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Sarah Oosman

ResearcherIndigenous StudiesUniversity of Saskatchewan

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Sarah Oosman

Researcher

Indigenous Studies

Health Sciences

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (10 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Health Promotion Metis Health Anti-Indigenous Racism Community Engaged Distinctions-Based First Nations Health And Wellbeing Indigenous Health And Wellbeing Indigenous Mentorship

Latest papers

Exploring Impacts of Integrating a Rehabilitation Dog into Physiotherapy from the Perspectives of Children with Cerebral Palsy and Their Caregivers.
NeuroRehabilitation · 2025
An Animal-Assisted Physiotherapy Intervention with a Rehabilitation Dog for Walking and Balance Training: A Case Series of Children Living with Cerebral Palsy.
NeuroRehabilitation · 2025
Preventing type 2 diabetes among Indigenous youth: A systematic review of community-based interventions.
International journal of circumpolar health · 2024 · senior author

All 12 publications

Latest funding

2025 Rapid Research Response and Wildfires with Indigenous Evacuees
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,500,000
Indigenous Futurisms in Indigenous Health and Wellbeing: The natawihowin and mamawiikikayaahk Research, Training and Mentorship Networks - SK-NEIHR
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,500,000
Indigenous Futurisms in Indigenous Health and Wellbeing: The natawihowin and mamawiikikayaahk Research, Training and Mentorship Networks - SK-NEIHR
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$4,000,000

All 16 grants and awards

12 publications.

Exploring Impacts of Integrating a Rehabilitation Dog into Physiotherapy from the Perspectives of Children with Cerebral Palsy and Their Caregivers.

Caron V, Oates A, Petrin J, Pinto R, Lanovaz J, Oosman S, Dell CA, Donkers S

NeuroRehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1177/10538135251384485 PMID: 41277278

An Animal-Assisted Physiotherapy Intervention with a Rehabilitation Dog for Walking and Balance Training: A Case Series of Children Living with Cerebral Palsy.

Caron V, Oates A, Pinto R, Lanovaz JL, Dell CA, Oosman S, Donkers SJ

NeuroRehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1177/10538135251353467 PMID: 40725987

Preventing type 2 diabetes among Indigenous youth: A systematic review of community-based interventions.

Spurr S, Burles M, Hyslop S, Bally J, Bullin C, Froehlich Chow A, Tootoosis H, Oosman S

International journal of circumpolar health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2320449 PMID: 38412067

"Navigating chaos": Urban, Rural, and Remote Patient Experiences in Accessing Healthcare with Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Perspectives of Living with Chronic Low Back Pain.

Crockett K, Lovo S, Irvine A, Trask C, Oosman S, McKinney V, McDonald T, Sari N, Martinez-Rueda R, Aiyer H, Carnegie B, Custer M, McIntosh S, Bath B

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2024

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2024.2318706 PMID: 38616950

Healthcare Access Challenges and Facilitators for Back Pain Across the Rural-Urban Continuum in Saskatchewan, Canada: Cross-Sectional Results From a Provincial-Wide Telephone Survey.

Crockett K, Lovo S, Irvine A, Trask C, Oosman S, McKinney V, McDonald T, Sari N, Carnegie B, Custer M, McIntosh S, Bath B

Health services insights2023

DOI: 10.1177/11786329231193794 PMID: 37641592

Addressing racism in the workplace through simulation: So much to unlearn.

Fricke M, Beach Ducharme D, Beavis A, Flett P, Oosman S

Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2023.1126085 PMID: 37064598

Experiences of Health Care Access Challenges for Back Pain Care Across the Rural-Urban Continuum in Canada: Protocol for Cross-sectional Research.

Crockett K, Lovo S, Irvine A, Trask C, Oosman S, McKinney V, McDonald T, Sari N, Carnegie B, Custer M, McIntosh S, Bath B

JMIR research protocols2022

DOI: 10.2196/42484 PMID: 36534454

Editorial: Challenging the concept of self-management support in unique and diverse populations.

Hale L, Oosman S, Stewart AV

Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences2022

DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2022.999528 PMID: 36189014

Health promotion interventions supporting Indigenous healthy ageing: a scoping review.

