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Kelsey Dancause

Professeure

Département des sciences de l’activité physique
Université du Québec à Montréal

Intérêts de recherche

  • Disparités en santé
  • Grossesse
  • Grossesse et stress
  • Obésité
  • Origines développementales des maladies
  • Santé mondiale
  • Santé publique
  • Stress

Formation

  • Post-Doctorat en Psychiatrie, stress prénatal
    Université McGill, Centre de recherche de l’Hôpital Douglas (Canada)
  • Doctorat en Anthropologie Physique/Biologique
    Binghamton University (NY, USA)
  • Maîtrise en Anthropologie Physique/Biologique
    University of Kansas (KS, USA)
  • Baccalauréat en Psychologie
    Kansas State University (KS, USA)

Biographie

Kelsey Dancause se spécialise dans la santé des populations, des femmes et des enfants. Elle développe actuellement des études pour examiner les effets interactifs du stress, de la nutrition ainsi que de l’activité physique sur la santé des nourrissons et des enfants. Kelsey Dancause se spécialise dans la santé des populations, des femmes et des enfants. Elle développe actuellement des études pour examiner les effets interactifs du stress, de la nutrition ainsi que de l’activité physique sur la santé des nourrissons et des enfants.

Projets collaboratifs:
Effets du stress prénatal sur le développement physique et métabolique chez les nourrissons, les enfants et les adolescents – Analyse des caractéristiques de croissance physique des enfants dans le cadre de trois études longitudinales sur le stress prénatal attribuable à des catastrophes naturelles : tempête de pluie verglaçante, 1998 (Québec, Canada), inondations en Iowa, 2008 (États-Unis) et inondations dans le Queensland, 2011 (Australie).

Modernisation et la santé des populations: Une « expérience naturelle » de la transition sanitaire au Vanuatu, Pacifique Sud – Étude des facteurs qui influent sur la progression de la transition sanitaire dans trois îles de l’archipel de Vanuatu où on observe divers niveaux de développement économique.

