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Sarah Fraser

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Assistant ProfessorInterdisciplinary Health SciencesUniversity of Ottawa

Sarah Fraser

Assistant Professor

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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29 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

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Latest papers

Balancing load, memory, and movement: Effects of cognitive reserve on dual-task performance in older adults.
Behavioural brain research · 2026 · senior author
"You Don't Belong in Hospital": How Hospital-Based Dementia Stigma Shapes Health-Related Quality of Life.
Dementia (London, England) · 2026 · senior author
Advancing brain health and dementia research in Canada: insights from focus groups with the Dementia Research and Innovation Funders Alliance.
The Gerontologist · 2026

All 51 publications

Latest funding

Rethinking Dementia Care in Hospitals: Addressing Stigma for Better Outcomes
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
'They say that I'm vulnerable': older adults' perceptions of disaster resilience and pandemic-related media discourse
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$36,231
'They say that I'm vulnerable': older adults' perceptions of disaster resilience and pandemic-related media discourse
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$155,746

All 3 grants and awards

51 publications.

Balancing load, memory, and movement: Effects of cognitive reserve on dual-task performance in older adults.

Prasana R, Salzman T, Fraser S

Behavioural brain research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2026.116368 PMID: 42425176

"You Don't Belong in Hospital": How Hospital-Based Dementia Stigma Shapes Health-Related Quality of Life.

Ménard A, Donkor M, Fraser S

Dementia (London, England)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/14713012261485342 PMID: 42659675

Advancing brain health and dementia research in Canada: insights from focus groups with the Dementia Research and Innovation Funders Alliance.

Bacsu JR, Ménard A, Berlinguette C, Hulko W, O'Connell ME, Fraser S, Mann J, Blackstock S, Norman M, Sheila D'Souza M, Viger M

The Gerontologist2026

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnag124 PMID: 42261250

Investigating dual-task biomarkers of subjective cognitive decline using functional near-infrared spectroscopy.

Salzman T, Tobón DP, Taler V, Fraser S

Neurobiology of aging2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2026.01.002 PMID: 41518713

Mapping the Landscape, Knowledge Gaps, and Areas for Innovation in Brain Health and Dementia Research in Canada: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Reviews.

Bacsu JD, Mero K, O'Connell ME, Funk M, Ménard A, Norman M, Blackstock S, Mann J, Hulko W, D'Souza MS, Fraser S

JMIR research protocols2026Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/79020 PMID: 41686995

The effect of hearing ability on dual-task performance following multi-domain training in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: findings from the SYNERGIC trial.

Downey RI, Petersen BJ, Mohanathas N, Campos JL, Montero-Odasso M, Bherer L, Pichora-Fuller MK, Bray NW, Burhan AM, Camicioli R, Fraser S, Liu-Ambrose T, Lussier M, Middleton LE, Pieruccini-Faria F, Phillips NA, Li KZH

Frontiers in aging neuroscience2025

DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2025.1716733 PMID: 41694460

Synergistic effects of exercise, cognitive training and vitamin D on gait performance and falls in mild cognitive impairment-secondary outcomes from the SYNERGIC trial.

Pieruccini-Faria F, Son S, Zou G, Almeida QJ, Middleton LE, Bray NW, Lussier M, Shoemaker JK, Speechley M, Liu-Ambrose T, Burhan AM, Camicioli R, Li KZH, Fraser S, Berryman N, Bherer L, Montero-Odasso M

Age and ageing2025

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afaf242 PMID: 40966614

Representations of Older Adults' Digital Literacy in Canadian News Media: Critical Discourse Analysis Using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2.

Ménard A, Maharaj A, Harb S, Fraser S, O'Sullivan T

JMIR aging2025

DOI: 10.2196/69373 PMID: 40882616

Stigma of Dementia on Social Media During World Alzheimer's Awareness Month: Thematic Analysis of Posts.

Bacsu JD, Mah JC, Jamali AA, Conanan C, Lautrup S, Berger C, Fiske D, Fraser S, Virani A, Fehr F, Chasteen AL, Rahemi Z, Vellani S, Andrew MK, Cammer A, McGilton KS, Gowda-Sookochoff R, Nanson K, Grewal KS, Spiteri RJ

JMIR formative research2025

DOI: 10.2196/72775 PMID: 40456118

"I have an image of myself, it's strong and resilient": Assets Supporting Resilience of Older Adults and Their Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Oostlander SA, Joanisse C, Garcia L, Mulvey MS, Lagacé M, Fraser S, Bélanger-Hardy L, Robitaille A, Gillis M, Courtemanche J, O'Sullivan TL

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2025

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980824000370 PMID: 39618392

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Sarah Fraser

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Balancing load, memory, and movement: Effects of cognitive reserve on dual-task performance in older adults.

"You Don't Belong in Hospital": How Hospital-Based Dementia Stigma Shapes Health-Related Quality of Life.

Advancing brain health and dementia research in Canada: insights from focus groups with the Dementia Research and Innovation Funders Alliance.

Investigating dual-task biomarkers of subjective cognitive decline using functional near-infrared spectroscopy.

Mapping the Landscape, Knowledge Gaps, and Areas for Innovation in Brain Health and Dementia Research in Canada: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Reviews.

The effect of hearing ability on dual-task performance following multi-domain training in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: findings from the SYNERGIC trial.

Synergistic effects of exercise, cognitive training and vitamin D on gait performance and falls in mild cognitive impairment-secondary outcomes from the SYNERGIC trial.

Representations of Older Adults' Digital Literacy in Canadian News Media: Critical Discourse Analysis Using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2.

Stigma of Dementia on Social Media During World Alzheimer's Awareness Month: Thematic Analysis of Posts.

"I have an image of myself, it's strong and resilient": Assets Supporting Resilience of Older Adults and Their Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Rethinking Dementia Care in Hospitals: Addressing Stigma for Better Outcomes

'They say that I'm vulnerable': older adults' perceptions of disaster resilience and pandemic-related media discourse

'They say that I'm vulnerable': older adults' perceptions of disaster resilience and pandemic-related media discourse

Frequent collaborators

Louis Bherer

Louis Bherer

Louis Bherer

Manuel Montero Odasso

Anil Nigam

Yves Lajoie

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Mark Speechley

Tracey O'Sullivan

Linda Garcia

Annie Robitaille

Karen Li

Julien Doyon

Olivier Beauchet

Julien Doyon

Vanessa Taler

Guangyong Zou

Wendy Hulko

Akshya Vasudev

Laura Middleton

Sandra Harrisson

Debra Morgan