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Lara Gautier is a Professor at the School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, affiliated with the Department of Management, Evaluation, and Health Policy. She holds research positions at the Centre de recherche en santé publique, InterActions, and SHERPA Institute. Her expertise lies in participatory evaluation of health services, qualitative and mixed-method research, and structural determinants of migrant health. She has led projects on intersectoral initiatives for vulnerable migrants and pandemic responses in Canada and Europe.
Education: PhD in Economics (Université de Paris, 2019), PhD in Public Health (Université de Montréal, 2019), Master's in Health Economics (Université Paris-Dauphine, 2010), and Political Science diploma (Sciences Po Rennes).
Research focuses on migrant health systems, intersectoral collaboration, and pandemic preparedness. Key projects include evaluations of health services for precarious migrants and climate change impacts on temporary agricultural workers. She has secured grants from Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Fond de Recherche du Québec.
Awards include the Governor General's Gold Medal (2020) and ADESAQ Best Thesis Award (2020). She supervises Master's and PhD students in public health, health administration, and pharmacy programs. Active on international editorial boards (PLOS Global Public Health, Journal of Migration and Health).
Leadership roles include co-chairing the Intersectoral Research Colloquium and serving on Université de Montréal's Indigenous Affairs committee. Her work emphasizes culturally responsive evaluation methodologies and health equity in crisis contexts.
