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Jennifer Brunet

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Assistant ProfessorHuman KineticsUniversity of Ottawa

Jennifer Brunet

Assistant Professor

Human Kinetics

Faculty of Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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38 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 12 research grants (8 CIHR, 4 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 3 trainee awards (3 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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110

Publications

155

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Grants

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Research

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Physical Activity Cancer Randomized Controlled Trial Young Adults Behaviour Change Health Promotion Psychological Theory Determinants

Latest papers

The impact of a co-created yoga program for women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer on patient-reported outcomes: a series N-of-1 trial.
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026 · senior author
Detecting effects of yoga therapy on heart rate variability and autonomic nervous system functioning in adults after cancer treatment: results from a study using single-subject experimental methods.
BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2026 · first author
Mechanisms of action in a physical activity counseling intervention for adults awaiting metabolic and bariatric surgery: A single-case experimental feasibility trial.
Psychology of sport and exercise · 2026 · first author

All 110 publications

Latest funding

A two-arm randomized controlled trial evaluating a physical activity counselling intervention for young adults diagnosed with cancer
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$711,450
THE FUTURE TENSE LIFE OF COLONEL TALBOT
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$42,550
Canada Research Chair - Tier 2
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$500,000

All 29 grants and awards

110 publications.

The impact of a co-created yoga program for women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer on patient-reported outcomes: a series N-of-1 trial.

Price J, Sabir S, Westlake B, Brunet J

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-025-10279-1 PMID: 41518418

Detecting effects of yoga therapy on heart rate variability and autonomic nervous system functioning in adults after cancer treatment: results from a study using single-subject experimental methods.

Brunet J, Hussien J, Pitman A, Wurz A, Conte E, Herry C, Polskaia N, Seely A, Seely D

BioPsychoSocial medicine2026First author

DOI: 10.1186/s13030-026-00367-x PMID: 42625214

Mechanisms of action in a physical activity counseling intervention for adults awaiting metabolic and bariatric surgery: A single-case experimental feasibility trial.

Brunet J, Hussien J, Bond D, Asselin M, Romain AJ, Baillot A

Psychology of sport and exercise2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103217 PMID: 42435786

Cognitive impairment in young adults after cancer treatment: A descriptive correlational study on levels and associations with disease-related, psychological, and lifestyle factors.

Sharma S, Brunet J

Journal of psychosocial oncology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2024.2444276 PMID: 39723581

Aerobic exercise and CogniTIVe functioning in women with breAsT cancEr (ACTIVATE): A randomized controlled trial.

Brunet J, Sharma S, Zadravec K, Taljaard M, LeVasseur N, Srikanthan A, Bland KA, Sabri E, Collins B, Hayden S, Simmons C, Smith AM, Campbell KL

Cancer2025First author

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35540 PMID: 39428863

Longitudinal Patterns of Adolescents' Health-Related Behaviors in Canada.

Omorou AY, Sylvestre MP, Brunet J, O'Loughlin J

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.08.008 PMID: 40965391

Correction: Acceptability and Feasibility of the Telehealth Bariatric Behavioral Intervention to Increase Physical Activity before Bariatric Surgery: A Single-Case Experimental Study (Part I).

Baillot A, Asselin M, Bernard P, Lapointe J, Bond DS, Romain AJ, Garneau PY, Biertho L, Tchernof A, Blackburn P, Langlois MF, Brunet J

Obesity surgery2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-025-08380-9 PMID: 41225272

Feasibility and acceptability of a parallel, two-arm randomized controlled trial to evaluate an online physical activity behavior counseling intervention for young adults diagnosed with cancer: a mixed-methods pilot study.

Brunet J, Price J, Gillison F, Standage M, Taljaard M, Beauchamp MR, Reed J, Srikanthan A

Pilot and feasibility studies2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40814-025-01701-w PMID: 41189005

Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Community-Based, Co-Created Yoga Program for Women with Gynecologic Cancer: A Series N-of-1 Feasibility Study.

Price J, Westlake B, Brunet J

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32070368 PMID: 40710179

Editorial: Emotions and perception in cancer patients and survivors: the role of body image.

Sebri V, Pizzoli SFM, Mazzoni D, Brunet J, Dégi CL, Pravettoni G

Frontiers in psychology2024

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1434357 PMID: 38903463

A two-arm randomized controlled trial evaluating a physical activity counselling intervention for young adults diagnosed with cancer

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Brunet, Jennifer

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Cancer; Efficacy; Health Promotion; Physical Activity; Psychological Theory; Randomized Controlled Trial; Young Adults

$711,450

THE FUTURE TENSE LIFE OF COLONEL TALBOT

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Schneider, Aaron J.

