Cirris: Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale
Cirris

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Are you interested in rehabilitation research? Would you like to contribute? Are you or a loved one living with a disability and would like to participate in the development of solutions that promote the social integration of people sharing a reality similar to yours? Cirris research is carried out in close collaboration with people from all walks of life. Find out here about research projects in which you could participate, whether or not you have a disability.

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Welcome to the Cirris

The Cirris has the mission to develop and mobilize the knowledge that enables social participation of people with disabilities. Driven by a profound culture of interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration, this mission is kept up to date through the training of students from various disciplines as well as through the research that is done in close collaboration with disabled people and community partners, various levels of government, healthcare and social services, and the industry.

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Research Topics

Functions

Cognitive and behavioral • Motor, sensory and perception • Speech-related

Environment

Social • Technological • Physical

News

Amélie Sanfaçon-Verret winner of the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia Award

3 April 2025

Ce prix récompense des membres de la communauté étudiante de toutes les universités du Royaume-Uni, de Nouvelle-Zélande, d’Australie, du Canada et d’Irlande qui possèdent un programme d’orthophonie.

2025 winners of the Prix Impact Scientifique de la Relève

2 April 2025

With these awards, our Centre wishes to highlight the excellence and impact of the work carried out by its student community in publishing articles that have made a remarkable contribution to the advancement of knowledge or practices related to Cirris’ mission over the course of the year.

Martin Caouette and Emmanuelle Careau receive the Charles III Coronation Medal

28 February 2025

This special commemorative award is designed primarily to honor Canadians who have made a significant contribution to their community or abroad.

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Recent publications

Sleep following traumatic brain injury

18 July 2025 - Marie-Christine Ouellet

Losing the Switch Cost in Serial Memory: A Dire Challenge to the Universality of the Effect

23 March 2025 - Michel-Pierre Coll

La prise en compte des aînés dans les projets d’aménagement urbain

23 March 2025 - Isabelle Feillou

L’accessibilité urbaine en hiver et l’état des trottoirs

23 March 2025 - Ernesto Morales

Lower Body Positive Pressure Treadmill Training for Pediatric Gait Disorders: A Scoping Review

22 March 2025 - Catherine Mercier, Laurent Bouyer
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Discover our Members

The Cirris has more than 70 researchers from three Quebec universities and eight different faculties

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Véronique Gauthier, t.s., Ph.D

Disability, violence-victimology, feminist perspective, prevention, patient and family-partner approach, social participation, gerontology, fatigue and compassion satisfaction of psychosocial workers, sexuality, crisis and disaster intervention, qualitative research.

Camille Gauthier-Boudreault, erg., Ph.D.

Intellectual disability, life transitions, social inclusion, self-determination, socio-professional and community activities, family support, participatory research
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