Emmanuel Chilanga

Associate Professor, School of Social Work

University of Northern British Columbia

School of Social Work

Faculty of Human and Health Sciences

UNBC Member

Research interests

Africentric social workChild HealthCritical social policyDecolonial social workEcosystem approaches to healthEnvironments and HealthGender StudiesGreen social workHealth Service DeliveryIndigenous child and family welfareRefugee governanceSocial Determinants of Health

Social and Environmental Determinants of Health

Critical and green social work; critical social policy; community-engaged research; Africentric and decolonial social work; refugee governance and forced migration; refugee livelihoods and rights; Indigenous child and family welfare; northern, rural and remote practice; environmental justice; Indigenous water governance; social determinants of health; food and nutrition security; anti-Black racism; social work education and field education; qualitative, mixed-methods, participatory and critical policy research.

About

Emmanuel Chilanga is an Assistant professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Northern British Columbia. He holds a PhD and master’s degrees in social work from McGill University, a Master of Science degree in Geography from University of Western Ontario and a bachelor’s degree in education from University of Malawi. Emmanuel’s primary research focuses on community organizing to examine and address the determinants of poor child and maternal health, household food insecurity, Intimate partner violence, and to explore COVID-19 community recovery strategies in Sub Saharan Africa. He also does research in finding innovative Social Work Field Education models in Canada and Africa.

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Currently accepting graduate students. As reported by UNBC on September 6, 2026.

Programs: MSW, MSc, PhD Health Sciences

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