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Valerie Carson

ResearcherUniversity of Alberta

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Valerie Carson

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
79 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 20 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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183

Publications

10,069

Citations

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Physical Activity Sedentary Behaviour Parents Screen Time Accelerometer Intervention Preschool Children Preschoolers

Latest papers

Compositional movement behaviours and preschool children's social-emotional development.
The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026 · senior author
Examining the grading process for the Government indicator of the 2024 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.
Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2026
Association Between Active Outdoor Play and Health Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults: An Umbrella Review.
Journal of physical activity & health · 2026

All 183 publications

Latest funding

Evaluation of personal device policies in Canadian schools and their impact on movement behaviours among school-aged children and adolescents
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$1,400,000
Writing and Reading Chivalry in Late Medieval England and France
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$75,777

All 19 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 183 publications.

Compositional movement behaviours and preschool children's social-emotional development.

Christian H, Adams EK, Hoorn SV, George P, Nathan A, Trost SG, Schipperijn J, Carson V

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12966-026-01911-2 PMID: 41992309

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 practice2026

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.46.9.03 PMID: 42788894

Association Between Active Outdoor Play and Health Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults: An Umbrella Review.

de Lannoy L, James ME, Badruddin Z, Thankarajah A, Bakalár P, Barnett LM, Bentsen P, Brazo-Sayavera J, Carson V, Down MJA, Duncan S, Fahey R, Harper NJ, Johnstone A, Lang JJ, Larouche R, Lee EY, Lopes O, Manyanga T, McCurdy AP, McGarty AM, Mygind L, Prince SA, Prioreschi A, Ryu S, Sikora L, Tucker P, Vanderloo LM, Wachira LJ, Tremblay MS

Journal of physical activity & health2026

DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2025-0391 PMID: 41468218

Telephone versus in-person administration of the Early Childhood Development Index 2030: a crossover study, Brazil, Canada, India and Malawi.

Kuzik N, Buchanan S, de Mendonça Bacciotti S, Boyd M, Bremer E, Bruijns BA, Caldwell HA, Cappa C, Carson V, Faulkner G, Florindo AA, Gaya AR, Harandian K, Kand U, Kayange J, Lubree H, Martins C, Mwase-Vuma T, Okely A, Pagani LS, Petrowski N, Potter M, Corgosinho Ribeiro EH, Tucker P, Autran R, Tremblay MS

Bulletin of the World Health Organization2026

DOI: 10.2471/blt.25.294390 PMID: 42516121

Fundamental Movement Skill Development in Children With Intellectual Disabilities: An 8-Week Coach-Led and Parent-Supported Intervention.

Kavanagh H, Meegan S, Gavigan N, Carson V, Potter M, Manninen M

Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID2026

DOI: 10.1111/jar.70228 PMID: 41991487

The Interplay Between Screen Time and Outdoor Play on Preschool Children's Cognitive and Social-emotional Development.

Moldenhauer R, Boyd M, Hwang Y, Wiebe S, Zheng Y, Rinaldi CM, Potter M, Li J, Dorn K, Carson V

Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001444 PMID: 41570278

Correlates of Multidimensional Sleep Profiles of Young Children.

Zhang Z, Boyd M, Carson V

Journal of sleep research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jsr.70454 PMID: 42764403

Screen Use and Child and Adolescent Health in Canada: Triangulation of Evidence Assessing the State of the Effort.

Tremblay MS, Vanderloo LM, Saunders TJ, Madigan S, Kuzik N, Heather L, Zhang ND, Curle M, Helleman A, Goldfield GS, Hall A, Pajer K, Ponti M, Carson V

Child: care, health and development2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/cch.70204 PMID: 41397414

The Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Social Media and Mental Health Among a Large Sample of Adolescents, Inclusive of Transgender/Gender-Diverse Adolescents.

Curle M, Hunter S, Leatherdale ST, Patte KA, Faulkner G, Goldfield G, Ferro MA, Turcotte-Tremblay AM, Carson V

Journal of adolescence2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/jad.70151 PMID: 41947400

Screen Time Patterns and Cognitive Development Among Preschool Children.

Carson V, Boyd M, Zheng Y, Rinaldi CM, Moldenhauer R, Potter M, Rai J, Li J, Dorn K, Wiebe S

American journal of preventive medicine2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2026.108420 PMID: 42150624

Evaluation of personal device policies in Canadian schools and their impact on movement behaviours among school-aged children and adolescents

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Curle, Madelyn

Keywords: Children And Adolescents; Community-Based Participatory Research; Education; Health Policy; Mixed Methods; Movement Behaviours; Multilevel Modeling; Pre-Post Study; School Phone Policies; Screen Time

$120,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 1

Nominated PICIHR2024Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Carson, Valerie L

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

Writing and Reading Chivalry in Late Medieval England and France

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Taylor, Andrew

Keywords: chivalry; war; literature; middle ages; violence; love

$75,777

All in the Family: Promoting Family Function through Physical Activity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rhodes, Ryan E.

