Dr. Sarah Fraser

Biography

Sarah Fraser is a Full Professor at Université de Montréal, specializing in social and structural transformation for equitable societies that benefit from the knowledge of all. Over the past decade, she has learned with Indigenous partners about community mobilization strategies, creating structural transformations, and the challenges and pitfalls of mobilization. Her research specifically focuses on reducing reports and placements of youth in child protection by supporting community mobilization, improving inter-organizational and interprofessional collaboration, and enacting structural changes to better support practitioners and parents. Fraser predominantly uses action research methods, participatory research, community-based research, and youth-led research. She employs a variety of analytical approaches, particularly qualitative ones including trajectory analyses, network analyses, thematic analyses, and systemic analyses. She collaborates with several non-profit organizations, including INM, Exeko, Quebec en Forme, and Avenir d'Enfants, as well as research partners such as the Nunavik Regional Board of Health Social Services and Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project.

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