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5Research Related Awards and Honours:
• Senior Researcher (senior), Quebec Health Research Fund,
FRSQ (2008-12)
• Research Scholar (junior 2), Quebec Health Research Fund,
FRSQ (2006-08)
• Research Scholar, Canada Health Research Institutes (IRSC)
(2001-05)
• Canada Medical Research Council Fellowship, 2 year scholar-
ship for post doctoral internship ($46,844/year) (1998-2000)
• Research grant from the Health Information Liaison and Ap-
plication Network (Research Excellence Centres Network),
supported by the Canadian Medical Research Council, post-
doctoral internship ($34,000/year) (1997)
• Honorable mention from the dean of the Faculty of Medicine,
for the quality of academic record and scientific work in doc-
toral studies, the Université de Sherbrooke (1996)
• Quebec Health Research Fund Fellowship, doctoral studies,
18 months ($34,240) (1994-96)
Grants/Funding History (last 5 years):
• Durand MJ, Corbière M, Coutu MF. (2013-17). Study of Psy-
chometric Qualities of the Occupational Disability Identifica-
tion Tool (OISHT) used in workers with a skeletal muscular
disorder or transitory mental disorder. IRSST (research com-
petition by competition) ($210,790).
• Durand MJ, Vézina N, Corbière M, Coutu MF, Reinharz D,
Gaudreault N, Tremblay D, Nastasia I, Panaccio A. (2012-16).
Interdisciplinary research program on preventing and reducing
incapacity to work. FRQS ($765,000).
• Durand MJ, Tremblay D, Anema JR, Fassier JB, Loisel P, Shaw
WS, Panaccio A. (2013-15). Defining the theoretical basis of
work rehabilitation programs: a realistic review. IRSST ($198,
875).
• Loisel P, Anema JR, Baril R, Breslin C, Bultmann U, Cassidy JD,
Cooper JE, Corbière M, Côté P, Coutu MF, Dewa C, Dionne
C, DurandMJ, et al. (2009-15). CIHR strategic training program
in work disability prevention. IRSC (training program grant)
($1,950,000).
• DurandMJ, CorbièreM, CoutuMF, Reinharz D. (2011-13). Par-
ticipatory approach in a business aiming to improve work ab-
sence management. IRSC ($168,234).
Research Collaboration:
I have been part of two interdisciplinary
research teams between 2000 and 2008, which were financed by
the government of Quebec, and I currently direct my own research
team in prevention of inability to work (2012-2016). The main char-
acteristic of these teams was interdisciplinary. They were made up
of the following disciplines: medicine, biomechanics, ergonomics,
anthropology, occupational therapy, psychology, work psychology
physiologists, and evaluative research expertise, management sci-
ence, social sciences, organizational analysis. More precisely, I have
completed several projects in collaboration with researchers in er-
gonomics, anthropology, psychology, evaluative research, and or-
ganizational analysis. This collaboration is extremely rich, as it
allows me, for one, to broaden my understanding of work disability
, both in individual and organizational components, and secondly,
to appropriate different research approaches, and ones that are in-
timately linked to real environments. Also, several of my publica-
tions are in collaboration with researchers on those teams.
What is the most important thing in mentoring graduate stu-
dents?
Enable creativity while strengthening the research methods. It is
important to convey openness and also a capacity for critical analy-
sis
Most Significant Publications:
• Book Chapters - DurandMJ, CoutuMF, Hong QN. (2014). (In-
vited Submission) The evaluation of implementation of reha-
bilitation interventions. In Corbière M, Larivière N. (Eds.),
Qualitative Methods in Context of Mental Health Rehabilita-
tion. Québec: Université du Québec Press.
• Article - Durand MJ, Berthelette D, Loisel P, Imbeau D. (2012).
Validation of the program impact theory of a work rehabilita-
tion program. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and
Rehabilitation, 42(4), 495-505.
• Book - CorbièreM, DurandMJ. (Eds.) (2011). FromMental Dis-
order to Inability toWork: A Transdisciplinary Perspective Aim-
ing to Better Seize these Problematics and Offer Intervention
Paths. Quebec: Université du Québec Press.
What tips would you give for new investigators?
• Start a research program which starts with the prolonging, at
least in part, one’s previous works. You have to pursue that
momentum instead of starting over on a new research topic.
• Seek out small grants at first to pursue pilot studies and create
a base of preliminary data. This will let you confirm your ability
to write an application and complete a short project. In addi-
tion, preliminary data are an asset for projects with a larger
span.
• Avoid participating as a co-researcher in too many studies, as
this will tend to spread you out too much and will take away
time from developing your own research program.
• Choose your co-researchers carefully; this collaboration should
be respectful and enriching.
What about resources/supports/training programs for new in-
vestigators?
At this time, it seems important to me to do postdoc-
tral internships in at least two different universities. It is important
to expose yourself to a variety of teams and functions. This study
period is essential to broaden methodological approaches and ac-
quire theories in a broader scope in our field of study.