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Charlotte Waddell

ResearcherHealth ServicesSimon Fraser University

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Charlotte Waddell

Researcher

Health Services

Health Sciences

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2012.

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Research

Child Development Indigenous Health Dohad Life Course Maternal And Child Health Non-Communicable Diseases Nutrition Resilience

Latest papers

Effects of nurse-home visiting on intimate partner violence and maternal income, mental health and self-efficacy by 24 months postpartum: a randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)
BMJ Open · 2025 · senior author
Understanding the experiences of young, urban, Indigenous mothers-to-be in British Columbia, Canada
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2025 · senior author
Adaptation and validation of the Washington group/unicef child functioning module in a nationally representative sample of Canadian children and youth
BMC International Health and Human Rights · 2025

All 50 publications

Latest funding

British Columbia Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research: The Next Five Years
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$4,000,000
Hishuk-ish tsawalk (everything is one, everything is connected): Restoring healthy family systems in Indigenous communities
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$14,100,000
Examining the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response on Health and Functioning of Canadian Children and Youth
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$3,105,901

All 19 grants and awards

50 publications.

Effects of nurse-home visiting on intimate partner violence and maternal income, mental health and self-efficacy by 24 months postpartum: a randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)

Catherine NLA, MacMillan H, Jack S, Zheng Y, Xie H, Boyle M, Sheehan D, Gonzalez A, Gafni A, Tonmyr L

BMJ Open20257 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083147 PMID: W4406106472

Understanding the experiences of young, urban, Indigenous mothers-to-be in British Columbia, Canada

Catherine NLA, Leason J, Marsden N, Barker B, Cullen A, Simpson A, Berry BA, Mohns E, Yung D, Zheng Y

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth20255 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-07070-1 PMID: W4406600176

Adaptation and validation of the Washington group/unicef child functioning module in a nationally representative sample of Canadian children and youth

Nolan E, Cost K, Miller R, Wang L, Yun-Ju C, Edwards J, Duku E, Georgiades S, Szatmari P, MacMillian H

BMC International Health and Human Rights20253 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23051-1

Effectiveness of Nurse-Family Partnership on child outcomes by patterns of program intensity: Secondary evidence from a randomized controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)

Catherine NLA, Zheng Y, Xie H, Boyle M, Jack SM, MacMillan H, Waddell C

Child Abuse and Neglect20251 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107600

History of childhood maltreatment, prenatal cortisol levels, and executive functioning: A cross-sectional study using data from the Healthy Foundations Study

De Rubeis V, Wang E, Joshi D, Catherine N, MacMillan HL, Waddell C, Boyle M, Tonmyr L, Atkinson L, Jack SM

Child Abuse and Neglect2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107602

Effectiveness of nurse‐home visiting in improving child and maternal outcomes prenatally to age two years: a randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)

Catherine NLA, MacMillan H, Cullen A, Zheng Y, Xie H, Boyle M, Sheehan D, Lever R, Jack SM, Gonzalez A

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry202419 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13846 PMID: W4384664864

The Influence of Bilingual Language Exposure on the Narrative, Social and Pragmatic Abilities of School-Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum

Beauchamp MLH, Rezzonico S, Bennett T, Duku E, Georgiades S, Kerns C, Mirenda P, Richard A, Smith IM, Szatmari P

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders202313 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05678-w PMID: W4304693700

Surveillance of Child and Youth Mental Disorders and Associated Service Use in Canada

Edwards J, Kurdyak P, Waddell C, Patten SB, Reid GJ, Campbell LA, Georgiades K

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry20237 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437231182059

Measuring the association between behavioural services and outcomes in young children with autism spectrum disorder

Tsiplova K, Ungar WJ, Szatmari P, Cost K, Pullenayegum E, Duku E, Volden J, Smith IM, Waddell C, Zwaigenbaum L

Research in Developmental Disabilities20235 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104392

Comparing the Impact of Differing Preschool Autism Interventions on Parents in Two Canadian Provinces.

D'Entremont B, Flanagan HE, Ungar WJ, Waddell C, Garon N, Otter JD, Leger N, Vezina F, Smith IM

Journal of autism and developmental disorders2022

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-05349-2 PMID: 34837153

British Columbia Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research: The Next Five Years

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant - NEIHR - British Columbia

Principal investigators: Stelkia, Krista M; Wieman, Cornelia G; Adams, Evan L; Caron, Nadine R; Hancock, Robert; Mccormick, Roderick M; Reading, Jeffrey L; Robinson, Rheanna

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Health Research; Network Environments For Indigenous Health Research

$4,000,000

Hishuk-ish tsawalk (everything is one, everything is connected): Restoring healthy family systems in Indigenous communities

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: I-HeLTI Cohort Research Study

Principal investigators: Lucas, Lynnette J; Bell, Rhonda C; Bill, Lea; Montesanti, Stephanie R; Nepomnaschy, Pablo A; Oster, Richard T; Reading, Jeffrey L; Titone, Sebastien; Venners, Scott; Waddell, Charlotte A; Watts, Jeannette C

