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Arnaud Gagneur

ResearcherPublic and population healthUniversité de Sherbrooke

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Arnaud Gagneur

Researcher

Public and population health

Université de Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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18 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (4 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Health care professionnals training immunization misinformation refutational learning vaccine uptake vaccine hesitancy Health care professionnals training immunization misinformation refutational learning vaccine uptake vaccine hesitancy

Latest papers

Sustained impact of motivational interviewing on reducing vaccine hesitancy among postpartum mothers: A randomized control trial, Southeastern France, 2021 to 2022.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026
Measuring outcomes of training in Empathetic Refutational Interviewing (ERI) for vaccine communication: Development and validation of the ERI Skills Inventory (ERISI).
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026
A cross-sectional study assessing Pro-VC-Be short-form questionnaire in Canada; measuring psychosocial determinants of vaccination behavior in Canadian healthcare professionals.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025 · first author

All 49 publications

Latest funding

COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$6,700,000
Vaccination in a pandemic: The impact on routine vaccinations and future COVID-19 vaccine acceptance
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$334,908

All 8 grants and awards

49 publications.

Sustained impact of motivational interviewing on reducing vaccine hesitancy among postpartum mothers: A randomized control trial, Southeastern France, 2021 to 2022.

Ramalli L, Cogordan C, Fressard L, Donato X, Biferi M, Verlomme V, Sonnier P, Meur H, Maradan G, Bérenger C, Berthiaume P, Gagneur A, Verger P

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2026

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2611647 PMID: 41628064

Measuring outcomes of training in Empathetic Refutational Interviewing (ERI) for vaccine communication: Development and validation of the ERI Skills Inventory (ERISI).

Karlsson LC, Holford D, Anderson E, Verger P, Gagneur A, Gould VC, Cheng R, Engmann D, Soveri A, Lewandowsky S

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2026

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2607884 PMID: 41524579

A cross-sectional study assessing Pro-VC-Be short-form questionnaire in Canada; measuring psychosocial determinants of vaccination behavior in Canadian healthcare professionals.

Gagneur A, Roy D, Pelletier C, Trottier ME, Lemaire-Paquette S, Rousseau M, Dubé È, Verger P

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025First author

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2499345 PMID: 40320768

From vaccine hesitancy to vaccine motivation: A motivational interviewing based approach to vaccine counselling.

Gagneur A, Gutnick D, Berthiaume P, Diana A, Rollnick S, Saha P

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2024First author

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2391625 PMID: 39187772

Building a way forward: Enabling community voices to forge the path toward successful immunization for all.

Peimbert-Rappaport N, Hopkins KL, Lihemo G, Underwood T, Sommers T, Cuba G, Bottallo Quadros A, Kahondwa P, Shreedhar J, Ryan N, Konne NM, Abad N, Ernst K, Omar H, Gagneur A, Leask J, Zaharia R, Abdi I, Issa M, Kakaire C, Risal Pokharel D, Lemango E, Gupta A

Vaccine2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.05.065 PMID: 38879408

Motivational interview training improves self-efficacy of GP interns in vaccination consultations: A study using the Pro-VC-Be to measure vaccine confidence determinants.

Garrison A, Fressard L, Mitilian E, Gosselin V, Berthiaume P, Casanova L, Gagneur A, Verger P

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2023

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2163809 PMID: 36703495

A postpartum intervention for vaccination promotion by midwives using motivational interviews reduces mothers' vaccine hesitancy, south-eastern France, 2021 to 2022: a randomised controlled trial.

Verger P, Cogordan C, Fressard L, Gosselin V, Donato X, Biferi M, Verlomme V, Sonnier P, Meur H, Malfait P, Berthiaume P, Ramalli L, Gagneur A

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2023Senior author

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2023.28.38.2200819 PMID: 37733238

Motivational interview-based health mediator interventions increase intent to vaccinate among disadvantaged individuals.

