Yukari Seko, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

ageing diasporic foodways Japanese Canadian congregate dining food communication Food shaming School food environment Family food practice

Latest papers

Food Diversity and Aging Well in a Multicultural City: A Case Study of Japanese Canadian (Nikkei) Seniors and Community Congregate Dining.
Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement · 2026 · first author
Mental health support for Canadian postsecondary students during COVID-19 pandemic: An environmental scan.
Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2024 · first author
Editorial: The representation of psychiatry and mental health in popular culture.
Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024 · senior author

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Mapping Belonging: Japanese Canadian Youth, Archives and Justice-Oriented Futures
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$297,387
Food diversity and aging well in a multicultural city: Japanese Canadian (Nikkei) seniors and Community Congregate Dining
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,866
Inter-weaving dialogues across generations and differences: (Re)braiding identities and activism of Japanese Canadians for anti-racist and decolonial futures
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$71,780

All 6 grants and awards

14 publications.

01

Food Diversity and Aging Well in a Multicultural City: A Case Study of Japanese Canadian (Nikkei) Seniors and Community Congregate Dining.

Seko Y, Wong V, Adachi R, Tiessen JH

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2026First author

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980825100524 PMID: 41536127

02

Mental health support for Canadian postsecondary students during COVID-19 pandemic: An environmental scan.

Seko Y, Meyer J, Bonghanya R, Honiball L

Journal of American college health : J of ACH2024First author

DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2103379 PMID: 35881812

03

Editorial: The representation of psychiatry and mental health in popular culture.

Wang H, Cummins I, Seko Y

Frontiers in psychiatry2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1432346 PMID: 38832327

04

Transitions Pop-ups: Co-designing client-centred support for disabled youth transitioning to adult life.

Seko Y, Oh A, Thompson L, Bowman LR, Curran CJ

Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences2024First author

DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2024.1286875 PMID: 38322700

05

Integrating lived experience into clinical practice: a case study of young peer providers in pediatric rehabilitation

Seko Y, Oh A, Menna-Dack D, Curran CJ, Maxwell J, King G

Disability and Rehabilitation20223 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1988735

06

Transitions Theatre: Creating a Research-Based Reader’s Theatre With Disabled Youth and Their Families

Seko Y, Oh A, Curran CJ, King G

Qualitative Health Research20222 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1177/10497323221138004

07

Editorial: The Role of Media in Suicide and Self-Harm: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives.

Cheng Q, Seko Y, Niederkrotenthaler T

Frontiers in psychology2022

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.932117 PMID: 35686083

08

Perceived Impacts of Solution-Focused Coaching Training for Pediatric Rehabilitation Practitioners: A Qualitative Evaluation

Seko Y, King G, Keenan S, Maxwell J, Oh A, Curran CJ

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics202110 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1080/01942638.2021.1872758

09

Self-Injury in Japanese Manga: A Content Analysis.

Seko Y, Kikuchi M

The Journal of medical humanities2021First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10912-019-09602-9 PMID: 31919708

10

Solution-Focused Coaching in Pediatric Rehabilitation: Perceived Therapist Impact

Schwellnus H, Seko Y, King G, Baldwin P, Servais M

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics202021 citations

DOI: 10.1080/01942638.2019.1675846

Mapping Belonging: Japanese Canadian Youth, Archives and Justice-Oriented Futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sakamoto, Izumi

$297,387

Food diversity and aging well in a multicultural city: Japanese Canadian (Nikkei) seniors and Community Congregate Dining

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Seko, Yukari

Keywords: ageing; diasporic foodways; Japanese Canadian; congregate dining; food communication

$24,866

Inter-weaving dialogues across generations and differences: (Re)braiding identities and activism of Japanese Canadians for anti-racist and decolonial futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sakamoto, Izumi

Keywords: Japanese Canadian identities; anti-Asian racism; cultural negotiation; critical consciousness; grounded theory; immigrant identity; community organizing; social movements; decolonial psychology; critical acculturation studies; art and activism

$71,780

Inter-weaving dialogues across generations and differences: (Re)braiding identities and activism of Japanese Canadians for anti-racist and decolonial futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sakamoto, Izumi

Keywords: Japanese Canadian identities; anti-Asian racism; cultural negotiation; critical consciousness; grounded theory; immigrant identity; community organizing; social movements; decolonial psychology; critical acculturation studies; art and activism

$155,922

Radical rehabilitation: An interdisciplinary approach to fostering movement synchronies in children with diverse abilities

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mclaren, Coralee M

Keywords: Childhood Disability; Contemporary Dance / Choreography; Equity And Diversity; Integrated Education; Interdisciplinary Methods; Neuro/Physical Rehabilitation; Nursing; Participation And Inclusion; Physical And Virtual Environments; Post Modern Theory

$309,825

Lunchbox shaming: Asian immigrant families' perspectives on Canadian school food environment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Seko, Yukari

Keywords: Food shaming; School food environment; Family food practice; Intersectionality; Arts-informed research; Multiculturalism; Immigration and settlement; Food acculturation; Diaspora

$70,952

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Other Communication and Media Studies
Rehabilitation Science
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Pediatrics
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Other

Co-authors at Toronto Metropolitan University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Gillian King

Rehabilitation Science

7 shared papers, latest 2022

Jan Willem Gorter

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Emily Nalder

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Michelle Servais

School of Communication Sciences and Disorders

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Julien Meyer

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: ageing Dear Professor Seko, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Food Diversity and Aging Well in a Multicultural City: A Case Study of Japanese Canadian (Nikkei) Seniors and Community Congregate Dining." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Food diversity and aging well in a multicultural city: Japanese Canadian (Nikkei) seniors and Community Congregate Dining" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]