iCARE collaborators are led by the iCARE team working out of the Montréal Behavioural Medicine Centre in Québec, Canada.
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iCARE STUDY TEAM
Last updated: June 13, 2022
| Primary Investigators | ||
| Kim Lavoie, PhD | University du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) | Canada |
| Simon Bacon, PhD | Concordia University | Canada |
| Staff | ||
| Geneviève Szczepanik, PhD | Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Guillaume Lacoste, BA | Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Fanie St-Jean Miron, MSc | Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Katherine Séguin, BA | Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Maximilien Dialufuma, MSc | Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Mariam Atoui, BSc | Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Essé Julien Atto, MSc | Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
iCARE STUDY COLLABORATORS
| Zahir Vally, PhD | United Arab Emirates University | Abu Dhabi |
| Nora Granana, PhD | Hospital Durand | Argentina |
| Analía Verónica Losada, PhD | University of Flores | Argentina |
| Jacqueline Boyle, PhD | Monash University | Australia |
| Margie Danchin, PhD | Melbourne Medical School | Australia |
| Shrinkhala Dawadi, MSc | Monash University | Australia |
| Joanne Enticott, PhD | Monash University | Australia |
| Jessica Kaufman, PhD | Murdoch Children’s Research Institute | Australia |
| Shajedur Rahman Shawon, PhD | Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW Medicine | Australia |
| Helena Teede, MD | Monash University | Australia |
| Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, MD | Medizinische Universität Wien | Austria |
| Arobindu Dash, MS | International University of Business, Agriculture & Technology | Bangladesh |
| Eduardo Caputo, PhD | Universidade Federal de Pelotas | Brazil |
| Marilia Estevam Cornelio, PhD | University of Campinas | Brazil |
| Marlus Karsten, PhD | Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – UDESC | Brazil |
| Darlan Lauricio Matte, PhD | Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – UDESC | Brazil |
| Felipe Reichert, PhD | Universidade Federal de Pelotas | Brazil |
| Shawn Aaron, PhD | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | Canada |
| Ahmed Abou-Setta, PhD | University of Manitoba | Canada |
| Angela Alberga, PhD | Concordia University | Canada |
| Tracie Barnett, PhD | McGill University | Canada |
| Silvana Barone, MD | Université de Montréal | Canada |
| Mohamad Baydoun, PhD | University of Calgary | Canada |
| Ariane Bélanger-Gravel, PhD | Université Laval | Canada |
| Sarah Bernard, PhD | Université Laval | Canada |
| Lisa Maureen Birch, PhD | Université Laval | Canada |
| Yves Boisvert, PhD | École nationale d’administration publique | Canada |
| Susan Bondy, PhD | University of Toronto | Canada |
| Linda Booij, PhD | Concordia University | Canada |
| Roxane Borgès Da Silva, PhD | Université de Montréal | Canada |
| Jean Bourbeau, MD | McGill University | Canada |
| Rachel Burns, PhD | Carleton University | Canada |
| Tavis Campbell, PhD | University of Calgary | Canada |
| Linda Carlson, PhD | University of Calgary | Canada |
| Kim Corace, PhD | University of Ottawa | Canada |
| Rubee Dev, MD | University of Alberta | Canada |
| Olivier Drouin, MD | CHU Sainte-Justine/Université de Montréal | Canada |
| Francine Ducharme, MD | Université de Montréal | Canada |
| Carl Falk, PhD | McGill University | Canada |
| Mohsen Farhadloo, PhD | Concordia University | Canada |
| Richard Fleet, MD, PhD | Université Laval | Canada |
