Mikayla Hunter

Mikayla Hunter (she/they) is a M.Sc. Community Health Sciences student at the University of Manitoba. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Winnipeg, obtaining a double major in Rhetoric, Writing, & Communications and Psychology. Mikayla’s master’s thesis research focuses on exploring the primary healthcare needs and experiences of underrepresented members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. They hope that their work can inform the development of culturally appropriate clinical guidelines and improve the quality of care that 2SGBTQIA+ patients receive from primary healthcare providers. Mikayla works on the “Period Poverty and Equity: On Campus and Beyond” project at CHRR. Mikayla has a passion for community-based research with a specific focus on gender and sexual minorities. Mikayla has two cats and is an avid gardener.