Nasreen Jessani

Prof. Nasreen Jessani is an Extraordinary Associate Professor at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She is a health policy and systems researcher with a track record working with national and international organisations in global health to advance evidence for impact. Nasreen's primary research and practice sits at the nexus of health policy and systems research; innovations in evidence-informed policy and practice; and the relationship between academia and public policy. Her expertise lies in exploring innovative means of quantifying and describing the social and political dimensions of research use in health policy – and the subsequent ramifications for health system governance. She teaches Evidence Informed Decision Making (EIDM) relevant courses as well as Implementation Science. She is particularly interested in how the social, technical and political aspects of relationships and networks interact to advance EIDM. Nasreen’s research and evaluation expertise is complemented by