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Jamie Seabrook

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ProfessorDepartment of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsWestern University

Jamie Seabrook

Professor

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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5 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

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Accessibility Schools Cannabis Neighbourhoods Retailers Youth Environmental Determinants Geospatial Analysis

Latest papers

Examining diet quality among postsecondary students: a cross-sectional analysis of personal, social, structural, and environmental correlates.
International journal of food sciences and nutrition · 2026
The shifting riskscape: Changes in geographic accessibility to alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco in Ontario, Canada from 2019 to 2022.
The International journal on drug policy · 2025
Enhancing Postsecondary Students' Dietary Behaviours: A Systematic Review of Mobile Health Interventions.
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating the Impacts of Changes in the Proximity and Density of Cannabis Retailers across Canada on Adolescent Cannabis Use, 2017-2023
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$124,990
QuaranTEENing: Understanding the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Wellbeing and Health-Related, Social, and Environmental Behaviours of Teens
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$150,000
The Impact of Cannabis Legalization and Availability on Incidence, Prevalence, and Health Services Utilization for Psychotic Disorders: Population-Based Evidence to Inform Policy Initiatives
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator

All 6 grants and awards

14 publications.

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

The shifting riskscape: Changes in geographic accessibility to alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco in Ontario, Canada from 2019 to 2022.

Zhong S, Wray A, Seabrook J, Gilliland JA

The International journal on drug policy2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104965 PMID: 40845752

Enhancing Postsecondary Students' Dietary Behaviours: A Systematic Review of Mobile Health Interventions.

Schaafsma H, Caruso O, Diaconita S, McEachern L, Seabrook J, Gilliland J

Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association2025

DOI: 10.1111/jhn.70130 PMID: 41058002

Validating the Perceived Active School Travel Enablers and Barriers–Parent (PASTEB–P) Questionnaire to Support Intervention Programming and Research

Clark AF, Thomas M, Buttazzoni A, Adams M, Coen SE, Seabrook J, Tobin D, Tucker T, Gilliland J

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health20235 citations

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20105874

Parental presence at the bedside of critically ill children in the pediatric intensive care unit: A scoping review.

Miller L, Richard M, Krmpotic K, Kennedy A, Seabrook J, Slumkoski C, Walls M, Foster J

European journal of pediatrics2022

DOI: 10.1007/s00431-021-04279-6 PMID: 34626225

Enhanced long-term dietary change and adherence in a nutrigenomics-guided lifestyle intervention compared to a population-based (GLB/DPP) lifestyle intervention for weight management: results from the NOW randomised controlled trial.

Horne J, Gilliland J, O'Connor C, Seabrook J, Madill J

BMJ nutrition, prevention & health2020

DOI: 10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000073 PMID: 33235971

A comparative analysis of the restaurant consumer food environment in Rochester (NY, USA) and London (ON, Canada): assessing children's menus by neighbourhood socio-economic characteristics.

DuBreck CM, Sadler RC, Arku G, Seabrook J, Gilliland J

Public health nutrition2019

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980018003804 PMID: 30744724

Study protocol of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial incorporated into the Group Lifestyle Balance™ program: the nutrigenomics, overweight/obesity and weight management trial (the NOW trial).

Horne J, Gilliland J, O'Connor C, Seabrook J, Hannaberg P, Madill J

BMC public health2019

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6621-8 PMID: 30876469

Levofloxacin for febrile neutropenia prophylaxis in acute myeloid leukemia patients associated with reduction in hospital admissions.

Lee SSF, Fulford AE, Quinn MA, Seabrook J, Rajakumar I

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2018

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-017-3976-1 PMID: 29170868

Functional Recovery in Critically Ill Children, the “WeeCover” Multicenter Study

Choong K, Fraser D, Al-Harbi S, Borham A, Cameron J, Cameron S, Cheng J, Clark H, Doherty T, Fayed N

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine2018126 citations

DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000001421

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Accessibility Dear Professor Seabrook, 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 "Examining diet quality among postsecondary students: a cross-sectional analysis of personal, social, structural, and environmental correlates." (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 "Evaluating the Impacts of Changes in the Proximity and Density of Cannabis Retailers across Canada on Adolescent Cannabis Use, 2017-2023" (2024), 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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Jamie Seabrook

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

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

The shifting riskscape: Changes in geographic accessibility to alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco in Ontario, Canada from 2019 to 2022.

Enhancing Postsecondary Students' Dietary Behaviours: A Systematic Review of Mobile Health Interventions.

