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Assistant ProfessorPsychologyUniversity of the Fraser Valley

Kristina Gicas

Assistant Professor

Psychology

University of the Fraser Valley

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

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43 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

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cognition real world functioning quality of life homelessness marginalization social disadvantage (1) cognition (2) real world functioning

Latest papers

Differential sensitivity of intraindividual variability dispersion and global cognition in the prediction of functional outcomes and mortality in precariously housed and homeless adults.
The Clinical neuropsychologist · 2026 · senior author
The Moral Injury Assessment for Public Safety Personnel: A Psychometric Investigation Among Canadian Police Officers
Traumatology · 2026
Genetic predisposition to hand grip strength predicts cognitive decline.
Neurobiology of aging · 2026

All 87 publications

Latest funding

High Support Housing for People with Serious Mental Illness in Canada: Promoting Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$757,350
Traumatic brain injury and cerebral small vessel disease in a vulnerably housed cohort, a prelude to early neurodegeneration and dementia
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,434,376
The Cognitive Profile of COVID-19: Longitudinal Neuropsychological Outcomes Following Infection
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 6 grants and awards

87 publications.

Differential sensitivity of intraindividual variability dispersion and global cognition in the prediction of functional outcomes and mortality in precariously housed and homeless adults.

Blumberg MJ, Petersson AM, Jones PW, Jones AA, Panenka WJ, Leonova O, Vila-Rodriguez F, Lang DJ, Barr AM, MacEwan GW, Buchanan T, Honer WG, Gicas KM

The Clinical neuropsychologist20263 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2325167 PMID: 38444068

The Moral Injury Assessment for Public Safety Personnel: A Psychometric Investigation Among Canadian Police Officers

Battaglia AM, Keough MT, Flett GL, Gicas KM, Mamak M, Goldberg JO

Traumatology20262 citations

DOI: 10.1037/trm0000551

Genetic predisposition to hand grip strength predicts cognitive decline.

Bercovitch R, Tio ES, Wickramatunga R, Misztal M, Gicas K, De Jager PL, Schneider JA, Buchman AS, Bennett DA, Rajji T, Kennedy JL, Felsky D

Neurobiology of aging20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2026.02.008 PMID: 41955736

Differential associations of mental health, mild traumatic brain injury and substance use between male and female university students.

Wilson A, Cherry J, Gicas K, Wojtowicz M

PloS one20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346562 PMID: 41945601

Longitudinal brain atrophy and mortality among people living in homelessness and precarious housing: A brief report of a longitudinal study.

Stubbs JL, Jones AA, Gicas KM, Field TS, Heran MKS, Vertinsky AT, Lang DJ, Su W, Thornton AE, MacEwan GW, Leonova O, Rauscher A, Barr AM, Honer WG, Panenka WJ

PloS one2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0340056 PMID: 41706680

Examination of objective and subjective cognition and their association with functional outcomes: A cross-sectional study in a Canadian sample of homeless and precariously housed adults.

Michelle J Blumberg, Caitlin Marie Terao, Suzanne A. McKeag, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Stephen W. Hwang, Kristina M. Gicas

Neuropsychology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1037/neu0001077 PMID: 41701217

Individualized Normative Brain Deviations and Cognitive Profiles in Marginalized Adults with Complex Multimorbidity

Hengameh Marzbani, Ruiyang Ge, Kristina M. Gicas, Donna J. Lang, Wayne Su, Alasdair M. Barr, Allen E. Thornton, William G. Honer, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

2026Open Access

DOI: 10.13140/rg.2.2.13240.30724

Impact of spike frequency and location on cognitive and emotional development in children with genetic generalized and self-limited epilepsy

Anita Datta, Kristina M. Gicas, William J. Panenka

Seizure2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2026.05.026 PMID: 42217270

Normative data for teleneuropsychological testing: Findings from a Canadian adult cohort

Zoë M. Gilson, Alison F. Chung, Cian L. Dabrowski, Madeline A. Gregory, Morgan J. Schaeffer, Kristina M. Gicas, Theone S. E. Paterson

The Clinical Neuropsychologist20252 citations

DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2025.2461773 PMID: 39905277

Genetic Predisposition to Hand Grip Weakness Predicts Cognitive Decline

Rachel Bercovitch, Earvin S. Tio, Rajith Wickramatunga, Melissa C. Misztal, Kristina M. Gicas, Philip L. De Jager, Julie A. Schneider, Aron S. Buchman, David Bennett, Tarek K. Rajji, James L. Kennedy, Daniel Felsky

SSRN Electronic Journal2025Open Access

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5318321

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Kristina Gicas

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Differential sensitivity of intraindividual variability dispersion and global cognition in the prediction of functional outcomes and mortality in precariously housed and homeless adults.

The Moral Injury Assessment for Public Safety Personnel: A Psychometric Investigation Among Canadian Police Officers

Genetic predisposition to hand grip strength predicts cognitive decline.

Differential associations of mental health, mild traumatic brain injury and substance use between male and female university students.

Longitudinal brain atrophy and mortality among people living in homelessness and precarious housing: A brief report of a longitudinal study.

Examination of objective and subjective cognition and their association with functional outcomes: A cross-sectional study in a Canadian sample of homeless and precariously housed adults.

Individualized Normative Brain Deviations and Cognitive Profiles in Marginalized Adults with Complex Multimorbidity

Impact of spike frequency and location on cognitive and emotional development in children with genetic generalized and self-limited epilepsy

Normative data for teleneuropsychological testing: Findings from a Canadian adult cohort

Genetic Predisposition to Hand Grip Weakness Predicts Cognitive Decline

High Support Housing for People with Serious Mental Illness in Canada: Promoting Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion

Traumatic brain injury and cerebral small vessel disease in a vulnerably housed cohort, a prelude to early neurodegeneration and dementia

The Cognitive Profile of COVID-19: Longitudinal Neuropsychological Outcomes Following Infection

Investigating Neuropsychological Consequences of COVID-19 on Adults, and Examination of Associated Risk and Resilience Factors

Facilitating interpretation of cognitive impairment: The development of reliable changes scores for the cognitive measures in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Neuropsychiatric complications of co-morbid illness in people living in homelessness or precarious housing

Frequent collaborators

William Honer

Alasdair Barr

William Panenka

Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

Ric Procyshyn

Alexander Rauscher

Thalia Field

Theone Paterson

Tiffany O'Connor

Wendy Thornton

Vincent Tang

Magdalena Wojtowicz

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Albert Wong

Victor Tang

Sheena Josselyn

Mari Kozak

Daniel Blumberger

Stephen Hwang

Verena Langheimer

Mini Mamak

John Kennedy

Yuan Chung

Suvercha Pasricha

Matthew Keough