Appointment: CRIR student committee 2025-2026
Dear students, dear members of CRIR,
CRIR is very pleased to support the next generation of researchers through its student committee. The latter is represented by one student representative of Axis I and Axis 2, as well as one student representative for each of the CRIR institutions.
Last May, a call for applications was shared with the CRIR student community to fill certain positions on the committee for the 2025-2026 academic year. Today, we are pleased to introduce them to you:
2025-2026 CRIR STUDENT COMMITTEE:
CRIR student representatives of research axis 1 & 2
AxIS 1
Shirley Dumassais, Doctoral student in vision science, Université de Montréal – School of Optometry
AxIS 2
Fatimata Ouédraogo, Doctoral student in rehabilitation science, Université de Montréal
CRIR Student Representatives by research site
Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (JRH)
Azba Shaikh, Doctoral student in rehabilitation science, McGilL University
Dolev Yissar, Masters student in Integrated Program in Neuroscience (IPN), McGilL University
Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille (INLB)
Shirley Dumassais, Doctoral student in vision science, Université de Montréal – School of Optometry
Lethbridge-layton-mackay Rehabilitation Centre (LLMRC)
Mahmoud Abo Alfa, Doctoral student in Rehabilitation Science, McGill uNIVERSITY | LLMrc – constance-lethbridge SITE
Mannat Madan, Masters student in Rehabilitation Science, McGill uNIVERSITY | LLMrc – Layton-Mackay SITE
Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM)
Sébastien Finlay, M.P.O., Doctoral student in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Université de Montréal
Lexie Lançon, Doctoral student in Rehabilitation Science, Université de Montréal
Fatimata Ouédraogo, Doctoral student in rehabilitation science, Université de Montréal
Each member of the student committee ensures an active presence within your research institution, to encourage social and scientific life and a sense of belonging to the CRIR. They are your representatives to the CRIR’s scientific direction on various committees and organize training workshops as well as social and scientific activities for you to network between students and researchers from various disciplines, several educational institutions and numerous CRIR research sites.
You will be invited to meet them at the first fall student activity, the Welcome Day for New Students, which precedes the Annual General Meeting of all CRIR students. Stay tuned, the official invitation will be sent to you soon.
Until then, we invite you to contact the person representing your axis or research site(pdf) to share your ideas and get involved in the student life at your research centre.
Visit the CRIR Student Committee tab to contact them by email or LinkedIn.
Have a great end of summer, everyone!
The Scientific Direction of the CRIR and the Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM).
Philippe Archambault, O.T. Ph.D. Claudine Auger, O.T. Ph.D.
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CRIR | Updated: August 27, 2025
