Natasha Odessa Grimard is a 2nd year medical student with a B.Sc. in Psychology. Having written her senior honours undergraduate thesis in the lab in 2021, she has hung around since, helping wherever needed: dabbling in graphic design, providing support on research projects, bringing cookies to lab meetings and so on. Her research interests include health promotion in marginalized communities, peer-supported healthy behaviour programs and the intersection of chronic illness and eating behaviours.
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Natasha Odessa Grimard
Volunteer
natasha.grimard [at] mail.mcgill.ca
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Education
2021 – 2025| MDCM (Medicinæ Doctorem et Chirurgiæ Magistrum), À¦°óSMÉçÇø, Montreal,ÌýQuebec.
2017 – 2021| Bachelor’s of Science with Honours in Psychology, À¦°óSMÉçÇø, Montreal,ÌýQuebec.
Publications
Cleaver, S., Grimard, N. O., Balit, J., Gautier, L., & Lubin-Jerome, L. (2021). Language hegemony in decolonising global health conferences. [Preprint]
Grimard, N. O., Frija-Gruman, N., & Grover, S. (2022). A gamified sleep intervention for veterans: An overview. The International Journal of Whole Person Care, 9(1), 52-53.
Conference PresentationsÌý
Grimard, N., Frija-Gruman, N. and Grover, S. (2021, Oct 24th).  A gamified sleep intervention for Veterans: An overview [Conference Presentation]. 4th International Congress on Whole Person Care
Grimard, N., & Knäuper, B. (2021, June 7th).  Veterans and non-veterans engage similarly with an online weight loss intervention: A mixed-methods study [Conference Presentation]. Canadian Psychological Association Virtual Conference.
Grimard, N., & Knäuper, B. (2021, April 16th).  Veterans and non-veterans engage similarly with an online weight loss intervention: A mixed-methods study [Conference Poster]. Undergraduate Research Day, À¦°óSMÉçÇø Department of Psychology.
Funding
2022 | Dr. Alice Benjamin Global Maternal and Child Health Award – $2500
2020 | Robert W. Wilson Scholarship – $2600
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