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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
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)
My research is deeply rooted in Manitoba, where I have led significant projects, including a yoga and body mapping initiative for mothers with addictions and a recent study on HIV stigma.
My research draws on feminist and decolonizing methodologies to health and wellness. My research focuses on feminist street photography, visual storytelling, and participatory methods to amplify community voices in Community and Global Health. As the founder of the Visionary Lens Program, I use photography and storytelling as tools for critical reflection and social change.
I am also the author of From Critical to Cosmic Consciousness, which explores healing, identity, spirituality, and social transformation through the decolonization of the yoga traditions in Canada through auto/ethnographic methods.
Prior to joining academia, I spent 15 years working in First Nations and Red River Métis communities across Manitoba on health and wellness issues. I have co-published original research articles, community-based peer reviewed reports, and culturally centered knowledge translation works.
For the past few years, I have partnered with the Gimli International Film Festival, to offer our students an experiential learning activity. These students have returned to help plan the social justice and health focused film series for our learning community.
As a feminist scholar, educator, and mother, I bring authenticity, compassion, and lived experience to my work.
I am committed to mentoring the next generation of health professional in Manitoba while fostering classrooms grounded in joy, creativity, and critical thinking.
Fall 2026
FMLY 1000 A01 & A02 DE: Families in Contemporary Canadian Society
FAM 2012 A01 DE: Development, Conflict, and Displacement
FAM 3780 A01: Development of Programs for Children and Families
Winter 2027
FMLY 1000 A01: Families in Contemporary Canadian Society
FMLY 1010 A02 DE: Human Development in the Family Across the Lifespan
FMLY 3750 A01: Fundamentals of Health Promotion
St. John's College, Fellow of the Year (2026)
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
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
