Martha Paynter

Part of the GAU/ able to supervise students.

Education

• PhD (Nursing), Dalhousie University (2022)
• BScN, Dalhousie University (2017)
• MSc, McMaster University (2007)
• Master of Development Economics, Dalhousie University (2004)
• BA, McGill University (2001)

Teaching and scholarly expertise

• Community and Population Health
• Communication
• Maternity and Reproductive Health

Research and scholarly grants

2024-2028 CIHR Project Grant “How Far is Too Far: Creating an evidence base to support safe provision of medication abortion for people living far from emergency services.” PI (4): Norman, Henry, Munro, Schummers. Co-I (21): Gemzell Danielsson (Sweden/WHO), Cameron (UK), Mazza (Austral), Abdulai, Begun, Bingham, Brooks, Darling, Davies, Dunn, Martin-Misener, Paynter, Monchalin, Nethery, Pymar, Stroulia, Reynolds-Wright, Cleeve, Vallée, Godfrey, Zhang. $2,927,508.

2023-2024 Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) Canada “Assessing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs, Access, and Outcomes of Incarcerated Women in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Prisons.” PI (1): Paynter. Co-I (4): Liauw, Kouyoumdjian, Edwards. Collaborators (3): Murphy. Women and Gender Equality Canada $40,000.

2023-2028 CIHR Project Grant “Our Health Counts: Population-based measures of urban Indigenous health determinants, health status, and health care access across two cities in New Brunswick.” Nominated PI: Hickey. PAs: McKinnon, Ross. Co-As: Smylie, McConkey, McDonald, Bourque Bearskijn, Rotundi, Phillips-Beck, Graham, Blanchette-Garneau, Camacho, Paynter, Rowett, Doucet, Scott-Story. $1,866,600.

2023-2027 CIHR. National Women’s Health Research Initiative: Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition Hubs. "Improving pregnancy and reproductive health of people experiencing incarceration in Canada by mobilizing knowledge with community partners." $710,504. PI (4): Dr. Jessica Liauw, Dr. Martha Paynter, Dr. Jennifer Hutcheon, Toni Sinclair. Co-I (6): Ms. A. Cavanagh, Dr. F. Kouyoumdjian, Dr. K. McLeod, Ms. L. Morris, Dr. E. Nethery, Dr. L. Schummers, S. Tessier. Collaborators: Wellness Within, Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton, Coverdale Justice Society.

2023-2024 Health Canada Sexual and Reproductive Health Fund. The CART Access Project: Advancing access to abortion for under-served populations through tools for healthcare professionals and people seeking care. $3.8 million. PI (5): Norman, Munro, Paynter, Begun, Abdulai.

Research expertise

• Reproductive Health and the Criminal Legal System

Research and scholarly publications

Paynter, M. (2022). Abortion to Abolition: Reproductive Health and Justice in Canada. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing.

Paynter, M., Martin-Misener, R., Iftene, A., & Tomblin Murphy, G. (2023) A qualitative case study of pregnancy and early parenting in Canada’s federal prisons for women. PlosOne.

Paynter, M., Heggie, C. (2023) Distance between institutions of incarceration and procedural abortion facilities in Canada. Contraception.

Paynter, M. Pinzon, P., Heggie, C., McKibbon, S., Munro, S. (2023) Abortion and Contraception for Incarcerated People: A Scoping Review. PlosOne.

Paynter, M., & Norman, W.V. (2022) The intersection of abortion and criminalization: abortion access for people in prisons. Seminars in Reproductive Medicine.

Committees and volunteer

• Spokesperson, New Brunswick Abortion Care Network
• Director of Research, Wellness Within: An Organization for Health and Justice
• Director of Nursing Research, Contraception and Abortion Research
• Team, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
• Affiliate Scientist, Nova Scotia Women’s Choice Clinic, NS Health Authority
• Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University
• Affiliate Scientist, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, IWK Health Centre
• Research Associate, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia
• Research Scholar, Health Law Institute, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University