Christopher Michael Westgard

Biography

Education and Training

• MPP, Public Policy
  University of Washington
• PhD, Public Health/Implementation Science
  UNC - Chapel Hill

Publications

• Implementation barriers of Brazil's national home visitation program for early childhood development: A qualitative evaluation.

  Westgard CM, Onofre ACS, Peres NV, Bessa L, Raggio Colagrossi AL, Santos JL, Siqueira Cunha DF, Brentani A. PLOS Glob Public Health 2026

  PMID: 41961798

• Association between patient safety culture, adverse events, and essential practices during childbirth in six Brazilian maternity hospitals.

  Gama ZAS, Saraiva COPO, Rosendo TMSS, Molina RL, Semrau KEA, Tuller DE, Delaney MM, Westgard C, Bobanski L, Messias CM, Padilha LC, de Freitas MR. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2026 Mar 12

  PMID: 41817034

• Assessing the association between the domains of the Atlas Context Assessment and implementation outcomes of the TeamBirth project: a cross-sectional study.

  Westgard CM, Spigel L, Neergheen VL, Eum KD, Woodbury S, Karlage A, Lipsitz S, Maloney FL, Short T, Weiseth A, Berry W, Elam M. BMC Health Serv Res 2026 Mar 09

  PMID: 41796363

• Implementation strategies for the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: a scoping review.

  Gama ZADS, Semrau KEA, Rosendo TMSS, Freitas MR, Saraiva COPO, Westgard CM, Mita C, Tuller DE, Freitas KMS, Molina RL. BMJ Open 2025 Dec 28

  PMID: 41461401

• Correction: A qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators of telemedicine volunteerism during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

  D'Souza K, Singh S, Westgard CM, Barnhardt S. Hum Resour Health 2024 May 03

  PMID: 38702715