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JC Spence

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JC Spence

Professor

Academic Programs

Faculty of Kinesiology

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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71 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 13 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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468

Publications

20,483

Citations

229

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Research

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Latest papers

The Development of a Physical Activity Persona Profile Classification for Public Education Campaigns.
Journal of physical activity & health · 2026
Effect of a digital intervention on mental health symptoms in adults with chronic conditions: A three-arm randomized controlled trial.
PLoS medicine · 2026
Identifying eating behaviour phenotype cut-off scores for childhood obesity: an individual participant data meta-analysis using the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ)
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · 2026

All 468 publications

From the 150 most recent of 468 publications.

The Development of a Physical Activity Persona Profile Classification for Public Education Campaigns.

Hollman H, Vanderloo LM, Duncan MJ, Faulkner G, Lee EY, Spence JC, Tremblay MS, Rhodes RE

Journal of physical activity & health20261 citations

DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2025-0068 PMID: 41101734

Effect of a digital intervention on mental health symptoms in adults with chronic conditions: A three-arm randomized controlled trial.

Johnson E, Hyde A, Corrick S, Isley S, Wright G, Ezekowitz J, Zheng Y, Lee-Baggley D, Spiers J, Spence JC, McNeely ML, Thompson S, Ismond K, Tymchuk S, Tandon P

PLoS medicine2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005198 PMID: 42623335

Identifying eating behaviour phenotype cut-off scores for childhood obesity: an individual participant data meta-analysis using the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ)

Laura Kudlek, Andrea Dominica Smith, Cara F. Ruggiero, Lisa A M Pennells, Alice Rose Kininmonth, Silje Steinsbekk, Pauline W. Jansen, Amy L. Ahern, Elaine K. McCarthy, Amy C. Gross, Víctor Viana, Arend W. van Deutekom, John C. Spence, Jennifer Orlet Fisher, Jacqueline Hayes, Emma Haycraft, Charlotte Alice Hardman, Patrícia Pelufo Silveira, Jennifer A. Emond, Aino‐Maija Eloranta, Darlise R. dos Passos Gomes, Julie C. Lumeng, Matthew B. Cross, Susan Carnell, Alison Fildes, Clare Heidi Llewellyn

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12966-026-01951-8

Analyse du processus de notation de l’indicateur « Gouvernement » de l’édition 2024 du Bulletin sur l’activité physique chez les enfants et les jeunes de ParticipACTION

Nicholas Kuzik, Brianne A. Bruijns, Christine Cameron, Joe Doiron, Emily Pope, John C. Spence, Emily Stone, Leigh M. Vanderloo, Kelly P. Arbour‐Nicitopoulos, Valerie Carson, Jean‐Philippe Chaput, Rachel Colley, Guy Faulkner, Ian Janssen, Eun‐Young Lee, Travis Saunders, Patricia Tucker, Mark S. Tremblay

Promotion de la santé et prévention des maladies chroniques au Canada2026Open Access

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.46.9.03f

Government and interagency approaches to physical activity promotion

Juliana Mejía-Grueso, Michael Pratt, John C. Spence, Pedro Curi Hallal, Andrea Ramírez Varela

2026

DOI: 10.4324/9781042009237-51

Examining the grading process for the Government indicator of the 2024 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

Kuzik N, Bruijns BA, Cameron C, Doiron J, Pope E, Spence JC, Stone E, Vanderloo LM, Arbour-Nicitopoulos KP, Carson V, Chaput JP, Colley R, Faulkner G, Janssen I, Lee EY, Saunders T, Tucker P, Tremblay MS

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2026Open Access

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.46.9.03 PMID: 42788894

Interconnections across physical, psychological, existential, and health-related quality of life patient-reported outcomes in adults with chronic medical conditions: Baseline findings from the eMPower randomized controlled trial.

Johnson E, Hyde A, Vandermeer B, Isley S, Corrick S, Wright G, Ezekowitz J, Zheng Y, Lee-Baggley D, Minckler H, Spiers J, Spence JC, McNeely ML, Thompson S, Ismond K, Tymchuk S, Lai JC, Tandon P

PLOS mental health2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000694 PMID: 42616800

Protocol for OPAL: Online prehabilitation for patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation - A multicentre randomized controlled trial.

Cruz C, Mak C, Selzner N, Brahmania M, Marquez V, Khan MQ, Benmassaoud A, Velazquez CM, Niazi M, Bémeur C, Hogue C, Gillis C, Alemayehu W, Hyde A, Quintanilha M, Ezekowitz J, Spence JC, Ismond K, Rose CF, Prado CM, McNeely ML, Tandon P, all OPAL study investigators

Contemporary clinical trials2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2026.108415 PMID: 42521011

A Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity among Equity-denied Groups in Canada: An Intersectional Equity Lens.

Lee EY, Alamshahi Y, Cheng J, Vanderloo LM, Faulkner G, Ferguson L, Spence JC

Journal of immigrant and minority health20257 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10903-025-01727-5 PMID: 40632465

The relevance of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals in the promotion of sport, physical activity, and recreation in Canada.

Spence JC, Kim YB, Lee EY, Vanderloo LM, Faulkner G, Tremblay MS, Cameron C

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique20255 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-024-00964-9 PMID: 39433685

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JC Spence

Research

Latest papers

The Development of a Physical Activity Persona Profile Classification for Public Education Campaigns.

Effect of a digital intervention on mental health symptoms in adults with chronic conditions: A three-arm randomized controlled trial.

Identifying eating behaviour phenotype cut-off scores for childhood obesity: an individual participant data meta-analysis using the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ)

Analyse du processus de notation de l’indicateur « Gouvernement » de l’édition 2024 du Bulletin sur l’activité physique chez les enfants et les jeunes de ParticipACTION

Government and interagency approaches to physical activity promotion

Examining the grading process for the Government indicator of the 2024 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

Interconnections across physical, psychological, existential, and health-related quality of life patient-reported outcomes in adults with chronic medical conditions: Baseline findings from the eMPower randomized controlled trial.

Protocol for OPAL: Online prehabilitation for patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation - A multicentre randomized controlled trial.

A Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity among Equity-denied Groups in Canada: An Intersectional Equity Lens.

The relevance of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals in the promotion of sport, physical activity, and recreation in Canada.

Frequent collaborators

John Spence

Ryan Rhodes

Mark Tremblay

Tanya Berry

Guy Faulkner

Valerie Carson

Amy Latimer

Amy Latimer-Cheung

Eun-Young Lee

Norman O'Reilly

Kim Raine

Nicholas Holt

Leigh Vanderloo

Kerry McGannon

Ian Janssen

Chris Blanchard

Wendy Rodgers

Brian Timmons

Kate Storey

Kerry Courneya

Dayna Lee-Baggley

Stacey Robinson

Stephanie Lee