Senior lecturer at Epidemiology and Global Health. MD, PhD, and Docent/Associate Professor in Public Health.
MD, PhD, and Docent/Associate Professor in Public Health. Senior lecturer at Epidemiology and Global Health.
I conduct critical studies of health and welfare systems with a focus on inequities and privatisations. Thematically and empirically, my research explores testosterone tests and treatment; LGBTQ people's access to care; sexual and reproductive health (primarily in collaboration with Bolivia and Ecuador); and gender based violence and shelters. My work is interdisciplinary, often situated at the intersection of public health and gender studies. I primarily use qualitative methods, including interviews, as well as policy and media analysis.
My doctoral dissertation focused on trans people's access to gender-affirming care and their experiences of health. Since completing my PhD, I have conducted research on young trans people's mental health, social services’ work with intimate partner violence, sexual consent, and women's experiences of living with HIV. A consistent theme in my research is examining how welfare institutions – through policies, governance, and practices – as well as societal norms influence the health and access to care of different groups.
Teaches in qualitative methods, social medicine, global health, LGBTQ and gender issues at medical school, the master's program in public health and in gender studies.