Publications

  • Bernard, P., Chevance, G., Kingsbury, C., Baillot, A., Romain, A.J., Molinier, V., Gadais, T. et Dancause, K.N. (2021). Climate change, physical activity and sport: A systematic review. Sports Medicine, 51, 1041–1059. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01439-4.
  • Bernard, P., Chevance, G., Kingsbury, C., Baillot, A., Romain, A.J., Molinier, V., Gadais, T. et Dancause, K.N. (2021). Muscler son jeu dans la lutte contre le changement climatique [Stepping up the game against climate change]. Science & Sports, 36(4), 327–329. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2020.10.006.
    Notes: Lettre à la rédaction
  • Benabid, A., Deslauriers, L., Sinclair, I., St-Pierre, M., Vaillancourt, C., Gagnon, S. et Dancause, K.N. (2021). Relationships between objectively measured sedentary behavior during pregnancy and infant birthweight. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(19), Article 10000. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910000.
  • Dancause, K.N. et Olszowy, K.M. (2020). Identifying actionable lifestyle risk factors for obesity research and intervention: Challenges and opportunities for Pacific Island health researchers. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific, 4, Article 100040. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2020.100040.
  • Howells, M.E., Dancause, K., Pond, R., Rivera, L., Simmons, D. et Alston, B.D. (2020). Maternal marital status predicts self-reported stress among pregnant women following hurricane Florence. American Journal of Human Biology, 32(4), Article e23427. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23427.
  • Lacoste, Y., Dancause, K.N., Gosselin-Gagne, J. et Gadais, T. (2020). Physical activity among immigrant children: A systematic review. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 17(10), 1047–1058. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2019-0272.
  • Therrien, A.S., Buffa, G., Roome, A.B., Standard, E., Pomer, A., Obed, J., Taleo, G., Tarivonda, L., Chan, C.W., Kaneko, A., Olszowy, K.M. et Dancause, K.N. (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, 17(19), Article 7351. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197351.
  • Sinclair, I., St-Pierre, M., Vaillancourt, C., Gagnon, S. et Dancause, K.N. (2020). Variations in relationships between perceived stress and birth outcomes by immigration status. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 24(12), 1521–1531. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-020-03014-1.
  • Hains-Monfette, G., Atoui, S., Dancause, K.N. et Bernard, P. (2019). Device-assessed physical activity and sedentary behaviors in Canadians with chronic disease(s): Findings from the Canadian Health Measures Survey. Sports, 7(5), Article 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sports7050113.
  • Pomer, A., Buffa, G., Ayoub, M.B., Taleo, F., Sizemore, J.H., Tokon, A., Chan, C.W., Kaneko, A., Obed, J., Iaruel, J., Taleo, G., Tarivonda, L. et Dancause, K.N. (2019). Psychosocial distress among women following a natural disaster in a low- to middle-income country: “Healthy mothers, healthy communities” study in Vanuatu. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 22, 825–829. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00737-019-00980-6.
  • Sinclair, I., St-Pierre, M., Elgbeili, G., Bernard, P., Vaillancourt, C., Gagnon, S. et Dancause, K.N. (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, 16(24), Article 5150. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16245150.
  • Zahlawi, T., Roome, A.B., Chan, C.W., Campbell, J.J., Tosiro, B., Malanga, M., Tagaro, M., Obed, J., Iaruel, J., Taleo, G., Tarivonda, L., Olszowy, K.M et Dancause, K.N. (2019). Psychosocial support during displacement due to a natural disaster: Relationships with distress in a lower-middle income country. International Health, 11(6), 472–479. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihy099.
  • St-Pierre, M., Sinclair, I., Elgbeili, G., Bernard, P. et Dancause, K.N. (2019). Relationships between psychological distress and health behaviors among Canadian adults: Differences based on gender, income, education, immigrant status, and ethnicity. Social Science & Medicine – Population Health, 7, Article 100385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100385.
  • Van Horn, A., Weitz, C.A., Olszowy, K.M., Dancause, K.N., Sun, C., Pomer, A., Silverman, H., Lee, G., Tarivonda, L., Chan, C.W., Kaneko, A., Lum, J.K. et Garruto, R. (2019). Using multiple correspondence analysis to identify behavior patterns associated with overweight and obesity in Vanuatu adults. Public Health Nutrition, 22(9), 1533–1544. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980019000302.
  • Bernard, P., Romain, A.J., Caudroit, J., Chevance, G., Carayol, M., Gourlan, M., Dancause, K.N. et Moullec, G. (2018). Cognitive behavior therapy combined with exercise for adults with chronic diseases: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology, 37(5), 433–450. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000578.
  • Olszowy, K.M., Little, M.A., Lee, G., Pomer, A., Dancause, K.N., Sun, C., Silverman, H., Chan, C.W., Tarivonda, L., Kaneko, A., Weitz, C., Lum, J.K. et Garruto, R.M. (2018). Coming to grips with economic development: Variation in adult hand grip strength during health transition in Vanuatu. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 167(4), 760–776. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23704.
