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Tara-Leigh Mchugh

ResearcherUniversity of Alberta

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Tara-Leigh Mchugh

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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5 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 15 research grants (9 SSHRC, 6 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Athletes International Policy Postpartum Pregnancy Crc

Latest papers

Examining the pregnancy and postpartum experiences of Para athletes in elite sport: a qualitative description study.
British journal of sports medicine · 2026
Advancing global equity, diversity and inclusion in sport and exercise medicine consensus and research: deliberate, thoughtful steps from the FAIR consensus.
British journal of sports medicine · 2025
Raising girls in sport: unique considerations for injury prevention.
British journal of sports medicine · 2025

All 11 publications

Latest funding

International Practice and Policy for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$202,726
International Practice and Policy for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$1,400,000

All 36 grants and awards

11 publications.

Examining the pregnancy and postpartum experiences of Para athletes in elite sport: a qualitative description study.

Gavel-Pinos EH, McHugh TL, Davenport MH

British journal of sports medicine2026

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-111432 PMID: 42754377

Advancing global equity, diversity and inclusion in sport and exercise medicine consensus and research: deliberate, thoughtful steps from the FAIR consensus.

Patterson BE, Adom-Aboagye NAA, Constantini N, Okoth CA, Tsukahara Y, Janse van Rensburg DCC, Owoeye OBA, Gracias LJ, Haberfield MJ, Whittaker JL, Dijkstra HP, McHugh TL, Emery CA, Crossley KM

British journal of sports medicine2025

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-111063 PMID: 41219009

Raising girls in sport: unique considerations for injury prevention.

Heming EE, West SW, Patterson B, Bullock GS, McHugh TL, Shill IJ, Bruder AM, Kolstad AT, McKay CD, Møller M, Crossley KM, Emery CA

British journal of sports medicine2025

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-111034 PMID: 41161713

Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) practical recommendations: International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus meeting held in Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025

Crossley KM, Whittaker JL, Patterson B, Shill IJ, Heming EE, Bullock GS, Dijkstra HP, Donaldson A, McKay CD, Mountjoy M

British Journal of Sports Medicine202524 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110889

The effect of neighborhood walkability on changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior during a 12-week pedometer-facilitated intervention.

McCormack GR, Spence JC, McHugh TL, Mummery WK

PloS one2022

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278596 PMID: 36455004

Health Outcomes after Pregnancy in Elite Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Kimber ML, Meyer S, McHugh TL, Thornton J, Khurana R, Sivak A, Davenport MH

Medicine and science in sports and exercise2021

DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002617 PMID: 33560776

Elite Athletes and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Wowdzia JB, McHugh TL, Thornton J, Sivak A, Mottola MF, Davenport MH

Medicine and science in sports and exercise2021

DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002510 PMID: 32925496

Realtors' Perceptions of Social and Physical Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with Active Living: A Canadian Perspective.

McCormack GR, Nesdoly A, Ghoneim D, McHugh TL

International journal of environmental research and public health2020Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17239150 PMID: 33297560

Associations between objectively-measured and self-reported neighbourhood walkability on adherence and steps during an internet-delivered pedometer intervention.

Consoli A, Nettel-Aguirre A, Spence JC, McHugh TL, Mummery K, McCormack GR

PloS one2020

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242999 PMID: 33270692

Development of a consensus statement on the role of the family in the physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviours of children and youth.

Rhodes RE, Guerrero MD, Vanderloo LM, Barbeau K, Birken CS, Chaput JP, Faulkner G, Janssen I, Madigan S, Mâsse LC, McHugh TL, Perdew M, Stone K, Shelley J, Spinks N, Tamminen KA, Tomasone JR, Ward H, Welsh F, Tremblay MS

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2020

DOI: 10.1186/s12966-020-00973-0 PMID: 32539730

International Practice and Policy for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Davenport, Margaret H; Bo, Kari; Hayman, Melanie; Mchugh, Tara-Leigh

Keywords: Athletes; International Policy; Postpartum; Pregnancy

$202,726

International Practice and Policy for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Female Athlete Health

Principal investigators: Davenport, Margaret H; Bo, Kari; Hayman, Melanie; Mchugh, Tara-Leigh

Keywords: Athletes; International Policy; Postpartum; Pregnancy

$100,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 1

Nominated PICIHR2024Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Mchugh, Tara-Leigh

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

Examining the social organization of girls' and gender-diverse children's eating practices in Alberta

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ferdinands, Alexa

Keywords: food environment; institutional ethnography; weight stigma; girls; nutrition; cooking; social organization

$37,471

Self-Compassion in Sport Intervention Sensitive to Identity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Sport Participation Research Initiative

Principal investigators: Kowalski, Kent C.

Keywords: Self-compassion; sport intervention; social identities; intersectionality

$15,000

International Practice and Policy for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Female Athlete Health

Principal investigators: Davenport, Margaret H; Bo, Kari; Hayman, Melanie; Mchugh, Tara-Leigh

Keywords: Athletes; International Policy; Postpartum; Pregnancy

$100,000

"Canada should play a leading role": Research-informed policies and practices to support pregnant and parenting high-performance coaches and officials

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McHugh, Tara-Leigh F.

Keywords: sport; women; gender-equity; pregnancy; parenting; coaches; officials; high-performance; qualitative; policy

$28,133

Self-Compassion in Sport Intervention Sensitive to Identity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kowalski, Kent C.

Keywords: Self-compassion; sport intervention; social identities; intersectionality

$28,854

International Practice and Policy for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Female Athlete Health

Principal investigators: Davenport, Margaret H; Bo, Kari; Hayman, Melanie; Mchugh, Tara-Leigh

Keywords: Athletes; International Policy; Postpartum; Pregnancy

Reducing the impacts of emotion recognition bias on Canadians

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Livingstone, Steven R.

Keywords: emotion; algorithmic bias; emotion recognition bias; survey; emotion dataset; human ai assistance; emotional decision making; diversity; harm reduction; skin tone; speech accent

$49,217

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Tara-Leigh Mchugh

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Examining the pregnancy and postpartum experiences of Para athletes in elite sport: a qualitative description study.

Advancing global equity, diversity and inclusion in sport and exercise medicine consensus and research: deliberate, thoughtful steps from the FAIR consensus.

Raising girls in sport: unique considerations for injury prevention.

Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) practical recommendations: International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus meeting held in Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025

The effect of neighborhood walkability on changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior during a 12-week pedometer-facilitated intervention.

Health Outcomes after Pregnancy in Elite Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Elite Athletes and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Realtors' Perceptions of Social and Physical Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with Active Living: A Canadian Perspective.

Associations between objectively-measured and self-reported neighbourhood walkability on adherence and steps during an internet-delivered pedometer intervention.

Development of a consensus statement on the role of the family in the physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviours of children and youth.

International Practice and Policy for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes

International Practice and Policy for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes

Canada Research Chair - Tier 1

Examining the social organization of girls' and gender-diverse children's eating practices in Alberta

Self-Compassion in Sport Intervention Sensitive to Identity

International Practice and Policy for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes

"Canada should play a leading role": Research-informed policies and practices to support pregnant and parenting high-performance coaches and officials

Self-Compassion in Sport Intervention Sensitive to Identity

International Practice and Policy for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes

Reducing the impacts of emotion recognition bias on Canadians

Frequent collaborators

Tara-Leigh Mchugh

Araba Chintoh

Margo Mountjoy

Jean-Philippe Chaput

Carolyn Emery

Ian Janssen

Guy Faulkner

Jacob Shelley

Sheri Madigan

Jane Thornton