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Patti-Jean Naylor

ResearcherExercise ScienceUniversity of Victoria

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Patti-Jean Naylor

Researcher

Exercise Science

Health Sciences

University of Victoria

Victoria, 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.
36 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 4 research grants (2 SSHRC, 2 CIHR), most recently in 2017.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2017.

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112

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Research

Chronic Disease Diet Eating Behavior Nutrition Obesity Physical Activity Prevention Sedentary Behavior

Latest papers

Lifestyle trajectories of boys and girls during the transition to secondary school in British Columbia, Canada, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMC public health · 2026 · senior author
Multi-Sectoral Partnerships for Physical Literacy: Setting the Scene for Evaluation.
Health promotion practice · 2026 · senior author
Latent Profile Analysis of Children's Active Physical Recreation Patterns in Middle Childhood.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025

All 112 publications

Latest funding

Development and mobilization of strategies to support active living in rural and northern British Columbia
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$200,000
Childhood Obesity Management Using Innovative Digital Technology: A "Real World" Randomized Community Trial
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$443,700
The impact of an e-Learning physical activity module on Early Childhood Education candidates Self-Efficacy and knowledge: The ECE-SE Study
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$303,509

All 15 grants and awards

112 publications.

Lifestyle trajectories of boys and girls during the transition to secondary school in British Columbia, Canada, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mâsse LC, De-Jongh González O, Sauve K, Tugault-Lafleur CN, LeMare L, Naylor PJ

BMC public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-26112-7 PMID: 41495742

Multi-Sectoral Partnerships for Physical Literacy: Setting the Scene for Evaluation.

Pelletier C, Wu C, Faulkner G, Naylor PJ

Health promotion practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/15248399261460357 PMID: 42454442

Latent Profile Analysis of Children's Active Physical Recreation Patterns in Middle Childhood.

Field SC, Foley JT, Naylor PJ, Temple VA

International journal of environmental research and public health2025

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22091421 PMID: 41007565

Scalability and scaling-up strategy of a physical activity policy intervention in Australian childcare centres.

Christian H, Mclaughlin M, Nathan A, Adams E, Bauman A, Naylor PJ, Shilton T, Maher C, Trost SG, Schipperijn J

Health promotion international2025

DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daaf145 PMID: 40898429

Correction: Optimising a multi‑strategy implementation intervention to improve the delivery of a school physical activity policy at scale: findings from a randomised noninferiority trial.

Lane C, Wolfenden L, Hall A, Sutherland R, Naylor PJ, Oldmeadow C, Leigh L, Shoesmith A, Bauman A, McCarthy N, Nathan N

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12966-025-01776-x PMID: 40804389

Facility-level implementation strategies in early childhood education and care to enhance adherence to a provincial physical activity standard: Protocol for the Good Start Matters ATP+ randomised controlled trial.

Mâsse LC, Wright C, Buckler EJ, De-Jongh González O, Wolfenden L, Faulkner G, Carson V, Temple V, Brussoni M, Fakih S, Sauve K, Edache I, Naylor PJ

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0329276 PMID: 40794716

Individual and environmental correlates of physical literacy sub-components in early childhood.

Li J, Potter M, Hwang Y, Boyd M, Moldenhauer R, Hills J, Naylor PJ, Rhodes RE, Liu S, Buckler J, Carson V

Journal of sports sciences2025

DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2025.2491162 PMID: 40223338

Impact of a multi-component implementation strategy to increase outdoor free play opportunities in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services: the get outside get active (GOGA) randomised controlled trial.

Yoong SL, Pearson N, Giles L, Lamont H, Wolfenden L, Jones J, Lecathelinais C, Naylor PJ, Okely A, Nathan N, Reilly K, Lorch R, Wiggers J, Jackson J, Lum M, Gillham K, Grady A

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12966-025-01749-0 PMID: 40312713

Tracking Physical Activity and Nutrition Policies and Practices in Early Childhood Education and Care: Five Years Post-Implementation of a Provincial-Level Active Play Standard.

Buckler EJ, González OD, Naylor PJ, Marshall-Beaucoup S, Wright C, Wolfenden L, Faulkner G, Carson V, Brussoni M, Mâsse LC

Childhood obesity (Print)2025

DOI: 10.1089/chi.2024.0365 PMID: 39841080

Fostering early adolescent health and planetary well-being through nature: a Delphi study on nature-based literacy.

Barrette MY, Naylor PJ, Grouzet FME, Harper NJ

Health promotion international2025

DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daaf010 PMID: 40036277

Development and mobilization of strategies to support active living in rural and northern British Columbia

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Pelletier, Chelsea

Keywords: physical activity; rural and remote communities; knowledge mobilization; research networks

$200,000

Childhood Obesity Management Using Innovative Digital Technology: A "Real World" Randomized Community Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Liu, Sam X

Keywords: Childhood Obesity

$443,700

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

Ramping up neurocognition/RUN: the impact of a teacher-led active play intervention on kindergarten children's cognitive, social, and emotional development

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Goldfield, Gary S.