| Myriam Gagné, MSc | St. Michael’s Hospital | Canada |
| Michel Fournier, PhD | Direction de la Santé publique de Montréal | Canada |
| Gary Garber, MD | University of Ottawa, Public Health Ontario | Canada |
| Lise Gauvin, PhD | Université de Montréal | Canada |
| Jennifer Gordon, PhD | University of Regina | Canada |
| Roland Grad, MD | McGill University | Canada |
| Samir Gupta, MD | University of Toronto | Canada |
| Kim Hellemans, PhD | Carleton University | Canada |
| Catherine Herba, PhD | Université du Québec à Montréal | Canada |
| Heungsun Hwang, PhD | McGill University | Canada |
| Jack Jedwab, PhD | Canadian Institute for Identities and Migration and Association for Canadian Studies | Canada |
| Lisa Kakinami, PhD | Concordia University | Canada |
| Eric Kennedy, PhD | York University | Canada |
| Sunmee Kim, PhD | University of Manitoba | Canada |
| Urska Kosir, PhD | Concordia University | Canada |
| Joanne Liu, PhD | McGill University | Canada |
| Colleen Norris, PhD | University of Alberta | Canada |
| Sandra Pelaez, PhD | Université de Montréal | Canada |
| Louise Pilote, MD | McGill University | Canada |
| Paul Poirier, MD | Université Laval | Canada |
| Justin Presseau, PhD | University of Ottawa | Canada |
| Eli Puterman, PhD | University of British Columbia | Canada |
| Joshua Rash, PhD | Memorial University | Canada |
| Paula AB Ribeiro, PhD | Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Mohsen Sadatsafavi, PhD | University of British Columbia | Canada |
| Paramita Saha Chaudhuri, PhD | McGill University | Canada |
| Michael Spivock, PhD | COVID-19 Task Force, Health Canada | Canada |
| Jovana Stojanovic, PhD | Concordia University | Canada |
| Eva Suarthana, MD, PhD | Université de Montréal / McGill University | Canada |
| Sze Man Tse, MD | CHU Sainte-Justine | Canada |
| Michael Vallis, PhD | Dalhousie University | Canada |
| Nicolás Bronfman Caceres, PhD | Universidad Andrés Bello | Chile |
| Manuel Ortiz, PhD | Universidad de La Frontera | Chile |
| Paula Beatriz Repetto, PhD | Universidad Católica de Chile | Chile |
| Mariantonia Lemos-Hoyos, PhD | Universidad EAFIT | Colombia |
| Angelos Kassianos, PhD | University of Cyprus | Cyprus |
| Naja Hulvej Rod, PhD | University of Copenhagen | Denmark |
| Mathieu Beraneck, PhD | Université de Paris; CNRS | France |
| Gregory Ninot, PhD | Université de Montpellier | France |
| Beate Ditzen, PhD | Heidelberg University | Germany |
| Thomas Kubiak, PhD | Mainz University | Germany |
| Sam Codjoe, MPhil,MSc | University of Ghana | Ghana |
| Lily Kpobi, PhD | University of Ghana | Ghana |
| Amos Laar, PhD | University of Ghana | Ghana |
| Theodora Skoura, PhD | Aretaieio Hospital, Athens University | Greece |
| Naorem Kiranmala Devi, PhD | University of Delhi | India |
| Delfin Lovelina Francis, PhD(c) | Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University | India |
| Suzanne Tanya Nethan, MDS | School of Preventive Oncology, Patna | India |
| Lancelot Pinto, MD | PD Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre | India |
| Kallur Nava Saraswathy, PhD | University of Delhi | India |
| Dheeraj Tumu, MD | World Health Organization (WHO) | India |
| Silviana Lestari, MD, PhD | Universitas Indonesia | Indonesia |
| Grace Wangge, MD, PhD | SEAMEO Regional Center for Food and Nutrition | Indonesia |
| Molly Byrne, PhD | National University of Ireland, Galway | Ireland |
| Hannah Durand, PhD | National University of Ireland, Galway | Ireland |
| Jennifer McSharry, PhD | National University of Ireland, Galway | Ireland |
| Oonagh Meade, PhD | National University of Ireland, Galway | Ireland |
