Marie-Eve Carignan, Université de Sherbrooke

Research

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Latest papers

Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation About COVID-19: Comparative Perspectives on the Role of Anxiety, Depression and Exposure to and Trust in Information Sources.
Frontiers in psychology · 2021
The Evolution in Anxiety and Depression with the Progression of the Pandemic in Adult Populations from Eight Countries and Four Continents.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
One Virus, Four Continents, Eight Countries: An Interdisciplinary and International Study on the Psychosocial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Adults.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Comprendre l'écosystème de gauche radicale au Canada et son rapport à la violence: acteurs, discours et adhésion
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$63,852
À l'école de l'incertitude: interroger les conflits de vérités en contexte scolaire au Québec, en Belgique, en France et en Suisse
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$58,169
Désinformation / Projet en équipe
FRQSC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$94,526

All 8 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation About COVID-19: Comparative Perspectives on the Role of Anxiety, Depression and Exposure to and Trust in Information Sources.

De Coninck D, Frissen T, Matthijs K, d'Haenens L, Lits G, Champagne-Poirier O, Carignan ME, David MD, Pignard-Cheynel N, Salerno S, Généreux M

Frontiers in psychology2021319 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.646394 PMID: 33935904

02

The Evolution in Anxiety and Depression with the Progression of the Pandemic in Adult Populations from Eight Countries and Four Continents.

Généreux M, Schluter PJ, Landaverde E, Hung KK, Wong CS, Mok CPY, Blouin-Genest G, O'Sullivan T, David MD, Carignan ME, Champagne-Poirier O, Pignard-Cheynel N, Salerno S, Lits G, d'Haenens L, Coninck D, Matthys K, Champagne E, Burlone N, Qadar Z, Herbosa T, Ribeiro-Alves G, Law R, Murray V, Chan EYY, Roy M

International journal of environmental research and public health202158 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18094845 PMID: 34062769

03

One Virus, Four Continents, Eight Countries: An Interdisciplinary and International Study on the Psychosocial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Adults.

Généreux M, Schluter PJ, Hung KK, Wong CS, Pui Yin Mok C, O'Sullivan T, David MD, Carignan ME, Blouin-Genest G, Champagne-Poirier O, Champagne É, Burlone N, Qadar Z, Herbosa T, Ribeiro-Alves G, Law R, Murray V, Chan EYY, Pignard-Cheynel N, Salerno S, Lits G, d'Haenens L, Coninck D, Matthys K, Roy M

International journal of environmental research and public health202081 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17228390 PMID: 33202706

Comprendre l'écosystème de gauche radicale au Canada et son rapport à la violence: acteurs, discours et adhésion

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Morin, David A.

Keywords: Radicalisation; extrémisme; violence politque; gauche radicale

$63,852

À l'école de l'incertitude: interroger les conflits de vérités en contexte scolaire au Québec, en Belgique, en France et en Suisse

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Tremblay, Stéphanie

Keywords: Régimes de vérité ; Discours ; Controverses ; Rapports aux savoirs ; Questions socialement vives; Education ; Ecole ; Théories du complot ; Québec; France: Belgique ; Suisse

$58,169

Désinformation / Projet en équipe

Principal investigatorFRQSC2023Grands défis de société - Science et Société

Principal investigators: Carignan, Marie-Eve

Keywords: DESINFORMATION, CLIMATOSCEPTICISME, ENTRETIEN MOTIVATIONNEL, CHANGEMENTS CLIMATIQUES, RESEAUX SOCIONUMERIQUES, QUEBEC; Changements climatiques, impacts; Communication publique

$94,526

Jeunes et « complot » au Québec : vocabulaire, résonance et logiques d'adhésion

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Tremblay, Stéphanie

Keywords: Théories du complot; Jeunes; Croyances épistémiques; Rapport aux savoirs; Imaginaire politique; Logiques d'adhésion; Ethnographie; Québec

$74,938

Impact des formations "Départager le vrai du faux sur le Web" de l'Agence Science Presse sur la littératie médiatique et la curiosité scientifique d'élèves du primaire

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Allaire-Duquette, Genevieve

Keywords: éducation aux médias et à l'information; curiosité scientifique; littératie médiatique

$21,826

The role of communication strategies and media discourse in shaping psychological and behavioral response to the COVID-19 outbreak: a comparative analysis between Canada and two Asian countries/regions

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Public health response and its impact

Principal investigators: Genereux, Mélissa

Keywords: Psychological And Behavioural Responses; Public Health Emergencies; Risk Communication Strategies

$499,950

Soutien à la recherche pour la relève professorale

Principal investigatorFRQSC2019Soutien à la recherche pour la relève professorale

Principal investigators: Carignan, Marie-Eve

Keywords: Non disponible; Médias, communications et information; Éthique journalistique

$56,799

Supporting disaster resilience through community engagement and social participation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: O'Sullivan, Tracey L.

Keywords: community engagement; resilience; disaster management; emergency preparedness; awareness; social inclusion; asset-mapping; volunteer mobilization

$138,988

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Département de communication
Political Studies
FMSS Département des sciences de la santé communautaire
École de politique appliquée
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

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

Mélissa Généreux

FMSS Département des sciences de la santé communautaire

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Olivier Champagne-Poirier

Département de communication

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Tracey O'Sullivan

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Eric Champagne

Political Studies

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Nathalie Burlone

Political Studies

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Gabriel Blouin-Genest

École de politique appliquée

2 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Carignan, 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 "Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation About COVID-19: Comparative Perspectives on the Role of Anxiety, Depression and Exposure to and Trust in Information Sources." (2021), 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 FRQSC-funded project "Désinformation / Projet en équipe" (2023), 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]