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Jessie-Lee McIsaac

ResearcherHealth and Human PerformanceDalhousie University

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Jessie-Lee McIsaac

Researcher

Health and Human Performance

Health Sciences

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Capacity Development Data Services Learning Health System Patient Oriented Research Patient Partner Child Health Diffusion Theory Food Environment

Latest papers

Pre- versus post-COVID-19 pandemic comparison of kindergarten teacher-reported child development in multiple Canadian jurisdictions
Social Science and Medicine · 2025
Uncovering the wider impact of COVID-19 public health measures on the lives of children with complex care needs and their families in the Canadian Maritimes: a qualitative study.
BMJ paediatrics open · 2025
Uncovering the wider impact of COVID-19 measures on the lives of children with complex care needs and their families: A mixed-methods study protocol.
PloS one · 2024

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network (WLN) Renewal
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$4,000,000
Uncovering the Wider Impact of COVID-19 Measures on the Lives of Children with Complex Care Needs and their Families
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$411,938
COVID-19 Impacts on Lived Experiences of Children and Families with Complex Care Needs Residing in the Maritimes: COMPLEX CARE
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$149,851

All 10 grants and awards

10 publications.

Pre- versus post-COVID-19 pandemic comparison of kindergarten teacher-reported child development in multiple Canadian jurisdictions

Jambon M, Reid-Westoby C, Duku E, Forer B, Goulet N, Guhn M, McIsaac J-L, Muhajarine N, Nickel N, Smith A-M

Social Science and Medicine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118677

Uncovering the wider impact of COVID-19 public health measures on the lives of children with complex care needs and their families in the Canadian Maritimes: a qualitative study.

Curran JA, Johnson C, McCulloch H, Lane J, Clegg J, Wong H, Kydd R, Keeping-Burke L, Standing MA, Lamptey DL, McIsaac JL, Peeters M, Cassidy C, Staunton I, Collins SE

BMJ paediatrics open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003342 PMID: 40490275

Uncovering the wider impact of COVID-19 measures on the lives of children with complex care needs and their families: A mixed-methods study protocol.

Curran JA, Lane J, McCulloch H, Keeping-Burke L, Johnson C, Wong H, Cassidy C, McIsaac JL, Lamptey DL, Clegg J, Forbes N, Breneol S, Sheriko J, Best S, Burgess S, Sinclair D, Elliot Rose A, Standing MA, Somerville M, King S, Doucet S, Flieger H, Lamb M, Parsons Leigh J, Stewart D

PloS one2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305543 PMID: 38976707

Programmes to support paediatric to adult healthcare transitions for youth with complex care needs and their families: A scoping review

Doucet S, Splane J, Luke A, Asher KE, Breneol S, Pidduck J, Grant A, Dionne E, Scott C, Keeping‐Burke L

Child: Care, Health and Development202230 citations

DOI: 10.1111/cch.12984

Programmes to support transitions in community care for children with complex care needs: a scoping review.

Breneol S, Doucet S, McIsaac JL, Riveroll A, Cassidy C, Charlton P, McCulloch H, McKibbon S, Luke A, Splane J, Curran JA

BMJ open2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056799 PMID: 35803631

An Environmental Scan of Existing Canadian Childcare Resources Targeting Improvements in Health Behaviours.

Carson V, Predy M, Hunter S, Storey K, Farmer AP, McIsaac JL, Flynn J

Early childhood education journal2022

DOI: 10.1007/s10643-021-01266-2 PMID: 36339969

School quality of life: Cross-national comparison of students' perspectives.

Erez AB, Kuhle S, McIsaac JL, Weintraub N

Work (Reading, Mass.)2020

DOI: 10.3233/wor-203310 PMID: 33185621

The application of implementation science theories for population health: A critical interpretive synthesis.

McIsaac JL, Warner G, Lawrence L, Urquhart R, Price S, Gahagan J, McNally M, Jackson LA

AIMS public health2018First author

DOI: 10.3934/publichealth.2018.1.13 PMID: 30083567

Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation : Washington, DC, USA. 14-15 December 2015.

