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Shaelyn Strachan

ResearcherUniversity of Manitoba

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Shaelyn Strachan

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
13 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 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2019.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2018.

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Research

Accelerometers Exercise Psychology Experimental Design Feasibility Trial Intervention Mixed Methods Physical Activity Pilot Study

Latest papers

When Self-Compassion Lacks Ferocity: Anger and Responding to False Accusations.
Journal of personality · 2025
Physical activity identity as an axis of dual process motivation and self-regulation processes: Current evidence and future research directions.
Psychology of sport and exercise · 2025 · senior author
Promoting family functioning through physical activity: a randomized trial to evaluate the "All in the Family" program.
Trials · 2025

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Beyond Tokenism: Co-Designing a Communication Toolkit for Participatory Social Science Research
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$86,982
Self-Compassion in Sport Intervention Sensitive to Identity
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$15,000
Reframing Retirement: An Examination of Identity Change and Self-Regulation Approaches to Promote Physical Activity
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$615,825

All 15 grants and awards

14 publications.

When Self-Compassion Lacks Ferocity: Anger and Responding to False Accusations.

Schellenberg BJI, Geddes A, Strachan S, Bailis D

Journal of personality2025

DOI: 10.1111/jopy.13004 PMID: 39635931

Physical activity identity as an axis of dual process motivation and self-regulation processes: Current evidence and future research directions.

Rhodes RE, Rebar AL, Strachan S

Psychology of sport and exercise2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102923 PMID: 40541819

Promoting family functioning through physical activity: a randomized trial to evaluate the "All in the Family" program.

Lee ASY, Blanchard CM, Beauchamp MR, Carson V, Madigan S, Strachan S, Vanderloo LM, Streight E, Courtnall S, Rhodes RE

Trials2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-025-08977-6 PMID: 40796896

Intervention effects on physical activity identity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Rhodes RE, Wierts CM, Kullman S, Magel E, Strachan S

Health psychology review2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2024.2412996 PMID: 40008714

Daily Path Areas and Location Use During and After Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Langley J, Campbell N, Warburton D, Rhodes RE, Sweet S, Giacomantonio N, Rainham D, Strachan S, Saunders T, Blanchard C

Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention2025

DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000917 PMID: 39786897

Virtual motivational interviewing for physical activity among older adults: A non-randomised, mixed-methods feasibility study.

Akinrolie O, Ripat J, Strachan S, Webber SC, McNabb A, Peters J, Kullman S, Barclay R

International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie2025

DOI: 10.1002/ijop.13269 PMID: 39552399

Counsellors' verbal behaviours and skills that elicit participants' change or sustain talk in virtual motivational interviewing for physical activity among older adults.

Akinrolie O, Strachan S, Webber SC, Chan H, Messner K, Barclay R

Applied psychology. Health and well-being2024

DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12551 PMID: 38741466

Virtual Motivational Interviewing (VIMINT) to support physical activity: Experiences of older adults and counsellors.

Akinrolie O, Ripat J, Strachan S, Webber SC, Barclay R

Journal of health psychology2024

DOI: 10.1177/13591053241235094 PMID: 38414103

Engaging patient and community stakeholders in the optimization of the Compassionate And Loving Mindset towards heart health risk (CALM Hearts) physical activity intervention: a description of initial work and protocol for future engagement activities.

Chudyk AM, Kullman S, Pool D, Duhamel TA, Ashe M, Strachan S

Research involvement and engagement2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-024-00577-z PMID: 38693591

Communication between healthcare providers and communicatively-vulnerable patients with associated health outcomes: A scoping review of knowledge syntheses.

Jenstad LM, Howe T, Breau G, Abel J, Colozzo P, Halas G, Mason G, Rieger C, Simon L, Strachan S

Patient education and counseling2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.108040 PMID: 37951163

Beyond Tokenism: Co-Designing a Communication Toolkit for Participatory Social Science Research

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Chudyk, Anna

$86,982

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

Reframing Retirement: An Examination of Identity Change and Self-Regulation Approaches to Promote Physical Activity

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rhodes, Ryan E

Keywords: Behavior Change; Exercise; Habit; Identity; Older Adults; Self-Regulation

$615,825

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

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

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

Dialectal Behavioural Therapy to Enhance Health Behaviour Change for Adolescents living with Obesity

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M; Cameron, Emily E; Ho, Josephine; Morrison, Katherine M; Roos, Leslie E

Keywords: Adolescent Health; Behaviour Change; Behavioural Therapy; Emotional Reguation; Patient Engagement; Pediatrics; Quality Of Life

$734,400

Type 1 Diabetes, Exercise and Mentorship Trial: Peer Mentor Training & Patient workshop

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M; Greenberg, Dana; Kichler, Jessica C; Yamamoto, Jennifer; Yardley, Jane E; Zenlea, Ian S

Keywords: Patient Engagement; Peer Mentoring; Type 1 Diabetes

$25,000

Type 1 Diabetes, Exercise and Mentoring (TEAM) Trial: A randomized controlled pilot trial using peer mentorship to increase physical activity and quality of life in adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Op. Gr.:Diabetes, Psychosocial Health, Prev./Self-Manag. - CIHR-JDRF Pool in T1D

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M; Greenberg, Dana; Kichler, Jessica C; Yamamoto, Jennifer; Yardley, Jane E; Zenlea, Ian S

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Patient Oriented Research; Peer Mentoring; Physical Activity; Type 1 Diabetes

$498,960

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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Shaelyn Strachan

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

When Self-Compassion Lacks Ferocity: Anger and Responding to False Accusations.

Physical activity identity as an axis of dual process motivation and self-regulation processes: Current evidence and future research directions.

Promoting family functioning through physical activity: a randomized trial to evaluate the "All in the Family" program.

Intervention effects on physical activity identity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Daily Path Areas and Location Use During and After Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Virtual motivational interviewing for physical activity among older adults: A non-randomised, mixed-methods feasibility study.

Counsellors' verbal behaviours and skills that elicit participants' change or sustain talk in virtual motivational interviewing for physical activity among older adults.

Virtual Motivational Interviewing (VIMINT) to support physical activity: Experiences of older adults and counsellors.

Engaging patient and community stakeholders in the optimization of the Compassionate And Loving Mindset towards heart health risk (CALM Hearts) physical activity intervention: a description of initial work and protocol for future engagement activities.

Communication between healthcare providers and communicatively-vulnerable patients with associated health outcomes: A scoping review of knowledge syntheses.

Beyond Tokenism: Co-Designing a Communication Toolkit for Participatory Social Science Research

Self-Compassion in Sport Intervention Sensitive to Identity

Reframing Retirement: An Examination of Identity Change and Self-Regulation Approaches to Promote Physical Activity

Self-Compassion in Sport Intervention Sensitive to Identity

Reducing the impacts of emotion recognition bias on Canadians

Writing and Reading Chivalry in Late Medieval England and France

All in the Family: Promoting Family Function through Physical Activity

Dialectal Behavioural Therapy to Enhance Health Behaviour Change for Adolescents living with Obesity

Type 1 Diabetes, Exercise and Mentorship Trial: Peer Mentor Training & Patient workshop

Type 1 Diabetes, Exercise and Mentoring (TEAM) Trial: A randomized controlled pilot trial using peer mentorship to increase physical activity and quality of life in adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Frequent collaborators

Ruth Barclay

Sheri Madigan

Michelle Fortier

Gayle Halas

Darren Warburton

Nicholas Giacomantonio

Darren Warburton

Maureen Ashe

Leora Simon

Daniel Rainham

Valerie Carson