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Mikayla Hunter
she/they
Mikayla (she/they) is a queer/non-binary settler living on Treaty One territory in Winnipeg. They grew up outside of Anola, a small rural community in Manitoba. She brings her experiences as a queer person living in a community with no 2SLGBTQIA+ resources to her research.
After moving to Winnipeg, Mikayla received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Winnipeg where she double majored in Rhetoric, Writing, & Communications and Psychology. They then went on to obtain a Master of Science from the University of Manitoba (Department of Community Health Sciences), where she began her 2SLGBTQIA+ research. Mikayla is currently a PhD student at the University of Manitoba in the College of Community and Global Health where they focus on 2SLGBTQIA+ health.
Publications/Papers
Stirling, M., Bourque, M. A., Hunter, M., Queenan, J., Ludwig, C., Ristock, J., Harrison, L., Ross‐White, A., Nickel, N. C., Schultz, A., Banerji, V., Gahagan, J., & Mahar, A. (2025). A scoping review mapping trans* and gender diverse people’s representation in cancer research. Cancer Medicine, 14(15). https://doi-org.uml.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/cam4.70774.
Hunter, Mikayla. 2025. “Bill 43 – the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, Adding Gender Expression as a Protected Characteristic.” Centre for Human Rights Research. June 6, 2025.
Osei-Yeboah, E., Hinds, A., Grift, J., Isaak, C., Hunter, M., Bonnycastle, M., Mignone, J. & Sherred, R. E. (2024). Indigenous Peoples’ Experiences of Homelessness: A Mixed Methods Study in Winnipeg. End Homelessness Winnipeg.
Hunter, M., Lea, G. W., Hasan, S. M., Archibald, M., Rieger, K., West, C., & Kreindler, S. A. (2024). “Enough reality that you took it seriously, enough humour that you kept watching”: a qualitative analysis of student reception of Larry Saves the Canadian healthcare system. Arts & Health, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2024.2442910
Courtney, K. L., Davison, K. S., Hunter, M., Watson, A., & Crawford, J. (2024). Gender harmony: A case for nursing informatics. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. https://doi.org/10.3233/shti240190
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