William Pickett, Brock University

Research

Epidemiology Child Injury Health Equity Injury Surveillance Mixed Methods Pediatrics Qualitative Research Quantitative Research

Latest papers

Disordered eating profiles and associations with student sociodemographic characteristics: a latent class analysis among adolescents in Canada.
Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2026
Trends in injuries over 20 years: a cross-national study of 954 298 adolescents from 31 European countries.
European journal of public health · 2026 · first author
Left out and languishing: A cross-national analysis of relative deprivation and human flourishing.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026 · senior author

All 38 publications

Latest funding

A mixed methods study of farm injuries to children in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Income inequality and its association with childhood injury in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000
Sports as a catalyst to enhance youth health equity and wellbeing: Youth tackling challenges and piloting solutions
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$98,000

All 7 grants and awards

38 publications.

01

Disordered eating profiles and associations with student sociodemographic characteristics: a latent class analysis among adolescents in Canada.

Zheng L, Battista K, Pickett W, Liu J, Leatherdale ST, Patte KA

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2026

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.46.9.02 PMID: 42788893

02

Trends in injuries over 20 years: a cross-national study of 954 298 adolescents from 31 European countries.

Pickett W, King N, Pagnotta VF, Donnelly PD, Harel-Fisch Y, Walsh SD, Ng K, Malinowska-Cieślik M, Várnai DE, Qirjako G, Molcho M

European journal of public health2026First author

DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckag080 PMID: 42341152

03

Left out and languishing: A cross-national analysis of relative deprivation and human flourishing.

Elgar FJ, Michelson VE, King N, Pickett W

Social science & medicine (1982)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119203 PMID: 41880840

04

Life meaning and purpose as an unrecognized determinant of mental health equity in Canadian adolescents.

Michaelson V, Pickett W, King N, Gardner P, Ferro MA, Costello J, Leatherdale ST, Patte KA

BMC public health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25819-x PMID: 41353351

05

Enhancing dementia risk prediction with heart rate and machine learning in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Alaka SA, Ngan SC, MacPherson RE, Pickett W, Chen CP, Sze SK

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2025

DOI: 10.1177/13872877251390562 PMID: 41160465

06

The Health of Young People in Canada: Focus on Mental Health.

Craig W, Pagnotta VF, Wadge S, King M, Pickett W

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2025Senior author

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.45.9.05 PMID: 40960734

07

Measurement invariance of a brief disordered eating scale in a large sample of secondary school students in Canada.

Zheng L, Pickett W, Liu J, Leatherdale ST, Patte KA

Journal of eating disorders2025

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-025-01332-9 PMID: 40640952

08

Mental health trajectories over the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults reporting adverse childhood experiences.

Mousavi B, Moore J, Patte KA, Pickett W, O'Leary DD, Wade TJ

Frontiers in public health2025

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1546409 PMID: 40703158

09

Relative socio-economic position and meaning and purpose in life in adolescents: An intangible cost of social inequalities.

Pickett W, King N, Elgar FJ, Michaelson VE

SSM - population health2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101776 PMID: 40191600

10

Sleep difficulties as a consistent risk factor for medically treated injuries among adolescents in 46 countries.

Pagnotta VF, Donnelly PD, Gobina I, Elgar F, Ng K, Pickett W

European journal of public health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaf032 PMID: 40101756

A mixed methods study of farm injuries to children in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Human Development, Child and Youth Health

Principal investigators: Pickett, William

Keywords: Child Injury; Epidemiology; Health Equity; Injury Surveillance; Mixed Methods; Pediatrics; Qualitative Research; Quantitative Research; Social Determinants Of Health; Social Norms Theory

$100,000

Income inequality and its association with childhood injury in Canada

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Pagnotta, Valerie F

Keywords: Canada; Child Health; Cross-Sectional Study; Epidemiology; Income Inequality; Injury Prevention; International Study; Quantitative Methodology; Relative Deprivation; Secular Trend Analysis

$120,000

Sports as a catalyst to enhance youth health equity and wellbeing: Youth tackling challenges and piloting solutions

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth - Promoting Health Equity in Canada's Youth

Principal investigators: Black, Amanda M; Dimitropoulos, Gina; Jewell, Carley; Lashington-Francis, LeVar

Keywords: Concussion; Epidemiology; Health Inequity; Injury Prevention; Mental Health

$98,000

Contemporary risk-taking by young Canadians: development of a new evidence base

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pickett, William; Leatherdale, Scott; Patte, Karen

Keywords: Behavioural Psychology; Child And Adolescent Health; Determinants Of Health; Epidemiology; Risk Behaviours

$546,976

Insufficient sleep and risks for serious injury: An international analysis of young people.

