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Jim Dunn is a Professor and Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University, where he leads the Department of Health, Aging & Society. His work focuses on the intersection of housing, income security, and population health, with over 25 years of research examining how social policies impact health outcomes.
Dunn's research spans several key areas in population health intervention research. His work on housing and health includes the long-term study of Toronto's Regent Park redevelopment and research on rent-geared-to-income housing impacts. His income security research examines how programs like the Canada Child Benefit and disability pensions affect health outcomes. He also investigates income inequality's relationship to population health, revisiting earlier work with new attention to social mobility and the 'Piketty hypothesis.' His neighborhood-level research has informed Hamilton's Neighbourhood Action Strategy.
Dunn directs the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC), a national research hub funded by CMHC that has influenced housing policy at municipal, provincial, and federal levels. His research methodology frequently involves partnerships with government agencies and non-profit organizations, using administrative health data and quasi-experimental designs.
- CMHC 2024 Gold Roof Award for Knowledge to Action
- Co-Principal Investigator for Ontario Basic Income Pilot evaluation (2017-18)
- Nationally recognized expert on housing-health relationships
Dunn's academic contributions include over 70 scholarly publications in the last decade, with recent work focusing on housing instability, cash transfers, neighborhood interventions, and aging in place. His research has been widely disseminated through policy reports, academic journals, and media engagement, with his work cited by numerous news outlets and policy documents across Canada.
