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Valerie Carson is a professor at the University of Alberta in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation. She holds a PhD in Physical Activity Epidemiology from Queen’s University, completed in 2012. Her research primarily investigates the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and health, with a focus on the determinants of these measurements particularly in children and youth. Dr. Carson is particularly interested in physical activity and sedentary behavior in early childhood (children under five years old), as well as the social cognitive development and parental and childcare influences affecting these behaviors. She also leads the Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, collaborating with undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows, to advance research in this field. In addition to her research, Dr. Carson teaches courses such as HEED 221 - Population Health, which examines the role of physical activity in health behaviors and chronic disease prevention throughout the lifespan.
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management