Dr. Alissa Overend (she/they)

Alissa Overend (she/they) is as an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at MacEwan University in Treaty 6 territory.  Alissa researches and teaches in food and nutrition, health and illness, critical disability studies, and Universal Design for Learning. Their 2021 book Shifting Food Facts (Routledge Press) examined the shifting food truths of contemporary dietary discourse. Their current work explores Alterative Food Networks in Canada.

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