Chambers D, Simpson L, Hill-Briggs F, Neta G, Vinson C, Chambers D, Beidas R, Marcus S, Aarons G, Hoagwood K, Schoenwald S, Evans A, Hurford M, Rubin R, Hadley T, Barg F, Walsh L, Adams D, Mandell D, Martin L, Mignogna J, Mott J, Hundt N, Kauth M, Kunik M, Naik A, Cully J, McGuire A, White D, Bartholomew T, McGrew J, Luther L, Rollins A, Salyers M, Cooper B, Funaiole A, Richards J, Lee A, Lapham G, Caldeiro R, Lozano P, Gildred T, Achtmeyer C, Ludman E, Addis M, Marx L, Bradley K, VanDeinse T, Wilson AB, Stacey B, Powell B, Bunger A, Cuddeback G, Barnett M, Stadnick N, Brookman-Frazee L, Lau A, Dorsey S, Pullmann M, Mitchell S, Schwartz R, Kirk A, Dusek K, Oros M, Hosler C, Gryczynski J, Barbosa C, Dunlap L, Lounsbury D, O’Grady K, Brown B, Damschroder L, Waltz T, Powell B, Ritchie M, Waltz T, Atkins D, Imel ZE, Xiao B, Can D, Georgiou P, Narayanan S, Berkel C, Gallo C, Sandler I, Brown CH, Wolchik S, Mauricio AM, Gallo C, Brown CH, Mehrotra S, Chandurkar D, Bora S, Das A, Tripathi A, Saggurti N, Raj A, Hughes E, Jacobs B, Kirkendall E, Loeb D, Trinkley K, Yang M, Sprowell A, Nease D, Lyon A, Lewis C, Boyd M, Melvin A, Nicodimos S, Liu F, Jungbluth N, Lyon A, Lewis C, Boyd M, Melvin A, Nicodimos S, Liu F, Jungbluth N, Flynn A, Landis-Lewis Z, Sales A, Baloh J, Ward M, Zhu X, Bennett I, Unutzer J, Mao J, Proctor E, Vredevoogd M, Chan YF, Williams N, Green P, Bernstein S, Rosner JM, DeWitt M, Tetrault J, Dziura J, Hsiao A, Sussman S, O’Connor P, Toll B, Jones M, Gassaway J, Tobin J, Zatzick D, Bradbury AR, Patrick-Miller L, Egleston B, Olopade OI, Hall MJ, Daly MB, Fleisher L, Grana G, Ganschow P, Fetzer D, Brandt A, Farengo-Clark D, Forman A, Gaber RS, Gulden C, Horte J, Long J, Chambers RL, Lucas T, Madaan S, Mattie K, McKenna D, Montgomery S, Nielsen S, Powers J, Rainey K, Rybak C, Savage M, Seelaus C, Stoll J, Stopfer J, Yao S, Domchek S, Hahn E, Munoz-Plaza C, Wang J, Delgadillo JG, Mittman B, Gould M, Liang S, Kegler MC, Cotter M, Phillips E, Hermstad A, Morton R, Beasley D, Martinez J, Riehman K, Gustafson D, Marsch L, Mares L, Quanbeck A, McTavish F, McDowell H, Brown R, Thomas C, Glass J, Isham J, Shah D, Liebschutz J, Lasser K, Watkins K, Ober A, Hunter S, Lamp K, Ewing B, Iwelunmor J, Gyamfi J, Blackstone S, Quakyi NK, Plange-Rhule J, Ogedegbe G, Kumar P, Van Devanter N, Nguyen N, Nguyen L, Nguyen T, Phuong N, Shelley D, Rudge S, Langlois E, Tricco A, Ball S, Lambert-Kerzner A, Sulc C, Simmons C, Shell-Boyd J, Oestreich T, O’Connor A, Neely E, McCreight M, Labebue A, DiFiore D, Brostow D, Ho PM, Aron D, Harvey J, McHugh M, Scanlon D, Lee R, Soltero E, Parker N, McNeill L, Ledoux T, McIsaac JL, MacLeod K, Ata N, Jarvis S, Kirk S, Purtle J, Dodson E, Brownson R, Mittman B, Curran G, Curran G, Pyne J, Aarons G, Ehrhart M, Torres E, Miech E, Miech E, Stevens K, I.S.R.N. Steering Council, Hamilton A, Cohen D, Padgett D, Morshed A, Patel R, Prusaczyk B, Aron DC, Gupta D, Ball S, Hand R, Abram J, Wolfram T, Hastings M, Moreland-Russell S, Tabak R, Ramsey A, Baumann A, Kryzer E, Montgomery K, Lewis E, Padek M, Powell B, Brownson R, Mamaril CB, Mays G, Branham K, Timsina L, Mays G, Hogg R, Fagan A, Shapiro V, Brown E, Haggerty K, Hawkins D, Oesterle S, Hawkins D, Catalano R, McKay V, Dolcini MM, Hoffer L, Moin T, Li J, Duru OK, Ettner S, Turk N, Chan C, Keckhafer A, Luchs R, Ho S, Mangione C, Selby P, Zawertailo L, Minian N, Balliunas D, Dragonetti R, Hussain S, Lecce J, Chinman M, Acosta J, Ebener P, Malone PS, Slaughter M, Freedman D, Flocke S, Lee E, Matlack K, Trapl E, Ohri-Vachaspati P, Taggart M, Borawski E, Parrish A, Harris J, Kohn M, Hammerback K, McMillan B, Hannon P, Swindle T, Curran G, Whiteside-Mansell L, Ward W, Holt C, Santos SL, Tagai E, Scheirer MA, Carter R, Bowie J, Haider M, Slade J, Wang MQ, Masica A, Ogola G, Berryman C, Richter K, Shelton R, Jandorf L, Erwin D, Truong K, Javier JR, Coffey D, Schrager SM, Palinkas L, Miranda J, Johnson V, Hutcherson V, Ellis R, Kharmats A, Marshall-King S, LaPradd M, Fonseca-Becker F, Kepka D, Bodson J, Warner E, Fowler B, Shenkman E, Hogan W, Odedina F, De Leon J, Hooper M, Carrasquillo O, Reams R, Hurt M, Smith S, Szapocznik J, Nelson D, Mandal P, Teufel J