| Gerry Molloy, PhD | National University of Ireland, Galway | Ireland |
| Chris Noone, PhD | National University of Ireland, Galway | Ireland |
| Hagai Levine, MD | Hebrew University | Israel |
| Anat Zaidman-Zait, PhD | Tel-Aviv University | Israel |
| Stefania Boccia, PhD | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Italy |
| Ilda Hoxhaj, MD | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Italy |
| Stefania Paduano, PhD | University of Modena and Reggio Emilia | Italy |
| Valeria Raparelli, PhD | Ferrara University | Italy |
| Drieda Zaçe, MD, MSc, PhDc | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Italy |
| Ala’S Aburub, PhD | Isra University | Jordan |
| Daniel Akunga, PhD | Kenyatta University | Kenya |
| Richard Ayah, PhD | University of Nairobi, School Public Health | Kenya |
| Chris Barasa, MPH | University of Nairobi, School Public Health | Kenya |
| Pamela Miloya Godia, PhD | University of Nairobi | Kenya |
| Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, PhD | African Population and Health Research Center | Kenya |
| Nicholas Mutuku, PhD | University of Kenya | Kenya |
| Violet Naanyu, PhD | Moi University | Kenya |
| Jackim Nyamari, PhD | Kenyatta University | Kenya |
| Hildah Oburu, PhD | University of Nairobi | Kenya |
| Joyce Olenja, PhD | University of Nairobi | Kenya |
| Dismas Ongore, PhD | University of Nairobi | Kenya |
| Abdhalah Ziraba, PhD | African Population and Health Research Center | Kenya |
| Chiwoza Bandawe, PhD | University of Malawi | Malawi |
| Siew Yim Loh, PhD | University of Malaysia | Malaysia |
| Andrea Herbert, PhD | University of Canterbury | New Zealand |
| Daniela Liggett, PhD | University of Canterbury | New Zealand |
| Ademola Ajuwon, PhD | University of Ibadan | Nigeria |
| Nisar Ahmed Shar, PhD | CoPI-National Center in Big Data & Cloud Computing | Pakistan |
| Bilal Ahmed Usmani, PhD | NED University of Engineering and Technology | Pakistan |
| Rosario Mercedes Bartolini Martínez, PhD | Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional | Peru |
| Hilary Creed-Kanashiro, M.Phil. | Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional | Peru |
| Paula Simão, MD | S. Pneumologia de Matosinhos | Portugal |
| Pierre Claver Rutayisire, PhD | University of Rwanda | Rwanda |
| Abu Zeeshan Bari, PhD | Taibah University | Saudi Arabia |
| Katarina Vojvodic, MD | University of Belgrade | Serbia |
| Iveta Nagyova, PhD | PJ Safarik University – UPJS | Slovakia |
| Jason Bantjes, PhD | University of Stellenbosch | South Africa |
| Brendon Barnes, PhD | University of Johannesburg | South Africa |
| Bronwyne Coetzee, PhD | Univeristy of Stellenbosch | South Africa |
| Ashraf Khagee, PhD | University of Stellenbosch | South Africa |
| Tebogo Mothiba, PhD | University of Limpopo | South Africa |
| Rizwana Roomaney, PhD | University of Stellenbosch | South Africa |
| Leslie Swartz, PhD | University of Stellenbosch | South Africa |
| Juhee Cho, PhD | Sungkyunkwan University | South Korea |
| Man-gyeong Lee, PhD | Sungkyunkwan University | South Korea |
| Anne Berman, PhD | Karolinska Institutet | Sweden |
| Nouha Saleh Stattin, MD | Karolinska Institutet | Sweden |
| Susanne Fischer, PhD | University of Zurich | Switzerland |
| Debbie Hu, MD, MSc | Tainan Municipal Hospital | Taiwan |
| Ceprail Şimşek, MD | Health Science University | Turkey |
| Kara Yasmin, MD | Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital | Turkey |
| Bilge Uzmezoglu, MD | University of Health Science | Turkey |
| John Bosco Isunju, PhD | Makerere University School of Public Health | Uganda |
