Every year, the Killam Awards celebrate outstanding achievements across the University of Calgary and the School of Public Policy’s Dr. Jennifer Zwicker was among those honoured for exceptional contributions in various fields.

Focused on social policy and healthcare reform, Dr Zwicker is the director of the Social Policy and Health program and Chief Scientist for Kids Brain Health Network.

Her interdisciplinary expertise encompasses neurobiology and child development, economic evaluation, health services research and policy to translate knowledge from research to evidence-based disability policy.

“It’s a great recognition of the work the team has been doing and hopefully highlights important gaps in policy impacting child health and wellbeing,” she said following a luncheon for the 2024 Killam Awards recipients in October.

This year 36 winners were selected in fields and disciplines from medicine, English and chemistry, to neuroscience, veterinary medicine and engineering. Dr. Zwicker was among three people selected as Killam Emerging Research Leaders.

“I am honoured to congratulate Dr. Jennifer Zwicker for receiving the prestigious Killam Emerging Research Leader Award (CIHR) 2024. Jennifer is a deserving recipient of this award, an important recognition of her efforts to highlight gaps in policy impacting child health and wellbeing.”

-Martha Hall Findlay, Director and James S. and Barbara A. Palmer Chair at the School of Public Policy

Established in 1965 through an endowment created by Dorothy Killam, the awards commemorate the legacy of Dorothy and her husband, Izaak Walton Killam. UCalgary is one of five designated Killam universities in Canada, and more than 600 scholars have benefited from these awards to date.

To learn more or see this year’s full list of recipients, please visit the Killam Awards webpage.