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Sarah Carsley

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Adjunct LecturerEpidemiology DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Sarah Carsley

Adjunct Lecturer

Epidemiology Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Research

Children And Youth Cohort Covid-19 Epidemiology Growth Health Behaviours Learning Mental Health

Latest papers

Connecting families-randomised controlled trial of poverty screening and financial support navigation for families of young children in primary care: an internal pilot study informed protocol.
BMJ open · 2026
Income inequalities in cardiovascular health among children and adolescents, young adults, and middle-aged adults in Canada: A nationwide trend analysis, 2007-2019.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026
Screens and Teens: A youth participatory action research approach to developing a survey to assess sexual health risks in the digital age.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026

All 47 publications

Latest funding

ENRICHED: Evaluating CaNada's early leaRnIng and Childcare policy (CWELCC) on children's HEalth and Development
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,013,626
A longitudinal examination of health behaviours, family context, and disruptive behaviour from preschool to primary school
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$619,460
Effects of screen use on sexual health attitudes, behaviours, and risks in Canadian youth: A youth-led participatory action research cohort study
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$99,996

All 7 grants and awards

47 publications.

Connecting families-randomised controlled trial of poverty screening and financial support navigation for families of young children in primary care: an internal pilot study informed protocol.

Bayoumi I, Parkin PC, Tabassum F, Johnson C, Sherwood M, Mitchell M, Birken CS, Bloch G, Carsley S, Cole M, Green M, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Maguire JL, Purkey E, van den Heuvel M, Weir S, Wong P, Borkhoff CM

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111158 PMID: 41651520

Income inequalities in cardiovascular health among children and adolescents, young adults, and middle-aged adults in Canada: A nationwide trend analysis, 2007-2019.

Grubic N, Carsley S, Siddiqi A, Carmeli C, Maximova K

Social science & medicine (1982)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119630 PMID: 42561790

Screens and Teens: A youth participatory action research approach to developing a survey to assess sexual health risks in the digital age.

Vandermorris A, Khan N, Lijiam S, Tam M, Mazin WB, Begun S, Wigle J, Arafeh D, Skelding J, Carsley S, Keown-Stoneman C, Maguire JL, Birken CS, Toulany A

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01185-y PMID: 41954884

Contribution of Adolescent Movement Behaviours to Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adult Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Causal Decomposition in a Population-Based Cohort.

Grubic N, Maximova K, Chiolero A, Siddiqi A, Carsley S, Batomen B, Carmeli C

American journal of epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwag234 PMID: 42757410

The association between positive parent–child interaction and mental health outcomes in children aged 1–11 years in Canada

Yassa P, Thielman J, Gonzalez A, Martin M, Harrington DW, Carsley S

Canadian Journal of Public Health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01073-x

Reducing Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adult Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Targeting Unhealthy Movement Behaviours During Adolescence: A Protocol.

Grubic N, Maximova K, Chiolero A, Siddiqi A, Carsley S, Batomen B, Harris KM, Carmeli C

CJC open2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.08.002 PMID: 41425778

Weight status of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A cross-sectional analysis of primary care electronic medical records and linked health administrative datasets in Ontario, Canada.

Kinlin LM, Saunders NR, Carsley S, Keown-Stoneman C, Tu K, Zwaigenbaum L, Birken CS

Pediatric obesity2025

DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.70000 PMID: 40102186

Child abuse and neglect during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review.

Carsley S, Thomas S, Oei T, Smith B, Harrington D, Pike I, Macpherson AK, Richmond SA

Child abuse & neglect2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106645 PMID: 38241804

Cross-sectional analysis of the association between household food insecurity and mental health conditions in children aged 5-11 years in Canada.

Thielman J, Orr S, Naraentheraraja S, Harrington D, Carsley S

BMJ open2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081538 PMID: 38925691

Supporting Ontario public health units to address adverse childhood experiences in pandemic recovery planning: A priority-setting exercise.

Harding KB, Di Ruggiero E, Gonzalez E, Hicks A, Harrington DW, Carsley S

Health research policy and systems2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12961-024-01156-0 PMID: 38872217

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Children And Youth Dear Professor Carsley, 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 "Connecting families-randomised controlled trial of poverty screening and financial support navigation for families of young children in primary care: an internal pilot study informed protocol." (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 "Towards Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic - the TARGet Kids! Study of Children and Families" (2021), 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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Sarah Carsley

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Connecting families-randomised controlled trial of poverty screening and financial support navigation for families of young children in primary care: an internal pilot study informed protocol.

Income inequalities in cardiovascular health among children and adolescents, young adults, and middle-aged adults in Canada: A nationwide trend analysis, 2007-2019.

Screens and Teens: A youth participatory action research approach to developing a survey to assess sexual health risks in the digital age.

Contribution of Adolescent Movement Behaviours to Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adult Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Causal Decomposition in a Population-Based Cohort.

The association between positive parent–child interaction and mental health outcomes in children aged 1–11 years in Canada

Reducing Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adult Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Targeting Unhealthy Movement Behaviours During Adolescence: A Protocol.

Weight status of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A cross-sectional analysis of primary care electronic medical records and linked health administrative datasets in Ontario, Canada.

Child abuse and neglect during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review.

Cross-sectional analysis of the association between household food insecurity and mental health conditions in children aged 5-11 years in Canada.

Supporting Ontario public health units to address adverse childhood experiences in pandemic recovery planning: A priority-setting exercise.

ENRICHED: Evaluating CaNada's early leaRnIng and Childcare policy (CWELCC) on children's HEalth and Development

A longitudinal examination of health behaviours, family context, and disruptive behaviour from preschool to primary school

Effects of screen use on sexual health attitudes, behaviours, and risks in Canadian youth: A youth-led participatory action research cohort study

Towards Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic - the TARGet Kids! Study of Children and Families

Addressing child nutrition and development and education outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort and randomized controlled trial

The effects of school and childcare participation during the COVID-19 pandemic on young children and their parents: the TARGet Kids! Study of Children and Families

Nutrition Recommendation Intervention trialS in children's Healthcare

Frequent collaborators

Laura Anderson

Karen Tu

Guy Faulkner

Jean-Philippe Chaput

Valerie Carson

Emily Belita

Heather Manson

Rachel Prowse

Flavia Marini

Eleanor Pullenayegum

Katerina Maximova

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Arjumand Siddiqi

Brent Moloughney

Brice Batomen

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Peter Szatmari

Muhammad Mamdani

Jonathon Maguire

Catherine Birken

Andrea Gonzalez

Ashley Vandermorris

dana arafeh

Mary Aglipay

Eva Purkey

Valerie Michaelson

Jessica Hopkins

Imaan Bayoumi

William Pickett

Rachel Prowse

Soliana Lijiam

Jean-Eric Tarride

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Sanjay Mahant

Payal Agarwal