  • Cao-Lei, L., Dancause, K.N., Elgbeili, G., Laplante, D.P., Szyf, M. et King, S. (2018). DNA methylation mediates the effect of maternal cognitive appraisal of a disaster in pregnancy on the child’s C-peptide secretion in adolescence: Project Ice Storm. PLoS One, 13(2), Article e0192199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192199.
  • Olszowy, K.M., Buffa, G., Sun, C., Silverman, H., Pomer, A., Dancause, K.N., Chan, C.W., Soloway, L., Lee, G., Tarivonda, L., Kaneko, A., Weitz, C., Lum, J.K. et Garruto, R.M. (2018). Four-year variation in blood pressure and hypertension associated with modernization in Melanesian adults in Vanuatu. American Journal of Human Biology.
    Notes: (Soumis)
  • Buffa, G., Dahan, S., Sinclair, I., St-Pierre, M., Roofigari, N., Mutran, D., Rondeau, J.J. et Dancause, K.N. (2018). Prenatal stress and child development: A scoping review of research in low- and middle-income countries. PLoS One, 13(12), Article e0207235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207235.
  • Pomer, A., Buffa, G., Taleo, F., Sizemore, J.H., Tokon, A., Taleo, G., Tarivonda, L., Chan, C.W., Kaneko, A. et Dancause, K.N. (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, 45(3), 220–228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2018.1459837.
  • Kroska, E.B., O’Hara, M.W., Elgbeili, G., Hart, K.J., Laplante, D.P., Dancause, K.N. et King, S. (2018). The impact of maternal flood-related stress and social support on offspring weight in early childhood. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 21(2), 225–233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00737-017-0786-x.
  • Dancause, K.N., Mutran, D., Elgbeili, G., Laplante, D.P., Kildea, S., Stapleton, H., McIntyre, D. et King, S. (2017). Dietary change mediates relationships between stress during pregnancy and infant head circumference measures: The QF2011 study. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 13(3), Article e12359. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12359.
  • Sun, C., Pomer, A., Dancause, K.N., Chan, C.W., Olszowy, K.M., Silverman, H., Lee, G., Tarivonda, L., Taleo, G., Regenvanu, R., Kaneko, A., Weitz, C.A., Garruto, R.M. et Lum, J.K. (2017). Ownership of consumer electronics is associated with measures of adiposity during health transition in Vanuatu. American Journal of Human Biology, 29(2), Article e22928. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.22928.
  • Gilbert, M., Chaubet, P., Karelis, A. et Dancause, K.N. (2017). Perceptions of group exercise courses and instructors among Quebec adults. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 3(1), Article e000278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000278.
  • Weitz, C.A., Olszowy, K.M., Dancause, K.N., Sun, C., Pomer, A., Silverman, H., Lee, G., Tarivonda, L., Chan, C.W., Kaneko, A., Lum, J.K. et Garruto, R.M. (2017). Rolling tobacco in banana leaves, newspaper, or copybook paper associated with significant reduction in lung function in Vanuatu. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 29(3), 180–188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539517696552.
  • Olszowy, K.M., Sun, C., Silverman, H., Pomer, A., Dancause, K.N., Chan, C.W., Lee, G., Tarivonda, L., Kaneko, A., Weitz, C., Lum, J.K. et Garruto, R.M. (2017). Secular change in adult stature associated with modernization in Vanuatu. American Journal of Human Biology, 29(5), Article e23008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23008.
  • Chan, C.W., Iata, H., Yaviong, J., Kalkoa, M., Yamar, S., Taleo, G., Isozumi, R., Fukui, M., Aoyama, F., Pomer, A., Dancause, K.N. et Kaneko, A. (2017). Surveillance for malaria outbreak on malaria-eliminating islands in Tafea Province, Vanuatu after Tropical Cyclone Pam in 2015. Epidemiology and Infection, 145(1), 41–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816002041.
  • Liu, G.T., Dancause, K.N., Elgbeili, G., Laplante, D.P. et King, S. (2016). Disaster-related prenatal maternal stress explains increasing amounts of variance in body composition through childhood and adolescence: Project Ice Storm. Environmental Research, 150, 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2016.04.039.
  • Cao-Lei, L., Dancause, K.N., Elgbeili, G., Laplante, D.P., Szyf, M. et King, S. (2016). Pregnant women’s cognitive appraisal of a natural disaster affects their children’s BMI and central adiposity via DNA methylation: Project Ice Storm. Early Human Development, 103, 189–192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2016.09.013.
  • Cao-Lei, L., Dancause, K.N., Elgbeili, G., Massart, R., Szyf, M., Liu, A., Laplante, D.P. et King, S. (2015). DNA methylation mediates the impact of exposure to prenatal maternal stress on BMI and central adiposity in children at age 13½ years: Project Ice Storm. Epigenetics, 10(8), 749–761. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2015.1063771.
  • Olszowy, K.M., Pomer, A., Dancause, K.N., Sun, C., Silverman, H., Lee, G., Chan, C.W., Tarivonda, L., Regenvanu, R., Kaneko, A., Weitz, C.A., Lum, J.K. et Garruto, R.M. (2015). Impact of modernization on adult body composition on five islands of varying economic development in Vanuatu. American Journal of Human Biology, 27(6), 832–844. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.22734.
  • Veru, F., Dancause, K., Laplante, D.P., King, S. et Luheshi, G. (2015). Prenatal maternal stress predicts reductions in CD4+ lymphocytes, increases in innate-derived cytokines, and a Th2 shift in adolescents: Project Ice Storm. Physiology & Behavior, 144, 137–145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.03.016.
