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Eva Oberle

ResearcherSchool of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British Columbia

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Eva Oberle

Researcher

School of Population and Public Health

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, 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.
20 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Capacity Support Child Health Outcomes Comprehensive School Health Implementation Science Mental Health Naturalistic Inquiry Nutrition Physical Activity

Latest papers

Intersecting social positions and mental wellbeing in adolescence: A population-based study.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026 · first author
Mental well-being trends and school-based protective factors among adolescents in British Columbia (2015-2022): A population-based study.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025 · first author
Community Belonging and Fourishing in Youth: Examining the Mediating Role of Coping Skills in Youth Across Ethnoracial Backgrounds.
Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2025 · senior author

All 33 publications

Latest funding

Bridging the gap: Evaluating the real-world impact of Comprehensive School Health initiatives on physical activity, nutrition, and mental health/well-being of elementary school children
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,650,105
Investigating social and structural correlates of mental health symptoms, access to services, and implications for trauma-informed and community-engaged mental health programs
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$105,000
Life Course Trajectories of Mental Health from the Early Years to Young Adulthood: An Ecological Systems and Intersectionality Perspective
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$424,575

All 4 grants and awards

33 publications.

Intersecting social positions and mental wellbeing in adolescence: A population-based study.

Oberle E, Fan S, Ji XR, Molyneux T, Guhn M, Forer B, Kassan A, Gadermann A

Social science & medicine (1982)2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119539 PMID: 42401094

Mental well-being trends and school-based protective factors among adolescents in British Columbia (2015-2022): A population-based study.

Oberle E, Ji XR, Molyneux T, Guhn M, Forer B, Thomson K, Alkawaja M, Kassan A, Gadermann A

Social science & medicine (1982)2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118201 PMID: 40398253

Community Belonging and Fourishing in Youth: Examining the Mediating Role of Coping Skills in Youth Across Ethnoracial Backgrounds.

Kerai S, Karim ME, Oberle E

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07797-0_5 PMID: 40959830

Digital health technologies for accessing contraceptive services among young people in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol.

Kyamulabi A, Oberle E, Olisaeloka L, Kamya I, Nyesigire I, Norman WV, Abdulai AF

PLOS digital health2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000748 PMID: 40638690

Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines and associations with mental well-being: a population-based study with adolescents in Canada.

Oberle E, Fan S, Molyneux TM, Ji XR, Brussoni M

BMC public health2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-21857-7 PMID: 40050844

Childhood poverty, social support, immigration background and adolescent health and life satisfaction: A population‐based longitudinal study

Gill R, Karim ME, Puyat JH, Guhn M, Petteni MG, Oberle E, Janus M, Georgiades K, Gadermann AM

Journal of Adolescence20255 citations

DOI: 10.1002/jad.12408

Out-of-school time use in Pakistan: A qualitative study featuring youth's voices.

Kerai S, Ibrahim M, Molyneux TM, Hussain U, Gadermann A, Kassam R, Pardhan A, Oberle E

Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jora.12916 PMID: 38351654

Connections matter: Adolescent social connectedness profiles and mental well-being over time.

Oberle E, Ji XR, Alkawaja M, Molyneux TM, Kerai S, Thomson KC, Guhn M, Schonert-Reichl KA, Gadermann AM

Journal of adolescence2024First author

DOI: 10.1002/jad.12250 PMID: 37740505

Changes in peer belonging, school climate, and the emotional health of immigrant, refugee, and non‐immigrant early adolescents

Thomson K, Magee C, Petteni MG, Oberle E, Georgiades K, Schonert‐Reichl K, Janus M, Guhn M, Gadermann A

Journal of Adolescence20249 citations

DOI: 10.1002/jad.12390

Teacher mental health and workplace well-being in a global crisis: Learning from the challenges and supports identified by teachers one year into the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada.

Gadermann AM, Gagné Petteni M, Molyneux TM, Warren MT, Thomson KC, Schonert-Reichl KA, Guhn M, Oberle E

PloS one2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290230 PMID: 37651356

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Eva Oberle

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Latest funding

Intersecting social positions and mental wellbeing in adolescence: A population-based study.

Mental well-being trends and school-based protective factors among adolescents in British Columbia (2015-2022): A population-based study.

Community Belonging and Fourishing in Youth: Examining the Mediating Role of Coping Skills in Youth Across Ethnoracial Backgrounds.

Digital health technologies for accessing contraceptive services among young people in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol.

Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines and associations with mental well-being: a population-based study with adolescents in Canada.

Childhood poverty, social support, immigration background and adolescent health and life satisfaction: A population‐based longitudinal study

Out-of-school time use in Pakistan: A qualitative study featuring youth's voices.

Connections matter: Adolescent social connectedness profiles and mental well-being over time.

Changes in peer belonging, school climate, and the emotional health of immigrant, refugee, and non‐immigrant early adolescents

Teacher mental health and workplace well-being in a global crisis: Learning from the challenges and supports identified by teachers one year into the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada.

Bridging the gap: Evaluating the real-world impact of Comprehensive School Health initiatives on physical activity, nutrition, and mental health/well-being of elementary school children

Investigating social and structural correlates of mental health symptoms, access to services, and implications for trauma-informed and community-engaged mental health programs

Life Course Trajectories of Mental Health from the Early Years to Young Adulthood: An Ecological Systems and Intersectionality Perspective

Women supporting women using local solutions to improve infant and young child feeding and care practices in Punjab, Pakistan

Frequent collaborators

Martin Guhn

Anne Gadermann

Magdalena Janus

Mariana Brussoni

Kathy Georgiades

Magdalena Janus

John Jacob

Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai

Kaitlyn McLachlan

Rosemin Kassam