Desai Shan, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Seafarers Access To Health Care Community-Based Health Partnership Health Equity At Sea Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 Maritime Welfare Services Workplace Health And Safety Covid-19

Latest papers

Supporting essential workers at sea during the COVID-19 pandemic - barriers to accessing mental health support among seafarers in Canada.
International maritime health · 2026 · senior author
Navigating mental health needs at sea: Perspectives from the Canadian maritime community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PLOS global public health · 2026 · senior author
Depression and anxiety among seafarers in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.
International maritime health · 2026 · senior author

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Navigating Health Together: Co-Producing Knowledge for Seafarers' Health and Wellbeing in Newfoundland and Labrador
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$30,304
Safety on Board British Columbia Tugboats: Improving Safety for Seafarers and Their Families
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$69,512
Exploring Barriers to Medical Care Utilization among Senior Chinese Immigrants in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges in the E-Health and AI Era
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$45,833

All 6 grants and awards

10 publications.

01

Supporting essential workers at sea during the COVID-19 pandemic - barriers to accessing mental health support among seafarers in Canada.

Rojas Aldieri HA, Ochs C, Valcour J, Shea JM, Mulay S, Shan D

International maritime health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.5603/imh.104797 PMID: 42578738

02

Navigating mental health needs at sea: Perspectives from the Canadian maritime community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rojas Aldieri HA, Shea J, Mulay S, Valcour J, Shan D

PLOS global public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006493 PMID: 42154761

03

Depression and anxiety among seafarers in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rojas Aldieri HA, Ochs C, Valcour J, Shea JM, Mulay S, Shan D

International maritime health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.5603/imh.104606 PMID: 42387957

04

Using Dialogue to Address Jurisdictional Inequities in Access to Return to Work Resources and Identify Policy Weaknesses for Workers in Situations of Vulnerability

Keefe A, Neis B, Cullen K, Shan D

New Solutions20251 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1177/10482911251319005

05

Injury and Return to Work Among Maritime Workers in British Columbia, Canada.

Neis B, Macpherson RA, Shan D, Small C, Ochs C, Tamburic L, McLeod CB

New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS2025

DOI: 10.1177/10482911251316325 PMID: 40033893

06

Return to Work After Injuries: Legal Challenges for Seafarers in Canada.

Shan D, Medley A, Neis B, Small C

New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/10482911251317583 PMID: 40007146

07

Long COVID and Associated Factors Among Chinese Residents Aged 16 Years and Older in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Online Study.

Shariati M, Gill KL, Peddle M, Cao Y, Xie F, Han X, Lei N, Prowse R, Shan D, Fang L, Huang V, Ding A, Wang PP

Biomedicines2025

DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines13040953 PMID: 40299550

08

Occupational noise exposure at sea: A socio-legal study on fish harvesters' perceptions in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Yadav OP, Shan D, Sarkar A, Moro L

Frontiers in public health2023

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1092350 PMID: 37139364

09

Occupational safety and health challenges for maritime key workers in the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Shan D

International labour review2022First author

DOI: 10.1111/ilr.12220 PMID: 34548682

10

Occupational noise exposure and health impacts among fish harvesters: a systematic review.

Yadav OP, Sarkar A, Shan D, Rahman A, Moro L

International maritime health2021

DOI: 10.5603/imh.2021.0038 PMID: 34604990

Navigating Health Together: Co-Producing Knowledge for Seafarers' Health and Wellbeing in Newfoundland and Labrador

Nominated PICIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - IPPH - Structural Determinants of Health

Principal investigators: Shan, Desai; Phinney, Eric

Keywords: Access To Health Care; Community-Based Health Partnership; Health Equity At Sea; Maritime Labour Convention, 2006; Maritime Welfare Services; Seafarers; Workplace Health And Safety

$30,304

Safety on Board British Columbia Tugboats: Improving Safety for Seafarers and Their Families

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Shan, Desai

Keywords: Workplace Health and Safety; Safety Culture; Safety Climate; Safety Management; Maritime Governance; Tug; British Columbia

$69,512

Exploring Barriers to Medical Care Utilization among Senior Chinese Immigrants in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges in the E-Health and AI Era

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Wang, Peizhong P.

Keywords: immigrant seniors; health care; barriers; e-health; AI; language; Chinese immigrants

$45,833

"Can we tell them that people can't afford to eat, and it's getting worse and worse?": Developing innovative methods for participatory food environment research in northern and remote communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Call

Principal investigators: Kenny, Tiff-Annie

Keywords: Retail food prices Food environment Supply chain Arctic Diet affordability

$237,970

Forgotten at sea: occupational health challenges for seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nominated PICIHR2021Op. Gr: Emer. COVID Res. Gaps/Prior- Dif. Impacts on Hist. Excl/Underserved Pops

Principal investigators: Shan, Desai

Keywords: Covid-19; Essential Workers; Mental Health; Occupational Health And Safety; Seafarers; Unintended Effects Of Public Health Policies

$142,867

Policy and practice in return to work after work injury: challenging circumstances and innovative solutions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Grants

Keywords: workers' compensation; return to work; precarious employment; mobile workforce; immigration; mental health; gender

$623,304

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

Community Health
Sociology
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Co-authors at Memorial University of Newfoundland, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Kimberley Cullen

Rehabilitation Science

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Jennifer Shea

Community Health

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Seafarers Dear Professor Shan, 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 "Supporting essential workers at sea during the COVID-19 pandemic - barriers to accessing mental health support among seafarers in Canada." (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 "Navigating Health Together: Co-Producing Knowledge for Seafarers' Health and Wellbeing in Newfoundland and Labrador" (2025), 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]

Desai Shan