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Jason Gilliland

ResearcherEpidemiology and BiostatisticsWestern University

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Jason Gilliland

Researcher

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Health Sciences

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
45 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 17 research grants (15 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2019.

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Research

Children'S Health Physical Activity Accessibility Surveys Schools Focus Groups Health Promotion Behaviour Change

Latest papers

Video-based ecological momentary assessment of health and well-being outcomes in nature: Lessons learned from a park-based pilot study.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026
Examining disparities in the accessibility of unhealthy food vendors in school neighbourhoods across Ontario: Would the implementation of new distance-based regulations improve equity?
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026 · senior author
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 · senior author

All 98 publications

Latest funding

Partnerships in motion: Fostering active and healthy cities by exploring local and international partnerships for physical activity
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$19,981
Evaluating the Impacts of Changes in the Proximity and Density of Cannabis Retailers across Canada on Adolescent Cannabis Use, 2017-2023
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$124,990
Relationship Between Social Support, Mental Health, and Well-Being in Recovery After Total Joint Replacement
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$70,000

All 35 grants and awards

98 publications.

Video-based ecological momentary assessment of health and well-being outcomes in nature: Lessons learned from a park-based pilot study.

O'Bright KR, Doherty ST, Reining CE, Wray A, Zhong S, Gilliland J, Lemieux CJ

Social science & medicine (1982)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119081 PMID: 41747635

Examining disparities in the accessibility of unhealthy food vendors in school neighbourhoods across Ontario: Would the implementation of new distance-based regulations improve equity?

Caruso O, McEachern L, Wray A, Minaker L, Doherty S, Gilliland J

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01175-0 PMID: 41814055

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 nutrition2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2026.2625831 PMID: 41730514

Validation of the climate change worry for adolescents and climate concern impacts on daily life scales.

Martin G, Dubois C, Faulkner V, Ojala M, Treble M, Roswell T, Gilliland J, Card KG, Gislason M, Grewal E, Cosma A

The journal of climate change and health2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.joclim.2026.100721 PMID: 42620275

Active commuting to and from school among Spanish adolescents: social inequalities and environmental characteristics.

Vidal-Tortosa E, Campos-Garzón P, Ruiz-Alarcón A, Molina-García J, Gilliland J, Chillón P

Health & place2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103686 PMID: 42202599

The Healthy Environments and Active Living for Translational Health (HEALTH) Platform: A smartphone-based system for geographic ecological momentary assessment research.

Wray AJ, O'Bright KR, Zhong S, Doherty S, Luubert M, Long J, Reining CE, Lemieux CJ, Salter J, Gilliland J

PLOS digital health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001133 PMID: 41379795

Safe system approach to preventing cyclist fatalities: safety by design for urban and rural environments.

Charyk Stewart T, Pellar A, Halari M, McClafferty K, Verville P, Pickup M, Fraser D, Gilliland J, Shkrum M

Injury epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1186/s40621-025-00621-w PMID: 41137112

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 Association2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jhn.70130 PMID: 41058002

Canadian adolescents' perceptions of how climate change is impacting their mental health: A qualitative analysis of open-ended survey responses.

Tiwari I, McKinnon RA, Jafry A, Grewal E, Gilliland J, Ferguson KN, Card KG, Gislason M, Cosma AP, Martin G

PLOS mental health2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000424 PMID: 41662027

Toddlers' and preschoolers' movement behaviours and mental health: protocol for the MOvement behaviours and irritaBILITY in early childhood (MOBILITY) prospective cohort study.

