Annie-Claude Savard, Université Laval

Research

(1) Jeux de hasard et d'argent (2) Jeu responsable (3) Responsabilité individuelle et sociale (4) Cadres de l'expérience (5) Construction sociale (6) Analyse de discours (7) Prévention et promotion

Latest papers

Gambling and the COVID-19 pandemic in the province of Quebec (Canada): results from an online cross-sectional survey of people who had gambled within the last 12 months.
BMJ open · 2026
Online gambling during the COVID-19 pandemic: do living conditions matter?
BMC public health · 2025
A portrait of online gambling: a look at a transformation amid a pandemic.
Harm reduction journal · 2025

All 11 publications

Latest funding

How to Resist Addiction by Design (H2RABD): Cultivating Critical Play for a Gamblified Era
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$386,409
Conférence internationale et activités de rayonnement: Membres de l'entourage d'un proche ayant une dépendance
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$69,889
Exploring the effects of a rapidly evolving gambling landscape on socio-economic inequality in gambling related harm: Implications for postpandemic recovery
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$249,666

All 6 grants and awards

11 publications.

01

Gambling and the COVID-19 pandemic in the province of Quebec (Canada): results from an online cross-sectional survey of people who had gambled within the last 12 months.

Brodeur M, Fortier MÈ, Carrier N, Audette-Chapdelaine S, Auger AM, Savard AC, Kairouz S

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097944 PMID: 41887629

02

Online gambling during the COVID-19 pandemic: do living conditions matter?

Côté M, Kairouz S, Savard AC, Brodeur M

BMC public health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25135-4 PMID: 41387820

03

A portrait of online gambling: a look at a transformation amid a pandemic.

Kairouz S, Savard AC, Murch WS, Dixon MR, Martin NB, Brodeur M, Dauphinais S, Ferland F, Hamel D, Dufour M, French M, Monson E, Van Mourik V, Morvannou A

Harm reduction journal2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-025-01265-1 PMID: 40770758

04

"It would Never have Happened Without the Pandemic": Understanding the Lived Experience of Individuals who Increased Their Online Gambling Participation.

Savard AC, Kairouz S, Nadeau-Tremblay J, Brodeur M, Ferland F, French M, Morvannou A, Blanchette-Martin N, Dufour M, VanMourik V, Monson E

Journal of gambling studies2025First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10899-024-10336-0 PMID: 39115755

05

Gamblers' Perceptions of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Their Gambling Behaviours: Analysis of Free-Text Responses Collected through a Cross-Sectional Online Survey.

Renard M, Audette-Chapdelaine S, Savard AC, Kairouz S, Brodeur M

International journal of environmental research and public health2022

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416603 PMID: 36554483

06

Do the Consequences Experienced by the People in the Life of a Problem Gambler Differ Based on the Nature of Their Relationship with the Gambler?

Ferland F, Blanchette-Martin N, Côté M, Tremblay J, Kairouz S, Nadeau L, Savard AC, L'Espérance N, Dufour M

Journal of gambling studies2022

DOI: 10.1007/s10899-021-10058-7 PMID: 34286413

07

Gambling and the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review.

Brodeur M, Audette-Chapdelaine S, Savard AC, Kairouz S

Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110389 PMID: 34146652

08

Gambling and the COVID-19 pandemic in the province of Quebec (Canada): protocol for a mixed-methods study.

Brodeur M, Audette-Chapdelaine S, Savard AC, Kairouz S

BMJ open2021

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048785 PMID: 34518259

09

"It did not apply to me": poker players' perspectives of prevention messages.

Morvannou A, Monson E, Savard AC, Kairouz S, Roy É, Dufour M

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2020

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-019-00283-4 PMID: 31933237

10

Estimation of Needs for Addiction Services: A Youth Model.

Tremblay J, Bertrand K, Blanchette-Martin N, Rush B, Savard AC, L'Espérance N, Demers-Lessard G, Genois R

Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs. Supplement2019

DOI: 10.15288/jsads.2019.s18.64 PMID: 30681950

How to Resist Addiction by Design (H2RABD): Cultivating Critical Play for a Gamblified Era

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: French, Martin A.

$386,409

Conférence internationale et activités de rayonnement: Membres de l'entourage d'un proche ayant une dépendance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Côté, Mélissa

Keywords: Conférence; Internationale; Membres de l'entourage; Dépendance; Transfert des connaissances

$69,889

Exploring the effects of a rapidly evolving gambling landscape on socio-economic inequality in gambling related harm: Implications for postpandemic recovery

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Calls

Principal investigators: Monson, Eva

Keywords: Gambling, online gambling, gambling participation, gambling disorder; COVID-19, postpandemic recovery ; Longitudinal; Public health, population health; Innovative methods, mixed methods, quantitative methods, qualitative methods; Multilevel modeling, thematic content analysis

$249,666

Futures of Gambling Studies: Addressing Early Career Challenges

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Monson, Eva

Keywords: gambling; early career scholars; conference; networking; mentorship; peer support; speaker series

$49,976

E-GAMES Canada : la monétisation des jeux à l'ère des technologies mobiles et du numérique

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kairouz, Sylvia; Savard, Annie-Claude

Keywords: Dépendance; Enquêtes; Expériences Subjectives; Internet; Jeux De Hasard Et D'Argent; Jeux Mobiles; Représentations Sociales; Sociologie Du Temps Et De L'Espace; Technologies Mobiles

$283,051

Responsabilité et jeux de hasard et d'argent - promouvoir, prévenir et construire

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Savard, Annie-Claude

Keywords: (1) Jeux de hasard et d'argent; (2) Jeu responsable; (3) Responsabilité individuelle et sociale; (4) Cadres de l'expérience; (5) Construction sociale; (6) Analyse de discours; (7) Prévention et promotion

$64,820

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Obstétrique et gynécologie
Public and population health
Sciences de la santé communautaire
Sociology
Epidemiology Division
Other

Co-authors at Université Laval, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Sylvia Kairouz

Faculty

9 shared papers, latest 2026

Magaly Brodeur

Obstétrique et gynécologie

7 shared papers, latest 2026

Eva Monson

Public and population health

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Martin French

Sociology

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Karine Bertrand

Sciences de la santé communautaire

2 shared papers, latest 2019

Brian Rush

Epidemiology Division

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) Jeux de hasard et d'argent Dear Professor Savard, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Gambling and the COVID-19 pandemic in the province of Quebec (Canada): results from an online cross-sectional survey of people who had gambled within the last 12 months." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "E-GAMES Canada : la monétisation des jeux à l'ère des technologies mobiles et du numérique" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]