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Jessie-Lee McIsaac

ResearcherChild and Youth StudiesMount Saint Vincent University

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Jessie-Lee McIsaac

Researcher

Child and Youth Studies

Health Sciences

Mount Saint Vincent University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (7 SSHRC, 5 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Nutrition Behaviour Change Early Childhood Responsive Feeding Mental Health Early Learning Environments Implementation Science Child Care

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 9 publications

Latest funding

Fostering joyful eaters through CELEBRATE Feeding: Coaching in Early Learning Environments to Build a Responsive Approach to Eating and Feeding
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$830,024
Menu planning and feeding practices of childcare providers in the Ottawa region: A mixed method study
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$44,022
Amplifying the voices of young newcomer children to support social and emotional wellbeing
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$65,698

All 24 grants and awards

9 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

Fostering joyful eaters through CELEBRATE Feeding: Coaching in Early Learning Environments to Build a Responsive Approach to Eating and Feeding

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D; Rossiter, Melissa D

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Early Childhood; Early Learning Environments; Implementation Science; Nutrition; Responsive Feeding

$830,024

Menu planning and feeding practices of childcare providers in the Ottawa region: A mixed method study

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Tugault-Lafleur, Claire

Keywords: Childcare providers; Menu planning; Feeding practices; Dietary guidelines; Nutrition education; Mixed methods study

$44,022

Amplifying the voices of young newcomer children to support social and emotional wellbeing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D.

Keywords: early childhood; education; newcomer/immigrant families; child voice; qualitative research; social and emotional wellbeing

$65,698

Equitable access to inclusive early learning and childcare for disabled children: The family experience

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Phelan, Shanon

Keywords: Disability; Child; Family; Early Learning; Childcare; Inclusion; Qualitative Research

$68,695

Connecting the disconnected: Building capacity and partnerships in communities to promote equitable and accessible early years social-emotional supports for families

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Poon, Brenda T.

Keywords: social and emotional well-being; capacity building; children and youth; community systems; community-based participatory action research; partnership expansion;

$98,536

Activating stories of success to enable scale-up of responsive feeding in early learning and child care environments

Nominated PICIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D; Rossiter, Melissa D

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Child Care; Coaching; Early Childhood; Nutrition; Responsive Feeding

$9,998

Connecting the disconnected: Building capacity and partnerships in communities to promote equitable and accessible early years social-emotional supports for families

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Poon, Brenda T.

Keywords: social and emotional well-being; capacity building; children and youth; community systems; community-based participatory action research; partnership expansion;

$142,939

The impact of family and community support for Black/African-descended 2SLGBTQ+ youth in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Onuora, Adwoa N.

Keywords: Black youth; African-descended youth; 2SLGBTQ+; Nova Scotia; participatory comic; gender-based violence; sexual orientation gender identity and expression; parental support; family

$65,000

Building Atlantic Canadian Connections to Support High-Quality, Inclusive, and Culturally Responsive Early Childhood Education Environments

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D.

Keywords: early childhood; education; equity; diversity; inclusion; culturally-responsive; high-quality early childhood; early childhood policy

$50,000

Are poverty-reduction and early learning policy investments associated with improved early childhood outcomes in Canada?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Janus, Magdalena

Keywords: full-time kindergarten; early childhood development and learning; Canada child benefit; poverty-reduction

$131,244

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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Jessie-Lee McIsaac

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

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.

Fostering joyful eaters through CELEBRATE Feeding: Coaching in Early Learning Environments to Build a Responsive Approach to Eating and Feeding

Menu planning and feeding practices of childcare providers in the Ottawa region: A mixed method study

Amplifying the voices of young newcomer children to support social and emotional wellbeing

Equitable access to inclusive early learning and childcare for disabled children: The family experience

Connecting the disconnected: Building capacity and partnerships in communities to promote equitable and accessible early years social-emotional supports for families

Activating stories of success to enable scale-up of responsive feeding in early learning and child care environments

Connecting the disconnected: Building capacity and partnerships in communities to promote equitable and accessible early years social-emotional supports for families

The impact of family and community support for Black/African-descended 2SLGBTQ+ youth in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Building Atlantic Canadian Connections to Support High-Quality, Inclusive, and Culturally Responsive Early Childhood Education Environments

Are poverty-reduction and early learning policy investments associated with improved early childhood outcomes in Canada?

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Jessie-Lee McIsaac

Christine Cassidy

Shelley Doucet

Julie Clegg

Jennifer Lane

Jennifer Splane

Alison Luke

Jeanna Parsons Leigh

Nadia Minian

Nazeem Muhajarine

Andrea Tricco

Martin Guhn

Janet Curran

Sheri Price

Sara Kirk

Eric Duku

Robin Urquhart

Peter Selby

Valerie Carson

Mary Mcnally

Nathan Nickel

Grace Warner

Kate Storey

Neil Forbes

Stefan Kuhle