James R. Dunn, Ph.D. (Jim) is aProfessor in the Department of Health, Aging & Society and Associate Dean, Research in the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University, where he holds the Senator William McMaster Chair in Urban Health Equity. In 2020, he established the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC), a knowledge mobilization and research capacity-building hub funded by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Trained in urban geography and social epidemiology, he has worked closely with governments at all levels to address issues related to the effects of income security, affordable housing and urban development on health and healthy child development. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and was the 2024 recipient of the CMHC President’s Gold Roof Award for Knowledge to Action for work on the City of Hamilton’s Housing Sustainability and Investment Roadmap.
