Dr. Sara Ahola Kohut

Dr. Ahola Kohut completed a post-doctoral fellowship with the iOUCH Pain Lab in 2016. She is a paediatric psychologist with the IBD program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), and holds an Associate Scientist position with the SickKids Research institute (Child Health Evaluative Sciences), as well as Assistant Professor with University of Toronto. Dr. Ahola Kohut’s program of research focuses on building resilience in youth with chronic disease and covers two main foci: building meaningful peer and social supports, and mindfulness-based approaches to living with chronic disease (exploring both mechanisms and interventions). Her research capitalizes on innovative approaches via the Internet to improve access to resources and treatments.