Expertise
See below for faculty research areas of expertise
Aging
Ellen Amster PhD
Faculty Full Biography
Associate Professor
Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine; Scholar, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Department of Family Medicine and History
Area of Expertise: Middle East Studies & Islam; Global History of Biomedicine; Maternal & Infant Health in Morocco; Gender Violence
905-525-9140 ext. 20006
Ellen Amster is the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of History, specializing in global health and women's health. She is also a member of CHEPA. A Fulbright scholar and a Chateaubriand scholar of the government of France, she holds a PhD and a Masters’ degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Before coming to McMaster she was an Associate Professor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has research and field expertise as an Islamicist and an Arabist, and has served as an Arabic-English-French translator for ORBIS, an international ocular surgery non-governmental organization (NGO) during its mission in Morocco. She uses qualitative and mixed-methods to study the social aspects of health policy; barriers to care; the cultural experience of illness; and social attitudes to birth, midwifery, sexuality, violence against women and infant health in Morocco.
Biostatistics
Ellen Amster PhD
Faculty Full Biography
Associate Professor
Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine; Scholar, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Department of Family Medicine and History
Area of Expertise: Middle East Studies & Islam; Global History of Biomedicine; Maternal & Infant Health in Morocco; Gender Violence
905-525-9140 ext. 20006
Ellen Amster is the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of History, specializing in global health and women's health. She is also a member of CHEPA. A Fulbright scholar and a Chateaubriand scholar of the government of France, she holds a PhD and a Masters’ degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Before coming to McMaster she was an Associate Professor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has research and field expertise as an Islamicist and an Arabist, and has served as an Arabic-English-French translator for ORBIS, an international ocular surgery non-governmental organization (NGO) during its mission in Morocco. She uses qualitative and mixed-methods to study the social aspects of health policy; barriers to care; the cultural experience of illness; and social attitudes to birth, midwifery, sexuality, violence against women and infant health in Morocco.
Clinical Epidemiology
Ellen Amster PhD
Faculty Full Biography
Associate Professor
Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine; Scholar, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Department of Family Medicine and History
Area of Expertise: Middle East Studies & Islam; Global History of Biomedicine; Maternal & Infant Health in Morocco; Gender Violence
905-525-9140 ext. 20006
Ellen Amster is the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of History, specializing in global health and women's health. She is also a member of CHEPA. A Fulbright scholar and a Chateaubriand scholar of the government of France, she holds a PhD and a Masters’ degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Before coming to McMaster she was an Associate Professor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has research and field expertise as an Islamicist and an Arabist, and has served as an Arabic-English-French translator for ORBIS, an international ocular surgery non-governmental organization (NGO) during its mission in Morocco. She uses qualitative and mixed-methods to study the social aspects of health policy; barriers to care; the cultural experience of illness; and social attitudes to birth, midwifery, sexuality, violence against women and infant health in Morocco.
Evidence-Based Decision Making
Ellen Amster PhD
Faculty Full Biography
Associate Professor
Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine; Scholar, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Department of Family Medicine and History
Area of Expertise: Middle East Studies & Islam; Global History of Biomedicine; Maternal & Infant Health in Morocco; Gender Violence
905-525-9140 ext. 20006
Ellen Amster is the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of History, specializing in global health and women's health. She is also a member of CHEPA. A Fulbright scholar and a Chateaubriand scholar of the government of France, she holds a PhD and a Masters’ degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Before coming to McMaster she was an Associate Professor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has research and field expertise as an Islamicist and an Arabist, and has served as an Arabic-English-French translator for ORBIS, an international ocular surgery non-governmental organization (NGO) during its mission in Morocco. She uses qualitative and mixed-methods to study the social aspects of health policy; barriers to care; the cultural experience of illness; and social attitudes to birth, midwifery, sexuality, violence against women and infant health in Morocco.
Health Economics & Health Technology Assessment
Ellen Amster PhD
Faculty Full Biography
Associate Professor
Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine; Scholar, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Department of Family Medicine and History
Area of Expertise: Middle East Studies & Islam; Global History of Biomedicine; Maternal & Infant Health in Morocco; Gender Violence
905-525-9140 ext. 20006
Ellen Amster is the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of History, specializing in global health and women's health. She is also a member of CHEPA. A Fulbright scholar and a Chateaubriand scholar of the government of France, she holds a PhD and a Masters’ degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Before coming to McMaster she was an Associate Professor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has research and field expertise as an Islamicist and an Arabist, and has served as an Arabic-English-French translator for ORBIS, an international ocular surgery non-governmental organization (NGO) during its mission in Morocco. She uses qualitative and mixed-methods to study the social aspects of health policy; barriers to care; the cultural experience of illness; and social attitudes to birth, midwifery, sexuality, violence against women and infant health in Morocco.
