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Megan O'Connell

ResearcherClinical PsychologyUniversity of Saskatchewan

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Megan O'Connell

Researcher

Clinical Psychology

Health Sciences

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2011.

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Publications

121

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Research

Caregiver Support Implementation Science Indigenous Research Methods Integrated Knowledge Exchange Caregivers Mental Health Mental Health Tracking Older Adults

Latest papers

Performance of cognitive screening tools in detecting possible dementia among older males in custody in Canada: a pilot study.
Health & justice · 2026
Predictors of long-term care admission in a rural and remote memory clinic.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2026
Does anticholinergic medication use on presentation to a rural memory clinic predict cognitive or functional decline over one year?
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2026

All 17 publications

Latest funding

Weaving Indigenous Community-led and Interdisciplinary Research to Develop Culturally-Safer Wholistic Brain Health Assessment
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$4,000,000
Supporting Indigenous Caregivers: Barriers and facilitators to implementing culturally safe dementia caregiver support groups with Indigenous communities and local Alzheimer Societies
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$748,085
Development and Pilot Evaluation of a Mindfulness Smartphone App for Adolescents with Dysmenorrhea
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$92,084

All 10 grants and awards

17 publications.

Performance of cognitive screening tools in detecting possible dementia among older males in custody in Canada: a pilot study.

Stoliker BE, Lagimodiere K, Tetreault C, Jewell LM, Adelugba O, Chalmers S, Mela M, O'Connell M, Reddick L, Boone T, Peacock S, Surkan M, Kent-Wilkinson A

Health & justice2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40352-026-00428-x PMID: 42360579

Predictors of long-term care admission in a rural and remote memory clinic.

Arwini A, Kirk A, O'Connell M, Morgan D

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2026

DOI: 10.1177/13872877261434989 PMID: 41877657

Does anticholinergic medication use on presentation to a rural memory clinic predict cognitive or functional decline over one year?

Proulx D, Kirk A, O'Connell M, Morgan D

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2026

DOI: 10.1177/13872877261424232 PMID: 41797557

Physical, Psychological, Cognitive and Social Frailty Domains in Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 45–85: a Cross-sectional Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Griffith LE, Terrera GM, van den Heuvel E, Khattar J, Hogan DB, O’Connell M, Levasseur M, Raina P

Canadian Journal of Geriatrics20253 citations

DOI: 10.5770/cgj.28.872

Do Education and Premorbid Intelligence Predict Cognitive Decline Over 1 Year in Rural Patients with Dementia?

Diaz D, Kirk A, O'Connell M, Morgan D

Alzheimer disease and associated disorders2025

DOI: 10.1097/wad.0000000000000708 PMID: 41288282

Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis

Jones A, Ali MU, Kenny M, Mayhew A, Mokashi V, He H, Lin S, Yavari E, Paik K, Subramanian D

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders2024103 citations

DOI: 10.1159/000536643

Impact of a national dementia research consortium: The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)

Chertkow H, Phillips N, Rockwood K, Anderson N, Andrew MK, Bartha R, Beaudoin C, Bélanger N, Bellec P, Belleville S

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease20249 citations

DOI: 10.1177/13872877241290990

Exploring the Qualitative Experiences of Administering and Participating in Remote Research via Telephone Using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Blind: Cross-Sectional Study of Older Adults.

Dumassais S, Grewal KS, Aubin G, O'Connell M, Phillips NA, Wittich W

JMIR formative research2024

DOI: 10.2196/58537 PMID: 39546346

Protocol for validating an algorithm to identify neurocognitive disorders in Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging participants: an observational study

Mayhew AJ, Hogan D, Raina P, Wolfson C, Costa AP, Jones A, Kirkland S, O'Connell M, Taler V, Smith EE

BMJ Open20233 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073027 PMID: W4388126690

Championing Dementia Education: Adapting an Effective Scottish Dementia Education Program for Canadian Acute Health Care Providers

Peacock S, Bayly M, Fletcher-Hildebrand S, Gibson K, MacRae R, Jack-Waugh A, Haase K, Bally J, Duggleby W, Hall S

Canadian Journal on Aging20233 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980822000484 PMID: W4308680845

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Caregiver Support Dear Professor O'Connell, 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 "Performance of cognitive screening tools in detecting possible dementia among older males in custody in Canada: a pilot study." (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 "Supporting Indigenous Caregivers: Barriers and facilitators to implementing culturally safe dementia caregiver support groups with Indigenous communities and local Alzheimer Societies" (2023), 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]

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Megan O'Connell

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Performance of cognitive screening tools in detecting possible dementia among older males in custody in Canada: a pilot study.

Predictors of long-term care admission in a rural and remote memory clinic.

Does anticholinergic medication use on presentation to a rural memory clinic predict cognitive or functional decline over one year?

Physical, Psychological, Cognitive and Social Frailty Domains in Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 45–85: a Cross-sectional Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Do Education and Premorbid Intelligence Predict Cognitive Decline Over 1 Year in Rural Patients with Dementia?

Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis

Impact of a national dementia research consortium: The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)

Exploring the Qualitative Experiences of Administering and Participating in Remote Research via Telephone Using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Blind: Cross-Sectional Study of Older Adults.

Protocol for validating an algorithm to identify neurocognitive disorders in Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging participants: an observational study

Championing Dementia Education: Adapting an Effective Scottish Dementia Education Program for Canadian Acute Health Care Providers

Weaving Indigenous Community-led and Interdisciplinary Research to Develop Culturally-Safer Wholistic Brain Health Assessment

Frequent collaborators

Debra Morgan

Shelley Peacock

Denise Cloutier

Verena Menec

Robert Tate

Lorraine Holtslander

Parminder Raina

Genevieve Thompson

Lauren Griffith

Howard Chertkow

Christina Wolfson

Carrie McAiney

Vanessa Taler

Aaron Jones

Christina Wolfson

Isabelle Vedel

Howard Chertkow

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Susan Kirkland

Andrew Costa

Kristen Haase

Pamela Roach

Isabelle Vedel

Mary Thompson

Simon Ducharme

Gillian Einstein

Colleen Maxwell

Carol Greenwood

Natalie Phillips

Aaron Jones

Noelle Rohatinsky

Jill Bally

Dallas Seitz

Pamela Roach

Elizabeth Finger

Andrew Lim

Ian Mackenzie

Howard Feldman

Mark Rapoport