Marni Brownell, PhD, MA, BA (Hons)

Research summary

Dr. Marni Brownell uses comprehensive administrative health and social services databases to study child health and well-being, focusing on social and structural influences on health. She is the director of the SPECTRUM Partnership funded by a SSHRC Partnership Grant. SPECTRUM brings together academics, government staff and representatives of community organizations to co-create impactful social policy research.

Research interests

• Administrative data
• Child health
• Child welfare system
• Health equity
• Social determinants
• Structural determinants

Research affiliations

• Senior research scientist, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
• Research scientist, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM)

Brief bio

Dr. Marni Brownell is a professor in community health sciences at the Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba. She serves as a senior research scientist at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. Additionally, she is a research scientist at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba and the director of SPECTRUM.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Developmental Psychology, University of Manitoba (1991)

Master of Arts, Psychology, University of Toronto (1986)

Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Winnipeg (1982)

Awards

Geoffrey C. Robinson Award for outstanding contributions to child and youth health through population health research (2019)