| James Mugisha, PhD | University of Uganda | Uganda |
| Lucie Byrne-Davis, PhD | Manchester University | UK |
| Paula Griffiths, PhD | Loughborough University | UK |
| Joanne Hart, PhD | Manchester University | UK |
| Will Johnson, PhD | Loughborough University | UK |
| Susan Michie, PhD | Univeristy College London | UK |
| Nicola Paine, PhD | Loughborough University | UK |
| Emily Petherick, PhD | Loughborough University | UK |
| Lauren Sherar, PhD | Loughborough University | UK |
| Robert M. Bilder, PhD, ABPP-CN | UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine; Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience at UCLA; and Stewart & Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA | USA |
| Matthew Burg, PhD | Yale University | USA |
| Susan Czajkowski, PhD | NIH – National Cancer Institute | USA |
| Ken Freedland, PhD | Washington University | USA |
| Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, PhD | University of Michigan | USA |
| Alison Holman, PhD | University of California, Irvine | USA |
| Gilberto Lopez, ScD, MA, MPH | Arizona State University and University of Rochester Medical Center | USA |
| Sylvie Naar, PhD | Florida State University | USA |
| Michele Okun, PhD | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs | USA |
| Lynda Powell, PhD | Rush University | USA |
| Sarah Pressman, PhD | University of California, Irvine | USA |
| Tracey Revenson, PhD | Hunter College & the Graduate Center City University of New York | USA |
| John Ruiz, PhD | University of Arizona | USA |
| Sudha Sivaram, PhD | NIH, Center for Global Health | USA |
| Johannes Thrul, PhD | Johns Hopkins University | USA |
| Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, PhD | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | USA |
| Abehaw Yohannes, PhD | Azusa Pacific University | USA |
iCARE STUDY STUDENT COLLABORATORS
| Kirubel Biruk | Monash University | Australia |
| Tewodros Eshete | Monash University | Australia |
| Rhea Navani, BSc | Monash University | Australia |
| Kushan Ranakombu, PhD | Monash University | Australia |
| Daisuke Hayashi Neto, BA | Unicamp | Brazil |
| Frédérique Deslauriers, BA | Université du Québec à Montréal | Canada |
| Anda Dragomir, PhDc | Université du Québec à Montréal and Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Amandine Gagnon-Hébert, BA | Université du Québec à Montréal and Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Claudia Gemme, MSc | Université du Québec à Montréal and Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Vincent Gosselin Boucher, MSc | Université du Québec à Montréal and Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Mahrukh Jamil, B. Eng | Concordia University and Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Lisa Maria Käfer, BSc | McGill University | Canada |
| Callum MacLeay, BA | Université du Québec à Montréal | Canada |
| Sarah O’Connor, PhD(C) | Université Laval | Canada |
| Tasfia Tasbih | Concordia University and Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Ariany Marques Vieira, MSc | Concordia University | Canada |
| Robbie Woods | Concordia University and Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Reyhaneh Yousefi, MD | Concordia University and Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre | Canada |
| Susana Torres, BA | Universidad EAFIT | Colombia |
| Tamila Roslyakova, MA | Université de Montpellier | France |
| Lilli Priesterroth | Mainz University | Germany |
| Tair Ben-Porat, PhD | Tel Aviv University | Israel |
| Shirly Edelstein | Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health | Israel |
