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Jenn Green

PhD Student (she/her/elle)

ACADEMIC AREA
Health Policy and Management

SUPERVISOR(S)
Dr. Gillian Mulvale

EMAIL
blatchj@mcmaster.ca

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Biography

Jenn joined the PhD program as a part-time student in September 2017. She has 15 years of health planning and quality improvement facilitation and program management in four different jurisdictions (i.e., Ontario, British Columbia, New Zealand, and Scotland). Since joining the PhD program, Jenn has been further developing her qualitative research methodology and research coordination skills in Research Assistant and Research Coordinator roles in a series of co-design/-production and peer support in mental health projects. She is currently the Research Coordinator for an international case study of the co-production of public services with populations made vulnerable in Manitoba, Canada,  England,  Scotland, Singapore, and Sweden.

Jenn’s research interests are in whole-of-society and -government approaches to wellbeing, as a new paradigm of both health, and economic and social development and an explicit public policy goal. She is currently working on her thesis, the title of which is: “Framing a wellbeing economy approach: How national governments are attempting to shift towards valuing wellbeing”. The purpose of this two-study thesis is to examine i) how a wellbeing economy policy approach is being conceptualized or framed by central governments, and ii) how that central wellbeing economy policy framing influences policy development and implementation. She will conduct an interpretive policy analysis to identify and compare the dominant wellbeing economy policy frames in the language and discourse of the 5 Wellbeing Economy Government (WEGo) partnership countries (Finland, Iceland, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales) and Canada, with respect to its’ 2021 Quality of Life framework, followed by a case study of the framing used by one of the WEGo countries, New Zealand, to explore more deeply its wellbeing budget approach. Three qualitative research approaches will be employed (framing analysis, discourse analysis, case study) in a complementary way to address an identified gap in the academic literature to demonstrate how a wellbeing economy approach is conceptualized and applied in different contexts, and how one frame and the interpretations of that framing can influence policy implementation when policy change is aimed at addressing a wicked social problem.

 

Education

  • M.B.A. (Health Services Management), DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, 2007
  • Honours B.Sc. (Biology & Health Studies), McMaster University, 2004

 

Recognition

  • Sandra M. Stephens Memorial Award for Global Research Leaders, 2019
  • Ford of Canada MBA Travelling Fellowship, 2006

Publications

  • Mulvale, G., Miatello, A., Green, J., Tran, M., Roussakis, C., & Mulvale, A. (2021). A COMPASS for navigating relationships in co-production
    processes involving vulnerable populations. International Journal of Public Administration. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2021.1903500
  • Mulvale, G., Green, J., Miatello, A., Cassidy, A. E., & Martens, T. (2020). Finding harmony within dissonance: Engaging patients, family/caregivers and service providers in research to fundamentally restructure relationships through integrative dynamics. Health Expectations, 00: 1–14. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/hex.13063
  • Mulvale, G., Wilson, F., Jones, S., Green, J., Johansen, K-J., Arnold, I., Kates, N. (2019). Integrating Mental Health Peer Support in Clinical Settings: Lessons from Canada and Norway, Healthcare Management Forum, 2019.
  • Green, J.*, & van Dreumel, L.* (*co-first authors). (2019). Preparing for the Alternative Futures of Health: Why Navigating the Disruptive Forces Shaping Health Care Requires Transformational Leadership. Michael G. DeGroote Health Leadership Academy White Paper.

 

Presentations

  • Mulvale, G., Moll, S., Green, J., Hossain, P., Bhaskar, L-T. (2023). Lessons for Mental Health Policy and Service Delivery from Recovery-oriented Coproduction Models. Oral Presentation. International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 16th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry, Venice, Italy, March.
  • Miatello, A., Mulvale, G., Abelson, J., Lavis, J., & Green, J. (2023). Exploring the Influence of Patient Experience on Policymaking: A Case Study of Co-production Processes for Mental Health System Improvement. Oral Presentation. International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 16th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry, Venice, Italy, March.
  • Miatello, A., Green, J., & Murray-Leung, L. (2022). Preparing to Co-design to Navigate Relational Dynamics Involving Equity-seeking Groups: Drawing on the Case of Youth Mental Health. Oral Presentation. Online Co-Pro2022 series: Navigating Power, Building Relationships, and Fostering Trust session, July.
  • Green, J., Longo, C. (2019). Economic Evaluation of Whole-of-Government Approaches to Mental Health and Addictions: Is a New Paradigm Required? Poster Presentation. Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference ‘When Research Meets Policy’, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, May.
  • Mulvale, G., Miatello, A., Green, J. (2019). Using Experience-Based Co-Design to Foster Inter-organizational Collaboration: The Case of Youth Mental Health Transitions in Ontario. Oral Presentation. Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care Conference, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, May.
  • Mulvale, G., Johansen, K-J., Wilson, F., Green, J., Jones, S., Kates, N., Arnold, I. (2019). Integrating Peer Support in Clinical Settings: Implications for Human Relations and Policy. Oral Presentation. Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care Conference, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, May.
  • Mulvale, G., Johansen, K-J., Wilson, F., Green, J., Jones, S., Kates, N., Arnold, I. (2019). Integrating Peer Support in Clinical Settings: Implications for Human Relations and Policy. Poster Presentation. McMaster University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Annual Research Day, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, May.
  • Mulvale, G., Johansen, K-J., Wilson, F., Green, J., Jones, S., Kates, N., Arnold, I., Deal, K., Cunningham, C., Purins, L. (2019). Integrating Peer Support in Clinical Settings: Implications for Human Relations and Policy. Oral Presentation. International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 14th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry, Venice, Italy, March.
  • Miatello, A., Mulvale, G., Green, J., Roussakis, C., Mulvale, A. (2019). Using Experience-Based Co-Design to Improve Transitions from Child to Adult Mental Health Services. Oral Presentation. International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 14th Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry, Venice, Italy, March.
  • Mulvale, G., Johansen, K-J., Wilson, F., Green, J., Purins, L. (2018). Operationalizing Experience-Driven Innovation through Integration of Peer Support in Clinical Mental Health Systems in Canada and Norway. Health Policy Roundtable Discussion. Canadian Health Workforce Conference ‘Ensuring a Fit For Purpose Health Workforce’, Gatineau, Québec, Canada, October.
  • Mulvale, G., Johansen, K-J., Wilson, F., Green, J., Purins, L. (2018). Operationalizing Experience-Driven Innovation through Integration of Peer Support in Clinical Mental Health Systems in Canada and Norway. Poster Presentation. Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference ‘Shaping the Future of Canada’s Health Systems’, Montréal, Québec, Canada, May.
  • Mulvale, G., Johansen, K-J., Wilson, F., Green, J., Purins, L. (2018). Operationalizing Experience-Driven Innovation through Integration of Peer Support in Clinical Mental Health Systems in Canada and Norway. Poster Presentation. National Conference on Peer Support, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May.
  • Green, J., Bell, K. (2014). Understanding Quality Improvement Capability Project: Successfully Building a Quality Improvement Workforce. Poster Presentation. NHSScotland Event, Glasgow, United Kingdom, June.
  • Green, J., Chan, D. (2012). Taking Wellness to Heart! Fraser Health’s Regional Metabolic Monitoring Model. Poster Presentation. Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Canada (RPNC) World Congress for Psychiatric Nurses, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May.