Dr. Laurence Godin

Associate Professor

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Biography

Laurence Godin is an associate professor in sociology at Université Laval, specializing in consumer and food sociology. She is a regular member of the NUTRISS Centre for Nutrition, Health, and Society. Her research and teaching activities revolve around three main axes: sustainable consumption and reducing consumption through a practice-based approach, exploring how transformations in lifestyles intersect with social inequalities, and the sociological study of food particularly related to current dietary transformations, discourse on health and sustainability, and the relationship with the body. These axes contribute to developing a reflection on everyday life as a space for action and change and on the tension between the individual and the collective in lifestyle transformations amidst climate change. Her work has been published in both French and English in various Quebec and international journals, including Appetite and Sustainability: Science, Practice, Policy.

Research Interests

Experience

Director

2025-01-01 — Present

Department of Sociology • Université Laval

Leading the Department of Sociology.

Associate Professor

2025-01-01 — Present

Department of Sociology • Université Laval

Teaching and conducting research in sociology.

Assistant Professor

2023-01-01 — 2025-01-01

Department of Sociology • Université Laval

Teaching and conducting research in sociology.

Assistant Professor

2020-01-01 — 2023-01-01

Department of Agro-Food Economy and Consumer Sciences • Université Laval

Teaching and conducting research in crop economics and consumer sciences.

Postdoctoral Researcher

2017-01-01 — 2019-01-01

Sociological Research Institute • Université de Genève

Conducting postdoctoral research in sociology.

Postdoctoral Researcher

2016-01-01 — 2017-01-01

Industrial Ecology Group • Université de Lausanne

Conducting postdoctoral research in industrial ecology.

Requirements for Laval University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.22
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
PTE
Overall
Required:53
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in business or related field Basic college-level mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Resume
  • Letter of intent
  • Academic transcripts
  • French proficiency test results (TCF/TFI)
Specialization Notes

Department of Management / MBA programs often require higher GPAs and specific English proficiency.