Linda Booij, Université de Sherbrooke

Research

Childhood Obesity Childhoor Obesity Prevention Cohort Studies Community Based Intervention Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease,Epigenetic Mechanisms Metabolic Syndrome,Microbiome,

Latest papers

Trajectories of childhood eating behaviors and their association with internalizing and externalizing symptoms in adolescence.
BMC pediatrics · 2025 · senior author
Computerized Cognitive Test Batteries for Children and Adolescents-A Scoping Review of Tools For Lab- and Web-Based Settings From 2000 to 2021.
Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists · 2023 · senior author
DNA methylation as a mediator in the association between prenatal maternal stress and child mental health outcomes: Current state of knowledge.
Journal of affective disorders · 2022 · senior author

All 9 publications

Latest funding

HeLTI cooperative research project: A Multifaceted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the prevention of childhood obesity
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$2,500,000
Sino-Canada HeLTI: A Multifaceted Community-Family-Mother-Child Intervention Study for the Prevention of Childhood Obesity
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000
Sino-Canada HeLTI: A Multifaceted Community-Family-Mother-Child Intervention Study for the Prevention of Childhood Obesity
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$35,000

All 3 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Trajectories of childhood eating behaviors and their association with internalizing and externalizing symptoms in adolescence.

Dufour R, Breton É, Côté SM, Dubois L, Vitaro F, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Booij L

BMC pediatrics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-06001-z PMID: 40883733

02

Computerized Cognitive Test Batteries for Children and Adolescents-A Scoping Review of Tools For Lab- and Web-Based Settings From 2000 to 2021.

Tuerk C, Saha T, Bouchard MF, Booij L

Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acad039 PMID: 37259540

03

DNA methylation as a mediator in the association between prenatal maternal stress and child mental health outcomes: Current state of knowledge.

Azar N, Booij L

Journal of affective disorders2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.008 PMID: 36113690

04

Developmental trajectories of eating disorder symptoms: A longitudinal study from early adolescence to young adulthood.

Breton É, Dufour R, Côté SM, Dubois L, Vitaro F, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Booij L

Journal of eating disorders2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-022-00603-z PMID: 35725645

05

Body image-related cognitive fusion and disordered eating: the role of self-compassion and sad mood.

Scardera S, Sacco S, Di Sante J, Booij L

Eating and weight disorders : EWD2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s40519-020-00868-w PMID: 32086789

06

Functional connectivity across social inclusion and exclusion is related to peer victimization and depressive symptoms in young adults.

McIver TA, Bosma RL, Goegan S, Sandre A, Klassen J, Chiarella J, Booij L, Craig W

Journal of affective disorders2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.085 PMID: 31078837

07

Investigating the association between stress, saliva and dental caries: a scoping review.

Tikhonova S, Booij L, D'Souza V, Crosara KTB, Siqueira WL, Emami E

BMC oral health2018

DOI: 10.1186/s12903-018-0500-z PMID: 29534715

08

Major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders from the glial perspective: Etiological mechanisms, intervention and monitoring.

Sild M, Ruthazer ES, Booij L

Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.09.014 PMID: 28918359

09

Prazosin for treating sleep disturbances in adults with posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Khachatryan D, Groll D, Booij L, Sepehry AA, Schütz CG

General hospital psychiatry2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2015.10.007 PMID: 26644317

HeLTI cooperative research project: A Multifaceted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the prevention of childhood obesity

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - China

Principal investigators: Baillargeon, Jean-Patrice; Zhu, Guowei; Booij, Linda; Bouchard, Luigi; Fan, Jianxia; Fraser, William D; Marc, Isabelle; Masse, Louise C; Van Hulst, Andraea

Keywords: Childhood Obesity; Childhoor Obesity Prevention; Cohort Studies; Community Based Intervention; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease,; Epigenetic Mechanisms; Metabolic Syndrome,; Microbiome,; Randomized Clinical Trial; Sex And Gender

$2,500,000

Sino-Canada HeLTI: A Multifaceted Community-Family-Mother-Child Intervention Study for the Prevention of Childhood Obesity

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - China

Principal investigators: Fraser, William D; Huang, Hefeng

Keywords: Childhood Obesity; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Epigenetic Mechanisms; Metabolic Syndrome; Microbiome; Obesity Prevention; Obstetrics; Prenatal Care; Randomized Clinical Trial; Sex And Gender

$2,500,000

Sino-Canada HeLTI: A Multifaceted Community-Family-Mother-Child Intervention Study for the Prevention of Childhood Obesity

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Team Grant: Development Funds - HeLTI - China

Principal investigators: Fraser, William D; Huang, Hefeng

Keywords: Childhood Obesity; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Epigenetic Mechanisms; Metabolic Syndrome; Microbiome; Obesity Prevention; Obstetrics; Prenatal Care; Randomized Clinical Trial; Sex And Gender

$35,000

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

Frequent collaborators

Endocrinology and Metabolism
Psycho-éducation
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Ecole de psychologie
Psychiatry
Restorative Dentistry
Psychology
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1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Childhood Obesity Dear Professor Booij, 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 "Trajectories of childhood eating behaviors and their association with internalizing and externalizing symptoms in adolescence." (2025), 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 "HeLTI cooperative research project: A Multifaceted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the prevention of childhood obesity" (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]