Nathan C Nickel
First Nation Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba, Canada
Biography
Dr. Nickel is a Professor at the University of Manitoba and the Director of the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, a research centre of excellence with 65 scientists and staff. Dr. Nickel leverages whole-population administrative data to conduct health and social policy research. He has authored 120+ peer-reviewed publications and held over $22M in grant funding as PI or Co-PI. Nickel uses a transdisciplinary approach, partnering with scientists, community, and government decision-makers to generate actionable evidence to improve population health and well-being.
Research Interest
From the perspective both an Indigenous and settler scholar, our talk will be about how colonial policies, systemic racism, and the criminal legal system intersect to shape the health and birth outcomes of First Nations parents, and how advancing social justice and culturally grounded approaches can help restore equity and dignity in perinatal care.