Paul Hackett, PhD

Phone: (306) 966-7999
Fax: (306) 966-6487

Email:  paul.hackett @ usask.ca

Dr. Paul Hackett is interested in the historical and geographical patterns of the health of western Canada’s First Nations. His graduate research examined the past diffusion of directly-transmitted, acute infectious diseases, leading to the publication in 2002 of his book, A Very Remarkable Sickness.

His CIHR-funded postdoctoral research focussed on the changing public health of the Island Lake First Nations of northern Manitoba during the twentieth century. His current CIHR-supported research investigates the history of tuberculosis among the western First Nations. In keeping with his focus on the impact of cultural change on community health, an upcoming project will examine the factors that helped set the stage for the current epidemic of Type 2 diabetes among First Nations in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Research areas of interest include

• History of First Nations Health
• Historical Epidemiology
• History of Diabetes among the First Nations of Manitoba and Saskatchewan
• History of Tuberculosis among the First Nations of Western Canada