Dr. Esyllt Jones
College Member
Current Employer
University of Manitoba
Election Year
2022
Academy
Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Keywords
COVID-19, Covid-19, corona virus
Esyllt Jones studies the interactions between inequality, disease and social movements. Her contributions have earned her numerous awards and established her as an expert in twentieth-century Canadian social history. Dr. Jones has an exceptional ability to engage the broader public with her research. She is an innovative scholar whose work crosses boundaries between social history and medical history, and who builds meaningful connections between the university and the larger community.
Esyllt Jones étudie les interactions entre l’inégalité, la maladie et les mouvements sociaux. Ses contributions lui ont valu de multiples prix et l’ont défini en tant qu’experte de l’histoire sociale canadienne du 20e siècle. La Dre Jones est dotée de capacités remarquables pour sensibiliser le grand public à ces recherches. C’est une érudite dont les travaux novateurs franchissent les frontières qui séparent l’histoire sociale et l’histoire médicale. Elle crée des liens étroits entre l’université et la communauté au sens large.
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