Vanessa Taler, University of Ottawa

Research

Dementia Cognition Hormone Therapy Menopause Cognitive Trajectory Mild Cognitive Impairment Subjective Cognitive Decline Aging

Latest papers

Age and sex differences in cognitive performance in people with subjective cognitive decline and associated worry: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Journal of neuropsychology · 2026 · senior author
Predictors of cognitive performance in postmenopausal women: findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).
Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology · 2026
The properties of personal semantics.
Memory & cognition · 2026

All 63 publications

Latest funding

Leveraging a New National Data Linkage to Examine Caregiving for Older Adults and Its Impacts on Caregivers' Downstream Outcomes
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$546,976
Trajectories of Cognitive Function and Dementia Risk in Relation to Age at Menopause and Hormone Therapy Use
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$69,743
Cognitive Trajectories and Dementia Risk in Individuals with Subjective Cognitive Decline
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$69,264

All 21 grants and awards

63 publications.

01

Age and sex differences in cognitive performance in people with subjective cognitive decline and associated worry: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Marinou S, Taler V

Journal of neuropsychology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jnp.70049 PMID: 42011061

02

Predictors of cognitive performance in postmenopausal women: findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Mansuar M, Carlton C, Taler V, Rabin L, Robitaille A

Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology2026

DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2026.2661622 PMID: 42043887

03

The properties of personal semantics.

Tanguay AFN, Thériault K, Clough S, Taler V, Renoult L, Davidson PSR

Memory & cognition2026

DOI: 10.3758/s13421-026-01895-1 PMID: 42401782

04

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

Salzman T, Tobón DP, Taler V, Fraser S

Neurobiology of aging2026

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

05

Speech-language pathology services for acquired communication disorders among indigenous peoples: A systematic review.

Sanfaçon-Verret A, Neashish E, Moar BT, Taler V, Monetta L

Global public health2026

DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2026.2640763 PMID: 41793278

06

Unpaid Caregiver Characteristics Associated With Retirement From the Labor Force: A Matched Case-Control Study Using CLSA Data.

Manis DR, Li W, Okamoto R, Fisher S, Webber C, Taler V, Manuel DG, Hsu AT

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105742 PMID: 40639421

07

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk and Mental Health Conditions Among Older Canadian Adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Kendzerska T, Mallick R, Li W, Robillard R, Taler V, Webber C, Saymeh M, Dang-Vu TT, Tanuseputro P, Fiedorowicz JG

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.49137 PMID: 41632160

08

The Quebec Semantic Memory Battery: Development, Standardization, and Psychometric Assessment of a Semantic Memory Battery in French.

Monetta L, Boland A, Macoir J, Sheppard CL, Taler V

Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acae029 PMID: 38615178

09

Subjective cognitive decline and objective cognitive performance in older adults: A systematic review of longitudinal and cross-sectional studies.

Zhou C, Jeryous Fares B, Thériault K, Trinh B, Joseph M, Jauhal T, Sheppard C, Labelle PR, Krishnan A, Rabin L, Taler V

Journal of neuropsychology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jnp.12384 PMID: 39075723

10

Environmental risk factors for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease dementia, vascular dementia, and mild cognitive impairment: An umbrella review and meta-analysis

Jones A, Ali MU, Mayhew A, Aryal K, Correia RH, Dash D, Manis DR, Rehman A, O'Connell ME, Taler V

Environmental Research202560 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121007

Leveraging a New National Data Linkage to Examine Caregiving for Older Adults and Its Impacts on Caregivers' Downstream Outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Manuel, Douglas G

Keywords: Caregiver Outcomes; Caregiving; Covid-19; Data Linkage; Structural Equation Modelling

$546,976

Trajectories of Cognitive Function and Dementia Risk in Relation to Age at Menopause and Hormone Therapy Use

Nominated PICIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data - IA Brain Health

Principal investigators: Taler, Vanessa

Keywords: Cognition; Dementia; Hormone Therapy; Menopause

$69,743

Cognitive Trajectories and Dementia Risk in Individuals with Subjective Cognitive Decline

Nominated PICIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Taler, Vanessa

Keywords: Cognitive Trajectory; Dementia; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Subjective Cognitive Decline