Keywords: children; parenting practices; exercise; identity; self-regulation; parental support

$100,690

Lost at Port: Making Relations with Ballast-Borne Exogenous Species in the Great Lakes

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022SSHRC Doctoral Awards

Principal investigators: Suri, Salina E.

Keywords: water; science and technology studies; Indigenous studies; history; invasion; environment; biology; shipping; geography

$95,000

French extension of the Training pre-service EArly CHildhood educators in physical activity study (TEACH-FR)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vanderloo, Leigh M.

Keywords: early childhood education; professional development; physical activity; French

$199,443

French extension of the Training pre-service EArly CHildhood educators in physical activity study (TEACH-FR)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vanderloo, Leigh M.

Keywords: early childhood education; professional development; physical activity; French

$99,953

The expansion of a parent-focused physical literacy intervention for early childhood called PLAYshop

Nominated PICIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Carson, Valerie L; Day, Meghan E; Jackman, Francesca

Keywords: Fundamental Movement Skills; Intervention; Parents; Physical Activity; Physical Literacy; Preschool Children

$150,000

Screen technology, parent-child interactions, and neurocognitive development in early childhood

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Carson, Valerie L; Wiebe, Sandra A

Keywords: Cognitive Development; Diary; Longitudinal; Parents; Preschool Children; Screen Time

$436,051

The impact of an e-Learning physical activity module on Early Childhood Education candidates Self-Efficacy and knowledge: The ECE-SE Study

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Tucker, Patricia

Keywords: early childhood education; self-efficacy; e-learning

$303,509

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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Valerie Carson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Compositional movement behaviours and preschool children's social-emotional development.

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

Association Between Active Outdoor Play and Health Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults: An Umbrella Review.

Telephone versus in-person administration of the Early Childhood Development Index 2030: a crossover study, Brazil, Canada, India and Malawi.

Fundamental Movement Skill Development in Children With Intellectual Disabilities: An 8-Week Coach-Led and Parent-Supported Intervention.

The Interplay Between Screen Time and Outdoor Play on Preschool Children's Cognitive and Social-emotional Development.

Correlates of Multidimensional Sleep Profiles of Young Children.

Screen Use and Child and Adolescent Health in Canada: Triangulation of Evidence Assessing the State of the Effort.

The Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Social Media and Mental Health Among a Large Sample of Adolescents, Inclusive of Transgender/Gender-Diverse Adolescents.

Screen Time Patterns and Cognitive Development Among Preschool Children.

Evaluation of personal device policies in Canadian schools and their impact on movement behaviours among school-aged children and adolescents

Canada Research Chair - Tier 1

Writing and Reading Chivalry in Late Medieval England and France

All in the Family: Promoting Family Function through Physical Activity

Lost at Port: Making Relations with Ballast-Borne Exogenous Species in the Great Lakes

French extension of the Training pre-service EArly CHildhood educators in physical activity study (TEACH-FR)

French extension of the Training pre-service EArly CHildhood educators in physical activity study (TEACH-FR)

The expansion of a parent-focused physical literacy intervention for early childhood called PLAYshop

Screen technology, parent-child interactions, and neurocognitive development in early childhood

The impact of an e-Learning physical activity module on Early Childhood Education candidates Self-Efficacy and knowledge: The ECE-SE Study

Frequent collaborators

Jean-Philippe Chaput

Ian Janssen

Guy Faulkner

Patti-Jean Naylor

Patricia Tucker

Patti-Jean Naylor

Brian Timmons

Michelle Kho

Eun-Young Lee

Kate Storey

Taru Manyanga

Sam Liu

Richard Larouche

Sarah Carsley

Emily Belita

Sandra Wiebe

Mary Duggan

Robert Ross

Melissa Pirrie

Padmaja Subbarao

Padmaja Subbarao

Malcolm Sears

Normand Boule

Sheri Madigan

Valerie Carson

Rebecca Gokiert

Jasmin Bhawra

Reut Gruber

Mariana Brussoni

Kathleen Pajer

Jessie-Lee McIsaac

Jess Haines

Scott Leatherdale

Katherine Morrison

Sharon Marr

Lora Giangregorio

Tanya Berry

Kristi Adamo

Carmen Rasmussen

Richard Larouche