Janelle Baker, Athabasca University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Athabasca University profile.

Ethnography of contamination environmental and ecological anthropology ethnobiology and ethnoecology post-humanism and the anthropocene anthropology of food community-based research methods political ecology ethnographic writing

Latest papers

Canadian mines, global issues: examining health impacts, demanding action.
Globalization and health · 2026
Indigenous research methods for healing sexual trauma with Cree women.
Culture, health & sexuality · 2025
The impacts of mining on the food sovereignty and security of Indigenous Peoples and local communities: A global review.
The Science of the total environment · 2023

All 4 publications

Latest funding

The implications of Canada's National Sovereign AI Compute Strategy for freshwater fish futures and Indigenous governance
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Communities in transition: strategies and solutions for rural Canada
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$49,600
Cultural Politics of Energy in Northern Alberta: Refining Insights into Oil Sands Impacts and Processes Concerning Indigenous Peoples
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$89,370

All 5 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Canadian mines, global issues: examining health impacts, demanding action.

Spitzer DL, Castro-Palaganas E, Simons P, Dzhusupov K, Wittlin F, Grassman J, Baker J, Labonté R

Globalization and health2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12992-026-01204-0 PMID: 41888932

02

Indigenous research methods for healing sexual trauma with Cree women.

Auger JC, Baker J, Cardinal L, James A, Jay M, Loonskin S

Culture, health & sexuality2025

DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2024.2346532 PMID: 38860939

03

The impacts of mining on the food sovereignty and security of Indigenous Peoples and local communities: A global review.

Blanco GD, Fernández-Llamazares Á, Blanco GD, Baker J, Tagliari MSM, Hayata MA, Campos ML, Hanazaki N

The Science of the total environment2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158803 PMID: 36115402

04

Reshaping the future of ethnobiology research after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vandebroek I, Pieroni A, Stepp JR, Hanazaki N, Ladio A, Alves RRN, Picking D, Delgoda R, Maroyi A, van Andel T, Quave CL, Paniagua-Zambrana NY, Bussmann RW, Odonne G, Abbasi AM, Albuquerque UP, Baker J, Kutz S, Timsina S, Shigeta M, Oliveira TPR, Hurrell JA, Arenas PM, Puentes JP, Hugé J, Yeşil Y, Pierre LJ, Olango TM, Dahdouh-Guebas F

Nature plants2020

DOI: 10.1038/s41477-020-0691-6 PMID: 32572213

The implications of Canada's National Sovereign AI Compute Strategy for freshwater fish futures and Indigenous governance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Todd, Zoe

$100,000

Communities in transition: strategies and solutions for rural Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Hanson, Lorelei L.

Keywords: sustainable rural communities; rural regions; small towns; rural resilience; transition; healthy and inclusive communities; Indigenous well-being; inclusive regenerative design; heritage and economic resources

$49,600

Cultural Politics of Energy in Northern Alberta: Refining Insights into Oil Sands Impacts and Processes Concerning Indigenous Peoples

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Westman, Clinton N.

Keywords: environmental social science; oil sands; Indigenous peoples; impacts and benefits; consultations; food sovereignty; workers' experience; monitoring; cultural resource management; intersectional effects; multi-species impacts; community engagement; treaty

$89,370

Cultural Politics of Energy in Northern Alberta: Refining Insights into Oil Sands Impacts and Processes Concerning Indigenous Peoples

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Westman, Clinton N.

Keywords: environmental social science; oil sands; Indigenous peoples; impacts and benefits; consultations; food sovereignty; workers' experience; monitoring; cultural resource management; intersectional effects; multi-species impacts; community engagement; treaty

$202,444

Womxn in Research: A 3-day Workshop for Indigenous students on health, environment, and participatory action research methods

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Baker, Janelle M.

Keywords: women; research; Indigenous youth; education; health; community-based research

$25,000

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

Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
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Susan Kutz

Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Melissa Jay

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ethnography of contamination Dear Professor Baker, 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 "Canadian mines, global issues: examining health impacts, demanding action." (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 "Womxn in Research: A 3-day Workshop for Indigenous students on health, environment, and participatory action research methods" (2019), 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]