Group Health Research Institute
Center for Community Health and Evaluation
1730 Minor Ave. Suite 1600
Seattle,
WA
USA
98103
Biographical Sketch:
Clarissa is a medical anthropologist and brings specialized training and experience in qualitative research methods. She is a research associate and senior program manager specializing in qualitative methods, research design, and participatory evaluation. Clarissa has worked on wide variety of evaluation and research projects including the Plan/Practice Improvement Plan Evaluation, the Partnership for the Public's Health (PPH) Initiative and an Ethnographic Study of Childbirth Education Classes. Her research has focused on the cultural, social, and political factors that shape midwifery care, childbirth, and end-of-life care.