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Andra Smith

ResearcherUniversity of Ottawa

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Andra Smith

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
16 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (1 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2015.
Supervised 5 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Publications

126

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Research

Cardiac Arrest Myocardial Infarction Neurocognitive Neuroimaging Quality Of Life

Latest papers

Smartphone App-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Concussion in Adolescents (MBI-4-mTBI): Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.
JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026
Pain mechanisms in PsA: differentiating inflammation-related pain in Achilles enthesitis using US and functional MRI.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2026
How Does Brief Mindfulness Training Influence Neurophysiology During Working Memory in Musicians With Music Performance Anxiety?
Psychological reports · 2026 · senior author

All 33 publications

Latest funding

Understanding Clinical and Biological Influences of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome on Mental Health
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial: Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MBI-4-mTBI)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,308,150
Impact of MBI on Neurophysiology and Clinical Symptomatology in Pediatric Concussion
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 14 grants and awards

33 publications.

Smartphone App-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Concussion in Adolescents (MBI-4-mTBI): Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

Sicard V, Cairncross M, Zemek R, Silverberg ND, Goldfield GS, Reed N, Saab BJ, Smith A, Ledoux AA

JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies2026

DOI: 10.2196/84623 PMID: 42114021

Pain mechanisms in PsA: differentiating inflammation-related pain in Achilles enthesitis using US and functional MRI.

Gazel U, Noges K, Ayan B, Ayan G, Brown O, Smith A, Aydin SZ

Rheumatology (Oxford, England)2026

DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keag073 PMID: 41689197

How Does Brief Mindfulness Training Influence Neurophysiology During Working Memory in Musicians With Music Performance Anxiety?

Boileau K, Stanson N, Bakker E, Boland AK, Hansen U, Barbeau K, Comeau G, Smith A

Psychological reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/00332941261484083 PMID: 42663600

Neurophysiological impact of childhood sexual abuse in men: A diffusion tensor imaging study.

Vezarov M, Fall C, Moorman J, Fang Z, Romano E, Smith A

Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2025.112061 PMID: 40915010

The impact of mindfulness on working memory-related brain activation in breast cancer survivors with cognitive complaints.

Melis M, Blommaert J, Van der Gucht K, Smeets A, McDonald BC, Sunaert S, Smith A, Deprez S

Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11764-023-01484-0 PMID: 37922071

Development of Therapeutic Alliance and Social Presence in a Digital Intervention for Pediatric Concussion: Qualitative Exploratory Study.

O'Kane KMK, Otamendi T, Silverberg ND, Choi E, Sicard V, Zemek R, Healey K, Brown O, Butterfield L, Smith A, Goldfield G, Kardish R, Saab BJ, Ledoux AA, Cairncross M

JMIR formative research2024

DOI: 10.2196/49133 PMID: 38517472

Associations Between Changes in Psychological Resilience and Resting-State Functional Connectivity Throughout Pediatric Concussion Recovery.

Brown O, Fang Z, Smith A, Healey K, Zemek R, Ledoux AA

Brain connectivity2024

DOI: 10.1089/brain.2023.0096 PMID: 38874977

Correction: Development of Therapeutic Alliance and Social Presence in a Digital Intervention for Pediatric Concussion: Qualitative Exploratory Study.

O'Kane KMK, Otamendi T, Silverberg ND, Choi E, Sicard V, Zemek R, Healey K, Brown O, Butterfield L, Smith A, Goldfield G, Kardish R, Saab BJ, Ledoux AA, Cairncross M

JMIR formative research2024

DOI: 10.2196/59722 PMID: 38713906

Smartphone App-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescents: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

Ledoux AA, Zemek R, Cairncross M, Silverberg N, Sicard V, Barrowman N, Goldfield G, Gray C, Harris AD, Jaworska N, Reed N, Saab BJ, Smith A, Walker L

JMIR research protocols2024

DOI: 10.2196/57226 PMID: 38602770

Associations between psychological resilience and metrics of white matter microstructure in pediatric concussion.

Brown O, Healey K, Fang Z, Zemek R, Smith A, Ledoux AA

Human brain mapping2023

DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26321 PMID: 37126608

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Andra Smith

Research

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Latest funding

Smartphone App-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Concussion in Adolescents (MBI-4-mTBI): Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

Pain mechanisms in PsA: differentiating inflammation-related pain in Achilles enthesitis using US and functional MRI.

How Does Brief Mindfulness Training Influence Neurophysiology During Working Memory in Musicians With Music Performance Anxiety?

Neurophysiological impact of childhood sexual abuse in men: A diffusion tensor imaging study.

The impact of mindfulness on working memory-related brain activation in breast cancer survivors with cognitive complaints.

Development of Therapeutic Alliance and Social Presence in a Digital Intervention for Pediatric Concussion: Qualitative Exploratory Study.

Associations Between Changes in Psychological Resilience and Resting-State Functional Connectivity Throughout Pediatric Concussion Recovery.

Correction: Development of Therapeutic Alliance and Social Presence in a Digital Intervention for Pediatric Concussion: Qualitative Exploratory Study.

Smartphone App-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescents: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

Associations between psychological resilience and metrics of white matter microstructure in pediatric concussion.

Frequent collaborators

Roger Zemek

Nafissa Ismail

Barbara Collins

Molly Cairncross

Elisa Romano

Gary Goldfield

Danielle Rice

Melanie Willows

Nick Reed

Kednapa Thavorn

David Conn

Salmaan Kanji

Kednapa Thavorn

Alain Labelle

Brian Hutton

John Puxty

Natalia Jaworska

Noah Silverberg

Danielle Rice

Kimberly Corace

Georg Northoff

Amy Porath

Gary Garber

Nicholas Barrowman

Monica Taljaard

Catherine Smyth

David Moher