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William Pickett

ResearcherPublic Health SciencesQueen's University

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William Pickett

Researcher

Public Health Sciences

Health Sciences

Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
32 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 17 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 CIHR), most recently in 2018.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2010.

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173

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186

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Research

Epidemiology Qualitative Methods Adolescence Mental Health Mixed Methods Determinants Of Health Constructivist Ground Theory Pediatric

Latest papers

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
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

All 173 publications

Latest funding

U-Flourish student mental health research: Transitions to mental health care
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
Gender inequalities in adolescent mental health in Canada
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$497,252
Flourish student mental health research: Pathways to mental health and academic outcomes in undergraduate university students
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$39,890

All 15 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 173 publications.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Racial/ethnic identity and perceived body image among Canadian adolescents.

Bataineh J, Bartlett S, Nayab A, Pickett W

Global health promotion2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/17579759251317518 PMID: 40071392

Trends in Indicators of Violence Among Adolescents in Europe and North America 1994-2022.

Molcho M, Walsh SD, King N, Pickett W, Donnelly PD, Cosma A, Elgar FJ, Ng K, Augustine L, Malinowska-Cieślik M, Bjereld Y, Craig W

International journal of public health2025

DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2025.1607654 PMID: 40065986

U-Flourish student mental health research: Transitions to mental health care

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Op. Grant: TiC - Evaluation Grants - On-Campus Post-Secondary Mental Hlth Serv

Principal investigators: Duffy, Anne C; McNevin, Stephen H; Foran, Hannah M; Rivera, Daniel C; Warner, Jeremy W

Keywords: Barriers; Gaps; Longitudinal; Mental Health; Mental Health Care; Prospective; Risk Factors; University Student

Gender inequalities in adolescent mental health in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pickett, William

Keywords: Adolescence; Constructivist Ground Theory; Epidemiology; Mental Health; Mixed Methods; Pediatric; Qualitative Methods

$497,252

Flourish student mental health research: Pathways to mental health and academic outcomes in undergraduate university students

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants

Principal investigators: Duffy, Anne C; Bowie, Christopher R

Keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Longitudinal; Mediation; Mental Health; Resiliency; Risk Factors; Student Health; Substance Use

$39,890

Canada 150: Reconciliation and the Church - formulating a theological position statement on the corporal punishment of children

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Morrow, William S.

Keywords: Canada 150; child protection; Truth and Reconciliation Commission; religion and violence; corporal punishment; positive discipline; child theologies

$20,287

Spiritual health as a protective mental health asset in young Canadians

Nominated PICIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Pickett, William

Keywords: Adolescence; Definitions Of Health; Determinants Of Health; Emotional Health; Mental Health; Mixed Methods; Pediatrics; Spiritual Health

$401,958

Determinants of health among young people in Canada: the role of health promoting families

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Pickett, William; Davison, Colleen

Keywords: Adolescents; Children; Determinants Of Health; Epidemiology; Family; Holistic Indicators Of Health; Prosocial Behaviour; Qualitative Methods; Quantitative Methods; Risk-Taking Behaviour

$447,193

Saskatchewan Farm Injury Cohort Study: Phase 2

Nominated PICIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Pickett, William; Dosman, James A

Keywords: Agriculture; Biostatistics; Epidemiology; Pediatric Health; Population Health; Public Health; Rural Health

$1,061,898

Ethnicity as a determinant of sentinel health outcomes among young Canadians

SupervisorCIHR2010Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Kukaswadia, Atif

Keywords: Cluster Analysis; Ethnicity; Injury; Multilevel Modelling; Neighbourhoods; Obesity; Physical Activity; Sociocultural; Violence; Youth

$105,000

National study of environmental determinants of adolescent violence in Canada.

SupervisorCIHR2010Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Huynh, Quynh N

Keywords: Adolescent Health; Adolescent Violence; Built Environment; Epidemiology; Geographic Information System

$17,500

Built environments as a determinant of obesity in young Canadians

Principal investigatorCIHR2009Operating Grant: Prevention of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases

Principal investigators: Janssen, Ian M; Pickett, William

Keywords: Adolescent; Built Enviornment; Multi-Level Modeling; Obesity; Physical Activity; Population Health

$261,707

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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William Pickett

Research

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Latest funding

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.

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

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.

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.

Racial/ethnic identity and perceived body image among Canadian adolescents.

Trends in Indicators of Violence Among Adolescents in Europe and North America 1994-2022.

Canada 150: Reconciliation and the Church - formulating a theological position statement on the corporal punishment of children

Frequent collaborators

Ian Janssen

William Pickett

Colleen Davison

Valerie Michaelson

James Dosman

Punam Pahwa

Joshua Lawson

Anne Duffy

Mariana Brussoni

Catherine Trask

Pauli Gardner

susan Herrington

Shelley Kirychuk

Kathy Georgiades

Ian Pike

Daniel Rivera

Richard Larouche

Yue Chen

Brian Taylor

Kelly Russell

Frank Elgar

Paul Peters

Richard Birtwhistle

Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan

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