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Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.

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Nishi Kumar

2016-17 Junior Fellow

Nishi is passionate about building healthier and more equitable neighbourhoods through evidence-based policy and practice. She holds a Masters in Public Health from the University of Toronto with a concentration in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences. Through her work with the Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Access Alliance, and U of T’s Urban Studies program, Nishi has had the opportunity to conduct research and develop programs related to housing and homelessness, newcomer health, and neighbourhood change. Her interest in the social determinants of health is informed by her previous education in urban studies and geography, and she remains interested in exploring health equity through a social-spatial lens.

Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.