Warren completed his collaborative PhD in Population Medicine and International Development Studies at the University of Guelph in 2016. For his PhD research, he investigated the connections between labour mobility, health, and rural livelihoods among small-scale farming households in South India. Warren is currently engaged in interdisciplinary research projects with community partners in Yellowknife, NWT and Honduras. Warren also works with the Guelph and Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination where he is a member of their Research and Knowledge Mobilization Committee.