Cogordan C, Fressard L, Ramalli L, Rebaudet S, Malfait P, Dutrey-Kaiser A, Attalah Y, Roy D, Berthiaume P, Gagneur A, Verger P

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2023

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2261687 PMID: 37772602

International adaptation and validation of the Pro-VC-Be: measuring the psychosocial determinants of vaccine confidence in healthcare professionals in European countries.

Garrison A, Karlsson L, Fressard L, Fasce A, Rodrigues F, Schmid P, Taubert F, Holford D, Lewandowsky S, Nynäs P, Anderson EC, Gagneur A, Dubé E, Soveri A, Verger P

Expert review of vaccines2023

DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2023.2242479 PMID: 37507356

COVID-19 pandemic impact on childhood vaccination coverage in Quebec, Canada.

Kiely M, Mansour T, Brousseau N, Rafferty E, Paudel YR, Sadarangani M, Svenson LW, Robinson JL, Gagneur A, Driedger SM, MacDonald SE

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2022

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.2007707 PMID: 34920686

COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: POPCORN Supplement

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Strang, Robert A; Basta, Nicole; Bhatt, Maala; Buchanan, Francine; Constantin, Evelyn; Côté, Sylvana; Drouin, Olivier; Dugas, Marc-André; Fontela, Patricia S; Foo, Cheryl P; Foster, Jennifer; Freedman, Stephen B; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Gantt, Soren M; Gill, Peter J; Kakkar, Fatima; Kellner, James D; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; Li, Patricia T; Mahant, Sanjay; Mater, Ahmed; Muttalib, Fiona; Papenburg, Jesse; Sadarangani, Manish; Sehgal, Anupam V; 't Jong, Geert W; Wahi, Gita; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Covid 19

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Op. Grant: Canadian Pediatric COVID-19 Research Platform

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Strang, Robert A; Basta, Nicole; Bhatt, Maala; Buchanan, Francine; Burstein, Brett S; Carwana, Matthew; Choong, Karen; Constantin, Evelyn; Côté, Sylvana; Drouin, Olivier; Dugas, Marc-André; Fontela, Patricia S; Foo, Cheryl P; Foster, Jennifer; Freedman, Stephen B; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Gantt, Soren M; Gill, Peter J; Kakkar, Fatima; Kellner, James D; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; Li, Patricia T; Mahant, Sanjay; Mater, Ahmed; Morris, Shaun K; Muttalib, Fiona; Papenburg, Jesse; Sadarangani, Manish; Sehgal, Anupam V; 't Jong, Geert W; Top, Karina A; Wahi, Gita; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Child Health; Covid-19; Critical Care; Data Infrastructure; Emergency Department; Epidemiology; Inpatient Medicine; Vaccine Safety And Effectiveness

$6,700,000

Vaccination in a pandemic: The impact on routine vaccinations and future COVID-19 vaccine acceptance

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Social Policy and Public Health Responses

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Shannon E; Tunis, Matthew C; Gagneur, Arnaud A

Keywords: Covid-19; Covid-19 Prevention; Health Policy; Infection Prevention And Control; National Observational Study; Pandemic; Public Health Communication; Public Health Response; Public Perceptions; Vaccination/Immunization

$334,908

Canadian Immunization Research Network: COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Canadian Immunization Research Network: COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness Funding Opp

Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Andrew, Melissa K; Bettinger, Julie A; Bolotin, Shelly; Brisson, Marc; De Serres, Gaston; De Wals, Philippe; Deeks, Shelley L; Dubé, Eve; Hatchette, Todd F; Kellner, James D; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Langley, Joanne M; Loeb, Mark B; MacDonald, Shannon E; McNeil, Shelly A; Top, Karina A; Ward, Brian J

Keywords: Adverse Events Following Immunization; Clinical Trials Capacity And Readiness; Immunogenicity; Knowledge Translation; Population-Based Methodology; Rapid Response Research Capacity; Vaccine Coverage; Vaccine Hesitancy; Vaccine Modeling; Vaccine Safety And Effectiveness

