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Pascale Morin is a Full Professor at the University of Sherbrooke since 2021, specializing in health promotion through nutrition and physical activity research. Her work focuses on school environments, youth eating behaviors, and sports nutrition, with significant contributions to public health policy development in Quebec.
Her academic background includes:
- PhD in Clinical Sciences (2001, Université de Sherbrooke)
- Master's in Education (1989, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi)
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition (1985, Université de Montréal)
Dr. Morin's research centers on health promotion and healthy lifestyles, with emphasis on youth eating habits and sports nutrition. She investigates social determinants of dietary behavior in schools, developing interventions for obesity prevention and mental health promotion. Her work bridges nutrition science with physical education through community-engaged methodologies.
Analysis of her publications reveals consistent focus on school-based assessment tools and program evaluation. Key trends include digital questionnaire development for food environment monitoring, socioeconomic analysis of health disparities, and pandemic-related mental health impacts on adolescents. Her research demonstrates strong policy relevance with provincial and federal health agencies.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Dean's Honor Mention
- 2nd Best Poster Award at AIESEP Congress
- Best Presentation Award at International Conference on Food and Nutrition Research
- Jury Award at Annual Public Health Days
As Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator, she secured over $1.8 million in funding from CIHR, SSHRC, and Quebec Health Research Funds. Key projects include mental health promotion program HORS-PISTE ($1.3M), digital pedagogy for healthy lifestyles ($221K), and school food environment assessments. She has advised graduate students including Sara Grand'Maison, recipient of institutional graduate funding.
Dr. Morin actively contributes to knowledge translation through scientific committees for Annual Public Health Days and University of Sherbrooke Research Day, plus methodological workshops on knowledge transfer using the Portrait des jeunes Sherbrookois study framework.
