• portrait of Punam Mehta
  • Instructor II

    College of Community and Global Health
    Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
    235 St. John's College, Fort Garry Campus
    University of Manitoba

    Email: punam.mehta@umanitoba.ca
    Phone: 204-474-9963 
    (please leave a voice message or I cannot call you back)

Research achievements

Research summary

Dr. Punam Mehta’s (she/her/elle) research is rooted in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she has led significant projects, including a yoga and body mapping initiative for mothers with addictions and a recent study on HIV stigma.

Research affiliations/groups

  • Senior Fellow, St John’s College, Fort Garry Campus, University of Manitoba
  • Founder and organizer, Visionary Lens — an educational tool that uses storytelling and documentary photography to promote respect and dignity in community and global health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Board member, Women’s Health Clinic, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Teaching philosophy

Dr. Mehta’s teaching philosophy is centred on creating an inclusive learning environment, particularly for the required courses called Fundamentals of Health Promotion (FMLY 3750) & Development of Programs for Children and Families (FMLY 3780).

Teaching – University of Manitoba (Undergraduate 2026/2027)

Fall 2026

FMLY 1000 G01 & G02 DE: Families in Contemporary Canadian Society
FAM 2012 G01 DE: Development, Conflict, and Displacement
FAM 3780 G01: Development of Programs for Children and Families

Winter 2027

FMLY 1000 G01: Families in Contemporary Canadian Society 
FMLY 1010 G02: Human Development in the Family Across the Lifespan
FMLY 3750 G01: Fundamentals of Health Promotion

Awards

Faculty sustainability award: Punam Mehta, University of Manitoba (2026) 

Visibility award, racial equity and inclusion student association, University of Manitoba

Inspirational professor award, justice for women student group, University of Manitoba

Aboriginal capacity and development graduate fellowship, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba

Dean of Medicine health research award for Master of Science Thesis, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba

Margaret Laurence Endowment Fund, Program of Women’s Studies, Department of Arts, University of Winnipeg

Contact us

We are a dual campus college:

College of Community and Global Health
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Room S113 - 750 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3 Canada

College of Community and Global Health
Fort Garry undergraduate offices
309-317 Human Ecology Building, 35 Chancellor’s Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus)
Winnipeg, MB  R3T 2N2

204-789-3473