Assistant professor
Room 500C Tier Building
173 Dafoe Rd W.
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
204-474-6743
Fax: 204-474-7594
rusty.souleymanov@umanitoba.ca
Rusty Souleymanov
About
Dr. Rusty Souleymanov is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba. He is also cross appointed to the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba.
Education
- Bachelors of Science with Honours (Psychology) – University of Toronto, 2009
- Masters of Social Work – University of Toronto, 2012
- Doctor of Philosophy (Social Work and Collaborative Program in Public Health Policy) – University of Toronto, 2018
Research
Dr. Souleymanov’s interdisciplinary program of study focuses on the impacts of oppression and injustice on the health and wellbeing of socially and economically marginalized communities, particularly those who are living with HIV, sexual and gender minority men and Two-Spirit people, Indigenous people, immigrants and refugees, blood donors, and people who use drugs. His research interests include the following areas:
- HIV/AIDS community-based research
- queer and trans men’s health
- immigrant and refugee health
- substance use, harm reduction and drug policy
- racial, ethnic, and cultural disparities and health
- sexually transmitted and blood borne infections
- HIV services and policy
- health innovations
- sociology of sexuality
- information and communication technologies
- community-based research ethics
- stigma and resilience
- critical social work and public health
Dr. Souleymanov is currently the principal investigator on several community-based research projects including:
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Manitoba Two-Spirit, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men’s Health Study
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COVID-19 and Two-Spirit, Gay, Bisexual, & Queer Men - This study examines impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health and substance use of Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, and queer men”. You can read more about this new project here (recently featured in the UM news).
Dr. Souleymanov’s program of study is funded by multiple grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Manitoba Medical Service Foundation, the Winnipeg Foundation, as well as the financial support from the University of Manitoba. He is also currently a co-investigator on ten different Canadian and international community-based research projects.
Through his new and emerging community-based health research lab (“Village Lab”) in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba, Dr. Souleymanov is hosting an active research training program called “Investigaytors Winnipeg”. This research capacity training program is funded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and supported by the Community-Based Research Centre.
Teaching and supervision
Dr. Souleymanov's teaching interests include community organizing and development, social work research, and social work practice with groups. He teaches from a queer-feminist, and anti-racist perspectives. Dr. Souleymanov is also training, supervising, and building capacity among emerging scholars/students who are entering the field of HIV/AIDS, harm reduction, migrant health, and 2SLGBTQIA+ research and community practice.
Service and membership
Dr. Souleymanov is currently serving on a Board of Directors of Nine Circles Community Health Centre, and on a stewardship team of the Manitoba HIV/STBBI Collective Impact Network. He is also a member of University of Manitoba Senate Committee on Admissions, Senate Committee on Appeals, and Senate Executive Committee.