Michaela Stith
Former Program Assistant, Polar Institute
Professional Affiliation
Author of Welp: Climate Change & Arctic Identities; Climate Justice Director, Native Movement
Expert Bio
Ms. Stith is a lifelong Alaskan passionate about the Arctic and environmental justice. She has organized 26 events at the Polar Institute, managed the scholarly publication Polar Perspectives, and produced the blog column Polar Points. Ms. Stith also handled communications including @PolarInstitute on and the New Security Beat column . In May 2021, Ms. Stith published her set in Norway, Iceland, and Alaska: Welp: Climate Change and Arctic Identities.
Before joining the 乐鱼 体育 she lived and worked in Troms酶, Norway as a Hart Leadership Fellow and, later, as an Associate at the Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples鈥 Secretariat. She provided assistance to Indigenous Peoples' organizations in their international policy work and supported events like the . As a first generation college graduate from Duke University, Michaela earned Graduation with Distinction in Environmental Science & Policy for her thesis on Arctic cruise ship regulation.
Expertise
- climate science and climate justice
- community-based research and community organizing
- Arctic cooperation
Major Publications
Stith, Michaela (May 2020). 鈥淒efining Traditional Knowledge in the Arctic Council,鈥 EU Horizon 2020 InterACT Working Package 9. .
Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples鈥 Secretariat and UiT University Library (Sept 2019). 鈥淪谩gastallamin: Telling the Story.鈥 .
