Dr. Reg Urbanowski

Biography

Reg Urbanowski is the dean of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Manitoba. He is a professor and occupational therapist with a strong focus on human occupation, technology, and public policy. His research interests include service delivery models in healthcare for rural and remote areas, services for Indigenous communities, and the use of technology to provide health services to these populations. He examines public policy related to these topics, and his career includes prior leadership roles as vice-president for strategy and business development at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and program chair of occupational therapy at both Husson University and West Virginia University. Urbanowski has held faculty positions at Dalhousie University and the University of Alberta and previously worked for the Government of Saskatchewan as an assistant deputy minister and special advisor. He has written and presented 90 peer-reviewed papers and has participated in numerous international conferences as an invited keynote speaker. He is also a visiting professor at the World International Centre of Excellence in the Netherlands, and continues to contribute to the field of rehabilitation sciences.

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