Professor Dr. Christian Dagenais

Biography

Christian Dagenais is a full professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Montreal since 2004. He has led the RENARD research team since 2008, supported by FQRSC funding, focusing on knowledge transfer strategies from research to practice. His research interests directly align with the team's objectives, including evaluating the needs of practitioners and managers regarding new knowledge, assessing the effects of different knowledge transfer strategies, and identifying conditions that encourage greater use of psychosocial research findings. Dagenais has served as project manager at the Ministry of Health and Social Services for a project analyzing evaluations of 40 Quebec projects funded by the Health Services Adaptation Fund. From 2002 to 2011, he was the director of evaluation at the Center for Liaison on Psychosocial Intervention and Prevention (CLIPP), and in 2023, he became the scientific director of the Center for Transfer for Educational Success in Quebec (CTREQ). His research extends beyond Quebec to countries like Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, and France, demonstrating his credibility within academic and professional circles related to knowledge transfer.

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