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Jacqueline Pei

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ProfessorEducational Psychology DeptUniversity of Alberta

Jacqueline Pei

Professor

Educational Psychology Dept

Faculty of Education

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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35 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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2,110

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Research

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Latest papers

Amygdala and Prefrontal Cortex Maturational Differences in Children and Adolescents With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure.
Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging · 2026
Organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in house dust and Child Behavior Checklist outcomes: A nested study in the Canadian CHILD Birth Cohort
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology · 2026
Teacher-Reported Prevalence of FASD in Kindergarten and Association With Home Problems and Early Intervention in 2010–2015 and 2016–2020
Child Psychiatry and Human Development · 2026

All 74 publications

Latest funding

A systematic review of the effectiveness of school-based math interventions for children with neurodevelopmental difficulties
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$43,178
Social Inclusion and the Promise of Equality
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$53,414
Maternal-child dyad health outcomes: neurodevelopment at three years in the context of maternal cannabis use - an extension of a prospective cohort study
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$500,000

All 12 grants and awards

74 publications.

Amygdala and Prefrontal Cortex Maturational Differences in Children and Adolescents With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure.

Roeske J, Long X, Perdue MV, Long M, Geeraert B, Ghasoub M, Yeates KO, McMorris CA, Pei J, Ben Gibbard W, Tortorelli C, Lebel C

Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging20262 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.08.016 PMID: 40947095

Organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in house dust and Child Behavior Checklist outcomes: A nested study in the Canadian CHILD Birth Cohort

Foster SA, Kile ML, Hystad P, Diamond ML, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Pei J, Scott JA, Simons E, Subbarao P

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology20262 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41370-025-00821-y

Teacher-Reported Prevalence of FASD in Kindergarten and Association With Home Problems and Early Intervention in 2010–2015 and 2016–2020

Hawke R, Reid-Westoby C, Pei J, Janus M

Child Psychiatry and Human Development2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-026-02025-3

Breastfeeding moderates the association between family socioeconomic status and child behavior scores

Turner SE, Roos L, Nickel NC, Pei J, Tamana SK, Moraes TJ, Turvey SE, Simons E, Subbarao P, Mandhane PJ

Frontiers in Public Health2026Open Access

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1653185

Early adversity, lasting impact: Characterizing cortical morphology in youth with prenatal alcohol exposure.

Scholten C, Gilchrist C, Geeraert B, McMorris C, Ben Gibbard W, Pei J, Beaulieu C, Landman B, Tortorelli C, Lebel C

Drug and alcohol dependence2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113318 PMID: 42648125

Trends in Well-Being and Opportunities to Support Caregivers of Individuals With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan.

Flannigan K, Harding KD, Reid D, McFarlane A, Dobson M, Unsworth K, Pei J

Alcohol, clinical & experimental research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/acer.70363 PMID: 42704307

Building Toward Better Housing for Canadians With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Bibr C, Harding KD, Unsworth K, Carlaw C, Balfour B, Pei J

Alcohol, clinical & experimental research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/acer.70351 PMID: 42545845

Transforming Care Through Co-Design: Developing Inclusive Caregiver-Centered Education in Healthcare.

Parmar J, L'Heureux T, Lewanczuk R, Lee J, Charles L, Sproule L, Henderson I, Chaudhuri ER, Berry J, Shapkin K, Powell L, Nicholas D, Tarnowski G, Leslie M, Lobchuk M, Kaattari J, Porter A, Ewa V, Podlosky L, Pei J, Mosaico S, Penner J, Saunders S, Anderson S

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)202513 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13030254 PMID: 39942443

An updated systematic review of the literature on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and the criminal legal system.

Flannigan K, Pun JW, Buttinger P, McLachlan K, Holmstrom K, Tremblay M, Mela M, Pei J

International journal of law and psychiatry20256 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2025.102073 PMID: 39986187

Gut microbiota metabolites, secretory immunoglobulin A and Bayley-III cognitive scores in children from the CHILD Cohort Study

Davias A, Verghese M, Bridgman SL, Tun HM, Field CJ, Hicks M, Pei J, Hicks A, Moraes TJ, Simons E

Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health20254 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2025.100946

A systematic review of the effectiveness of school-based math interventions for children with neurodevelopmental difficulties

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rasmussen, Carmen R.

Keywords: math; systematic review; knowledge translation; education; children

$43,178

Social Inclusion and the Promise of Equality

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sheppard, Colleen N.

