left out of health policy making. She is also collaborating on research initiatives related to gender, law and public policy including projects on gender and public engagement in Canada, and feminist approaches to the digital humanities.

Research Interest

Stakeholder engagement in health policy making in Canada Reproductive biotechnologies Gender and public engagement in Canada Medicalization and the social construction of health and illness Science and innovation policy