Implementation science : IS2016

DOI: 10.1186/s13012-016-0452-0 PMID: 27490260

Modifying the food environment for childhood obesity prevention: challenges and opportunities.

Penney TL, Almiron-Roig E, Shearer C, McIsaac JL, Kirk SF

The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society2014

DOI: 10.1017/s0029665113003819 PMID: 24423112

Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network (WLN) Renewal

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: NEIHR - Atlantic Region

Principal investigators: Martin, Debbie H; Marshall, Albert; Paul, John G; Benoit, Anita C; Cunsolo, Ashlee; Hurley, Erica J; McMillan, Leslie Jane; Pride, Tara M

Keywords: Indigenous Health; Indigenous Methodologies And Methods; Indigenous Rights-Based Research; Indigenous Self-Determination; Indigenous-Led Research

$4,000,000

Uncovering the Wider Impact of COVID-19 Measures on the Lives of Children with Complex Care Needs and their Families

Co-investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Curran, Janet; Clegg, Julie E

Keywords: Children, Youth And Families; Complex Care Needs; Covid-19; Maritime Provinces; Policy And Service Changes

$411,938

COVID-19 Impacts on Lived Experiences of Children and Families with Complex Care Needs Residing in the Maritimes: COMPLEX CARE

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Curran, Janet; Clegg, Julie E

Keywords: Children, Youth And Families; Complex Care Needs; Covid-19; Maritime Provinces; Policy And Service Changes

$149,851

Amplifying Treatment Response in Early Intervention 'Minimal Responders' with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Virtual Parent-Coaching Intervention

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Smith, Isabel M; Chitty, Dorothy J

Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Early Intervention; Treatment Response

