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Jess Haines

ResearcherFamily Relations and Applied NutritionUniversity of Guelph

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Jess Haines

Researcher

Family Relations and Applied Nutrition

Health Sciences

University of Guelph

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
82 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 33 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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152

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531

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Research

Obesity Prevention Children Dietary Intake Nutrition Physical Activity Child Health Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial

Latest papers

Impact of a Home‐Based Obesity Prevention Intervention on Children's and Parents' BMI: Findings From the Guelph Family Health Study Randomised Controlled Trial
Pediatric obesity · 2026 · senior author
Development of a Theory-Based Nutrition Education Program Targeting Varsity Athletes at a Canadian University
Nutrients · 2026
Impact of a home-based obesity prevention intervention on children's eating behaviours: Findings from the Guelph Family Health Study randomised controlled trial
Appetite · 2026 · senior author

All 152 publications

Latest funding

Co-designing a toolkit to support healthy and environmentally sustainable eating at early childhood education centres.
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$92,056
Supper Heroes: Testing the impact of a family-based intervention to promote healthy and environmentally sustainable eating
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$799,426
Implementing Smart Cities Interventions to Build Healthy Cities (SMART) Training Platform
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,650,000

All 12 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 152 publications.

Impact of a Home‐Based Obesity Prevention Intervention on Children's and Parents' BMI: Findings From the Guelph Family Health Study Randomised Controlled Trial

Jacob R, Buchholz AC, Darlington G, Duncan AM, Vallis LA, Chaput J, Annis A, Nixon M, Irwin JD, Morrow D

Pediatric obesity20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.70062

Development of a Theory-Based Nutrition Education Program Targeting Varsity Athletes at a Canadian University

Daher J, Haines J, Mountjoy M, Khoury DE

Nutrients2026

DOI: 10.3390/nu18111808

Impact of a home-based obesity prevention intervention on children's eating behaviours: Findings from the Guelph Family Health Study randomised controlled trial

Jacob R, Walton K, Buchholz AC, Darlington G, Duncan AM, W.L. D, Haines J, Study GFH

Appetite2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2026.108609

Family Stress Is Inversely Associated With Sugar Intake in Preschool-Aged Girls

Mahajan A, Hruska V, Yu J, Ashraf R, Zhang F, Douglas S, Prashad M, Duncan AM, Darlington G, Buchholz AC

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2025.12.018

A Theory of Planned Behaviour-Based Intervention on Dietary Supplement Use Among Varsity Athletes: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Daher J, Haines J, Mountjoy M, Khoury DE

Sports2026

DOI: 10.3390/sports14080321

Exploring Canadian Registered Dietitians' Confidence, Facilitators, Barriers, and Resource Needs in Father Engagement.

Lo HWH, Chapleau A, Morelli P, Haines J, Ball GDC, Lo BK

Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association2026

DOI: 10.1111/jhn.70243 PMID: 41992402

Associations Between Mothers' and Fathers' Food Skills and Children's Diet Quality.

Laila A, Perreault M, Sadowski A, Maitland S, Ma DWL, Haines J, Guelph Family Health Study

Journal of nutrition education and behavior2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2025.12.016 PMID: 41615352

Associations between father-mother food parenting practices and children's dietary intake.

Lo BK, Grafft N, De Oliveira MH, Haneuse S, Park IY, Cantu-Aldana A, Bauer KW, Coley RL, Chavarro JE, Davison KK, Haines J

Public health nutrition2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980026102638 PMID: 42136147

Fathers' reports of within-household vaccine decision making and young children's COVID-19 vaccination status.

Park IY, Cantu-Aldana A, Grafft N, Lo BK, Bauer KW, McBride BA, Haneuse SJ, Haines J, Davison KK

Vaccine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128282 PMID: 41621117

Examining diet quality among postsecondary students: a cross-sectional analysis of personal, social, structural, and environmental correlates.

Schaafsma H, Seabrook J, McEachern LW, Haines J, Minaker L, Doherty S, O'Connor C, Stranges S, Gilliland J

International journal of food sciences and nutrition2026

DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2026.2625831 PMID: 41730514

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Jess Haines

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Impact of a Home‐Based Obesity Prevention Intervention on Children's and Parents' BMI: Findings From the Guelph Family Health Study Randomised Controlled Trial

Development of a Theory-Based Nutrition Education Program Targeting Varsity Athletes at a Canadian University

Impact of a home-based obesity prevention intervention on children's eating behaviours: Findings from the Guelph Family Health Study randomised controlled trial

Family Stress Is Inversely Associated With Sugar Intake in Preschool-Aged Girls

A Theory of Planned Behaviour-Based Intervention on Dietary Supplement Use Among Varsity Athletes: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Exploring Canadian Registered Dietitians' Confidence, Facilitators, Barriers, and Resource Needs in Father Engagement.

Associations Between Mothers' and Fathers' Food Skills and Children's Diet Quality.

Associations between father-mother food parenting practices and children's dietary intake.

Fathers' reports of within-household vaccine decision making and young children's COVID-19 vaccination status.

Examining diet quality among postsecondary students: a cross-sectional analysis of personal, social, structural, and environmental correlates.

Frequent collaborators

Andrea Buchholz

Kathryn Walton

Kate Parizeau

Rachel Prowse

Mahsa Jessri

Simone Lemieux

Katherine Morrison

Colleen O'Connor

Saverio Stranges

Leia Minaker

Don Morrow

Paula Brauer

Leia Minaker

Claire Tugault-Lafleur

Melanie Barwick

Emma Allen-Vercoe

Elizabeth Gunn

Jill Hamilton

Catherine Birken

Jason Gilliland

Jean-Philippe Chaput

Jonathon Maguire

Margo Mountjoy

Erin Hobin

Maria Ricupero

Jamie Seabrook

Laurent Legault

Kim Anderson

Erika Tavares

Laurent Legault

Gita Wahi

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Parminder Raina

Adrianne Lickers Xavier

Valerie Taylor

Benoît Lamarche

Jennifer Jenkins

Rosanna Weksberg

David Ma

Amy McPherson