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null Samara Perez, PhD

Junior Scientist, RI-MUHC, Glen site

Cancer Research Program

Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation

Assistant Professor, Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University

 

Keywords

psychosocial oncology • implementation science • behavioral science • quality of life • cancer survivorship • health services research • social determinants of health • health equity • psychometrics • cancer prevention

Research Focus

My research focuses on the psychosocial, behavioral, and health system factors that shape the cancer experience across the disease trajectory. I am particularly interested in how patients, families, and care environments interact to influence quality of life, access to care, and health equity in oncology. As an embedded health system researcher, my work is grounded in clinical settings and aims to generate actionable evidence to improve patient-centered care.

I apply behavioral science and implementation science approaches to understand and address gaps between evidence and practice, with a focus on integrating supportive care interventions into routine oncology care. My research also examines health services delivery, including care coordination, patient experience, and the development and use of patient-reported outcomes and patient experience measures to inform care and system improvement. My broader research interests include psychosocial oncology, health behaviour change, the social determinants of health, and health equity.

Selected Publications

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  • Valoo, K., Durieux, B. N., Subramaniam, K., Du, T., Perez, S., Downar, J., Fink, K., Sanders, J. J. (2026). Canada Cancer Clinicians’ Perceptions of Palliative Care in Pancreatic Cancer: A National Survey. Current Oncology, 33(2), 113. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol33020113.

  • Perez, S., Tatar, O., Gilca, V., Shapiro, G.K., Ogilvie, G., Guichon, J., Naz. A., Rosberger, Z. (2017). Untangling the psychosocial predictors of HPV vaccination decision-making among parents of boys. Vaccine, 35 (36) 4713-4721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.07.043.

  • Perez, S., Lambert, S. D., Lee, V., Loiselle, C. G., Chan, P., Gupta, A., Lo, K., Rosberger, Z., & Zelkowitz, P. (2018). A fertility needs assessment survey of male cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 27(12), 2747–2753. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4874.

  • Perez, S., Tatar, O., Shapiro, G. K., Dubé, E., Ogilvie, G., Guichon, J., Gilca, V., & Rosberger, Z. (2016). Psychosocial determinants of parental human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine decision-making for sons: Methodological challenges and initial results of a pan-Canadian longitudinal study. BMC Public Health, 16(1), 1223. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3828-9.

  • Perez, S., Tatar, O., Ostini, R., Shapiro, G. K., Waller, J., Zimet, G., & Rosberger, Z. (2016). Extending and validating a human papillomavirus (HPV) knowledge measure in a national sample of Canadian parents of boys. Preventive Medicine, 91, 43-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.07.017.