M. Catherine Maternowska, PhD, MPH
- Assistant Professor
- maternowska@obgyn.ucsf.edu
- Director, Social Science & Policy International Centre for Reproductive Health - Kenya
Contact Information
| Academic Phone: | 916/213-3815 |
| Academic Fax: | 415/502-8479 |
Research/Clinical Interests:
Dr. M. Catherine Maternowska conducts original ethnographic research examining family planning and reproductive rights. Her research includes an examination of the impact of sexually transmitted infections, poor pre-natal care, and an absence of good obstetric services on the health of women living in poverty in urban California, Mexico, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Kenya, where she currently resides. She has served as Principal Investigator and/or Senior Investigator on at least nine projects addressing gender, power, and cultural issues since arriving at UCSF. Areas of interest include: Critical medical anthropology and political economy of fertility; Caribbean (Haiti), Zimbabwe, and Tanzania, and Kenya; Applied research in resource-deficient settings; International health care inequities and critiques of development; Reproductive rights and advocacy around sexual and gender-based violence.
Education/Training
| Year | Institution & Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | University of London, The London School of Economics and Political Science | B.Sc. | Economics and Geography |
| 1986 | University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI | MPH | Population Planning and |
| 1996 | Columbia University, School of Public Health, New York, NY | PhD | Medical Anthropology, Division of Sociomedical Sciences |
Achievements & Recognition
| Year | Major Honors |
|---|---|
1992 |
Association for Women in Science - Academic Achievement in the Sciences |
1992-3 |
Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship/IIE |
1992-3 |
Inter-American Foundation Dissertation Fellowship |
1993-5 |
Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in Population Sciences |
