• Benita Cohen.
  • Associate professor

    College of Nursing
    Helen Glass Centre for Nursing
    Room 381 - 89 Curry Place
    University of Manitoba
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
    Canada

    Phone: 204-474-9936
    Email: benita.cohen@umanitoba.ca

Research summary

Dr. Cohen’s research program is focused on strengthening capacity to reduce inequities in health using a social justice lens. One research stream focuses on public health system capacity.

Research activities in this stream have included developing a conceptual framework of organizational capacity for public health equity action and developing and testing indicators of health equity work in local public health agencies.

A second research stream is focused on strengthening capacity of health professional education programs to promote social justice and health equity.

Most recently, Dr. Cohen has joined the Manitoba Research Alliance project, Community-driven solutions to poverty: Challenges and possibilities.

Biography

Whether it is research, teaching or community service, Dr. Cohen’s passion for social justice and health equity drives everything she does.

 

Education

PhD, University of Manitoba (2004)

Master of science, University of Manitoba (1994)

Bachelor of nursing, University of Ottawa (1987)

Bachelor of arts, Carlton University (1983)

 

Contact us

College of Nursing
Helen Glass Centre for Nursing
89 Curry Place
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus) 
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

204-474-7452
204-474-7682