Phillips SM, Bourke M, Burke SM, Reid GJ, Gilliland J, Tucker P

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101724 PMID: 40854834

Partnerships in motion: Fostering active and healthy cities by exploring local and international partnerships for physical activity

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Thornton, Jane

Keywords: Co-Design; Collaboration; Implementation; Knowledge Translation; Partnership; Physical Activity; Planning; Policy

$19,981

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

Principal investigatorCIHR2024CG: Moving Upstream - Structural Determinants of Health - Substance Use in Youth

Principal investigators: Seabrook, Jamie; Philipneri, Anne; Cole, Adam G; Gilliland, Jason A

Keywords: Accessibility; Cannabis; Neighbourhoods; Retailers; Schools; Youth

$124,990

Relationship Between Social Support, Mental Health, and Well-Being in Recovery After Total Joint Replacement

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Gagnier, Joel J; Gilliland, Jason A; Schemitsch, Emil H; Stranges, Saverio; Zou, Guangyong

Keywords: Mental Health; Total Joint Replacement; Wellness

$70,000

The New Face of Migration Management in Canada: Digitalisation, Automation and AI

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bélanger, Danièle

Keywords: migration management; ai; automated decision-making; immigration selection; societal impact of ai

$100,407

Modelling Permanent Supportive Housing into Canada's Housing and Homelessness System

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Oudshoorn, Abram

Keywords: supportive housing; homelessness; homeless; rehousing; poverty; housing

$43,985

Canadian Adolescents and Climate Change: Negative Emotional Responses and Coping Strategies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Martin, Gina

Keywords: climate change; emotions; coping; adolescents; surveys; focus groups; mixed-methods

$42,699

ACTIVE for Health Symposium: Moving forward together for a stronger, healthier community

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Thornton, Jane

Keywords: Accessibility; Community Engagement; Healthcare; Implementation; Knowledge Translation/Mobilization; Patient Co-Design; Physical Activity; Underserved/Marginalized Populations

$19,955

Teens Talk Vaping

Nominated PICIHR2021Prize - IHDCYH Talks

Principal investigators: Gilliland, Jason A

Keywords: .

$700

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

Nominated PICIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Gilliland, Jason A; Spencer, Terry; Coen, Stephanie; Martin, Gina

Keywords: Adolescents; Covid-19; Focus Groups; Health Behaviours; Mental Health And Wellbeing; Mixed-Methods Research; Social Behaviours; Substance Use; Surveys; Youth Environments

$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

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Catalyst Grant : Cannabis/MH - Cannabis use and psychosis in adult populations

Principal investigators: Anderson, Kelly K; Bromley, Sarah J

Keywords: Cannabis; Epidemiology; First-Episode Psychosis; Health Administrative Data; Health Services Research; Incidence; Prevalence; Psychotic Disorders; Public Mental Health

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

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Video-based ecological momentary assessment of health and well-being outcomes in nature: Lessons learned from a park-based pilot study.

Examining disparities in the accessibility of unhealthy food vendors in school neighbourhoods across Ontario: Would the implementation of new distance-based regulations improve equity?

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

Validation of the climate change worry for adolescents and climate concern impacts on daily life scales.

Active commuting to and from school among Spanish adolescents: social inequalities and environmental characteristics.

The Healthy Environments and Active Living for Translational Health (HEALTH) Platform: A smartphone-based system for geographic ecological momentary assessment research.

Safe system approach to preventing cyclist fatalities: safety by design for urban and rural environments.

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

Canadian adolescents' perceptions of how climate change is impacting their mental health: A qualitative analysis of open-ended survey responses.

Toddlers' and preschoolers' movement behaviours and mental health: protocol for the MOvement behaviours and irritaBILITY in early childhood (MOBILITY) prospective cohort study.

Partnerships in motion: Fostering active and healthy cities by exploring local and international partnerships for physical activity

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

Relationship Between Social Support, Mental Health, and Well-Being in Recovery After Total Joint Replacement

The New Face of Migration Management in Canada: Digitalisation, Automation and AI

Modelling Permanent Supportive Housing into Canada's Housing and Homelessness System

Canadian Adolescents and Climate Change: Negative Emotional Responses and Coping Strategies

ACTIVE for Health Symposium: Moving forward together for a stronger, healthier community

Teens Talk Vaping

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

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