Validating the Perceived Active School Travel Enablers and Barriers–Parent (PASTEB–P) Questionnaire to Support Intervention Programming and Research

Parental presence at the bedside of critically ill children in the pediatric intensive care unit: A scoping review.

Enhanced long-term dietary change and adherence in a nutrigenomics-guided lifestyle intervention compared to a population-based (GLB/DPP) lifestyle intervention for weight management: results from the NOW randomised controlled trial.

A comparative analysis of the restaurant consumer food environment in Rochester (NY, USA) and London (ON, Canada): assessing children's menus by neighbourhood socio-economic characteristics.

Study protocol of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial incorporated into the Group Lifestyle Balance™ program: the nutrigenomics, overweight/obesity and weight management trial (the NOW trial).

Levofloxacin for febrile neutropenia prophylaxis in acute myeloid leukemia patients associated with reduction in hospital admissions.

Functional Recovery in Critically Ill Children, the “WeeCover” Multicenter Study

Evaluating the Impacts of Changes in the Proximity and Density of Cannabis Retailers across Canada on Adolescent Cannabis Use, 2017-2023

QuaranTEENing: Understanding the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Wellbeing and Health-Related, Social, and Environmental Behaviours of Teens

The Impact of Cannabis Legalization and Availability on Incidence, Prevalence, and Health Services Utilization for Psychotic Disorders: Population-Based Evidence to Inform Policy Initiatives

Geospatial analyses of vape retailer accessibility: examining socioeconomic and environmental determinants

Examining the influence of a school travel planning intervention on children's travel behaviour, physical activity, and exposure to pollution around their schools

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

Frequent collaborators

Jason Gilliland

Colleen O'Connor

Naveen Poonai

Janet Madill

Jennifer Foster

Matthew Adams

Jill Cameron

Lehana Thabane

Matthew Adams

Jan Willem Gorter

Douglas Fraser

Jess Haines

Leia Minaker

Leia Minaker

Graham Thompson

Margaret Herridge

Karen Li-mei Choong

Saverio Stranges

Jamie Seabrook

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

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

The shifting riskscape: Changes in geographic accessibility to alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco in Ontario, Canada from 2019 to 2022.

Enhancing Postsecondary Students' Dietary Behaviours: A Systematic Review of Mobile Health Interventions.

Validating the Perceived Active School Travel Enablers and Barriers–Parent (PASTEB–P) Questionnaire to Support Intervention Programming and Research

Parental presence at the bedside of critically ill children in the pediatric intensive care unit: A scoping review.

Enhanced long-term dietary change and adherence in a nutrigenomics-guided lifestyle intervention compared to a population-based (GLB/DPP) lifestyle intervention for weight management: results from the NOW randomised controlled trial.

A comparative analysis of the restaurant consumer food environment in Rochester (NY, USA) and London (ON, Canada): assessing children's menus by neighbourhood socio-economic characteristics.

Study protocol of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial incorporated into the Group Lifestyle Balance&#x2122; program: the nutrigenomics, overweight/obesity and weight management trial (the NOW trial).

Levofloxacin for febrile neutropenia prophylaxis in acute myeloid leukemia patients associated with reduction in hospital admissions.

Functional Recovery in Critically Ill Children, the “WeeCover” Multicenter Study

Evaluating the Impacts of Changes in the Proximity and Density of Cannabis Retailers across Canada on Adolescent Cannabis Use, 2017-2023

QuaranTEENing: Understanding the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Wellbeing and Health-Related, Social, and Environmental Behaviours of Teens

The Impact of Cannabis Legalization and Availability on Incidence, Prevalence, and Health Services Utilization for Psychotic Disorders: Population-Based Evidence to Inform Policy Initiatives

Geospatial analyses of vape retailer accessibility: examining socioeconomic and environmental determinants

Examining the influence of a school travel planning intervention on children's travel behaviour, physical activity, and exposure to pollution around their schools

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

Frequent collaborators

Jason Gilliland

Colleen O'Connor

Naveen Poonai

Janet Madill

Jennifer Foster

Matthew Adams

Jill Cameron

Lehana Thabane

Matthew Adams

Jan Willem Gorter

Douglas Fraser

Jess Haines

Leia Minaker

Leia Minaker

Graham Thompson

Margaret Herridge

Karen Li-mei Choong

Saverio Stranges

Study protocol of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial incorporated into the Group Lifestyle Balance™ program: the nutrigenomics, overweight/obesity and weight management trial (the NOW trial).