| Ruth Snir | Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health | Israel |
| Yifat Uri | Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health. | Israel |
| Mohsen Alyami | University of Auckland | New Zealand |
| Comfort Sanuade | University of Ibadan | Nigeria |
| Katarina Vojvodic | University of Belgrade | Serbia |
iCARE STUDY COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS
| Olivia Crescenzi | Concordia University | Canada |
| Kyle Warkentin, MSc | Thompson Rivers University | Canada |
| Katya Grinko, MSc | Denmark | |
| Lalita Angne | India | |
| Jigisha Jain | India | |
| Nikita Mathur | Syncorp Clinical Research | India |
| Anagha Mithe | India | |
| Sarah Nethan | Community Empowerment Lab | India |
iCARE STUDY RESEARCH SUBGROUPS
Last update: Mar 3, 2022
Contact the iCARE team for more information about these subgroups
Vaccine Hesitancy
- Kim Lavoie (Chair)
- Jovana Stojanovic
- Samir Gupta
- Myriam Gagné
- Keven Joyal-Desmarais
- Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin
- Paula Ribeiro
- Brigitte Voisard
- Michael Vallis
- Kim Corace
- Justin Presseau
- Simon Bacon
- Hannah Durand
- Gilberto Lopez
- Stefania Paduano
- Mohsen Farhadloo
- Abehaw Yohannes
- Josh Rash
- Mariantonia Lemos-Hoyos
- Ala’s Aburub
- Angelos Kassianos
Back-to-School
- Simon Bacon (Chair)
- Urska Kosir
- Jovana Stojanovic
- Stefania Paduano
- Abehaw Yohannes
- Grace Wangge
- Lisa Kakinami
- Olivier Drouin
- Mariantonia Lemos-Hoyos
- Abebaw Yohannes
- Catherine Herba
- Nora Granan
Pregnancy
- Michele Okun (Chair)
- Catherine Herba (Chair)
- Eva Suarthana
- Angela Alberga
- Shajedur Rahman ShawonJoanne Enticott
- Helena Teede
- Stefania Paduano
- Jacqueline Boyle
- Tewodros Eshete
- Kirubel Biruk
- Linda Booij
- Angelos Kassianos
Sampling Bias
- Keven Joyal-Desmarais (Chair)
- Jovana Stojanovic
- Joanne Enticott
- Hung Vo
- Eric Kennedy
- Vincent Gosselin Boucher
- Urska Kosir
- Kim Lavoie
- Simon Bacon
Chronic Disease
- Urska Kosir (Chair)
- Jovana Stojanovic
- Abebaw Yohannes
- Kim Lavoie
- Simon Bacon
- Frédérique Deslauriers
- Paula Riberio
- Michael Vallis
- Linda Carlson
Possible future subgroups (inactive)
- Impacts of sex and gender on behaviours and concerns during COVID (Going FWD project)
- COVID fatigue
- Resilience during COVID
- Factors associated with adherence to COVID-19 guidelines and coping
- Psychological well-being during COVID
- Mental health of essential workers during COVID
- Mental health impact on health behaviours
- What motivates individuals to follow policies
- Effectiveness of COVID policies
- COVID policies and how they impact behaviour
Impacts of going back to school during COVID Subgroup
- Simon Bacon (lead)
- Urska Kosir
- Sarah Pressman
- Stefania Paduano
- Abehaw Yohannes
- Grace Wangge
- Jovana Stojanovic
- Lisa Kakinami
- Rubab Moiz
- Olivier Drouin
- Mariantonia Lemos-Hoyos
Impacts of COVID on pregnant women Subgroup
- Michele Okun (lead)
- Eva Suarthana
- Catherine Herba
- Naorem Kiranmala Devi
- Angela Alberga
- Shajedur Rahman Shawon
- Joanne Enticott
- Helena Teede
- Stefania Paduano
- Jacqueline Boyle
- Tewodros Eshete
- Kirubel Biruk
- Linda Booij
- Angelos Kassianos
Other Subgroups
- Impacts of sex and gender on behaviours and concerns during COVID (Going FWD project)
- COVID fatigue
- Resilience during COVID
- Factors associated with adherence to COVID-19 guidelines and coping
- Psychological well-being during COVID
- Mental health of essential workers during COVID
- Mental health impact on health behaviours
- What motivates individuals to follow policies
- Effectiveness of COVID policies
- COVID policies and how they impact behaviour
