Alana Cattapan
Assistant Professor Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon SK
Alana Cattapan researches women's engagement in public policy making, focusing on health and reproductive biotechnologies
Social
Biography
She is also collaborating on research initiatives related to gender, law, and public policy including projects on gender and public engagement in Canada, altruism in clinical trial participation, and feminist approaches to the digital humanities.
As an educator, she is committed to critical pedagogy and the recognition of diverse learning styles. Her work on Wikipedia as a site of feminist pedagogy is the subject of articles in Feminist Teacher and York University’s Alumni magazine.
Areas of Expertise
Education
University of Ottawa
B. Soc. Sc.
Political Science and Women's Studies
2006
University of Toronto
M.A.
Political Science and Women's Studies
2007
York University
Ph.D.
Political Science
2015
Affiliations
- Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
- Gender and Women's Studies (Dalhousie University)
Languages
- French
Media Appearances
Limited Funding for IVF Does Not Go Far Enough
The Toronto Star print
2015-04-15
Commentary on the public funding of IVF in Ontario
Why Ontario's IVF Funding Structure is Not the Answer
TVO.org online
2015-10-26
Commentary on the public funding of IVF in Ontario
Ontario Should Focus on Preventing Infertility Instead of Treating It
Healthydebate.ca online
2015-11-15
Commentary on the funding of IVF in Ontario
Don’t Commercialize Women’s Bodies
Montreal Gazette print
2016-03-12
Letter to the editor about the commercialization of surrogacy (w/ Françoise Baylis)
The Curious Case of Informed Consent for Egg Donation
BMJ: Journal of Medical Ethics Blog online
2016-03-17
Commentary on original research project on Canadian consent forms for egg donation
The Trouble with Paying for Sperm
The Toronto Star print
2016-04-09
Commentary on the cross-border semen trade and relevant Canadian regulation. (w/ Françoise Baylis)
Sex-Selective Abortion is About More than Wishing for Male Children
TVO.org online
2016-04-19
Commentary on sex-selective abortion in Ontario
Articles
(Re)Writing ‘Feminism in Canada’: Wikipedia in the Feminist Classroom
Feminist Teacher2012-01-01
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The Devil We Know: The Implications of Bill C-38 for Assisted Human Reproduction in Canada
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada2013-07-01
w/ Sara Cohen
Rhetoric and Reality: ‘Protecting’ Women in Canadian Public Policy on Assisted Human Reproduction
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law2013-11-01
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Breaking the Ice: Young Feminist Scholars of Reproductive Politics Reflect on Egg Freezing
International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics2014-11-01
w/ Katie Hammond, Jennie Haw, and Lesley Tarasoff
Risky Business: Surrogacy, Egg Donation, and the Politics of Exploitation
Canadian Journal of Law and Society2014-12-01
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Notions of Harm in Canadian Law: Addressing Exposures to Household Chemicals as Reproductive Torts
Canadian Journal of Comparative and Contemporary Law2015-01-01
w/ Roxanne Mykitiuk and Mark Pioro
Social Egg Freezing: Risk, Benefits and Other Considerations
Canadian Medical Association Journal2016-04-13
w/ Angel Petropanagos, Françoise Baylis, and Art Leader
Contesting Estimates of Cryopreserved Embryos in the United States
Nature Biotechnology2015-09-08
w/ Dave Snow and Françoise Baylis
Of Research and Reproduction: Defining Embryo Research in Canada
Monash Bioethics Review2015-12-01
w/ Dave Snow
Frozen in Perpetuity? ‘Abandoned Embryos’ in Canada
Reproductive Biomedicine and Society Online2015-12-01
w/ Françoise Baylis
Patient Decision Making on the Disposition of Surplus Cryopreserved Embryos in Canada
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada2016-01-01
w/ Ashley Doyle
