Renee Tsinigine

Dr. Renee Tsinigine Holt (Navajo/Nez Perce) is a Post Doctoral Research Scholar for the Indigenous Resilience Center (IRes). She is from the Tsé naha bił nii (With the Rock or Sleeping Rock) clan, born and raised by Tł izi łání (Many Goats) clan, her maternal clan is Tsí naa’jinii (Black Streaked Wood) and her paternal clan is Bįįh’bitoo’ni (Deer in Water or Deer Spring) and Nez Perce. She received her Ph.D. in Cultural Studies and Social Thought in Education at the Washington State University-Pullman.

Renée was raised on Navajo Nation with K’é in Lupton, LeChee, Coppermine, and Tuba City. Prior to joining IRes, she was a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Idaho working with Native American Law Faculty & Student Association and the Indigenous CIRCLES faculty before joining the University of Arizona.

As a NIEHS T32 Fellow, her research centers Indigenous healing, ancestral ways of knowing, resilience, science education, and culturally sustaining pedagogies in Native-FEWSS (Native Food, Energy & Water Security and Sovereignty).

Renée is honored to be a member of the IRes Center and enjoys working with faculty, staff, students, and Indigenous communities in environmental research that further develops and supports local, regional, and national partnerships in sustainability for future generations. To learn about IRes updates, opportunities, and events, please join our mailing list.