Full Name
Catherine Giroux
Position
Assistant Professor
Institution
University of Ottawa
Bio
Catherine Giroux, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Health Professions Education at the University of Ottawa in Canada. She recently completed a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funded Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute of Health Sciences Education at McGill University, where she sought to understand the relationship between teaching, learning, and knowledge mobilization activities in online spaces, like social media. Her program of research explores how emerging technologies are used to support knowledge mobilization activities in health professions education. She has expertise in qualitative, digital, and ethnographic research methods, as well as knowledge synthesis methods (e.g., scoping, systematic, and realist reviews). Her work has resulted in high impact journal publications, presentations at national and international conferences, policy reports, and creative outputs. Prior to joining the University of Ottawa, Dr. Giroux worked in health policy and quality improvement as well as in K-12 classroom settings.
Catherine Giroux