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Daniel Rainham

ResearcherDalhousie University

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Daniel Rainham

Researcher

Health Sciences

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
16 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (7 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Publications

103

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Research

Children'S Play Movement Behaviours Outdoor Play Schoolgrounds Thermal Comfort Air Quality Blue Space Environmental Quality

Latest papers

Observing children's outdoor loose parts play, fundamental movement skills, and physical activity in after-school programs through a behavioral mapping approach.
AIMS public health · 2026
Leveraging context-specific behavioral economic principles to enable patients to change their physical activity patterns
Journal of Health Psychology · 2025 · senior author
Implementation strategies for reducing carbon emissions in acute care: a scoping review protocol.
JBI evidence synthesis · 2025

All 40 publications

Latest funding

Naturally, healthy schoolgrounds: Investigating the potential for school ground naturalization interventions to support children's outdoor play and movement behaviours, and moderate exposure to climatic stressors
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$524,026
Canadian Environment & Pregnancy Impact Cohort (CanEPIC): Investigating the association between urban environmental quality and pregnancy outcomes in Canada's 30 largest cities
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Towards environmentally-sustainable universal healthcare in Canada: exploring relationships between national and provincial health sector pollution and healthcare performance.
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000

All 16 grants and awards

40 publications.

Observing children's outdoor loose parts play, fundamental movement skills, and physical activity in after-school programs through a behavioral mapping approach.

Joshi N, Truong S, Loebach J, Rainham D, Feicht B, Stone M

AIMS public health2026

DOI: 10.3934/publichealth.2026027 PMID: 42459277

Leveraging context-specific behavioral economic principles to enable patients to change their physical activity patterns

Barber BV, Vallis M, Kephart G, Martin-Misener R, Rainham D

Journal of Health Psychology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/13591053251317320

Implementation strategies for reducing carbon emissions in acute care: a scoping review protocol.

Barber BV, Miller FA, Rainham D, Christie S, Berry M, Nsitem K, Murray G, Hanna S, Boulos L, Sinclair D, Cassidy C

JBI evidence synthesis2025

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-24-00367 PMID: 40905232

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

Does urban greenness reduce loneliness and social isolation among Canadians? A cross-sectional study of middle-aged and older adults of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Villeneuve PJ, Gill GK, Cottagiri SA, Dales R, Rainham D, Ross NA, Dogan H, Griffith LE, Raina P, Crouse DL

Canadian Journal of Public Health202419 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00841-x PMID: W4390394794

Integrating health geography and behavioral economic principles to strengthen context-specific behavior change interventions

Barber BV, Kephart G, Martin-Misener R, Vallis M, Matthews S, Atkins L, Cassidy C, Curran J, Rainham D

Translational Behavioral Medicine202412 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibad065

Sociodemographic and Population Exposure to Upstream Oil and Gas Operations in Canada.

Lavoie M, Risk D, Rainham D

International journal of environmental research and public health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21121692 PMID: 39767531

A qualitative review of social media sharing and the 2022 monkeypox outbreak: did early labelling help to curb misinformation or fuel the fire?

Dalton ME, Duffy R, Quinn E, Larsen K, Peters C, Brenner D, Yang L, Rainham D

Sexual health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1071/sh23158 PMID: 38295805

Where are the ecological determinants of health?

Buse CG, Hancock T, Allison S, Astle B, Cole D, Fumerton R, Gislason M, Takaro T, Howard C, Kling R, Maruti S, McLaren L, Newhouse E, Parkes MW, Pollock S, Rainham D, Webb J, Woollard R

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2023

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-022-00720-x PMID: 36400906

Temporal trends in ambient fine particulate matter and the impacts of COVID-19 on this pollutant in Grenada, West Indies.

Dirienzo N, Mitchell K, Forde M, Rainham D, Villeneuve PJ

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995)2023

DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2022.2126555 PMID: 36149875

Naturally, healthy schoolgrounds: Investigating the potential for school ground naturalization interventions to support children's outdoor play and movement behaviours, and moderate exposure to climatic stressors

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rainham, Daniel Gareth C; Loebach, Janet

Keywords: Children'S Play; Movement Behaviours; Outdoor Play; Schoolgrounds; Thermal Comfort

$524,026

Canadian Environment & Pregnancy Impact Cohort (CanEPIC): Investigating the association between urban environmental quality and pregnancy outcomes in Canada's 30 largest cities

Nominated PICIHR2024Operating Grant: HCRI: Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Rainham, Daniel Gareth C

Keywords: Air Quality; Blue Space; Environmental Quality; Green Space; Marginalization; Pregnancy Outcomes; Retrospective Cohort; Temperature Extremes

$100,000

Towards environmentally-sustainable universal healthcare in Canada: exploring relationships between national and provincial health sector pollution and healthcare performance.

