2026 In-Person Recipients
Ulises Charles Rodriguez
University of Calgary, Canada
Ulises Charles-Rodriguez, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Associate in Inclusive Governance at the University of Calgary and a Sessional Instructor of Sociology at the same institution and of Public Health at the University of Lethbridge. His research explores the intersections of nature, health, and the inclusion of historically marginalized communities in research, governance, and programming, with a focus on land-based practices for well-being, consensus-building, and systems change. Dr. Charles-Rodriguez completed his PhD in Population Studies in Health with a concentration in Diversity, Disparities, Inequalities, and Social Determinants of Health. He currently works on multiple projects aiming to improve equity, diversity and inclusion in the child health research ecosystem, and build more inclusive research and education governance at the Unievrsity of Calgary and beyond.
