Marie-Claude Couture

Marie-Claude Couture

Associate Professor

Department Chair
Full-Time Faculty
Socials

Biography

Marie-Claude Couture, associate professor, health professions department chair, and epidemiologist, has more than fifteen years of experience leading public health studies in national and international settings, including Haiti, Cambodia, Ghana, Thailand, and the Ivory Coast. She built a solid academic background in epidemiology and public health with research interests in substance use, infectious diseases, vaccination, victimization and violence, and social determinants of health in diverse, underserved and marginalized populations. Marie-Claude has been principal investigator, co-investigator, and collaborator on several research projects with interdisciplinary teams from academia, government, and the community. She is an author of more than thirty-five peer-reviewed articles and has had presentations at different national and international scientific meetings.

Expertise

  • Epidemiology
  • Data analysis
  • Mixed methods research
  • Geospatial ecological momentary assessment
  • Survey methods

Research Areas

  • Substance use and mental health
  • Infectious disease transmission and vaccination
  • Violence and victimization
  • Social determinants of health
  • Digital health

Appointments

  • Chair, Health Professions Department, SONHP
  • Member, Faculty Development Committee, SONHP
  • Member, Center for Research, Artistic, and Scholarly Excellence (CRASE)
  • Member, MPH Program Admission Committee, SONHP

Education

  • Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada, PhD in Public Health, epidemiology
  • McGill University, Montreal, Canada, MSc, Masters in Biochemistry, molecular biology
  • Université Laval Quebec, Canada, BSc, Bachelor in Microbiology

Prior Experience

  • Epidemiology Research Fellow, University of California San Francisco, Institute for Global Health Sciences
  • Epidemiology and Microbiology Consultant, Centre de Coopération International en Santé et Développement, Quebec, Canada

Awards & Distinctions

  • Young Investigator Travel Award, International Conference on Global Health, 2013
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 2009
  • Doctoral Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 2006

Selected Publications

* Student co-author