Frédérique Poncet – Eva Kehayia 2025 Recognition Award Winner
The Scientific Direction of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR) concluded the fifth edition of the “Eva Kehayia Recognition Award*“.
This distinction is awarded to a CRIR researcher who has contributed to the development of adaptation-rehabilitation research and to CRIR’s mission during the first seven years of their career.
For the fifth edition, several excellent applications were carefully analyzed by the evaluation committee composed of three researchers and chaired by the Co-Scientific Director of CRIR.
Winner: EVA KEHAYIA 2025 RECOGNITION AWARD – PROMISING YOUNG INVESTIGATOR
Frédérique Poncet, erg., Ph.D.
Institutional Researcher, Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (LLMRC), CIUSSS West-Central Montreal (CWCM);
Assistant Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University;
Adjunct Professor, School of Optometry, Université de Montréal;
Regular Researcher, CRIR—LLMRC, CWCM.
Congratulations to Frédérique, who was selected by the evaluation committee members for her leadership, influence, commitment, and participation in CRIR’s scientific activities, as well as for her dynamism in her role as a mentor to the next generation of students.
This recognition comes with a $250 prize and an invitation to give a presentation at a CRIR event or on its research website.
*This award was created in 2021 in honor of Eva Kehayia, CRIR’s Scientific Co-Director from 2000-2020.
Find out more about the Eva Kehayia Recognition Award and previous winners: https://crir.ca/partageons-nos-savoirs/prix-de-reconnaissance-eva-kehayia-et-bonnie-swaine/
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CRIR | May 19, 2025
