Faculty Member
Mikahelia Wellington
- Email Address(es)
- mikahelia.wellington(at)utoronto.ca
- Division(s)/Institute(s)
- Clinical Public Health Division
- Position
- Adjunct Lecturer
- SGS Status
- Associate (Restricted) Member
Mikahelia Wellington (she/her) is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator and business owner with over eight years of experience in community health and nutrition education. Her work aims to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in Canadian dietetics through research, curriculum development, and anti-oppression training. She is an experienced educator and speaker committed to fostering critical reflection and social justice in dietetic and public health education.
Publications
- Anti-Black Racism in Canadian Food, Nutrition and Dietetics Pressbook ( Available Fall 2026)
- Ng, E., Wellington, M., & Pabani, N. (2024). Pain and Progress: Negotiating the Complexities in Facilitating Anti-Oppression Training for Dietetic Preceptor-Learners. Journal of Critical Dietetics, 7(1), 7–27.
- Wellington, M., Lee, M., Ng, E., & Mensah, R. (2021). Opening the Door to Dialogue: Experiences from Equity-Seeking Students in Dietetic Education. Journal of Critical Dietetics, 6(1), 59–63.
- Wellington, M. (2021). Karens: Examining White Female Power Dynamics in Dietetics. Journal of Critical Dietetics, 6(1), 4–11.
Conferences and Presentations
- Durham Community Health Centre Black Health Fair (2026): Alzheimer’s Disease in the Black community– Panellist
- Durham Community Health Centre Black Health Fair (2025): “Nourishing the Larger Table: Promoting Nutritional Health for Black People, Families & Communities” – Speaker
- Primary Care Dietitian Association Annual Conference (2024): “Decolonizing Diabetes Nutrition Education” – Presenter
- World Critical Dietetics Conference (2021): “Leading Critical Capacity Building: Facilitating Anti-Oppression Training for Dietetic Preceptors” – Co-Presenter
- World Critical Dietetics Conference (2021): “Karens: Examining White Female Power Dynamics in Dietetics” – Presenter
- Diabetes Canada Take Control: Let’s End Diabetes Type 2 (2021): “Old Recipes, Renewed Health” – Food Demonstration & Nutrition Education- Presenter
- Diabetes Canada Virtual Conference (2021): Old Recipes, Renewed Health
- Critical Dietetics Conference (2018): “Motivated by Inequity: Reflections on Social Justice in Canadian Dietetics” – Co-Presenter