Founded in 2009, World Critical Dietetics seeks to create spaces for inter- and transdisciplinary inquiry and exploration regarding food, health, nutrition, knowledge, the body, and expertise, as well as critical, justice-enhancing orientations to education, art, and practice in the context of dietetics. World Critical Dietetics embraces multiple disciplines and perspectives not routinely included in the…

Estimated publication date: March 2021 Guest Co-Editors: Alison Brown, MS, PhD, past Chair, National Organization of Blacks in Dietetics and Nutrition (NOBIDAN), Program Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, US Jill White, EdD, RDN, past President, World Critical Dietetics, Adjunct Instructor, Nutrition SciencesBorra College of Health Sciences Nutrition, Dominican University, River Forest,…

ISSUE 01 | WINTER 2021 Note: newsletters are sent to current WCD members. To become a member click here! Contents at a glance… NEWSA message from the president, Jennifer Brady (p.2)Book announcement, Alissa Overend (p.3) RECOGNITIONJournal of Critical Dietetics Report, Debbie MacLellan & Jacqui Gingras (p.4)Tribunal on Racism in Dietetics, Jill White (p.6)2020 conference recap, Christin…

World Critical Dietetics (WCD) stands in solidarity with the Asian-Pacific Islander (API) communities by bringing a call to action to stop API hate violence. Anti-Asian hate violence rates have doubled in 2020 in some cities across the world, with API members being harassed, pushed, robbed, stabbed, raped, and killed. This is due to the racist…

This special issue was guest edited by Dr. Ann Fox, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Human Nutrition at St. Francis Xavier University. It was late last spring when Dr. Fox reached out with the idea of a pandemic special issue and these three papers, plus the editorial are the result. You can find the…

We are delighted to share with you that our most recent issue, Blacks and Racism in Dietetics, is now available to view. Thank you to our guest editors, Jill White and Alison Brown, who hosted the launch and shepherded this compelling issue from inception to completion. Also, thank you to the authors whose voices are…

Friday, March 3 10am EST We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a launch party for our upcoming issue of the Journal of Critical Dietetics, “Normal, Not For Everyone.” Join us in celebrating the authors and their work on Friday, March 3 from 10:00-11:00 am EST (see details below). We will hear about the articles…

This invitation is for any/all students who will be in the Halifax NS area on Saturday evening. Students, please share with other students…this is a free session. You do not need to be attending the conference to join in. Critical Dietetics in Practice? What does that look like? Student Professional Development Event As part of…

Critical Dietetics is at an exciting new phase of its development – we are forming a Board of Directors now that we have official status as an organization. We are seeking nominations NOW for members to join the inaugural Board of Directors. Currently, we are filling six out of nine positions: President Treasurer Members-at-Large (4)…

We have a few new additions to our conference pages that we encourage you to review: Critical Dietetics Conference Program 9th Annual CD Conference Welcome Package Critical Dietetics Registration Form If you have any questions about the conference, please contact the conference planning team by email: critical.dietetics@msvu.ca. Special thanks to Kathryn Fraser for her artful dedication…