Jennifer Zwicker

Deputy Scientific Officer, Kids Brain Health Network & Director of Health Policy at the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary

Jennifer Zwicker, MPP, PhD, is Director of Health Policy at the School of Public Policy and an assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary. With broad interests in the impact of health and social policy on health outcomes, Dr. Zwicker’s recent research utilizes economic evaluation and policy analysis to assess interventions and inform policy around the allocation of funding, services and supports for children and youth with developmental disabilities and their families. Utilizing longitudinal analysis of the national and administrative data sets, Dr. Zwicker’s research is aimed at improving outcomes for children with developmental disabilities and their families from a life course perspective, important for both our evaluation studies and informing policy development to address unmet needs.