Health Policy
Ellen Amster PhD
Faculty Full Biography
Associate Professor
Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine; Scholar, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Department of Family Medicine and History
Area of Expertise: Middle East Studies & Islam; Global History of Biomedicine; Maternal & Infant Health in Morocco; Gender Violence
905-525-9140 ext. 20006
Ellen Amster is the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of History, specializing in global health and women's health. She is also a member of CHEPA. A Fulbright scholar and a Chateaubriand scholar of the government of France, she holds a PhD and a Masters’ degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Before coming to McMaster she was an Associate Professor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has research and field expertise as an Islamicist and an Arabist, and has served as an Arabic-English-French translator for ORBIS, an international ocular surgery non-governmental organization (NGO) during its mission in Morocco. She uses qualitative and mixed-methods to study the social aspects of health policy; barriers to care; the cultural experience of illness; and social attitudes to birth, midwifery, sexuality, violence against women and infant health in Morocco.
Health Services Research
Ellen Amster PhD
Faculty Full Biography
Associate Professor
Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine; Scholar, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Department of Family Medicine and History
Area of Expertise: Middle East Studies & Islam; Global History of Biomedicine; Maternal & Infant Health in Morocco; Gender Violence
905-525-9140 ext. 20006
Ellen Amster is the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of History, specializing in global health and women's health. She is also a member of CHEPA. A Fulbright scholar and a Chateaubriand scholar of the government of France, she holds a PhD and a Masters’ degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Before coming to McMaster she was an Associate Professor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has research and field expertise as an Islamicist and an Arabist, and has served as an Arabic-English-French translator for ORBIS, an international ocular surgery non-governmental organization (NGO) during its mission in Morocco. She uses qualitative and mixed-methods to study the social aspects of health policy; barriers to care; the cultural experience of illness; and social attitudes to birth, midwifery, sexuality, violence against women and infant health in Morocco.
Knowledge Translation
Ellen Amster PhD
Faculty Full Biography
Associate Professor
Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine; Scholar, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Department of Family Medicine and History
Area of Expertise: Middle East Studies & Islam; Global History of Biomedicine; Maternal & Infant Health in Morocco; Gender Violence
905-525-9140 ext. 20006
Ellen Amster is the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of History, specializing in global health and women's health. She is also a member of CHEPA. A Fulbright scholar and a Chateaubriand scholar of the government of France, she holds a PhD and a Masters’ degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Before coming to McMaster she was an Associate Professor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has research and field expertise as an Islamicist and an Arabist, and has served as an Arabic-English-French translator for ORBIS, an international ocular surgery non-governmental organization (NGO) during its mission in Morocco. She uses qualitative and mixed-methods to study the social aspects of health policy; barriers to care; the cultural experience of illness; and social attitudes to birth, midwifery, sexuality, violence against women and infant health in Morocco.
Population & Public Health
Ellen Amster PhD
Faculty Full Biography
Associate Professor
Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine; Scholar, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Department of Family Medicine and History
Area of Expertise: Middle East Studies & Islam; Global History of Biomedicine; Maternal & Infant Health in Morocco; Gender Violence
905-525-9140 ext. 20006
Ellen Amster is the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of History, specializing in global health and women's health. She is also a member of CHEPA. A Fulbright scholar and a Chateaubriand scholar of the government of France, she holds a PhD and a Masters’ degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Before coming to McMaster she was an Associate Professor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has research and field expertise as an Islamicist and an Arabist, and has served as an Arabic-English-French translator for ORBIS, an international ocular surgery non-governmental organization (NGO) during its mission in Morocco. She uses qualitative and mixed-methods to study the social aspects of health policy; barriers to care; the cultural experience of illness; and social attitudes to birth, midwifery, sexuality, violence against women and infant health in Morocco.
Population Genomics
Ellen Amster PhD
Faculty Full Biography
Associate Professor
Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine; Scholar, McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Program
Department of Family Medicine and History
Area of Expertise: Middle East Studies & Islam; Global History of Biomedicine; Maternal & Infant Health in Morocco; Gender Violence
905-525-9140 ext. 20006
Ellen Amster is the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of History, specializing in global health and women's health. She is also a member of CHEPA. A Fulbright scholar and a Chateaubriand scholar of the government of France, she holds a PhD and a Masters’ degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Before coming to McMaster she was an Associate Professor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has research and field expertise as an Islamicist and an Arabist, and has served as an Arabic-English-French translator for ORBIS, an international ocular surgery non-governmental organization (NGO) during its mission in Morocco. She uses qualitative and mixed-methods to study the social aspects of health policy; barriers to care; the cultural experience of illness; and social attitudes to birth, midwifery, sexuality, violence against women and infant health in Morocco.