Tracy Everitt
Dr. Everitt completed her undergraduate degree in nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan and her dietetic internship at the Moncton Hospital in New Brunswick. She began her career working as a dietitian in various practice areas in rural and remote areas and in small cities in Canada. She completed her Master's in Adult Education at St. Francis Xavier University and her PhD in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan.
Tracy’s professional and scholarly work supports sustainable food systems and healthy systems and people. Her work expands the role of sustainability in dietetic education, practice, and research and supports the development of a national school food program through research on school food and sustainable food systems in school.
TEACHING
HNU 384 Nutrition Research Design
HNU 405 Food Availability
HNU 485 Advanced Research Methods
HNU 425 Nutrition and Aging
Research Interests
- Sustainable food systems
- Sustainability in dietetic practice
- School food
- Sustainable food system in schools
Local/Atlantic Projects
- Compiling School Food Program Evaluation Tools for Canada
- Parents’ Perspectives and Priorities for School Food Programs
Canadian Collaborations
- Sustainability in Dietetics, Education, Training and Practice in Canada
- Developing Evidence-Informed School Food Programs: A How-to Guide for Communities in Canada
International Collaborations
- Social Impact Potential of Dietitians on Population-level Sustainable Dietary Patterns
- Advancing Food System Education: Co-designing a Framework for Action
Student Supervision (Thesis)
Sophie Flannagan, 2022- ongoing, Masters (Curriculum) Adult Education & Health student, St. Francis Xavier University.
Topic: Bariatric Education of Healthcare Providers
Kelli Weinkauf, 2020-2021, Honours student, St Francis Xavier University.
Topic: Creating resilient local food systems: producer perspective. 2020-21
Manuscript published: Food system resilience during COVID-19: The role of local producers in rural Canada
Elizabeth Talbot, 2020-2021, Honours student, St. Francis Xavier University.
Topic: Creating resilient local food systems: Consumer perspective
Manuscript published: Understanding Consumer Adaptations in Response to COVID-19: A Rural Canadian Perspective
Cassandra Fenlon, 2019-2020, Honours student, St. Francis Xavier University, second reader.
Topic: Determination of the Structural Interactions between Sodium Alginate, Pea Protein Isolate and Transglutaminase in Biodegradable Plastic Alternatives
Summer Student Research Project Supervision
Elizabeth Hunter, 2024-present, Undergraduate Health Student, St. Francis Xavier University.
Topic: Parents’ Perspectives and Priorities of School Food Programs (2024-present)
Georgia Davis, 2023-present, Undergraduate Nutrition student, St. Francis Xavier University.
Topic: Parents’ Perspectives and Priorities of School Food Programs (2024- present)
Nicolette Basson, 2023, Undergraduate Nutrition student, St. Francis Xavier University
Topic: School Food Program: Analysis of a “Pay-What-You-Can” System
Brittany Yantha, 2021 – 2022. Undergraduate Nutrition student, St. Francis Xavier University
Topic: Sustainability in Dietetic Practice, A Scoping Review
Sarah MacIsaac, 2021-2022. Undergraduate Nutrition student, St. Francis Xavier University.
Topic: Sustainability in Dietetic Practice, A Scoping Review
Wegener, J., Carlsson, L., Barbour, L., Everitt, T., Pettinger, C., Reguant-Closa, A. (2024). A Review of Sustainable Food Systems in Accredited Dietetic and Nutrition Programs in the United Kingdom/Ireland, Australia, and Canada. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education.
Srinivasan, S*., Galvez, A.*, Krieger, R.*, Sebo, A.*, Mckever, M.*, Nestico, D.*, Carlsson, L., Wegener, J., & Everitt, T. (2024). Factors that facilitate consumer uptake of sustainable dietary patterns in Western countries: A scoping review. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1333742
Everitt, T., Mawhinney, H., Talbot, E.* (2024), Understanding Consumer Adaptations in Response to COVID-19: A Rural Canadian Perspective. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2024.2327557.
Everitt, T., Carlsson, Yantha, B.*, Jean-Neilson, M., & MacIsaac, S.* (2023). Conceptualizing Sustainability in Canadian Dietetic Practice: A Scoping Review, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 36, 2127-2146. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13227
Weinkauf, K*., Everitt, T., (2023). Food system resilience during COVID-19: The role of local producers in rural Canada. Canadian Food Studies, 10(2), 82-101. https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/594/542
Everitt, T., Ward, S., Martin, W., Engler-Stringer, R. (2023). Factors Contributing to School Food Program Acceptance: A Review of Canadian Literature, Heath Promotion International 38(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daac160
Everitt, T., Engler-Stringer, R., Martin, W. (2022). Operationalizing Sustainable Food Systems through Food Programs in Elementary Schools, Canadian Food Studies, 9(2), 124-146. https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/482/516
Everitt, T., Ward, S., Martin, W., & Engler-Stringer, R. (2022). Proposing a Framework for School Food Program Evaluation in Canada. Canadian Food Studies, 9(3), 147–175. https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v9i3.543
Everitt, T. (2020). Determining promising practices for Canadian school food programs: A scoping review. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. doi:DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2020.1823925
Everitt, T., Engler-Stringer, R., Martin, W., & Vatanparast, H. (2020). Comparing Diet Quality of School Meals versus Food Brought from Home. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 1-7. doi:10.3148/cjdpr-2020-013
Grey literature:
Ruetz, Amberley T; Tasala, Kirsti; McKenna, Mary; Martin, Alicia; Michnik, Kaylee; Edwards, Gabrielle; Engler-Stringe, Rachel; Everitt, Tracy; Maximova, Katerina; Mosby, Ian; Seko, Yukari; Woodruff, Sarah; (2023) School Meals Case Study: Canada. Working Paper. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.04671115
*Indicates the author was a student while working on the project.
