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Bernice Yanful

Bernice Yanful

Assistant Professor
EducationBA, BSc (Western University), MPH (University of Toronto), PhD (University of Toronto, Social & Behavioural Sciences)
OfficeJOR-330
Phone416-979-5000 x556210

Areas of Expertise

food justice; food sovereignty; food policy; school food programs

Research

My research explores the principles, meanings, and practices of food justice and food sovereignty, with a particular interest in urban food systems and school food programs as tools for systems change. I have a history of work in public health, focusing on school health and health equity.

Courses

  • SOC 808: Sociology of Food and Eating
  • SOC 300: Sociology of Equity and Diversity

Recent Selected Publications

Wabnitz, K., L. Leppmeier, R. Kuempfel, A. Leibinger, E. Nowossadeck, E. Rehfuees, K.  Sell, B. Yanful and K. Geffert. 2026. Heat, health and inequalities in the WHO European region – a scoping review with an intersectional lens. (external link, opens in new window)  International Journal for Equity in Health 25(1). 

Walker, M., H. Mahar-Klassen, B. Yanful, C. Jimenez and C. Betker. 2025. How Whiteness shapes nursing in Canada – what does the literature say? A Rapid Review.  (external link, opens in new window) Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership 37(3): 30–44. 

Yanful, B. and D. Oickle. 2025.  (PDF file) Determining Health: Food Justice Practice Brief. (external link, opens in new window)  Antigonish, NS: National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, St. Francis Xavier University. 

Natarajan, L., H. Cho, B. Yanful and A. Woodward. 2024. "Food resilient urbanism: reconstructing hunger with NGOs" in Pandemic Recovery? Reframing and rescaling societal challenges (external link, opens in new window)  (pp. 125-39), edited by L. Andres, J.R. Bryson, A. Ersoy & L. Reardon. United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. 

Yanful, B., A. Kirubarajan, D. Bhatia, S. Mishra, S. Allin and E. Di Ruggiero. 2023. Quality of care in the context of universal health coverage: a scoping review. (external link, opens in new window)  Health Research Policy and Systems 21(1): 1-29. 

Yanful, B. and P. Muzumdar. 2022.  (PDF file) Let’s Talk Intersectionality. (external link, opens in new window)  Antigonish, NS: National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, St. Francis Xavier University. 

Yanful, B. 2022.  (PDF file) Intersectionality: a curated list. (external link, opens in new window)  Antigonish, NS: National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, St. Francis Xavier University.