Manvinder Kaur

Manvinder Kaur Gill is a researcher and social worker whose work is centred on culture, colonialism, and health. She holds a BSc. and a BA (hons.) from the University of Winnipeg. Her MA thesis in religious studies from McMaster University explored the relationship between alcohol and Sikhi. She has held research fellowships at Delhi University and the University of Victoria. She recently completed her Master of Social Work at the University of Toronto where she held a SSHRC scholarship and research assistantship on a project titled “Border(ing) Practices: Systemic Racism, Immigration, and Child Welfare.” Manvinder has clinical experience working with children and families, 2SLGBTQ+ people, and immigrant and refugee communities.

She is the co-founder of Asra: The Punjabi Alcohol Resource (asranow.ca), a youth-led grassroots initiative bringing her research into practice through knowledge translation and peer support for Punjabi-speaking communities. She currently works in Punjab, India as a research associate for MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab on a project centered on improving opioid addiction prevention protocols in Punjabi high schools in collaboration with the Government of Punjab and UC Berkeley.