Jennie Haw

Adjunct Research Professor

• PhD, Sociology, York University
• Email Jennie Haw

Jennie Haw is a Scientist in Donation Policy and Studies at Canadian Blood Services. She is a qualitative methodologist with specialization in the sociology of health and critical donation studies. She draws on social theories to examine donation within the context of broader health and social systems. A key area of focus in her research program is understanding blood donation from the perspectives of historically excluded and under-represented groups, and identifying social and structural barriers and enablers to donation.

Some publications:

• Haw, J., Butler-Foster, T., Murray, B., Lapierre, D., Bosse, J., Edwards, J., Gümüşpala, Ş, Jenkins, C., & Devor, A. 2024.. Advancing gender inclusivity for Two-Spirit, trans, nonbinary and other gender-diverse blood and plasma donors. Vox Sanguinis, 119(5): 409-416. https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13596
• Woo, H., Fisher, W., Kohut, T., & Haw, J. 2024. Qualitative analysis of Canadian blood and plasma donors’ views on expanding donor screening eligibility for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. Transfusion, 64(1): 85-92. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.17606
• Etherington, C., Palumbo, A., Holloway, K., Meyer, S., Labrecque, M., Rubini, K., Shorr, R., Welch, V., Gibson, E., Foster, T., Haw, J., Vesnaver, E., Maharshi, MT.,… Presseau, J. 2023. Barriers and enablers to and strategies for promoting domestic plasma donation throughout the world: Overarching protocol for three systematic reviews. Plos One, 18(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296104.
• Caffrey, N., O’Brien, S. F., Walsh, G. M., Haw, J., & Goldman, M. 2023. Evolving the gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men time-based deferral to sexual risk screening for all donors: The contribution of Canadian Research Programmes. Vox Sanguinis, 118(8), 605-615. https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13443.
• Haw, J., Walrond, J. Jayachandran, J., Dordunoo, D., Eche-Ameh, H., Muwhen, U., Phiri, P., Rastogi, J., & Tinga, B. 2023. Fisher, W. A., Kohut, T., Woo, H., & Haw, J. 2023. Sickle cell disease and the need for blood; Barriers to donation for African, Caribbean, and Black Young Adults in Canada. Transfusion, 63(7), 1324-1332. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.17396.
• Fisher, W. A., Kohut, T., Woo, H., & Haw, J. 2023. Alternatives to blood donor deferral of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: Acceptability of screening the sexual risk behavior of all blood donors. Transfusion, 63(3); 531–540. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.17241.
• Haw, J., Holloway, K. & Goldman, M. 2023. How do we forecast tomorrow’s transfusion? Applying social science approaches to meet tomorrow’s transfusion needs: Blood donors and donation. Transfusion Clinique et Biologique: Journal de La Société Française de Transfusion Sanguine, 30(1); 47–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tracli.2022.11.001.
• Holloway, K., Campbell, C., Ali, R., Huyer, L., Hart, D., Haw, J. Brennenstul, S., & Grundy, Q. 2022. A critical contribution in a time of crisis: Examining motivations and deterrents to COVID-19 convalescent plasma donation and future donation intentions among prospective Canadian donors. Transfusion Medicine, 32(5), 351-365. https://doi.org/10.1111/tme.12875.
• Haw, Jennie, Rachel Thorpe, Kelly Holloway. 2022. “Blood collection agency messaging to donors and the public in Canada and Australia during the early days of COVID-19.” Frontiers in Communication. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2021.777829
• Haw, Jennie, Hyunjin Woo, Taylor Kohut, William Fisher. 2021. “Sexual risk behavior questions: Understanding and mitigating donor discomfort.” Transfusion. 2021; 1– 10. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.16755
• Haw, Jennie, Kelly Holloway, Barbara Masser, Eva-Marie Merz, and Rachel Thorpe. 2020. “Blood donation and the global COVID-19 pandemic: areas for social science research”, Vox Sanguinis, 2020Jun, DOI:10.1111/vox.12974
• Haw, Jennie, Jessica Polzer, Dana V. Devine. 2020. “Emotional labour and cord blood collection: frontline perspectives”, Journal of Health Organization and Management, 34(5): 587-601.