Kelsey Dancause

Experience

• 2014–present
  Associate professor, Sciences de l'activité physique, UQAM
• 2010–2014
  Postdoctoral research fellow, Douglas Hospital Research Center, McGill University

Education

• 2010 
  Binghamton University, PhD, Biological Anthropology
• 2006 
  University of Kansas, Master's, Biological Anthropology

Publications

• 2022
  Patterns of distress and psychosocial support two years post-displacement following a natural disaster in a lower-middle income country, Frontiers in Public Health
• 2022
  Maternal stress and hair cortisol among pregnant women following Hurricane Florence, American Journal of Human Biology
• 2021
  Relationships between objectively measured sedentary behavior during pregnancy and infant birthweight, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2020
  Identifying actionable lifestyle risk factors for obesity research and intervention: Challenges and opportunities for Pacific Island health researchers, Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific
• 2020
  Variations in relationships between perceived stress and birth outcomes by immigration status, Maternal and Child Health Journal
• 2020
  Relationships between prenatal distress and infant body mass index in the first year of life in a lower-middle income country, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2020
  Maternal marital status predicts self-reported stress among pregnant women following hurricane Florence, American Journal of Human Biology
• 2019
  Psychosocial stress, sedentary behavior, and physical activity during pregnancy among Canadian women: Relationships in a diverse cohort and a nationwide sample, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2019
  Relationships between psychological distress and health behaviors among Canadian adults: Differences based on income, education, immigrant status, and ethnicity, Social Science & Medicine Public Health
• 2019
  Psychosocial support during displacement due to a natural disaster: Relationships with distress in a lower-middle income country, International Health
• 2019
  Psychosocial distress among women following a natural disaster in a lower-middle income country: “Healthy mothers, healthy communities” study in Vanuatu, Archives of Women's Mental Health
• 2018
  Relationships between psychosocial distress and diet during pregnancy and infant birthweight in a lower-middle income country: "Healthy mothers, healthy communities" study in Vanuatu, Annals of Human Biology
• 2018
  Prenatal stress and child development: A scoping review of research in low- and middle-income countries, PLoS One

Grants and Contracts

• 2020
  Le stress et les comportements liés à la santé pendant la grossesse: relations interactives et développement d’interventions chez les populations à risque

  Role:

  Chercheurs-boursiers Junior 2

  Funding Source:

  Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS)

• 2015
  La nutrition, le stress et l'activité physique maternelle: effets interactifs sur la croissance du nourrisson et de l'enfant

  Role:

  Chercheurs-boursiers Junior 1

  Funding Source:

  Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS)