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Kristina Gicas
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Research
Latest papers
Genetic predisposition to hand grip strength predicts cognitive decline.
Neurobiology of aging · 2026
Differential associations of mental health, mild traumatic brain injury and substance use between male and female university students.
PloS one · 2026
Influence of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury History and Mental Health Status on Alcohol and Cannabis Use in University Athletes.
Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine · 2023
Latest funding
- $1,725,076
Dynamic Clinical Risk States and Neurostructural Consequences of Community Non- Fatal Opioid Overdose
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
- $100,000
The Cognitive Profile of COVID-19: Longitudinal Neuropsychological Outcomes Following Infection
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $1,434,376
Traumatic brain injury and cerebral small vessel disease in a vulnerably housed cohort, a prelude to early neurodegeneration and dementia
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
5 publications.
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
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
Influence of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury History and Mental Health Status on Alcohol and Cannabis Use in University Athletes.
Wilson A, Gicas K, Wojtowicz M
Substance use is associated with worse mental health and altered resting state functional connectivity in female university athletes at baseline: A pilot study.
Wilson A, Gicas K, Stevens WD, Sergio L, Wojtowicz M
Reduced SNAP25 Protein Fragmentation Contributes to SNARE Complex Dysregulation in Schizophrenia Postmortem Brain.
Ramos-Miguel A, Gicas K, Alamri J, Beasley CL, Dwork AJ, Mann JJ, Rosoklija G, Cai F, Song W, Barr AM, Honer WG
Dynamic Clinical Risk States and Neurostructural Consequences of Community Non- Fatal Opioid Overdose
Principal investigators: Panenka, William J; Gicas, Kristina M; Thornton, Allen E
Keywords: Blood Biomarkers; Community Based Research; Harm Reduction; Marginalized Populations; Neurocognition; Neuroimaging; Non-Fatal Overdose Incidence And Risk; Opioid Related Harms; Substance Use Disorders; Within Person Longitudinal Design
The Cognitive Profile of COVID-19: Longitudinal Neuropsychological Outcomes Following Infection
Principal investigators: Paterson, Theone; Gicas, Kristina M
Keywords: Activities Of Daily Living; Aging; Cognition; Comorbidity; Covid-19; Neurological Symptoms; Neuropsychology; Psychosocial Functioning
Traumatic brain injury and cerebral small vessel disease in a vulnerably housed cohort, a prelude to early neurodegeneration and dementia
Principal investigators: Panenka, William J; Field, Thalia S; Thornton, Allen E; Wellington, Cheryl L
Keywords: Brain Structure; Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy; Dementia; Homeless And Vulnerably Populations; Longitudinal; Mri; Neuropsychiatry
Investigating Neuropsychological Consequences of COVID-19 on Adults, and Examination of Associated Risk and Resilience Factors
Principal investigators: Paterson, Theone; Gicas, Kristina M
Keywords: Activities Of Daily Living; Aging; Cognition; Comorbidity; Covid-19; Neurological Symptoms; Neuropsychology; Psychosocial Functioning
Differential Cognitive Contributions to Functional Ability and Quality of Life in Homeless Adults
Principal investigators: Gicas, Kristina
Keywords: cognition; real world functioning; quality of life; homelessness; marginalization; social disadvantage
Neuropsychiatric complications of co-morbid illness in people living in homelessness or precarious housing
Principal investigators: Honer, William G; Gicas, Kristina M; Panenka, William J
Keywords: Cognition; Neuropsychiatry; Parkinsonism; Substance Use; Traumatic Brain Injury
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
- Lauren Sergio and Magdalena Wojtowicz: 3 shared papers
- Magdalena Wojtowicz and Kristina Gicas: 3 shared papers
- Lauren Sergio and Kristina Gicas: 1 shared paper
- Weihong Song and Kristina Gicas: 1 shared paper
- Tarek Rajji and Daniel Felsky: 1 shared paper
- Tarek Rajji and Kristina Gicas: 1 shared paper
- Daniel Felsky and Kristina Gicas: 1 shared paper
- Epidemiology and Sociobehaviour
- Physical Education
- Department of Psychiatry
- Health, Faculty of
- Psychiatry
- Other
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