Marie-Catherine Gagnon-Dufresne

PhD Candidate

Marie-Catherine is a PhD candidate in Global health at the School of Public Health of the Université de Montréal. Her doctoral project aims at understanding the factors influencing community participation in public and global health research, by contextualizing knowledge from the scientific literature in the views of local stakeholders in Dhaka (Bangladesh). Drawing on her experience with Indigenous communities, her research will be anchored in decolonizing and participatory methods. Intersectional feminist with a passion for social justice, Marie-Catherine is committed to conducting health research that is more equitable, inclusive and responsive to community needs. Supervised by Dr Zinszer, she has worked on various projects with the Global Public Health Lab, including HoSPiCOVID and COESA.