Oosman S, Nisbet C, Smith L, Abonyi S

International journal of circumpolar health2021First author

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2021.1950391 PMID: 34313553

Capturing the psychosocial impacts of falls from the perspectives of wheelchair users with spinal cord injury through photo-elicitation.

Singh H, Scovil CY, Yoshida K, Oosman S, Kaiser A, Jaglal SB, Musselman KE

Disability and rehabilitation2021

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1709911 PMID: 31906734

2025 Rapid Research Response and Wildfires with Indigenous Evacuees

Principal investigatorCIHR2025NEIHR NCC Wildfires Emergency Response Extension

Principal investigators: Henry, Robert; Campbell, Lori; Doolittle, Edward; Hansen-Gardiner, Terri; McKinney, Veronica; Daniels-Black, Anita; Delormier, Treena; Ferguson, Leah; Foulds, Heather; Gabriel, Mikaela D; Graham, Holly A; Healey Akearok, Gwen K; Henderson, Rita I; Keepness, Shane L; LaVallie, Carrie; Lavoie, Josée G; Lovo, Stacey; Marks, Wendie N; Martin, Debbie H; Oosman, Sarah N; Opikokew Wajuntah, Cassandra J; Shorty, Norma A; Stelkia, Krista M; Swidrovich, Jaris P; Tait, Caroline L

Keywords: Indigenous; Wildfires

$1,500,000

Indigenous Futurisms in Indigenous Health and Wellbeing: The natawihowin and mamawiikikayaahk Research, Training and Mentorship Networks - SK-NEIHR

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: NEIHR - Consortium NEIHR Grant

Principal investigators: Henry, Robert; Campbell, Lori; Doolittle, Edward; Hansen-Gardiner, Terri; Kisikaw Piyesis, Margaret L; McKinney, Veronica; Ouellette, Dianne L; Pelly, Judy; Ferguson, Leah; Foulds, Heather; Graham, Holly A; Keepness, Shane L; Lambert, Simon; LaVallie, Carrie; Lovo, Stacey; Marks, Wendie N; McGinnis, Angela; Oosman, Sarah N; Opikokew Wajuntah, Cassandra J; Swidrovich, Jaris P; Tait, Caroline L

Keywords: Anti-Indigenous Racism; Community Engaged; Distinctions-Based; First Nations Health And Wellbeing; Indigenous Health And Wellbeing; Indigenous Mentorship; Metis Health And Wellbeing

$1,500,000

Indigenous Futurisms in Indigenous Health and Wellbeing: The natawihowin and mamawiikikayaahk Research, Training and Mentorship Networks - SK-NEIHR

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: NEIHR - Saskatchewan

Keywords: Anti-Indigenous Racism; Community Engaged; Distinctions-Based; First Nations Health And Wellbeing; Indigenous Health And Wellbeing; Indigenous Mentorship; Metis Health And Wellbeing

$4,000,000

Request for $75K Supplement to the NEIHR National Coordinating Centre

Principal investigatorCIHR2024NEIHR - NCC - Supplement

Keywords: Language Translation

$75,000

Kehokatowin ~ Northern Saskatchewan Métis gathering here and there to age well in place(s)

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Oosman, Sarah N; Abonyi, Sylvia; Durocher, Liz; Foulds, Heather; Roy, TJ

Keywords: Aging Well In Places (Multilocality); Breath Of Life Theory & Indigenous Ecological Framework; Cbpar; Health Promotion; Indigenous Methods; Intergenerational; Intervention Research; Lifecourse; Mixed Methods; Métis

$960,075

Strong Bodies, Spirits, Minds, and Voices ~ Privileging Indigenous Knowledge to Guide Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes Prevention with First Nations and Métis Communities in Saskatchewan

Nominated PICIHR2022Team Grant: Diabetes Prevention and Treatment in Indigenous Communities: R&W

Principal investigators: Oosman, Sarah N; Bally, Jill M; Froehlich Chow, Amanda L; Spurr, Shelley

