Shauna MacKinnon - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry

I have taught at the University of Manitoba Social Work Program at various times
since 1995. The following is a list of the various programs and courses taught.
UM Inner City Social Work Program
47:131 Introduction to Social Welfare Policy
47:313 Contemporary Social Welfare Policy
UM Social Work Program: Thompson Campus
47:131 Introduction to Social Welfare Policy
47:313 Contemporary Social Welfare Policy
UM Social Work Program: Main Campus
47:131 Introduction to Social Welfare Policy
47:213 Comparative Social Welfare Systems
47:313 Contemporary Social Welfare Policy
University of Manitoba: Distance Education
47:313 Contemporary Social Welfare Policy
University of Manitoba, Faculty of Architecture
Department of City Planning, Adjunct Professor (2009-present)
I was appointed as an adjunct professor to accommodate graduate students requesting I
serve on their thesis committees.
Students include:
Erin Huck (graduated with a Masters Degree In City Planning, 2011)
Thesis Topic: Participatory Budgeting
Carole O’Brien (in progress)
Thesis Topic: The meaning of ‘CLOUT’: The influence of Indigenous community
planning discourses in the inner city of Winnipeg
Experience in Supervising Senior Students.
I regularly supervise university students who work as interns or complete practicum’s at
CCPA-Mb. These students act as research assistants, learning about and engaging in the
process of conducting community-based participatory research.
A sample of recent students and their research under my supervision includes:
Lindsey Li – Loren Scholar Intern (2011)
Research Project: “Manitoba’s employment and income assistance program:
Exploring the policy impacts on Winnipeg’s inner city.” Published in What a difference a
theory makes: State of the inner city report 2011.
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