Catherine (Kati) Maternowska is a research practitioner and lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, where she co-founded the End Violence Lab—a collaborative knowledge sharing platform aiming to improve the lives of children by harnessing data, evidence, and learning.
Trained in economics, public health, and medical anthropology, her research spans Asia, Africa, and the Americas. She has worked with a variety of nonprofits, multilateral organizations including UNICEF, and held various posts within academic institutions. Three decades of experience across these three sectors informs her interdisciplinary approach to the real-world application of social science and public health research. She brings a stunning, cross-sectoral understanding of structural challenges and opportunities for researchers to affect processes of social change.
In this episode, Kati shares her thoughts on why there needs to be greater connection between research, policy and practice; human-centered vs. research-centered approaches; researchers' moral obligation to collect data with and for people 'on the ground'; the power of asking 'why'; how to be an agent of change wherever you go; and how to stay motivated and healthy when change is slow and difficult.
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