Keywords: Breath Of Life Theory And Ecological Framework; Community-Based Participatory Action Research; Health Promotion; Indigenous Child And Intergenerational Health; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Resilience And Wellness; Prevention Of Pediatric Prediabetes And Type 2 Diabetes; Team Science

$1,999,176

Strong Bodies, Spirits, Minds, and Voices ~ Privileging Indigenous Knowledge to Guide Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes Prevention with First Nations and Métis Communities in Saskatchewan

Nominated PICIHR2021Team Gr: Diabetes Prevention & Treatment in Indigenous Communities: R&W - LOI

Principal investigators: Oosman, Sarah N; Bally, Jill M; Froehlich Chow, Amanda L; Spurr, Shelley

Keywords: Breath Of Life Theory & Ecological Framework; Community-Based Participatory Action Research; Health Promotion; Indigenous Child & Intergenerational Health; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Resilience & Wellness; Prevention Of Pediatric Prediabetes & Type 2 Diabetes; Team Science

$35,000

"I Always Hit My Goal When I Dance" - Health Impacts of Métis Dancing

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Foulds, Heather

Keywords: Culture; Exercise; Fitness; Métis; Traditional Jigging

$1,071,000

Patient experiences of health care access challenges for back pain care across the rural-urban continuum

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Catalyst Grant: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Bath, Brenna L; Lovo, Stacey; McKinney, Veronica

Keywords: Chronic Back Pain; Health Care Access; Mixed Methods; Patient Experience; Rural And Remote Health

$99,993

The Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Health and Wellness Research, Training, and Knowledge Mobilization Network (CIHR-NEIHR Centre)

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: NEIHR - Consortium NEIHR Grant

Principal investigators: Tait, Caroline L; Fleury, Norman; Friesen, Marg; Hansen-Gardiner, Terri; Kewistep, Gilbert; Pelly, Judy; Sauve, Ernest; Watson, Morely; Foulds, Heather; Graham, Holly A; Henry, Robert; Lambert, Simon; LaVallie, Carrie; Lovo, Stacey; McKinstry, Sheri; Oosman, Sarah N; Sasakamoose, JoLee; Schindel, Joel; Skinner, Stuart J; Swidrovich, Jaris P

Keywords: Community-Engaged Research; Cultural Safety; Data Governance; First Nations Health; Indigenous Student Mentorship; Knowledge Translation; Metis Health; Rural And Remote Health; Treaty Right To Health; Truth And Reconciliation

$1,500,000

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

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Sarah Oosman

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Exploring Impacts of Integrating a Rehabilitation Dog into Physiotherapy from the Perspectives of Children with Cerebral Palsy and Their Caregivers.

An Animal-Assisted Physiotherapy Intervention with a Rehabilitation Dog for Walking and Balance Training: A Case Series of Children Living with Cerebral Palsy.

Preventing type 2 diabetes among Indigenous youth: A systematic review of community-based interventions.

"Navigating chaos": Urban, Rural, and Remote Patient Experiences in Accessing Healthcare with Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Perspectives of Living with Chronic Low Back Pain.

Healthcare Access Challenges and Facilitators for Back Pain Across the Rural-Urban Continuum in Saskatchewan, Canada: Cross-Sectional Results From a Provincial-Wide Telephone Survey.

Addressing racism in the workplace through simulation: So much to unlearn.

Experiences of Health Care Access Challenges for Back Pain Care Across the Rural-Urban Continuum in Canada: Protocol for Cross-sectional Research.

Editorial: Challenging the concept of self-management support in unique and diverse populations.

Health promotion interventions supporting Indigenous healthy ageing: a scoping review.

Capturing the psychosocial impacts of falls from the perspectives of wheelchair users with spinal cord injury through photo-elicitation.

Frequent collaborators

Stacey Lovo

Veronica McKinney

Brenna Bath

Catherine Trask

Anita Kaiser

Hardeep Singh

Karen Yoshida

Sarah Donkers

Moni Fricke

Jill Bally

Catharine Craven

Catherine Arnold

Susan Jaglal

Shelley Spurr

Amanda Froehlich Chow

Sylvia Abonyi