Keywords: Thomas Talbot; fiction; historiographic metafiction; counter history; public memory

$42,550

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2024Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Brunet, Jennifer

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

A two-arm randomized controlled trial evaluating a physical activity counselling intervention for young adults diagnosed with cancer

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant - Priority Announcement - Cancer Survivorship

Principal investigators: Brunet, Jennifer

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Cancer; Determinants; Health Promotion; Physical Activity; Psychological Theory; Randomized Controlled Trial; Young Adults

$100,000

Changes in sport and physical activity participation from the childhood to emerging adulthood

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bélanger, Mathieu

Keywords: Sport; Behaviour; Life-course; Prospective study; Physical activity; Trajectories

$61,282

Changes in sport and physical activity participation from the childhood to emerging adulthood

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Sport Participation Research Initiative

Principal investigators: Bélanger, Mathieu

Keywords: Sport; Behaviour; Life-course; Prospective study; Physical activity; Trajectories

$15,000

Exercise Training in Women with Heart Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Reed, Jennifer L

Keywords: Cardiac Rehabilitation; Coronary Artery Disease; Exercise Training

$485,776

Boxing program adherence and its effects on well-being and quality of life in people with Parkinson's disease

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Nantel, Julie

Keywords: Adherence; Exercise; Quality of life; Social participation; Self-efficacy; Parkinson's disease; Barriers; Motivation; Functional mobility; Functional capacity

$74,827

Creating Canada's National Dementia Guidelines and Best Practices for Disclosing a Diagnosis of Dementia: A Collaborative Culture-First Approach

SupervisorCIHR2023Health System Impact Fellowships - Doctoral Central Canada 1-year

Principal investigators: Price, Jenson

Keywords: Diagnosis; Disclosure; Diversity And Inclusion; Guideline Development; Knowledge, Translation And Exchange; Sementia; Stakeholder Engagement

$35,000

Effects of exercise on cognitive and brain outcomes in young adults diagnosed with cancer: a randomized controlled trial

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Pediatric Cancer Research

Principal investigators: Brunet, Jennifer

Keywords: Brain; Cancer; Cognition; Exercise; Neuroimaging; Neuropsychological Testing; Quality Of Life; Randomized Controlled Trial; Young Adults

$100,000

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

Profile data last refreshed on September 25, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Jennifer Brunet

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The impact of a co-created yoga program for women diagnosed with gynecologic cancer on patient-reported outcomes: a series N-of-1 trial.

Detecting effects of yoga therapy on heart rate variability and autonomic nervous system functioning in adults after cancer treatment: results from a study using single-subject experimental methods.

Mechanisms of action in a physical activity counseling intervention for adults awaiting metabolic and bariatric surgery: A single-case experimental feasibility trial.

Cognitive impairment in young adults after cancer treatment: A descriptive correlational study on levels and associations with disease-related, psychological, and lifestyle factors.

Aerobic exercise and CogniTIVe functioning in women with breAsT cancEr (ACTIVATE): A randomized controlled trial.

Longitudinal Patterns of Adolescents' Health-Related Behaviors in Canada.

Correction: Acceptability and Feasibility of the Telehealth Bariatric Behavioral Intervention to Increase Physical Activity before Bariatric Surgery: A Single-Case Experimental Study (Part I).

Feasibility and acceptability of a parallel, two-arm randomized controlled trial to evaluate an online physical activity behavior counseling intervention for young adults diagnosed with cancer: a&#xa0;mixed-methods pilot study.

Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Community-Based, Co-Created Yoga Program for Women with Gynecologic Cancer: A Series N-of-1 Feasibility Study.

Editorial: Emotions and perception in cancer patients and survivors: the role of body image.

A two-arm randomized controlled trial evaluating a physical activity counselling intervention for young adults diagnosed with cancer

THE FUTURE TENSE LIFE OF COLONEL TALBOT

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

A two-arm randomized controlled trial evaluating a physical activity counselling intervention for young adults diagnosed with cancer

Changes in sport and physical activity participation from the childhood to emerging adulthood

Changes in sport and physical activity participation from the childhood to emerging adulthood

Exercise Training in Women with Heart Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Boxing program adherence and its effects on well-being and quality of life in people with Parkinson's disease

Creating Canada's National Dementia Guidelines and Best Practices for Disclosing a Diagnosis of Dementia: A Collaborative Culture-First Approach

Effects of exercise on cognitive and brain outcomes in young adults diagnosed with cancer: a randomized controlled trial

Frequent collaborators

Amanda Wurz

Amanda Wurz

Marie-France Langlois

Amirrtha Srikanthan

Michael Chaiton

Jennifer O'Loughlin

Monica Taljaard

Lisa Kakinami

Laurent Biertho

Stephanie Saunders

Eva Pila

Jennifer Reed

Marie-Pierre Sylvestre

Evelyn Constantin

Evelyn Constantin

Sarkis Meterissian

Catherine Sabiston

Barbara Collins

Meghan McDonough

Sophie Lauzier

Gilles Paradis

Katerina Maximova

Evelyn Constantin

Naznin Virji-Babul

Julie Nantel

Katerina Maximova

Wendy Gifford

Roanne Thomas

Sophie Lebel

Nathalie Auger

Karen Zhang

Carsten Wrosch

Carsten Wrosch

Jonathan Sussman

Aurelie Labbe

Feasibility and acceptability of a parallel, two-arm randomized controlled trial to evaluate an online physical activity behavior counseling intervention for young adults diagnosed with cancer: a mixed-methods pilot study.