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Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
(2010)
Grants / Funding History:
B. Kirsh, T. Krupa, K. Dobson (PIs). (2010-16). Anti •
Stigma Initiatives in Canadian Workplaces: Research
on Implementation and Effects. The Mental Health
Commission of Canada ($400,000).
B. Kirsh (PI), T. Krupa, L. Cockburn, J. Bickenbach. •
(2002-05). The Social Construction of Work Integra-
tion: Is there a Canadian Context? Social Sciences and
Humanities Council (SSHRC) ($69,570).
B. Kirsh (PI), B. Beardwood, L. Cockburn, G. LeBlanc, •
P. McKee, & M. Polanyi. (1999-01). The Needs and Ex-
periences of InjuredWorkers: A Participatory Research
Project. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
(WSIB): Solutions for Workplace Change competition
($130,266).
Research Collaboration: One of my most important re-
search collaborations has been with the Mental Health
Commission of Canada. I began my involvement with the
Mental Health Commission right at its inception, as a mem-
ber of its Workforce Advisory Committee. This committee
was comprised of employers, human resource profession-
als, workplace consultants, service providers, union repre-
sentatives, researchers, people with lived experience and
others, so the exchange of information and perspectives
was extremely rich and diverse. Several key research areas
related to workplace mental health and work integration
for people with mental illnesses emerged from our discus-
sions, and resulted in a number of significant research proj-
ects, including our Aspiring Workforce project. I then
became involved in additional research projects with the
Commission, including the At Home/Chez Soi project,
Canada’s largest homelessness initiative, and the Opening
Minds project, the largest systematic effort in Canadian his-
tory focused on reducing stigma related to mental illness.
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Name of Researcher: Claire Dumont, Université du
Québec à Trois-Rivières
Degrees and Professional Qualifications (including fel-
lowships): PhD (Public Health); MSc (Public Health); BSc
(Health Sciences, OT)
Area of Research: Development and validation of the As-
sessment of Computer Task Performance; Technologies to
improve the participation of people with cognitive disor-
ders (traumatic brain injury, autism spectrum disorder, and
others); Positive approaches to health (empowerment, self-
determination, sense of self-efficacy); Clinical and evalua-
tive research, and health and social technology assessment.
Research Related Awards and Honours:
Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation Award, •
Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation Research
Grant ($5,000) (2005)
Summer Institutes 2003, training organized by the •
Canadian Health Research Institute (CHRI) and the
FRSQ ($2,000) (2003)
Quebec Health Research Fund (FRSQ) Fellowship for •
the completion of a PhD (excellence fellowship)
($78,646 for two years) (2001)
Grants / Funding History:
Carbonneau, H., Dumont, C., Dugas, C., Roult, R., & •
Trudeau, F. (2012-15). Choosing toWin; The Challenge
of Healthy Habits for Youth Living with a Disability.
Evaluation of the Alter Go Athletic Challenge Program,
the Chagnon Foundation ($318,000).
Dumont, C. (2011-14). The Use of Information Tech- •
nology to Improve Social Participation of People Who
Have an Autism Spectrum Disorder. New Researcher
Program, Quebec Society and Culture Research Fund
(FQRSC) ($39,600).
Lefebvre, H., Gélinas, I., Pelchat, D., Swaine, B., Du- •
mont, C., Michallet, B. (2005-06). Matching Family
Members of People with Head Trauma to Services Of-
fered by the Care Continuum. SAAQ-REPAR-Ministry
of Health and Social Services (MSSS) ($87,500).
Research Collaboration: The development and validation
of the Assessment of Computer Task Performance has
been an opportunity to work in collaboration with many
researchers and clinical practitioners. There are versions for
adults and for children, in English and in French. Publica-