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Tanya Halsall

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Adjunct Research ProfessorDepartment of NeuroscienceCarleton University

Tanya Halsall

Adjunct Research Professor

Department of Neuroscience

Carleton University

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
40 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (3 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.

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Publications

848

Citations

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Read how they describe their research on their Carleton University profile.

Outdoor learning child development mental health promotion equity developmental evaluation bioecological model implementation research environmental scan

Latest papers

“A sense of community.” A qualitative descriptive study on how to build relationships and rapport with people with lived/living experience and caregivers engaged in mental health and substance use health research
Social Sciences & Humanities Open · 2026
Applying the commercial determinants of health framework to understand how digital platforms influence child and youth wellbeing
Discover Public Health · 2026 · first author
'Working Together to Meet in the Middle'. A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Power Dynamics in Lived Experience and Family Engagement in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Research.
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026

All 76 publications

Latest funding

There can be no free speech without free will: Mobilizing youth voice to counter commercial technology oppression.
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,455,240
Integrating universal and tailored approaches across the continuum of mental health and substance use supports: Supporting the implementation and coordination of the Icelandic Prevention Model and Integrated Youth Services
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$345,000
In-depth exploration of outdoor learning: A case study of a school-level approach
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$32,200

All 5 grants and awards

76 publications.

“A sense of community.” A qualitative descriptive study on how to build relationships and rapport with people with lived/living experience and caregivers engaged in mental health and substance use health research

Diana Kaliza, Wuraola Dada-Phillips, Tanya Halsall, Shoshana Hauer, Charlotte Munro, Claudia Sendanyoye, Mary Rose van Kesteren, Katie Upham, Lisa D. Hawke

Social Sciences & Humanities Open20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.102623

Applying the commercial determinants of health framework to understand how digital platforms influence child and youth wellbeing

Tanya Halsall, Alexis Holmgren, Zac Arseneau, Misha Jan, Nishad Khanna, Nicole Obeid, Ingibjörg Eva Þórisdóttir, Marco Zenone, Michael Cheng, Amanda Bellefeuille

Discover Public Health2026First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12982-026-02589-4

'Working Together to Meet in the Middle'. A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Power Dynamics in Lived Experience and Family Engagement in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Research.

Hawke LD, Dunphy J, Sheikhan NY, Dada-Philips W, Hauer S, Munro C, Sendanyoye C, Halsall T, Strudwick G, Lunsky Y

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1111/hex.70730 PMID: 42370725

"Truly having a conversation with each member about their needs": accessibility considerations for the engagement of people with lived and living experience and caregivers in mental health and substance use health research.

Hawke LD, Dada-Phillips W, Munro C, Hauer S, Sendanyoye C, Upham K, Kesteren MRV, Amartey A, Lunsky Y, Halsall T

Research involvement and engagement2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-026-00912-6 PMID: 42204734

Tracing the undercurrents: a scoping review of the lifestyle drift concept

Tanya Halsall, Heather Orpana, Misha Jan

Figshare2026First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.8262656

Additional file 1 of Tracing the undercurrents: a scoping review of the lifestyle drift concept

Tanya Halsall, Heather Orpana, Misha Jan

Figshare2026First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.31153703.v1

Applying Diverse Participatory Approaches to Co-Produce Research Impacts Within Outdoor Learning

Emma Simpson, Laurel Donison, Megan Zeni, Louise de Lannoy, Kim Matheson, Rachel Buxton, Tanya Halsall

International Journal of Qualitative Methods2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/16094069261457199

Tracing the undercurrents: a scoping review of the lifestyle drift concept

Tanya Halsall, Heather Orpana, Misha Jan

Figshare2026First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.8262656.v1

Additional file 1 of Tracing the undercurrents: a scoping review of the lifestyle drift concept

Tanya Halsall, Heather Orpana, Misha Jan

Figshare2026First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.31153703

Rapid realist review of organisational supports for youth peer support workers

Hews-Girard J, Halsall T, Cullen E, Bellefeuille A, Daley M, Evans C, Sandoval V, Dunning A, Lee J, Carde B

BMJ Open2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111837

There can be no free speech without free will: Mobilizing youth voice to counter commercial technology oppression.

Nominated PICIHR2025Team Grant: Healthy Youth

Principal investigators: Halsall, Tanya G; Khanna, Nishad; Makeikin, Oleksandr

Keywords: Big Tech; Child And Youth Development; Commercial Determinants Of Health; Environmental Scan; Health Equity; Health Promotion; Policy Analysis; Social Media; Youth Engagement

$1,455,240

Integrating universal and tailored approaches across the continuum of mental health and substance use supports: Supporting the implementation and coordination of the Icelandic Prevention Model and Integrated Youth Services

Nominated PICIHR2024POR Awards - Transition to Leadership Stream - Phase 2

Principal investigators: Halsall, Tanya G

Keywords: Children And Youth; Icelandic Prevention Model; Implementation Science; Integrated Youth Services; Mental Health; Needs Assessment; Policy Reform; Prevention / Promotion; Process Evaluation; Youth Engagement

$345,000

In-depth exploration of outdoor learning: A case study of a school-level approach

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Halsall, Tanya

Keywords: Outdoor learning; Risky play; School climate; Mixed methods; Photo elicitation; Semi-structured interviews; Nature-based intervention; Outdoor play; Implementation science; Upstream prevention

$32,200

Integrating youth lived experience to enhance upstream prevention and health promotion

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Halsall, Tanya G

Keywords: Community-Based Health Promotion; Icelandic Prevention Model; Participatory Research; Public Health; Upstream Prevention; Youth Engagement

$10,000

Capturing pandemic experiences in outdoor learning and applying lessons learned to support equitable access

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Halsall, Tanya

Keywords: Outdoor learning; child development; mental health promotion; equity; developmental evaluation; bioecological model; implementation research; environmental scan; participatory; coronavirus

$41,952

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2025

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Outdoor learning Dear Professor Halsall, 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 "“A sense of community.” A qualitative descriptive study on how to build relationships and rapport with people with lived/living experience and caregivers engaged in mental health and substance use health research" (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 "There can be no free speech without free will: Mobilizing youth voice to counter commercial technology oppression." (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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Tanya Halsall

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

“A sense of community.” A qualitative descriptive study on how to build relationships and rapport with people with lived/living experience and caregivers engaged in mental health and substance use health research

Applying the commercial determinants of health framework to understand how digital platforms influence child and youth wellbeing

'Working Together to Meet in the Middle'. A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Power Dynamics in Lived Experience and Family Engagement in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Research.

"Truly having a conversation with each member about their needs": accessibility considerations for the engagement of people with lived and living experience and caregivers in mental health and substance use health research.

Tracing the undercurrents: a scoping review of the lifestyle drift concept

Additional file 1 of Tracing the undercurrents: a scoping review of the lifestyle drift concept

Applying Diverse Participatory Approaches to Co-Produce Research Impacts Within Outdoor Learning

Tracing the undercurrents: a scoping review of the lifestyle drift concept

Additional file 1 of Tracing the undercurrents: a scoping review of the lifestyle drift concept

Rapid realist review of organisational supports for youth peer support workers

There can be no free speech without free will: Mobilizing youth voice to counter commercial technology oppression.

Integrating universal and tailored approaches across the continuum of mental health and substance use supports: Supporting the implementation and coordination of the Icelandic Prevention Model and Integrated Youth Services

In-depth exploration of outdoor learning: A case study of a school-level approach

Integrating youth lived experience to enhance upstream prevention and health promotion

Capturing pandemic experiences in outdoor learning and applying lessons learned to support equitable access

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