SupervisorCIHR2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Principal investigators: Pagnotta, Valerie F

Keywords: Injury; Sleep; Young People

$6,000

Establishing Spirituality as a Social Determinant of Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Pro. Gr.- PA: Human Development Child and Youth Health - Early Career Support

Principal investigators: Michaelson, Valerie E

Keywords: Culturally Responsive Approaches; Flourishing; Health Inequities; Inclusion; Meaning And Purpose; Nature Connectedness; Social Determinants Of Health; Social Gradient; Spirituality; Transcendent

$100,000

Amplifying youth voice: Mobilizing co-created knowledge on youth engagement strategies for quantitative research

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Belita, Emily

Keywords: youth engagement; knowledge mobilization; child/youth well-being; community engagement

$16,230

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Health Sciences
Psychiatry
Public Health Sciences
Community Health Sciences
School of Kinesiology
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
School of Population and Public Health
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Co-authors at Brock University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

William Pickett

Public Health Sciences

33 shared papers, latest 2026

Valerie Michaelson

Health Sciences

7 shared papers, latest 2025

Anne Duffy

Psychiatry

3 shared papers, latest 2024

Pauli Gardner

Community Health Sciences

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Michelle Vine

Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Tara Elton-Marshall

Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Louise Masse

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Ian Janssen

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Kathy Georgiades

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Gina Dimitropoulos

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Karen Patte

Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Heidi Cramm

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Stephen McNevin

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Sarah Carsley

Epidemiology Division

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Guy Faulkner

School of Kinesiology

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Colleen Davison

Public Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Mariana Brussoni

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Frank Elgar

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Epidemiology Dear Professor Pickett, 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 "Disordered eating profiles and associations with student sociodemographic characteristics: a latent class analysis among adolescents in Canada." (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 "A mixed methods study of farm injuries to children in Canada" (2024), 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]

William Pickett

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Disordered eating profiles and associations with student sociodemographic characteristics: a latent class analysis among adolescents in Canada.

Trends in injuries over 20 years: a cross-national study of 954&#xa0;298 adolescents from 31 European countries.

Left out and languishing: A cross-national analysis of relative deprivation and human flourishing.

Life meaning and purpose as an unrecognized determinant of mental health equity in Canadian adolescents.

Enhancing dementia risk prediction with heart rate and machine learning in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

The Health of Young People in Canada: Focus on Mental Health.

Measurement invariance of a brief disordered eating scale in a large sample of secondary school students in Canada.

Mental health trajectories over the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults reporting adverse childhood experiences.

Relative socio-economic position and meaning and purpose in life in adolescents: An intangible cost of social inequalities.

Sleep difficulties as a consistent risk factor for medically treated injuries among adolescents in 46 countries.

A mixed methods study of farm injuries to children in Canada

Income inequality and its association with childhood injury in Canada

Sports as a catalyst to enhance youth health equity and wellbeing: Youth tackling challenges and piloting solutions

Contemporary risk-taking by young Canadians: development of a new evidence base

Insufficient sleep and risks for serious injury: An international analysis of young people.

Establishing Spirituality as a Social Determinant of Health

Amplifying youth voice: Mobilizing co-created knowledge on youth engagement strategies for quantitative research

Frequent collaborators

William Pickett

Valerie Michaelson

Anne Duffy

Pauli Gardner

Michelle Vine

Tara Elton-Marshall

Louise Masse

Ian Janssen

Kathy Georgiades

Gina Dimitropoulos

Karen Patte

Heidi Cramm

Stephen McNevin

Sarah Carsley

Guy Faulkner

Colleen Davison

Mariana Brussoni

Frank Elgar

Trends in injuries over 20 years: a cross-national study of 954 298 adolescents from 31 European countries.