Sarah Fraser

Sarah Fraser is a Full Professor at the School of Psychoeducation within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Université de Montréal. Her research focuses on Indigenous health and well-being, community mobilization, social/structural transformation, and culturally appropriate care for Inuit youth.

• Key collaborations with Nunavik Regional Board of Health, Kahnawake Diabetes Prevention Project, and Tasiurvik Family House
• Active grants from Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), and Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS)

Her work employs participatory action research, community-based methodologies, and youth-led approaches to address child welfare systems and institutional cultural change. She supervises graduate students in psychoeducation and contributes to policy development through her projects.

Scientific Awards

• Lauréats de La preuve par l’image (2018)

Fraser leads initiatives like Youth Decolonizing Research and Indigenous Youth Governance, emphasizing co-creation with marginalized communities. Her students explore topics from Inuit/non-Inuit healthcare encounters to empowerment practices in social work.