Elizabeth Fletcher

Elizabeth (Elle) is the Research Coordinator for Data Management at the Sport Injury Research Centre. She completed her MSc. with the lab in June 2025 where her research focused on the utility of frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy for field-based assessment of oxygenation in the brains of adolescent female athletes.  When not in the lab Elle works as a registered kinesiologist teaching a fitness class for individuals with physical disabilities and personal training and volunteers with the non-profit organization Medical Herstory that works to eliminate sexism, shame, and stigma from healthcare.

1. Maximizing the Reliability and Precision of Measures of Prefrontal Cortical Oxygenation Using Frequency-Domain Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (2024). Elizabeth KS Fletcher, Joel S Burma, Raelyn M Javra, Kenzie B Friesen, Carolyn A Emery, Jeff F Dunn, Jonathan D Smirl
2. Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent and associated with fatigue and pain catastrophizing in the Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders and hypermobile Ehlers Danlos syndrome: a cross-sectional study (2025). Elizabeth KS Fletcher, Ashley L Fischer, Ranita HK Manocha