Keywords: active play; cognitive development; social and emotional well-being; school-based intervention; educational achievement; school-readiness

$271,280

Peer leadership and physical literacy promotion among elementary school children

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Beauchamp, Mark R.

Keywords: children; peer-leadership; physical literacy; transformational leadership; intervention; randomized controlled trial design

$211,018

Evaluation of Appetite to Play

SupervisorCIHR2017Fellowship: Health System Impact Fellowships - Western Canada 1 year

Principal investigators: McConnell, Jennifer S

Keywords: Child Health; Early Years; Healthy Eating; Impact Evaluation; Natural Experiment; Physical Activity; Policy Evaluation; Process Evaluation

$56,000

A good start matters: do provincial standards and capacity-building efforts influence childcare centre environments, policies and practices related to physical literacy in the early years

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Naylor, Patti-Jean

Keywords: policy; implementation; childcare; early years; children; fundamental movement skills; physical literacy; physical activity; dissemination

$145,208

A good start matters: do provincial standards and capacity-building efforts influence childcare centre environments, policies and practices related to physical literacy in the early years

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Sport Participation Research Initiative

Principal investigators: Naylor, Patti-Jean

Keywords: policy; implementation; childcare; early years; children; fundamental movement skills; physical literacy; physical activity; dissemination

$20,000

Ex-ChangeMakers: 2017 International Meeting to Advance Behaviour Change Science

Nominated PICIHR2016Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Naylor, Patti-Jean; Beauchamp, Mark R

Keywords: Chronic Disease; Diet; Eating Behavior; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical Activity; Prevention; Sedentary Behavior

$14,858

Processes of sport development in middle childhood

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Temple, Viviene A.

Keywords: sport; participation; middle childhood; fundamental motor skills; perceptions of competence

$249,897

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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Patti-Jean Naylor

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Lifestyle trajectories of boys and girls during the transition to secondary school in British Columbia, Canada, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Multi-Sectoral Partnerships for Physical Literacy: Setting the Scene for Evaluation.

Latent Profile Analysis of Children's Active Physical Recreation Patterns in Middle Childhood.

Scalability and scaling-up strategy of a physical activity policy intervention in Australian childcare centres.

Correction: Optimising a multi&#x2011;strategy implementation intervention to improve the delivery of a school physical activity policy at scale: findings from a randomised noninferiority trial.

Facility-level implementation strategies in early childhood education and care to enhance adherence to a provincial physical activity standard: Protocol for the Good Start Matters ATP+ randomised controlled trial.

Individual and environmental correlates of physical literacy sub-components in early childhood.

Impact of a multi-component implementation strategy to increase outdoor free play opportunities in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services: the get outside get active (GOGA) randomised controlled trial.

Tracking Physical Activity and Nutrition Policies and Practices in Early Childhood Education and Care: Five Years Post-Implementation of a Provincial-Level Active Play Standard.

Fostering early adolescent health and planetary well-being through nature: a Delphi study on nature-based literacy.

Development and mobilization of strategies to support active living in rural and northern British Columbia

Childhood Obesity Management Using Innovative Digital Technology: A "Real World" Randomized Community Trial

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

Ramping up neurocognition/RUN: the impact of a teacher-led active play intervention on kindergarten children's cognitive, social, and emotional development

Peer leadership and physical literacy promotion among elementary school children

Evaluation of Appetite to Play

A good start matters: do provincial standards and capacity-building efforts influence childcare centre environments, policies and practices related to physical literacy in the early years

A good start matters: do provincial standards and capacity-building efforts influence childcare centre environments, policies and practices related to physical literacy in the early years

Ex-ChangeMakers: 2017 International Meeting to Advance Behaviour Change Science

Processes of sport development in middle childhood

Frequent collaborators

Patti-Jean Naylor

Valerie Carson

Sam Liu

Guy Faulkner

Brian Timmons

Ryan Rhodes

Patricia Tucker

Chelsea Pelletier

Kate Storey

Rhona Hanning

Shazhan Amed

Chelsea Pelletier

Heather Mckay

Constadina Panagiotopoulos

Kim Raine

Mariana Brussoni

Joanie Sims-Gould

Sara Kirk

Leigh Gabel

Jennifer Irwin

Nicholas Barrowman

Dana Olstad

Meghan Day

Xuekui Zhang

Valeria Rac

Christine Voss

Cecilia Benoit

Meghan Winters

Holly Tuokko

Meghan Winters

Aleck Ostry

Louise Masse

Eli Puterman

Correction: Optimising a multi‑strategy implementation intervention to improve the delivery of a school physical activity policy at scale: findings from a randomised noninferiority trial.