Stephanie Mathisen

Stephanie Mathisen has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and organizations. Stephanie currently works at The National Lottery Community Fund, where they have held positions as a Senior Government Relations Manager and a Policy Manager since 2019. In 2022, Stephanie also took on a part-time role as a Policy Advisor in Social Value/Procurement at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) while continuing their work at The National Lottery Community Fund.

Prior to these roles, Stephanie worked at Sense about Science from 2015 to 2019, first as a Campaigns and Policy Officer and later as a Policy Manager. During their time there, they led initiatives related to evidence-based policymaking, including organizing the first-ever Evidence Week in the UK parliament and influencing the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's inquiry into the use of algorithms in decision-making.

Stephanie's early career included research roles at the University of Oxford, where they pursued a DPhil (PhD) degree from 2009 to 2015, focusing on the role of mononuclear phagocytes in intestinal homeostasis and inflammation in the context of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Stephanie also worked as a Senior Honours Research Student at the University of Glasgow, examining chemokine receptor expression, and as a Summer Research Student at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, investigating potential binding partners for CEACAM1-4S in human T cells.

Overall, Stephanie Mathisen has a strong background in policy, research, and project management, with particular expertise in evidence-based policymaking and community development.

Stephanie Mathisen has a strong educational background in the field of Immunology. Stephanie completed their undergraduate studies at the University of Glasgow from 2005 to 2009, earning a Bachelor of Science Honours degree. Following that, they pursued further education at the University of Oxford from 2009 to 2015, where they obtained a DPhil (PhD) in Pathology, specializing in Immunology. In June 2015, Stephanie also obtained a verified certificate in Medicine in the Digital Age from RiceX through the edX platform.