works
written work (public)
On the Proper Way to Squeeze a Lemon, forthcoming for Food & Feeling zine
turscar, prátaí, páistí, chlorophyll magazine
Montréal Postcard: pain (au chocolate), kitchen work magazine Issue 10
Pregnancy in the time of healthism abundance, Feminist Food Journal
Lab-grown meat could leave marginalized people in need, The Conversation Canada
Hey foodie, do you know where your meal came from?, originally published in The Conversation Canada, republished in Salon
Canada’s new food guide: A fail on culture and sustainability?, The Conversation Canada, republished in The National Post
Le nouveau guide alimentaire canadien est-il un échec culturel?, The Conversation Canada, republished in Huffington Post Quebec
Alone Time: An urban foodie on dining solo, Culturally Modified, audio & written
“rey” and “belladonna” (two poems) for untethered issue 3.2
written work (academic)
Sioui, M., Martin Hill, D., Jacobs, B., Nagabhatla, N., Duignan, S., Patel, R., & Pangowish, S. (2022). Haudenosaunee women’s water law: Reclaiming the sacred. In R. Sioui (Ed.), Indigenous Water and Drought Management in a Changing World. Elsevier Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824538-5.00004-2.
Duignan, S., Moffat, C., & Martin Hill, D. (2022). Be like the running water: assessing gendered and age-based water insecurity experiences with Six Nations First Nation. Social Sci Med. 2022 Apr; 298:114864. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114864
Duignan, S., Moffat, C., & Martin Hill, D. (2022). Using boundary objects to co-create community health and water knowledge with community-based medical anthropology and Indigenous Knowledge. Engaged Scholars Journal 6(1): 49-76. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v6i1.68178
Duignan, S. (2019). Transforming society’s food choices. One Earth 1(3): 272-274. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2019.11.003
Duignan, S. (2016). Uncovering the social child in mortuary contexts. Vis-á-vis: Explorations in Anthropology 13(1): 78-96. University of Toronto.
selected interviews
Sarah Duignan: Balancing Ambition, Single Motherhood, and a PhD Journey for Harness Magazine
Food as knowledge, eating equitably, and digital literacy with Dr. Sarah Duignan (Planthropology Podcast)
Meat grown in labs could keep carnivores happy and lower the carbon footprint of food production (Canada’s National Observer)
Ohneganos Let’s Talk Water episode 1: Indigenous Access to Water During a Pandemic
The Preserve Journal Perspective Series, Vol 19: Sarah Duignan
selected guest lectures & speaking
Eating Uncertainty: A Medical Anthropology Perspective on Food, Fear, and Health Moralities” for Graduate Association for Food Studies, Sept 2025
“Nourish: Connecting through Dumplings” for DesignTO Event with Mason Studios, which won the 2024 Best Event for DesignTO
“Social Justice, Diversity, Inclusion and Activism within Social Sciences Podcasts” for Modern Languages Association Conference/Humanities Podcast Symposium, Oct 2021
“Six Nations Water and Food Security in an Era of Climate Change” for McMaster Public Health Conference, Nov 2020 (online)
“Testing the waters: community-led research on water security and holistic health with Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation” for Global Water Futures Conference, May 2020 (online)
“Social Justice” for Global Water Futures Women and Water Lecture Series, Mar 2020 (online)
“Water is our medicine—preliminary results of water quality testing and impact on maternal health, Six Nations” for Indigenous Community Health and Research Conference, Jan 2020
“Intersections of land, water, and food: preliminary results of a co-created survey on water and food security with Six Nations of the Grand River” for American Anthropological Association Conference, Nov 2019
“A discussion on the future of food: A DIG idea” Public talk in Guelph, Aug 2019
“Food and Podcasting” for the Canadian Association for Food Studies, June 2019
“Using podcasts for digital food activism” for Society for Applied Anthropology Conference, Mar 2019
“Podcasting and adapting public anthropologist for the 21st century” for the American Anthropological Association Conference, Oct 2018
awards & recognitions
2025: Canadian Podcast Award Nominee: Outstanding News and Current Affairs Series
2024: Best Event for DesignTO 2024
2021: Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science Series
2020: TOWebfest Podcast Nominee
2019: Parks Canada CEO Award of Excellence: Preserve, Protect, and Commemorate
2019: Sherman Centre Digital Scholarship Fellow, McMaster University
2019: Canadian Podcast Award for Science and Medicine
2017: Shelley R. Saunders Thesis Research Grant
2015: University of Manitoba Emerging Leaders Award
2014: Anthony Arnhold Graduate Fellowship in Anthropology
2011: Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award
