Full Time Faculty
Biography:
Joseph Kaufert is a professor in the department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Manitoba. He is a community health researcher and medical anthropologist who has worked in the Departments of Community Medicine and Psychiatry in the Universities of London (England), Texas and Manitoba. Dr. Kaufert is the founder of the British Society for Medical Anthropology and the past president of the Canadian Association of Medical Anthropology. Dr. Kaufert works in research and cultural advocacy activities in both Aboriginal Health programs and the disabled consumers' movement in Canada. He has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and has edited books on medical sociology and ethnicity and research ethics. He developed post graduate programs for the M.Sc. and PhD. degrees in Community Health Sciences and co-directed the graduate program for 3 years. He teaches graduate seminars in research methods and disability studies and has served as Director of undergraduate programs in community medicine for ten years.
Joseph Kaufert is a professor in the department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Manitoba. He is a community health researcher and medical anthropologist who has worked in the Departments of Community Medicine and Psychiatry in the Universities of London (England), Texas and Manitoba. Dr. Kaufert is the founder of the British Society for Medical Anthropology and the past president of the Canadian Association of Medical Anthropology. Dr. Kaufert works in research and cultural advocacy activities in both Aboriginal Health programs and the disabled consumers' movement in Canada. He has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and has edited books on medical sociology and ethnicity and research ethics. He developed post graduate programs for the M.Sc. and PhD. degrees in Community Health Sciences and co-directed the graduate program for 3 years. He teaches graduate seminars in research methods and disability studies and has served as Director of undergraduate programs in community medicine for ten years.