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Drew, Jonathan

Keywords: Carbon Footprint; Environmental Health; Environmentally-Extended Input-Output Analysis; Health Promotion; Healthcare Performance; Industrial Ecology; Life Cycle Assessment; Planetary Health; Sustainable Healthcare

$120,000

Health Care in a Climate Crisis: Estimating greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts of surgical procedures and hospital operations

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Rainham, Daniel DGC

$306,750

Optimizing Health and Sustainability Interventions on Schoolgrounds (OHASIS): Increasing Green Infrastructure for Healthy Cities

Nominated PICIHR2018IPPH Building Healthy Cities - Dragon's Den

Principal investigators: Rainham, Daniel Gareth C; Collyer, Cameron; Crouse, Dan L

Keywords: Green Infrastructure; Healthy Cities; Intervention; School Grounds; Triple-Bottom Line

$100,000

A Nature-based Solutions Research Incubator (NBSRI) for Healthy Cities

Nominated PICIHR2017Planning/Dissemination Grants - IPPH - ICS - Building Healthy Cities - General

Principal investigators: Rainham, Daniel Gareth C; Crouse, Dan L

Keywords: Citizen Science; Environmental Performance Indicators; Health Co-Benefits; Nature-Based Solutions; Strategic Planning; Sustainable Cities

$10,000

National Dashboard of PASS Health Behaviours

Nominated PICIHR2017Healthy Behaviour Data Challenge - LOI

Principal investigators: Rainham, Daniel Gareth C

Keywords: Health Infomatics

$10,000

An Initial Test of the Adaptive Regulation Theory of Motivation for Sport (ARMS)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Blanchard, Chris

Keywords: Sport; Youth; Motivation; Dropout; Physical Activity; Sports Participation; Social Status; Longitudinal Design; Questionnaire Development; Sports Attrition

$74,958

Effects of exposure to nature in children: an interdisciplinary exploration

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Johnson, Shannon A.

Keywords: psychology; environmental science

$34,110

Lifestyle actIvity correlates For diabEtics (LIFE)

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: Regional Partnership Program - Nova Scotia

Principal investigators: Blanchard, Christopher M

Keywords: Diabetes; Environment; Gender; Physical Activity; Sex

$192,340

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Children'S Play Dear Professor Rainham, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Observing children's outdoor loose parts play, fundamental movement skills, and physical activity in after-school programs through a behavioral mapping approach." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Naturally, healthy schoolgrounds: Investigating the potential for school ground naturalization interventions to support children's outdoor play and movement behaviours, and moderate exposure to climatic stressors" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Daniel Rainham

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Observing children's outdoor loose parts play, fundamental movement skills, and physical activity in after-school programs through a behavioral mapping approach.

Leveraging context-specific behavioral economic principles to enable patients to change their physical activity patterns

Implementation strategies for reducing carbon emissions in acute care: a scoping review protocol.

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

Does urban greenness reduce loneliness and social isolation among Canadians? A cross-sectional study of middle-aged and older adults of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Integrating health geography and behavioral economic principles to strengthen context-specific behavior change interventions

Sociodemographic and Population Exposure to Upstream Oil and Gas Operations in Canada.

A qualitative review of social media sharing and the 2022 monkeypox outbreak: did early labelling help to curb misinformation or fuel the fire?

Where are the ecological determinants of health?

Temporal trends in ambient fine particulate matter and the impacts of COVID-19 on this pollutant in Grenada, West Indies.

Naturally, healthy schoolgrounds: Investigating the potential for school ground naturalization interventions to support children's outdoor play and movement behaviours, and moderate exposure to climatic stressors

Canadian Environment & Pregnancy Impact Cohort (CanEPIC): Investigating the association between urban environmental quality and pregnancy outcomes in Canada's 30 largest cities

Towards environmentally-sustainable universal healthcare in Canada: exploring relationships between national and provincial health sector pollution and healthcare performance.

Health Care in a Climate Crisis: Estimating greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts of surgical procedures and hospital operations

Optimizing Health and Sustainability Interventions on Schoolgrounds (OHASIS): Increasing Green Infrastructure for Healthy Cities

A Nature-based Solutions Research Incubator (NBSRI) for Healthy Cities

National Dashboard of PASS Health Behaviours

An Initial Test of the Adaptive Regulation Theory of Motivation for Sport (ARMS)

Effects of exposure to nature in children: an interdisciplinary exploration

Lifestyle actIvity correlates For diabEtics (LIFE)

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Hong Chen

Audrey Smargiassi

Joan Turner

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Ruth Martin-Misener

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Darren Warburton

Audrey Smargiassi

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Lin Yang

Maya Gislason

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Barbara Astle

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Leah Ferguson

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Pantelis Andreou

Shaelyn Strachan

Darren Warburton

Susan Kirkland

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Robert Reid

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