Cristina Catallo

Cristina Catallo is a Registered Nurse and an Associate Professor in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her program of research relates to evidence dissemination and use through technology. Cristina's research has examined how healthcare organizations use social media to support patient uptake of evidence and how vulnerable populations use technology and social media to support their healthcare decisions. Within this broader program of research she has investigated various issues that cross into: a) health informatics such as virtual care, immersive virtual reality, social media; and b) support various populations such as refugee and immigrant older adults, women exposed to violence, health policymakers, and healthcare decision makers.