Michèle Rivard

Michèle Rivard is a Full Professor at the School of Public Health and holds the position of Vice-Doyenne aux études (Associate Dean of Studies) at the University of Montréal. She is affiliated with the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. Her research focuses on epidemiology, biostatistics, and healthcare evaluation, with expertise in occupational health, chronic disease management, and healthcare system performance. She has supervised numerous doctoral and master’s theses, spanning topics like musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace, asthma management in children, and diabetes outcomes.

• Key Roles: Academic leadership, curriculum design, and research mentorship.
• Research Interests: Clinical trial evaluation, occupational health interventions, and community health strategies.

Her funded projects include optimizing healthcare data use (IRSC, 2013-2019), stakeholder perspectives on healthcare reform (IRSC, 2012-2016), and knee osteoarthritis management (IRSST, 2010-2016). She co-led the Centre Interuniversitaire Québécois de Statistiques Sociales (CIQSS), a strategic research hub in social statistics.

Notable contributions include analyzing healthcare access disparities, ambulatory care models for asthma, and workplace injury prevention. Her work integrates quantitative methods to assess health policies and improve clinical outcomes.