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Gina Higginbottom
Dr. Gina Higginbottom
Expert consultant
Faculty of Nursing
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
T6G 2R3
http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/nursing/ghigginbottom.cfm
Gina Higginbottom' s research and teaching is within the domain of ethnicity and health. She holds a Canada Research Chair in this field (http://www.chairs.gc.ca).
She is Visiting Professor at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK and affiliated Associate Professor at the University of Karolinska in Stockholm, Sweden. Gina's research portfolio focuses on ethnic minority populations and immigrant health using participatory models of research. She has a particular focus on the broad issue of social exclusion and equity in health care, lay understandings of health and illness (including traditional medicines), chronic disease management in primary care (hypertension and diabetes), self-care strategies, the cultural congruence of primary health care services, access and utilization of primary health care services, ethnic and cultural diversity in care giving. A second theme in her research portfolio has focused on maternal health and well being including parenting issues, early parenthood and postnatal depression in different ethnic minority groups. Her research has included collaborations with researchers in the UK, Sweden and other EU nation states. She has worked with many different communities e.g. African Caribbean, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Somali communities as research partners.
Relevant recent publications:
Higginbottom, GMA (2008) We have more in common as humans then difference (2008) Nurse Researcher 15(3):89-93
Higginbottom, GMA (2006) 'Pressure of Life': Ethnicity as a mediating factor in mid-life and older peoples' experience of high blood pressure Sociology of Health and Illness 28(5):1-2
Higginbottom GMA, Mathers N, Marsh P, Kirkham M. Owen, JM (2006) 'The experience of early parenthood amongst young people of minority ethnic origin in England: young parents, grandmothers and service providers' views Social Science and Medicine 63(4):858-870
Higginbottom, GMA & Mathers, N. (2006) 'The use of herbal remedies in self care and the promotion of general well-being by individuals of African Caribbean origin with hypertension.' Diversity in Health and Social Care 3(2): 99-110
Higginbottom, GMA (2006) 'African Caribbean hypertensive patients' perceptions and utilization of Primary Health Care Services in England.' Primary Health Care, Research and Development 7:25-36
