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Sara Kohut

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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of PsychiatryUniversity of Toronto

Sara Kohut

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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34 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Research

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Latest papers

Prioritizing mentors in a peer-to-peer support program for young adult transplant recipients: a qualitative account of mentors' experience to inform success and sustainability.
Journal of pediatric psychology · 2026 · senior author
0891 Participants’ Experiences of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Improve CPAP Adherence in Adolescents with Sleep Apnea: A Qualitative Study
SLEEP · 2026
Optimism and mindfulness are associated with decreased abdominal pain among adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2026 · senior author

All 88 publications

88 publications.

Prioritizing mentors in a peer-to-peer support program for young adult transplant recipients: a qualitative account of mentors' experience to inform success and sustainability.

Anthony SJ, Selkirk EK, Lin J, Ajmera F, Liang M, Seifert-Hansen M, Urschel S, Soto S, Boucher S, Gold A, Stinson JN, Ahola Kohut S

Journal of pediatric psychology20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsag021 PMID: 41885836

0891 Participants’ Experiences of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Improve CPAP Adherence in Adolescents with Sleep Apnea: A Qualitative Study

Chun Ting Au, Emily Brinovec, R. Sarbajna, Sanjana Raja Rao Nagaraj, David Benzon, Adele Baker, Jessica Hildebrandt, Shania Sheth, Sara Ahola Kohut, Indra Narang

SLEEP2026

DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsag091.0890

Optimism and mindfulness are associated with decreased abdominal pain among adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.

Benchimol MZ, McMurtry CM, Forgeron P, Stinson JN, Ricciuto A, Rights JD, Ahola Kohut S

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwag019 PMID: 42553885

Digital Peer Support Intervention for Family Caregivers of Individuals With Neuromuscular Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Mekhuri S, Munn J, Buchanan F, Hammash N, Ambreen M, Ahola Kohut S, Rose L, Amin R

Journal of medical Internet research2026Open Access

DOI: 10.2196/86021 PMID: 42490551

"Being a light at the end of the tunnel": Peer mentor experiences on supporting adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.

Ford MK, Jones K, Simourd LE, Stinson JN, Ahola Kohut S

Journal of pediatric psychology2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsag034 PMID: 42089593

The iPeer2Peer mentorship program for adolescent thoracic transplant recipients: An implementation-effectiveness evaluation.

Anthony SJ, Lin J, Selkirk EK, Liang M, Ajmera F, Seifert-Hansen M, Urschel S, Soto S, Boucher S, Gold A, Stinson JN, Ahola Kohut S

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation20259 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.09.001 PMID: 39260753

A pilot randomized controlled trial of the iPeer2Peer program in adolescents with sickle cell disease: A mixed method study.

Kelenc L, Wiles B, Nishat F, Lalloo C, Nair A, Eling C, Kirby-Allen M, Simpson E, Sinha R, Ward R, Zempsky WT, Ahola Kohut S, Stinson JN

Journal of clinical and translational science20255 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1017/cts.2024.1170 PMID: 39911930

Bolstering connectedness through peer support: Randomized-controlled trial of a web-based peer support program for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.

Ford MK, Iuliano A, Walters TD, Otley AR, Mack DR, Jacobson K, Rights JD, Tripp DA, Stinson JN, Kohut SA

Health care transitions20254 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.hctj.2024.100085 PMID: 39712477

Virtual Peer Mentoring for Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease: A Mixed-Methods Study of the iPeer2Peer Program in the Transition to Adult Care.

Killackey T, Olaizola S, Nishat F, Xi R, Gill N, Aiello S, Alonso-Gonzalez R, Morgan C, Graham J, Veloso L, Desbiens C, Desbiens C, Stinson JN, Kohut SA

CJC pediatric and congenital heart disease20254 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjcpc.2025.04.003 PMID: 41607722

Perspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease on a Biopsychosocial Transition Intervention: Qualitative Interview Study.

Allemang B, Miatello A, Browne M, Barwick M, Maini P, Eszczuk J, Pandit C, Sadhra T, Forhan L, Bollegala N, Fu N, Lee K, Dekker E, Nistor I, Ahola Kohut S, Keefer L, Griffiths AM, Walters TD, Micsinszki S, Mack DR, Lawrence S, Kroeker KI, de Guzman J, Tausif A, Tersigni C, Anthony SJ, Benchimol EI

JMIR pediatrics and parenting20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.2196/64618 PMID: 40176441

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Sara Kohut

Research

Latest papers

Prioritizing mentors in a peer-to-peer support program for young adult transplant recipients: a qualitative account of mentors' experience to inform success and sustainability.

0891 Participants’ Experiences of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Improve CPAP Adherence in Adolescents with Sleep Apnea: A Qualitative Study

Optimism and mindfulness are associated with decreased abdominal pain among adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.

Digital Peer Support Intervention for Family Caregivers of Individuals With Neuromuscular Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial.

"Being a light at the end of the tunnel": Peer mentor experiences on supporting adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.

The iPeer2Peer mentorship program for adolescent thoracic transplant recipients: An implementation-effectiveness evaluation.

A pilot randomized controlled trial of the iPeer2Peer program in adolescents with sickle cell disease: A mixed method study.

Bolstering connectedness through peer support: Randomized-controlled trial of a web-based peer support program for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.

Virtual Peer Mentoring for Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease: A Mixed-Methods Study of the iPeer2Peer Program in the Transition to Adult Care.

Perspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease on a Biopsychosocial Transition Intervention: Qualitative Interview Study.

Frequent collaborators

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Jennifer Stinson

Rebecca Pillai Riddell

Paula Forgeron

Samantha Anthony

Bonnie Stevens

Nicholas Chadi

Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise

Nicole Racine

Tricia Williams

Jason Rights

Kate Lee

Natasha Bollegala

Eric Benchimol

Melanie Barwick

Amanda Ricciuto

Steven Miller

Karen Kroeker

Maggie Hahn

Lori Tucker

Benoit Mulsant

Brian Feldman

Monidipa Ravi

Conall Morgan

Roona Sinha

Trisha Tulloch

Christine Lay