Keywords: equality rights; social inclusion; non-discrimination; structural inequality

$53,414

Maternal-child dyad health outcomes: neurodevelopment at three years in the context of maternal cannabis use - an extension of a prospective cohort study

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Op. Gr.: Cannabis Res. in Longitudinal studies - Human Dev., Child/youth Health

Principal investigators: Hicks, Matthew S; Sikora, Christopher; Hicks, Elizabeth A

Keywords: Biomarkers; Cannabis Metabolites In Breast Milk; Cannabis Metabolites In Urine; Child Development; Cohort Study; Environmental Cannabis Exposure; Executive Functioning; Home Environment; Maternal Cannabis Use; Neurodevelopment

$500,000

Building Understanding of Motivation for Practice: BUMPing it Up

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Daniels, Lia M.

Keywords: motivation; growth; service providers; wellbeing; collaborative

$25,000

Actioning Youth Perspectives on Police System Evolution

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Tremblay, Melissa K.

Keywords: participatory action research; marginalized youth; police systems; Indigenous youth; homeless youth; sexual and gender minority youth

$72,792

Mentoring Relationships: Exploring connections, relatedness and wellbeing of both mentors and youth mentees

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Rinaldi, Christina M.

Keywords: youth; mentoring; wellbeing; relationships

$198,009

Prevalence and social determinants of developmental outcomes among 5-year-old children with health disorders: A Pan-Canadian study

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Janus, Magdalena

Keywords: Developmental Outcomes; Early Child Development; Education; Health Disorders; Prevalence; Social Determinants

$378,411

FASD Research: Learning Together

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants

Principal investigators: Bocking, Alan D

Keywords: Caregivers; Families; Fasd; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Knowledge Exchange; Patients; Workshop

$15,000

The impact of the mathematics interactive learning experience MILE program on math performance of young children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders FASD and prenatal alcohol exposure: evidence from classroom-based settings

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rasmussen, Carmen R.

Keywords: mathematics; intervention; fetal alcohol spectrum disorders FASD; education; classroom

$176,379

Sleep, Learning, hEalth, and Environment Project - Edmonton (SLEEP-E) at 2 years of age

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Sleep and Circadian Rhythms: Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Mandhane, Piush

Keywords: Longitudinal Birth Cohort; Polysomnography; Population Representative Study; Preschool Behaviour And Executive Function; Preschool Neurodevelopment; Sleep Disordered Breathing

$116,951

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Jacqueline Pei

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Amygdala and Prefrontal Cortex Maturational Differences in Children and Adolescents With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure.

Organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in house dust and Child Behavior Checklist outcomes: A nested study in the Canadian CHILD Birth Cohort

Teacher-Reported Prevalence of FASD in Kindergarten and Association With Home Problems and Early Intervention in 2010–2015 and 2016–2020

Breastfeeding moderates the association between family socioeconomic status and child behavior scores

Early adversity, lasting impact: Characterizing cortical morphology in youth with prenatal alcohol exposure.

Trends in Well-Being and Opportunities to Support Caregivers of Individuals With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan.

Building Toward Better Housing for Canadians With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Transforming Care Through Co-Design: Developing Inclusive Caregiver-Centered Education in Healthcare.

An updated systematic review of the literature on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and the criminal legal system.

Gut microbiota metabolites, secretory immunoglobulin A and Bayley-III cognitive scores in children from the CHILD Cohort Study

A systematic review of the effectiveness of school-based math interventions for children with neurodevelopmental difficulties

Social Inclusion and the Promise of Equality

Maternal-child dyad health outcomes: neurodevelopment at three years in the context of maternal cannabis use - an extension of a prospective cohort study

Building Understanding of Motivation for Practice: BUMPing it Up

Actioning Youth Perspectives on Police System Evolution

Mentoring Relationships: Exploring connections, relatedness and wellbeing of both mentors and youth mentees

Prevalence and social determinants of developmental outcomes among 5-year-old children with health disorders: A Pan-Canadian study

FASD Research: Learning Together

The impact of the mathematics interactive learning experience MILE program on math performance of young children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders FASD and prenatal alcohol exposure: evidence from classroom-based settings

Sleep, Learning, hEalth, and Environment Project - Edmonton (SLEEP-E) at 2 years of age

Frequent collaborators

Carmen Rasmussen

Piushkumar Mandhane

Piush Mandhane

Padmaja Subbarao

Stuart Turvey

Kaitlyn McLachlan

Sukhpreet Tamana

Theo Moraes

Allan Becker

Malcolm Sears

Lisa Smithson

James Reynolds

Christian Beaulieu

Meghan Azad

Catherine Lebel

Melissa Tremblay

Christina Tortorelli

John Andersen

Carly McMorris

Jerome Yager

Leslie Roos

Magdalena Janus

Timothy Oberlander

Jamie Penner

Cheryl Poth

Jeffrey McCrossin

Anne Hicks

Hasu Rajani