JIU-JITSU WITH MISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF COVID: USING REFUTATION-BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE VACCINE UPTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Global Platforms

Principal investigators: Gagneur, Arnaud

Keywords: Health care professionnals; training; immunization; misinformation; refutational learning; vaccine uptake; vaccine hesitancy

$100,000

JIU-JITSU WITH MISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF COVID: USING REFUTATION-BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE VACCINE UPTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Global Platforms

Principal investigators: Gagneur, Arnaud

Keywords: Health care professionnals training immunization misinformation refutational learning vaccine uptake vaccine hesitancy

$325,000

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Canadian Immunization Research Network - Full application

Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Andrew, Melissa K; Bettinger, Julie A; Bolotin, Shelly; Brisson, Marc; Burchell, Ann N; Coleman, Brenda L; Crowcroft, Natasha S; De Serres, Gaston; De Wals, Philippe; Deeks, Shelley L; Doroshenko, Alexander; Dubé, Eve; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Langley, Joanne M; Loeb, Mark B; McNeil, Shelly A; Sadarangani, Manish; Top, Karina A; Ulanova, Marina; Ward, Brian J

Keywords: Adverse Events Following Immunization; Immunogenicity; Population-Based Methodology; Rapid Response Research Capacity; Vaccine Coverage; Vaccine Effectiveness; Vaccine Hesitancy; Vaccine Modeling And Economic Analysis; Vaccine Safety; Vulnerable Populations

$932,667

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Canadian Immunization Research Network - Full application

Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Andrew, Melissa K; Bettinger, Julie A; Bolotin, Shelly; Brisson, Marc; Coleman, Brenda L; Crowcroft, Natasha S; De Serres, Gaston; De Wals, Philippe; Deeks, Shelley L; Dubé, Eve; Fisman, David N; Hatchette, Todd F; Isenor, Jennifer; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Langley, Joanne M; Loeb, Mark B; MacDougall, Heather A; Mahmud, Salaheddin; McNeil, Shelly A; Naus, Monika; Ogilvie, Gina S; Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Scheifele, David W; Top, Karina A; Van Buynder, Paul; Vaudry, Wendy L; Ward, Brian J; Watts, Tania H; Wilson, Kumanan; Wilson, Sarah

$583,497

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

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Arnaud Gagneur

Research

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Sustained impact of motivational interviewing on reducing vaccine hesitancy among postpartum mothers: A randomized control trial, Southeastern France, 2021 to 2022.

Measuring outcomes of training in Empathetic Refutational Interviewing (ERI) for vaccine communication: Development and validation of the ERI Skills Inventory (ERISI).

A cross-sectional study assessing Pro-VC-Be short-form questionnaire in Canada; measuring psychosocial determinants of vaccination behavior in Canadian healthcare professionals.

From vaccine hesitancy to vaccine motivation: A motivational interviewing based approach to vaccine counselling.

Building a way forward: Enabling community voices to forge the path toward successful immunization for all.

Motivational interview training improves self-efficacy of GP interns in vaccination consultations: A study using the Pro-VC-Be to measure vaccine confidence determinants.

A postpartum intervention for vaccination promotion by midwives using motivational interviews reduces mothers' vaccine hesitancy, south-eastern France, 2021 to 2022: a randomised controlled trial.

Motivational interview-based health mediator interventions increase intent to vaccinate among disadvantaged individuals.

International adaptation and validation of the Pro-VC-Be: measuring the psychosocial determinants of vaccine confidence in healthcare professionals in European countries.

COVID-19 pandemic impact on childhood vaccination coverage in Quebec, Canada.

COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

Vaccination in a pandemic: The impact on routine vaccinations and future COVID-19 vaccine acceptance

Canadian Immunization Research Network: COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness

JIU-JITSU WITH MISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF COVID: USING REFUTATION-BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE VACCINE UPTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC

JIU-JITSU WITH MISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF COVID: USING REFUTATION-BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE VACCINE UPTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Canadian Immunization Research Network

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