  • Dancause, K.N., Laplante, D.P., Hart, K.J., O’Hara, M.W., Elgbeili, G., Brunet, A. et King, S. (2015). Prenatal stress due to a natural disaster predicts adiposity in childhood: The Iowa Flood Study. Journal of Obesity, 2015, Article 570541. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/570541.
    Notes: Special Issue
  • King, S., Kildea, S., Austin, M.P., Brunet, A., Cobham, V.E., Dawson, P.A., Harris, M., Hurrion, E.M., Laplante, D.P., McDermott, B.M., McIntyre, H.D., O’Hara, M.W., Schmitz, N., Stapleton, H., Tracy, S.K., Vaillancourt, C., Dancause, K.N., Kruske, S., Reilly, N., Shoo, L., Simcock, G., Turcotte-Tremblay, A.M. et Yong Ping, E. (2015). QF2011: A protocol to study the effects of the Queensland flood on pregnant women, their pregnancies, and their children’s early development. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 15, Article 109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0539-7.
  • Dancause, K.N., Vilar, M., Wilson, M., Soloway, L.E., DeHuff, C., Chan, C., Tarivonda, L., Regenvanu, R., Kaneko, A., Lum, J.K. et Garruto, R.M. (2013). Behavioral risk factors for obesity during health transition in Vanuatu, South Pacific. Obesity, 21(1), E98–E104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.20082.
  • Dancause, K.N., Veru, F., Andersen, R.E., Laplante, D.P. et King, S. (2013). Prenatal stress due to a natural disaster predicts insulin secretion in adolescence. Early Human Development, 89(9), 773–776. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.06.006.
  • Dancause, K.N., Cao, X.J., Veru, F., Xu, S., Long, H., Yu, C., Laplante, D.P., Walker, C.D. et King, S. (2012). Brief communication: Prenatal and early postnatal stress exposure influences long bone length in adult rat offspring. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 149(2), 307–311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22117.
  • Dancause, K.N., Vilar, M., Chan, C., DeHuff, C., Wilson, M., Soloway, L.E., Tarivonda, L., Regenvanu, R., Kaneko, A., Garruto, R.M. et Lum, J.K. (2012). Patterns of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity during health transition in Vanuatu. Public Health Nutrition, 15(1), 158–166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980011001662.
  • Dancause, K.N., Laplante, D.P., Fraser, S., Brunet, A., Ciampi, A., Schmitz, N. et King, S. (2012). Prenatal exposure to a natural disaster increases risk for obesity in 5½-year-old children. Pediatric Research, 71(1), 126–131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2011.18.
  • King, S., Dancause, K.N., Turcotte-Tremblay, A.M., Veru, F. et Laplante, D.P. (2012). Using natural disasters to study the effects of prenatal maternal stress on child health and development. Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today, 96(4), 273–288. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bdrc.21026.
  • Dancause, K.N., Dehuff, C., Soloway, L.E., Vilar, M., Chan, C., Wilson, M., Tarivonda, L., Regenvanu, R., Kaneko, A., Garruto, R.M. et Lum, J.K. (2011). Behavioral changes associated with economic development in the South Pacific: Health transition in Vanuatu. American Journal of Human Biology, 23(3), 366–376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.21146.
  • Dancause, K.N., Vilar, M.G., Steffy, R. et Lum, J.K. (2011). Characterizing genetic diversity of contemporary pacific chickens using mitochondrial DNA analyses. PLoS ONE, 6(2), Article e16843. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016843.
  • Dancause, K.N., Laplante, D.P., Oremus, C., Fraser, S., Brunet, A. et King, S. (2011). Disaster-related prenatal maternal stress influences birth outcomes: Project Ice Storm. Early Human Development, 87(12), 813–820. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.06.007.
  • Dancause, K.N., Akol, H.A. et Gray, S.J. (2010). Beer is the cattle of women: Sorghum beer commercialization and dietary intake of agropastoral families in Karamoja, Uganda. Social Science & Medicine, 70(8), 1123–1130. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.12.008.
  • Dancause, K.N., Yevtushok, L., Lapchenko, S., Shumlyansky, I., Shevchenko, G., Wertelecki, W. et Garruto, R.M. (2010). Chronic radiation exposure in the Rivne-Polissia region of Ukraine: Implications for birth defects. American Journal of Human Biology, 22(5), 667–674. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.21063.
  • Dancause, K.N., Vilar, M., DeHuff, C., Wilson, M., Soloway, L.E., Chan, C., Lum, J.K. et Garruto, R.M. (2010). Relationships between body size and percent body fat among Melanesians in Vanuatu. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 19(3), 425–431. Récupéré de https://apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/APJCN/19/3/425.pdf.
  • Dancause, K.N., Chan, C.W., Arunotai, N.H. et Lum, J.K. (2009). Origins of the Moken Sea Gypsies inferred from mitochondrial hypervariable region and whole genome sequences. Journal of Human Genetics, 54(2), 86–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jhg.2008.12.
  • Garruto, R.M., Reiber, C., Alfonso, M.P., Gastrich, H., Needham, K., Sunderman, S., Walker, S., Weeks, J., Derosa, N., Faisst, E., Dunn, J., Fanelli, K. et Shilkret, K. (2008). Risk behaviors in a rural community with a known point-source exposure to chronic wasting disease. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 7, Article 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-7-31.