Marie-Claude Couture

Marie-Claude Couture

Associate Professor

Department Chair
Full-Time Faculty
Socials

Biography

Marie-Claude Couture, associate professor and health professions department chair, has more than fifteen years of experience leading public health studies in local and international settings, including Haiti, Cambodia, Ghana, Thailand, and the Ivory Coast. She built a solid academic background in epidemiology and public health with research interests in substance use, infectious diseases, gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, and social determinants of health in diverse, underserved and marginalized populations. Marie-Claude has been principal investigator, co-investigator, and collaborator on several research projects with multidisciplinary teams from academia, government, and the community. She is an author of more than thirty-three peer-reviewed articles and has had presentations at different national and international scientific meetings.

Expertise

  • Epidemiology
  • Data analysis
  • Quantitative research methods
  • Survey design

Research Areas

  • Substance use
  • Infectious disease transmission
  • Violence and victimization
  • Social determinants of health
  • Digital health

Appointments

  • Chair, Health Professions Department, SONHP
  • Chair, Digital Teaching and Learning Committee, SONHP
  • Member, Public Health Working Group, USF Public Health Advisory Committee
  • Member, Join University Curriculum Committee
  • Chair, Program Admission Committee, Master of Public Health

Education

  • Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada, PhD in Public Health, epidemiology
  • McGill University, Montreal, Canada, MSc, Masters in Biochemistry, molecular biology
  • Université Laval Quebec, Canada, BSc, Bachelor in Microbiology

Prior Experience

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California San Francisco, Institute for Global Health Sciences
  • Epidemiology and Microbiology Consultant, Centre de Coopération International en Santé et Développement, Quebec, Canada

Awards & Distinctions

  • Young Investigator Travel Award, International Conference on Global Health, 2013
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 2009
  • Doctoral Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 2006

Selected Publications

* Student co-author