She is engaged in an innovative program of research that focuses on participatory approaches to partnering with youth on HIV prevention, and support strategies. She is also interested in issues of environmental, sexual and reproductive justice and decolonization. Sarah uses community-based participatory methodologies in her research and is active on a variety of research teams that focus on adolescent sexual health with youth in Canada and South Africa. Her research has informed policy at the municipal, provincial and federal levels. Sarah and her teams have won a number of prestigious awards for youth engagement in health research. She has worked closely with the Native Youth Sexual Health Network for the past six years and is proud to be considered an ally and advocate for Indigenous young women and girls.