Tatiana Degai, University of Victoria

Research

Convergence/Transdisciplinary Research Creative And Arts Practice Decolonizing And Indigenizing Planetary Health Indigenous And Critical Methodologies Indigenous Health Indigenous-Led Solutions For Climate Change Interconnectivity Of Health Lands And Healthy Peoples International Indigenous Knowledge And Networking

Latest papers

Co-production of Arctic sea ice knowledge: A systematic review.
Ambio · 2026 · senior author
Regional geographies and public health lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arctic.
Frontiers in public health · 2023
Incorporating resilience when assessing pandemic risk in the Arctic: a case study of Alaska.
BMJ global health · 2023

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Archipelagos of Indigenous-led Resurgence for Planetary Health-Proof-of-concept: Actualizing Indigenous determinants of planetary health by supporting the reciprocal relationships among Indigenous Peoples, their places, Nation, and cultural contexts, and networking and amplifying localized efforts through visiting, sharing, and trans-national Indigenous diplomacy
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$2,295,000
Gathering Together to Nurture Our Relations and Develop a Plan for "Indigenous-Led Resurgence for Planetary Health Governance" Research-Creation-Action Project Proposal
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$50,000

All 2 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Co-production of Arctic sea ice knowledge: A systematic review.

Monakhova M, York A, Peterson M, McCracken Pringle JA, BurnSilver S, Degai T

Ambio2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02303-9 PMID: 41369972

02

Regional geographies and public health lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arctic.

Tiwari S, Petrov AN, Golosov N, Devlin M, Welford M, DeGroote J, Degai T, Ksenofontov S

Frontiers in public health2023

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1324105 PMID: 38259778

03

Incorporating resilience when assessing pandemic risk in the Arctic: a case study of Alaska.

Tiwari S, Petrov A, Mateshvili N, Devlin M, Golosov N, Rozanova-Smith M, Welford M, DeGroote J, Degai T, Ksenofontov S

BMJ global health2023

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011646 PMID: 37286235

04

Indigenous health-care sovereignty defines resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Petrov AN, Dorough DS, Tiwari S, Welford M, Golosov N, Devlin M, Degai T, Ksenofontov S, DeGroote J

Lancet (London, England)2023

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00684-0 PMID: 37084754

05

The second year of pandemic in the Arctic: examining spatiotemporal dynamics of the COVID-19 "Delta wave" in Arctic regions in 2021.

Tiwari S, Petrov AN, Devlin M, Welford M, Golosov N, DeGroote J, Degai T, Ksenofontov S

International journal of circumpolar health2022

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2022.2109562 PMID: 35976076

06

Lessons on COVID-19 from Indigenous and remote communities of the Arctic.

Petrov AN, Welford M, Golosov N, DeGroote J, Devlin M, Degai T, Savelyev A

Nature medicine2021

DOI: 10.1038/s41591-021-01473-9 PMID: 34426705

Archipelagos of Indigenous-led Resurgence for Planetary Health-Proof-of-concept: Actualizing Indigenous determinants of planetary health by supporting the reciprocal relationships among Indigenous Peoples, their places, Nation, and cultural contexts, and networking and amplifying localized efforts through visiting, sharing, and trans-national Indigenous diplomacy

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Aikau, Hokulani K; Castleden, Heather E; Naputi, Tiara R; Newman, Carey; Quesnelle, Melissa N; te Heuheu, Lisa

Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Health Research; Decolonizing And Indigenizing Planetary Health; Indigenous And Critical Methodologies; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Leadership In Planetary Health; Indigenous Resurgence; Indigenous Sovereignty And Relationality In Decision-Making; Interconnectivity Of Health Lands And Healthy Peoples; Social-Ecological Health And Wellbeing; Transdisciplinary Research

$2,295,000

Gathering Together to Nurture Our Relations and Develop a Plan for "Indigenous-Led Resurgence for Planetary Health Governance" Research-Creation-Action Project Proposal

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Castleden, Heather E; Stark, Heidi; Aikau, Hokulani K; Corntassel, Jeff; Degai, Tatiana; Nelson, Melissa K; Newman, Carey; Quesnelle, Melissa N; Smiles, Deondre A

Keywords: Convergence/Transdisciplinary Research; Creative And Arts Practice; Decolonizing And Indigenizing Planetary Health; Indigenous And Critical Methodologies; Indigenous Health; Indigenous-Led Solutions For Climate Change; Interconnectivity Of Health Lands And Healthy Peoples; International Indigenous Knowledge And Networking; Planetary Health; Transformative Governance

$50,000

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Convergence/Transdisciplinary Research Dear Professor Degai, 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 "Co-production of Arctic sea ice knowledge: A systematic review." (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 CIHR-funded project "Gathering Together to Nurture Our Relations and Develop a Plan for "Indigenous-Led Resurgence for Planetary Health Governance" Research-Creation-Action Project Proposal" (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]