$69,264

Bilingualism as a form of cognitive and social reserve

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Health and Official Languages in Minority Communities

Principal investigators: Taler, Vanessa

Keywords: Aging; Bilingualism; Cognitive Impairment; Cognitive Reserve; Dementia; Social Reserve

$100,000

Advancing Equitable Access to Healthcare for Quebec English-Speaking Minority Communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: OLMC in Health Research - English speaking OLMC

Principal investigators: Karunananthan, Sathya; Montour, Derek; Auger, Nathalie; Bergman, Howard; Koestner, Richard; Loiselle, Carmen G; Tanuseputro, Peter

Keywords: Big Data; Health Equity; Health Services; Language; Linguistic Minorities

$1,455,119

Bilingualism and cognitive processing: the impact of individual- and language-level factors

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Taler, Vanessa

Keywords: bilingualism; cognitive processing; event-related potentials

$40,000

Exploring the Longitudinal Trajectories of Caregiver Distress and its Effects on Downstream Health and Function

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Tanuseputro, Peter

Keywords: Caregiver Distress; Distress Trajectories; Health Outcomes; Structural Equation Modelling

$69,723

The Relationship between Mental Disorders and Sleep Disordered Breathing: Concurrence and Consequences.

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data - IPPH Mandate

Principal investigators: Kendzerska, Tetyana; Tanuseputro, Peter

Keywords: Mental Disorders And Sleep Disordered Breathing

$69,324

Effects of Semantic Richness on Lexical Processing in Individuals with Subjective Cognitive Decline

SupervisorCIHR2022Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Thériault, Kim

Keywords: Aging

The Development of a Novel Naming Task to Improve Diagnosis of Dementias in French-speaking and English-French Bilinguals

SupervisorCIHR2022Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Trudeau-Meisner, Mikayla

Keywords: Cognition; Neuropsychological Testing

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
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Community Health and Epidemiology
Centre on Aging
Physical Therapy
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Lauren Griffith

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

12 shared papers, latest 2025

Parminder Raina

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

11 shared papers, latest 2025

Susan Kirkland

Community Health and Epidemiology

9 shared papers, latest 2024

Holly Tuokko

Centre on Aging

6 shared papers, latest 2022

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Physical Therapy

5 shared papers, latest 2025

Aaron Jones

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

4 shared papers, latest 2025

Andrew Costa

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

4 shared papers, latest 2025

Sarah Fraser

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Megan O'Connell

Clinical Psychology

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Tetyana Kendzerska

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Harry Samuel Shannon

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Cynthia Balion

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Jinhui Ma

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Brent Richards

Internal Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dementia Dear Professor Taler, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Age and sex differences in cognitive performance in people with subjective cognitive decline and associated worry: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Trajectories of Cognitive Function and Dementia Risk in Relation to Age at Menopause and Hormone Therapy Use" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Vanessa Taler

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Age and sex differences in cognitive performance in people with subjective cognitive decline and associated worry: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Predictors of cognitive performance in postmenopausal women: findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

The properties of personal semantics.

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

Speech-language pathology services for acquired communication disorders among indigenous peoples: A systematic review.

Unpaid Caregiver Characteristics Associated With Retirement From the Labor Force: A Matched Case-Control Study Using CLSA Data.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk and Mental Health Conditions Among Older Canadian Adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

The Quebec Semantic Memory Battery: Development, Standardization, and Psychometric Assessment of a Semantic Memory Battery in French.

Subjective cognitive decline and objective cognitive performance in older adults: A systematic review of longitudinal and cross-sectional studies.

Environmental risk factors for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease dementia, vascular dementia, and mild cognitive impairment: An umbrella review and meta-analysis

Bilingualism and cognitive processing: the impact of individual- and language-level factors

Frequent collaborators

Lauren Griffith

Parminder Raina

Christina Wolfson

Christina Wolfson

Susan Kirkland

Holly Tuokko

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Aaron Jones

Andrew Costa

Rafik Goubran

Colleen Webber

Mary Thompson

Jason Steffener

Sarah Fraser

Christopher Patterson

Megan O'Connell

Annie Robitaille

Aaron Jones

Howard Chertkow

Tetyana Kendzerska

Howard Chertkow

Harry Samuel Shannon

Cynthia Balion

Jinhui Ma

Brent Richards