Keywords: Child Development; Dohad; Indigenous Health; Life Course; Maternal And Child Health; Non-Communicable Diseases; Nutrition; Resilience; Social And Biological Determinants Of Health And Development; Stress And Trauma

$14,100,000

Examining the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response on Health and Functioning of Canadian Children and Youth

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Georgiades, Katholiki K; Georgiades, Stelios; Gruenwoldt, Emily C; Macmillan, Harriet L; Szatmari, Peter; Waddell, Charlotte A

Keywords: Children, Youth, Families; Covid-19 Pandemic Response; Health Services; Mental Health; Population Level Monitoring; Social Determinants Of Health

$3,105,901

Hishuk-ish tsawalk (everything is one, everything is connected): Using two-eyed seeing to optimize healthy early life trajectories for Indigenous Peoples

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Indigenous Component of Healthy Life Trajectories (I-HeLTI)

Principal investigators: Lucas, Lynnette J; Nepomnaschy, Pablo A; Reading, Jeffrey L; Venners, Scott; Waddell, Charlotte A; Watts, Jeannette C

Keywords: Cardio-Metabolic Conditions; Child Development; Child Health; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Indigenous Health; Interventions; Mental Health; Peri-Conceptional Cohort; Program Evaluation; Two-Eyed Seeing

$1,012,500

Early intervention for autism spectrum disorder: Putting knowledge into action to inform policy and practice

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Smith, Isabel M; den Otter, Jeff

Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Cost-Effectiveness; Early Intervention; Health Policy; Integrated Knowledge Translation

$10,000

Healthy public policy through engagement: Promoting the mental health of Canadian children

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Jenkins, Emily K; Haines-Saah, Rebecca J; Lampard, Robert; Morris, Jonathan J

Keywords: Children; Mental Health; Mental Health Promotion; Participatory; Policy; Youth

$263,925

Optimizing impact of community-based early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Smith, Isabel M

Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Early Intervention; Family Quality Of Life; Pivotal Response Treatment; Treatment Response

$357,404

Pathways to Better Developmental Health in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Phase III

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Szatmari, Peter

Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorders; Developmental Trajectories; Longitudinal Analysis; Mental And Behavioural; Transitions

$5,332,277

The impact of a home visitation intervention on biological outcomes in infants exposed to psychosocial adversity: A longitudinal evaluation.

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Gonzalez, Andrea; Macmillan, Harriet L; McGowan, Patrick O

Keywords: Biological Embedding; Biological Mechanisms; Child And Maternal Health; Epigenetics; Hpa Function; Prenatal Adversity; Preventive Interventions; Psychosocial Adversity

$955,022

Ontario Child Health Study Sequel

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Boyle, Michael H; Georgiades, Katholiki K

Keywords: Child Mental Health; Cross-Sectional Study; Social Determinants Of Health

$5,312,446

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Charlotte Waddell

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Effects of nurse-home visiting on intimate partner violence and maternal income, mental health and self-efficacy by 24 months postpartum: a randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)

Understanding the experiences of young, urban, Indigenous mothers-to-be in British Columbia, Canada

Adaptation and validation of the Washington group/unicef child functioning module in a nationally representative sample of Canadian children and youth

Effectiveness of Nurse-Family Partnership on child outcomes by patterns of program intensity: Secondary evidence from a randomized controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)

History of childhood maltreatment, prenatal cortisol levels, and executive functioning: A cross-sectional study using data from the Healthy Foundations Study

Effectiveness of nurse‐home visiting in improving child and maternal outcomes prenatally to age two years: a randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)

The Influence of Bilingual Language Exposure on the Narrative, Social and Pragmatic Abilities of School-Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum

Surveillance of Child and Youth Mental Disorders and Associated Service Use in Canada

Measuring the association between behavioural services and outcomes in young children with autism spectrum disorder

Comparing the Impact of Differing Preschool Autism Interventions on Parents in Two Canadian Provinces.

Frequent collaborators

Stelios Georgiades

Eric Duku

Peter Szatmari

Teresa Bennett

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Peter Szatmari

Tracy Vaillancourt

Tracy Vaillancourt

Mayada Elsabbagh

Harriet MacMillan

Susan Jack

Andrea Gonzalez

Michael Boyle

Colleen Varcoe

Kathy Georgiades

Nicole Catherine

Amiram Jacob Gafni

Lawrence McCandless

Eleanor Pullenayegum

Jordan Edwards

Zubin Punthakee

Karen Campbell

Simone Vigod

Christine Kurtz Landy

Koon Teo

Magdalena Janus

Katherine Morrison

Robert Lampard

Jennifer Leason

Paul Kurdyak

Meng-Chuan Lai

Namaste Marsden

Andrea Gonzalez

Rebecca Haines-Saah

David Nicholas

Katherine Cost

Michael Kobor

Scott Lear

Geoffrey Hall