Larouche, Richard
Assistant Professor
Health Sci - Public Health Program
- Phone
- (403) 332-4439
- richard.larouche@uleth.ca
About Me
I am an Assistant Professor in the Public Health Program in the Faculty of Health Sciences. My research focuses on physical activity - predominantly among children and youth - with a special interest in active transportation (e.g., using non-motorized travel modes such as walking and cycling to get to and from places), independent mobility (e.g., children's freedom to move around in public space without adult supervision), and outdoor play. I have completed my PhD at the University of Ottawa and my postdoctoral fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. I am the editor of the book Children's Active Transportation published by Elsevier in 2018.
Publications
Larouche R. (2018). Children's active transportation. Elsevier: Cambridge, MA. 308p. ISBN: 9780128119310.
Larouche R, Mammen G, Rowe DA, Faulkner G. (2018). Effectiveness of active school transport interventions: a systematic review and update. BMC Public Health, 18, 206.
Larouche R, Gunnell K, Bélanger M. Seasonal variations and changes in school travel mode from childhood to late adolescence: a prospective study in New Brunswick, Canada. (in press). Journal of Transport & Health.
Larouche R, Garriguet D, Gunnell KE, Goldfield GS, Tremblay MS. (2016). Relationship between outdoor time, physical activity, sedentary time, and health-related indicators among children. Health Reports, 27 (9), 3-13.
Larouche R, Stone M, Buliung RN, Faulkner G. (2016). "I'd rather bike to school!": profiling children who would prefer to cycle to school. Journal of Transport & Health, 3, 377-385.
Larouche R, Sarmiento OL, Broyles ST, Denstel KD, Katzmarzyk PT, Church TS, Chaput J-P, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Olds T, Onywera V, Standage M, Tudor-Locke C, Zhao P, and Tremblay MS for the ISCOLE Research Group. (2015). Are the correlates of active school transport context-specific? International Journal of Obesity Supplements, 5, S89-S99.
Gray C, Gibbons R, Larouche R, Sandseter EBH, Bienenstock A, Brussoni M, Chabot G, Herrington S, Janssen I, Pickett W, Power M, Stanger N, Sampson M, Tremblay MS. (2015). What is the relationship between outdoor time and physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and physical fitness in children? A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12, 6455-6474.
Larouche, R., Faulkner, G., Fortier, M., Tremblay, M.S. (2014). Active transportation and adolescents' health: the Canadian Health Measures Survey. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 46(5), 507-515.
Larouche, R., Saunders, T.J., Faulkner, G.E.J., Colley, R.C., Tremblay, M.S. (2014). Associations between active school transport and physical activity, body composition and cardiovascular fitness: a systematic review of 68 studies. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11(1), 206-227.
Larouche R, Mammen G, Rowe DA, Faulkner G. (2018). Effectiveness of active school transport interventions: a systematic review and update. BMC Public Health, 18, 206.
Larouche R, Gunnell K, Bélanger M. Seasonal variations and changes in school travel mode from childhood to late adolescence: a prospective study in New Brunswick, Canada. (in press). Journal of Transport & Health.
Larouche R, Garriguet D, Gunnell KE, Goldfield GS, Tremblay MS. (2016). Relationship between outdoor time, physical activity, sedentary time, and health-related indicators among children. Health Reports, 27 (9), 3-13.
Larouche R, Stone M, Buliung RN, Faulkner G. (2016). "I'd rather bike to school!": profiling children who would prefer to cycle to school. Journal of Transport & Health, 3, 377-385.
Larouche R, Sarmiento OL, Broyles ST, Denstel KD, Katzmarzyk PT, Church TS, Chaput J-P, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Olds T, Onywera V, Standage M, Tudor-Locke C, Zhao P, and Tremblay MS for the ISCOLE Research Group. (2015). Are the correlates of active school transport context-specific? International Journal of Obesity Supplements, 5, S89-S99.
Gray C, Gibbons R, Larouche R, Sandseter EBH, Bienenstock A, Brussoni M, Chabot G, Herrington S, Janssen I, Pickett W, Power M, Stanger N, Sampson M, Tremblay MS. (2015). What is the relationship between outdoor time and physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and physical fitness in children? A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12, 6455-6474.
Larouche, R., Faulkner, G., Fortier, M., Tremblay, M.S. (2014). Active transportation and adolescents' health: the Canadian Health Measures Survey. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 46(5), 507-515.
Larouche, R., Saunders, T.J., Faulkner, G.E.J., Colley, R.C., Tremblay, M.S. (2014). Associations between active school transport and physical activity, body composition and cardiovascular fitness: a systematic review of 68 studies. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11(1), 206-227.
Research Interests
Physical activity, active transportation, independent mobility, outdoor play, sustainability, sedentary behaviour, population health, social-ecological theory