Karen Grepin

Karen A. Grépin is the Canada Research Chair in Global Health Policy and Evaluation and an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Sciences as well as the School of International Policy and Governance at Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr. Grépin’s research focuses institutional factors affecting the demand and supply of health services, the politics and effectiveness of development assistance for health, and the role of routine health information systems in strengthening health systems. Her research has been published in leading global and health journals including the Lancet: Global Health, Health Policy & Planning, and the Journal of Health Economics.  She has a PhD in Health Policy (economics) from Harvard University and an SM in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health.