Dr. Joel Kettner Adds Health Expertise to Campus

Dr. Joel Kettner, former Chief Public Health Officer for Manitoba, joins UWinnipeg as Visiting Professor and Senior Fellow in Indigenous Development Practice in UWinnipeg Master’s in Development Practice program.

Funded by a grant from the MacArthur Foundation, Dr. Kettner will contribute his expertise in health to MDP faculty, staff, and students on theoretical and practical issues as they pertain to health and development.

“I look forward to being part of UWinnipeg’s academic community, which is known for fostering and promoting fairness and accessibility,” said Kettner. “Sharing my experience and thinking in matters of public health and other medical practice with students and faculty in a global classroom is an exciting prospect. I am very enthusiastic about MDP’s broad approach to development, based on its core commitment to health equity and social justice.”