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Colleen O'Connor

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Associate ProfessorBrescia School of Food and Nutritional SciencesWestern University

Colleen O'Connor

Associate Professor

Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.

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Latest papers

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations
American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2026
Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Community Participation Following Stroke, Part Two: Delivery of Stroke Rehabilitation to Optimize Functional Recovery, 7th Edition Update 2025
American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2026
Social media engagement, weight perception, and mental distress in Canadian emerging adults: A cross-sectional study.
Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2026 · senior author

All 24 publications

Latest funding

Evaluation of a Smartphone Based Intervention for Improving Food Literacy, Food Purchasing, and Diet Quality Among Youth in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Environments
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$684,674
Development and Evaluation of a Smartphone Based Program for Improving Food Literacy and Healthy Eating Among Youth
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Recognition of multiple food, exercise and nutrition labels in glucoguide: phase IIa
NSERC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$125,000

All 4 grants and awards

24 publications.

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations

LA Nelson M, Shi J, Lindsay MP, Salbach NM, Yao JK, Timpson D, Ritsma BR, Auger L-P, Beaumont J, Bowes R

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation202616 citations

DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000002802

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Community Participation Following Stroke, Part Two: Delivery of Stroke Rehabilitation to Optimize Functional Recovery, 7th Edition Update 2025

Salbach NM, Yao JK, Lindsay MP, Nelson MLA, Shi J, O’Connell C, Barclay R, Bastasi D, Boulos MI, Boyce J

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation202611 citations

DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000002821

Social media engagement, weight perception, and mental distress in Canadian emerging adults: A cross-sectional study.

Ebrahimzadeh Ahari A, Seabrook JA, Osuch E, O'Connor C

Journal of American college health : J of ACH2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2026.2717310 PMID: 42638030

A case-series of oral acetate supplementation for gut microbiota alteration and metabolic improvement in patients with affective disorders on psychotropics.

Al KF, Wammes M, Warren M, Lee JE, Walton DM, O'Connor C, Cameron L, Burton JP, Osuch EA

Translational psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41398-026-04046-x PMID: 42014676

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

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Community Participation Following Stroke, Part Three: Optimizing Activity and Community Participation Following Stroke, 7th Edition Update, 2025

Yao JK, Salbach NM, Lindsay MP, Nelson MLA, Shi J, O’Connell C, Barclay R, Bastasi D, Boulos MI, Boyce J

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation20258 citations

DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000002845

How Accurate Is Multiple Imputation for Nutrient Intake Estimation? Insights from ASA24 Data.

Woods N, Gilliland J, McEachern LW, O'Connor C, Stranges S, Doherty S, Seabrook JA

Nutrients2025

DOI: 10.3390/nu17152510 PMID: 40806095

Dietary Patterns and Brain Health in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Narrative Review.

Seabrook JA, Avan A, O'Connor C, Prapavessis H, Nagamatsu L, Twynstra J, Stranges S, MacDougall A, Hachinski V

Nutrients2025

DOI: 10.3390/nu17091436 PMID: 40362745

Predispose, precipitate, perpetuate, and protect: how diet and the gut influence mental health in emerging adulthood.

Warren M, O'Connor C, Lee JE, Burton J, Walton D, Keathley J, Wammes M, Osuch E

Frontiers in nutrition2024

DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1339269 PMID: 38505265

Breakfast Consumption and Diet Quality of Teens in Southwestern Ontario.

Woods N, Seabrook JA, Haines J, Stranges S, Minaker L, O'Connor C, Doherty S, Gilliland J

Current developments in nutrition2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2022.100003 PMID: 37180078

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Colleen O'Connor

Research

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Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Community Participation Following Stroke, Part Two: Delivery of Stroke Rehabilitation to Optimize Functional Recovery, 7th Edition Update 2025

Social media engagement, weight perception, and mental distress in Canadian emerging adults: A cross-sectional study.

A case-series of oral acetate supplementation for gut microbiota alteration and metabolic improvement in patients with affective disorders on psychotropics.

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

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Community Participation Following Stroke, Part Three: Optimizing Activity and Community Participation Following Stroke, 7th Edition Update, 2025

How Accurate Is Multiple Imputation for Nutrient Intake Estimation? Insights from ASA24 Data.

Dietary Patterns and Brain Health in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Narrative Review.

Predispose, precipitate, perpetuate, and protect: how diet and the gut influence mental health in emerging adulthood.

Breakfast Consumption and Diet Quality of Teens in Southwestern Ontario.

Evaluation of a Smartphone Based Intervention for Improving Food Literacy, Food Purchasing, and Diet Quality Among Youth in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Environments

Development and Evaluation of a Smartphone Based Program for Improving Food Literacy and Healthy Eating Among Youth

Recognition of multiple food, exercise and nutrition labels in glucoguide: phase IIa

Identifying causal effects of the built environment on physical activity, diet, and obesity among children.

Frequent collaborators

Jason Gilliland

Janet Madill

Saverio Stranges

Ruth Barclay

Jess Haines

Colleen O'Connell

Ada Tang

Jamie Seabrook

Theodore Wein

Amanda McIntyre

Phyllis Paterson

Elizabeth Osuch

Leia Minaker

Gregor Reid

Jasna Twynstra

Jeremy Burton

Harry Prapavessis

Arlene Macdougall

Gustavo Saposnik

Robert Teasell

Brodie Sakakibara

Aravind Ganesh

Lindsay Nagamatsu

Manav Vyas

Lisa Cameron