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Scott Lear

ResearcherSimon Fraser University

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Scott Lear

Researcher

Health Sciences

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2014.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2013.

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Publications

7,083

Citations

101

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Research

Telehealth Cardiovascular Disease Behavioural Science Covid-19 Digital Health Sars-Cov-2 Vaccination Vaccine Hesitancy

Latest papers

Community-level infrastructure risk factors for motor vehicle injuries of car occupants and pedestrians: results from the PURE study
International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion · 2026
Perspectives and Beliefs Surrounding Postpartum Care and Physical Activity of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada.
The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026 · senior author
Covert Vascular Brain Injury and Cognitive Dysfunction Among Chinese Adults Living in Canada and China
Neurology · 2025

All 31 publications

Latest funding

An intervention study of prenatal air pollution exposure and its impacts on cardiometabolic and respiratory health in children
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$699,976
A Multi-level Analysis of Functional, Social and Psychological Multimorbidity Resilience and Aging
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$70,000
Implementation of a 'virtual' cardiac rehabilitation program
CIHR · 2014 · Principal investigator
$200,000

All 12 grants and awards

31 publications.

Community-level infrastructure risk factors for motor vehicle injuries of car occupants and pedestrians: results from the PURE study

Bangdiwala SI, Lear S, Hu B, Ramasundarahettige C, Alhabib KF, Ricci C, Ismail R, Połtyn-Zaradna K, Yusuf R, Varma RP

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion2026

DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2025.2578794

Perspectives and Beliefs Surrounding Postpartum Care and Physical Activity of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada.

Lesser I, Bean C, Sangha H, Mahmood B, Lear S

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08445621251395348 PMID: 41364447

Covert Vascular Brain Injury and Cognitive Dysfunction Among Chinese Adults Living in Canada and China

Ke C, Anand SS, Smith EE, Schulze KM, Moody A, Lear S, Poirier P, Dummer T, Desai D, Thayalasuthan V

Neurology20254 citations

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000210246

Association of dietary macronutrients with MRI-detected vascular brain injury and cognition in 9886 middle-aged participants from four countries: for the Canadian Alliance of Healthy Hearts and Minds (CAHHM) and the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) Study Investigators

Miller V, Smith E, Schulze KM, Desai D, Ho V, Dummer TJB, Tardif J-C, Lear S, Poirier P, Mir H

EClinicalMedicine20251 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103333

Device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA) and major adverse cardiovascular events: evidence of sex differences.

Stamatakis E, Ahmadi M, Biswas RK, Del Pozo Cruz B, Thøgersen-Ntoumani C, Murphy MH, Sabag A, Lear S, Chow C, Gill JMR, Hamer M

British journal of sports medicine2025

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108484 PMID: 39467622

Assessing the built environment through photographs and its association with obesity in 21 countries: the PURE Study

Corsi DJ, Marschner S, Lear S, Hystad P, Rosengren A, Ismail R, Yeates K, Swaminathan S, Puoane T, Wang C

The Lancet Global Health202411 citations

DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00287-0

Exposure to air pollutants and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis measured by magnetic resonance imaging: A cross-sectional analysis

Azab SM, Doiron D, Schulze KM, Brook JR, Brauer M, Smith EE, Moody AR, Desai D, Friedrich MG, Bangdiwala SI

PLoS ONE20245 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309912

Associations of Fish Consumption With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality Among Individuals With or Without Vascular Disease From 58 Countries

Mohan D, Mente A, Dehghan M, Rangarajan S, O’Donnell M, Hu W, Dagenais G, Wielgosz A, Lear S, Wei L

JAMA Internal Medicine2021150 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.0036 PMID: W3133676810

Association of "hypertriglyceridemic waist" with increased 5-year risk of subclinical atherosclerosis in a multi-ethnic population: a prospective cohort study.

Namdarimoghaddam P, Fowokan A, Humphries KH, Mancini GBJ, Lear S

BMC cardiovascular disorders2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12872-021-01882-1 PMID: 33530949

Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

Wharton S, Lau DCW, Vallis M, Sharma AM, Biertho L, Campbell-Scherer D, Adamo K, Alberga A, Bell R, Boulé N

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL20201,382 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.191707 PMID: W3046790675

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Scott Lear

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Community-level infrastructure risk factors for motor vehicle injuries of car occupants and pedestrians: results from the PURE study

Perspectives and Beliefs Surrounding Postpartum Care and Physical Activity of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada.

Covert Vascular Brain Injury and Cognitive Dysfunction Among Chinese Adults Living in Canada and China

Association of dietary macronutrients with MRI-detected vascular brain injury and cognition in 9886 middle-aged participants from four countries: for the Canadian Alliance of Healthy Hearts and Minds (CAHHM) and the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) Study Investigators

Device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA) and major adverse cardiovascular events: evidence of sex differences.

Assessing the built environment through photographs and its association with obesity in 21 countries: the PURE Study

Exposure to air pollutants and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis measured by magnetic resonance imaging: A cross-sectional analysis

Associations of Fish Consumption With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality Among Individuals With or Without Vascular Disease From 58 Countries

Association of "hypertriglyceridemic waist" with increased 5-year risk of subclinical atherosclerosis in a multi-ethnic population: a prospective cohort study.

Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

Frequent collaborators

Scott Lear

Salim Yusuf

Koon Teo

Sonia Anand

Andrew Mente

Andreas Wielgosz

Karen Yeates

Shrikant Bangdiwala

Martin O'Donnell

Matthew Mcqueen

Paul Poirier

Darryl Leong

Hertzel Gerstein

Douglas Lee

Michael Green

Jennifer Kuk

Kristen Jacklin

Angela Alberga

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Ian Patton

Sara Kirk

Ellen Toth

Hassan Mir

Mary Forhan

Rhonda Bell

Valerie Taylor

Diana Sherifali

Michael Green

Helena Piccinini-Vallis

Michael Green

Russell de Souza

Philip Joseph

Dennis Hong

Laurie Twells

Sean Wharton

Marie-France Langlois

Richard Tytus

Valerie Taylor

Megha Poddar

Kristi Adamo