Dr Katherine Kalaris
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Katherine Kalaris
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Education
DPhil, University of Oxford (expected 2024)
MPH Population and Family Health, Columbia University 2013
BA Geography modified with Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College 2007
Previous Experience
Consultant on Networks of care for maternal and newborn health, World Health Organization, 2021-2024
Senior Manager, Global Maternal Neonatal Health, Clinton Health Access Initiative, 2019-2020
Consultant on Severe Malaria, Global Malaria, Clinton Health Access Initiative, 2019
Country Manager, DR Congo, Clinton Health Access Initiative, 2016-2019
Supply Chain Consultant, Cameroon, UNFPA, 2015
Program Manager, Family Planning, Cameroon, Clinton Health Access Initiative, 2013-2015
Community Health Volunteer, Burkina Faso, Peace Corps, 2007-2009
Thesis
Developing an understanding of networks in LMIC health systems: how and why networks change practices to improve service delivery and quality of care
My DPhil explored how and why networks change practices to improve service delivery and quality of care in LMIC health systems. I developed a realist programme theory that explains how and why networks are initiated, formed, function, perform, and sustain changes and impact in LMIC health systems. This was through a scoping review to develop an understanding of the main components and purposes of networks, a realist review to develop an initial programme theory that explained how and why networks are initiated, form, and function in a way that sets them up to change practices, and a realist evaluation to test the programme theory on the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies network in Kenya and identify learnings to inform future networks.
Katherine introduces her DPhil Thesis: Understanding how and why networks improve and provide high-quality healthcare and services in LMIC health systems