$501,076

Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit Phase II Proposal

Principal investigatorCIHR2020SPOR SUPPORT Unit Phase II - Maritimes

Principal investigators: Anderson, David R; Aubrecht, Catherine M; Bélanger, Mathieu; Burkhardt, Tracey; Campbell, Samuel G; Champod, Anne Sophie; Collin, Stéphanie; Curran, Janet; Dryden, OmiSoore H; Dutton, Daniel J; Hamilton, Marina; Hayden, Jill A; Hickey, Jason; Hogan, Mary H; Jbilou, Jalila; Jenkins, James D; Keefe, Janice M; Kirkland, Susan A; Krause, Juergen; MacSwain Standing, Mary-Ann; McDonald, James T; McIsaac, Corrine G; McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D; Reiman, Tony; Rosen, Natalie O; Shoveller, Jeannie A; Sonier Ferguson, Brigitte; Stewart, Samuel A; Tomblin Murphy, Gail G; Urquhart, Robin L; Verlinden, Linda A; Zhang, Michael

Keywords: Capacity Development; Data Services; Learning Health System; Patient Oriented Research; Patient Partner

$7,327,627

The Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: NEIHR - Atlantic Region

Principal investigators: Martin, Debbie H; Brooks, Eileen; Marshall, Albert; Musqua-Leblanc, Geri; Prosper, Kerry; Sark, Roseanne; Cunsolo, Ashlee; Latimer, Margot A; McMillan, Leslie Jane; Sylliboy, John R

Keywords: Co-Learning; Co-Mentorship; Community-Based Research; Indigenous Health; Relational Ethics; Two-Eyed Seeing

$3,499,065

Building partnerships for strong communities: developing coordinated and sustainable community systems to promote children's social-emotional well-being in the early years and beyond

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Poon, Brenda T.

Keywords: partnership formation; knowledge generation; strategy assessment; plan mobilization; capacity building

$199,857

Building on successes and learning from challenges: A comprehensive evaluation of the school food and nutrition policy in Nova Scotia

Principal investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant: Population Health Intervention Research

Principal investigators: Kirk, Sara F; McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D

Keywords: Child Health; Diffusion Theory; Food Environment; Implementation Research; Nutrition; School Environment; School Policy

$98,080

Healthy Eating in Recreation and Sport Settings

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant: Population Health Intervention Research

Principal investigators: Kirk, Sara F

Keywords: Healthy Eating; Implementation; Mixed Methods; Policy; Population Health Intervention Research; Recreation

The influence of comprehensive school health on school culture and health behaviors in children

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant: Population Health Intervention Research

Principal investigators: Kirk, Sara F; Kuhle, Stefan

Keywords: Child Health And Wellness; Health Promoting Schools; Intervention Research; School Culture; School Environment

$24,833

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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Pre- versus post-COVID-19 pandemic comparison of kindergarten teacher-reported child development in multiple Canadian jurisdictions

Uncovering the wider impact of COVID-19 public health measures on the lives of children with complex care needs and their families in the Canadian Maritimes: a qualitative study.

Uncovering the wider impact of COVID-19 measures on the lives of children with complex care needs and their families: A mixed-methods study protocol.

Programmes to support paediatric to adult healthcare transitions for youth with complex care needs and their families: A scoping review

Programmes to support transitions in community care for children with complex care needs: a scoping review.

An Environmental Scan of Existing Canadian Childcare Resources Targeting Improvements in Health Behaviours.

School quality of life: Cross-national comparison of students' perspectives.

The application of implementation science theories for population health: A critical interpretive synthesis.

Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation : Washington, DC, USA. 14-15 December 2015.

Modifying the food environment for childhood obesity prevention: challenges and opportunities.

Building partnerships for strong communities: developing coordinated and sustainable community systems to promote children's social-emotional well-being in the early years and beyond

Frequent collaborators

Jessie-Lee McIsaac

Christine Cassidy

Shelley Doucet

Jennifer Lane

Jennifer Splane

Alison Luke

Julie Clegg

Nathan Nickel

Grace Warner

Jeanna Parsons Leigh

Mary Mcnally

Kate Storey

Nadia Minian

Neil Forbes

Magdalena Janus

Jan Willem Gorter

Jacqueline Gahagan

Nazeem Muhajarine

Andrea Tricco

Martin Guhn

Janet Curran

Sheri Price

Sara Kirk

Stefan Kuhle

Robin Urquhart

Peter Selby

Eric Duku

Valerie Carson