Joanna Erdman, Dalhousie University

Research

COVID-19 social protection mobility restrictions human rights gender equality sexual and reproductive justice

Latest papers

Ethical and Legal Considerations for Sterilization Refusal in Nulliparous Women.
Obstetrics and gynecology · 2023
Behavioural factors associated with fear of litigation as a driver for the increased use of caesarean sections: a scoping review.
BMJ open · 2023
Reducing unnecessary caesarean sections: scoping review of financial and regulatory interventions.
Reproductive health · 2020

All 5 publications

Latest funding

COVID-19: Designing social protection measures to address the gendered impacts of mobility restrictions in Latin America and the Caribbean
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$24,746
Harm reduction, public policy, and moral controversy: principle and practice
SSHRC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$134,196

All 2 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Ethical and Legal Considerations for Sterilization Refusal in Nulliparous Women.

Izatt A, Greenberg RA, Thorne J, Erdman J, Chauhan N

Obstetrics and gynecology2023

DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005414 PMID: 37884012

02

Behavioural factors associated with fear of litigation as a driver for the increased use of caesarean sections: a scoping review.

Elaraby S, Altieri E, Downe S, Erdman J, Mannava S, Moncrieff G, Shamanna BR, Torloni MR, Betran AP

BMJ open2023

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070454 PMID: 37076154

03

Reducing unnecessary caesarean sections: scoping review of financial and regulatory interventions.

Opiyo N, Young C, Requejo JH, Erdman J, Bales S, Betrán AP

Reproductive health2020

DOI: 10.1186/s12978-020-00983-y PMID: 32867791

04

The global abortion policies database: knowledge as a health intervention.

Erdman J

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)2017First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j5098 PMID: 29117987

05

Bioethics, Human Rights, and Childbirth.

Erdman J

Health and human rights2015First author

PMID: 26204582

COVID-19: Designing social protection measures to address the gendered impacts of mobility restrictions in Latin America and the Caribbean

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) COVID-19 Special Initiative

Principal investigators: Erdman, Joanna N.

Keywords: COVID-19; social protection; mobility restrictions; human rights; gender equality; sexual and reproductive justice

$24,746

Harm reduction, public policy, and moral controversy: principle and practice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Klein, Alana

Keywords: harm reduction; moral controversy; criminal law; constitutional law; public policy

$134,196

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: COVID-19 Dear Professor Erdman, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Ethical and Legal Considerations for Sterilization Refusal in Nulliparous Women." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "COVID-19: Designing social protection measures to address the gendered impacts of mobility restrictions in Latin America and the Caribbean" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]