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Leigh Vanderloo

ResearcherOccupational TherapyWestern University

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Leigh Vanderloo

Researcher

Occupational Therapy

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.
2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (2 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Children Diversity Equity Inclusion Knowledge Translation Physical Activity Sedentary Behaviours Youth

Latest papers

Association Between 24‐h Movement Behaviors and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Compositional Data Meta‐Analysis
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports · 2025
Associations Between Childcare Physical Activity and Sedentary Time and Early Childhood Developmental Outcomes: A Compositional and Isotemporal Substitution Analysis.
Child: care, health and development · 2024

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Sport fandom to engage newcomers to Canada in type 2 diabetes prevention: A pilot, cluster randomized controlled trial of a community-based health behaviour change and exercise intervention (FIT for Newcomers)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Creating Physically Active Childcare Centres: The Impact of Best Practice Guidelines and Educator Training on Young Children's Movement Behaviours
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$642,600
Writing and Reading Chivalry in Late Medieval England and France
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$75,777

All 10 grants and awards

Sport fandom to engage newcomers to Canada in type 2 diabetes prevention: A pilot, cluster randomized controlled trial of a community-based health behaviour change and exercise intervention (FIT for Newcomers)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - PA: T2D Prev & Self-Mgmt Youth/Young Adults Rac/Low SES/Ethn

Principal investigators: Petrella, Robert J

Keywords: Cluster Design; Exercise; Health Behaviour Change; Healthy Eating; Newcomer Health; Physical Activity; Pilot Rct; Pragmatic Research; Process Evaluation; Type 2 Diabetes Prevention

$100,000

Creating Physically Active Childcare Centres: The Impact of Best Practice Guidelines and Educator Training on Young Children's Movement Behaviours

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tucker, Patricia

Keywords: Childcare; Guidelines; Movement Behaviours; Physical Activity; Preschoolers; Professional Development; Screen Viewing

$642,600

Writing and Reading Chivalry in Late Medieval England and France

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Taylor, Andrew

Keywords: chivalry; war; literature; middle ages; violence; love

$75,777

All in the Family: Promoting Family Function through Physical Activity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rhodes, Ryan E.

Keywords: children; parenting practices; exercise; identity; self-regulation; parental support

$100,690

Population-Level Movement Behaviour Surveillance, Data Synthesis, and Dissemination in Canada

SupervisorCIHR2023Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Central Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Bruijns, Brianne

Keywords: Knowledge Synthesis; Physical Activity; Sedentary Behaviour; Sleep; Thought Leadership

$108,500

Lost at Port: Making Relations with Ballast-Borne Exogenous Species in the Great Lakes

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022SSHRC Doctoral Awards

Principal investigators: Suri, Salina E.

Keywords: water; science and technology studies; Indigenous studies; history; invasion; environment; biology; shipping; geography

$95,000

French extension of the Training pre-service EArly CHildhood educators in physical activity study (TEACH-FR)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vanderloo, Leigh M.

Keywords: early childhood education; professional development; physical activity; French

$199,443

Leveling the Playing Field: Translating Physical Activity Knowledge and Messaging for Equity-Deserving Groups

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Vanderloo, Leigh M

Keywords: Children; Diversity; Equity; Inclusion; Knowledge Translation; Physical Activity; Sedentary Behaviours; Youth

$10,000

French extension of the Training pre-service EArly CHildhood educators in physical activity study (TEACH-FR)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vanderloo, Leigh M.

Keywords: early childhood education; professional development; physical activity; French

$99,953

Supporting Physical Activity Participation in Childcare: Identifying Emerging Issues and Opportunities for Intervention

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Tucker, Patricia

Keywords: Accelerometry; Childcare; Physical Activity; Preschool-Age Children; Sedentary Behaviour

$11,578

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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Leigh Vanderloo

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Association Between 24‐h Movement Behaviors and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Compositional Data Meta‐Analysis

Associations Between Childcare Physical Activity and Sedentary Time and Early Childhood Developmental Outcomes: A Compositional and Isotemporal Substitution Analysis.

Sport fandom to engage newcomers to Canada in type 2 diabetes prevention: A pilot, cluster randomized controlled trial of a community-based health behaviour change and exercise intervention (FIT for Newcomers)

Creating Physically Active Childcare Centres: The Impact of Best Practice Guidelines and Educator Training on Young Children's Movement Behaviours

Writing and Reading Chivalry in Late Medieval England and France

All in the Family: Promoting Family Function through Physical Activity

Population-Level Movement Behaviour Surveillance, Data Synthesis, and Dissemination in Canada

Lost at Port: Making Relations with Ballast-Borne Exogenous Species in the Great Lakes

French extension of the Training pre-service EArly CHildhood educators in physical activity study (TEACH-FR)

Leveling the Playing Field: Translating Physical Activity Knowledge and Messaging for Equity-Deserving Groups

French extension of the Training pre-service EArly CHildhood educators in physical activity study (TEACH-FR)

Supporting Physical Activity Participation in Childcare: Identifying Emerging Issues and Opportunities for Intervention

Frequent collaborators

Patricia Tucker

Matthew Yiu Kwan