{"id":23971,"date":"2023-04-25T16:14:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T20:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ithq.qc.ca\/?page_id=23971"},"modified":"2024-11-12T19:01:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T00:01:28","slug":"alain-girard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ithq.qc.ca\/en\/research\/research-team\/alain-girard\/","title":{"rendered":"Alain Girard"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"anchors-banner-block theme-block alignfull\">\n    <div class=\"anchors-banner__links container\">\n              <div class=\"anchors-banner__btns\">\n          <div class=\"anchors-banner__btns__wrapper anchors-banner__btns-carousel swiper\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <a href=\"#unite\" class=\"link\"><span>Research unit<\/span><\/a>                  <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <a href=\"#interet\" class=\"link\"><span>Research interests<\/span><\/a>                  <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <a href=\"#biographie\" class=\"link\"><span>Bio<\/span><\/a>                  <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <a href=\"#projets-de-recherche-en-cours\" class=\"link\"><span>Current research projects<\/span><\/a>                  <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <a href=\"#communications\" class=\"link\"><span>Papers<\/span><\/a>                  <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <a href=\"#coordonnees\" class=\"link\"><span>Contact information<\/span><\/a>                  <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  \n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 30%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"unite\">Research unit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gastronomiqclab.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\">GastronomiQc Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"interet\">Research interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traceability in food systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institutional food service procurement and local purchasing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Territorial governance for the development of territorialized food systems (TFS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The symbolic dimensions of food and food imagery (eaters, products, terroirs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-timber forest products, the \u201cforestables\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The pleasure of eating and drinking at the end of life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHSLD&nbsp; food offering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ithq.qc.ca\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ITHQ_alain-girard-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23427 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ithq.qc.ca\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ITHQ_alain-girard-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/cdn.ithq.qc.ca\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ITHQ_alain-girard-1000x1518.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.ithq.qc.ca\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ITHQ_alain-girard-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/cdn.ithq.qc.ca\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ITHQ_alain-girard-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.ithq.qc.ca\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ITHQ_alain-girard-1012x1536.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/cdn.ithq.qc.ca\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ITHQ_alain-girard.jpg 1265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biographie\">Bio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alain Girard has a background in the sociology of food and is specialized in qualitative methods. He is currently working on a socio-economic portrait of the forest mushroom industry in Qu\u00e9bec and a mapping of its actors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is also conducting research on social innovation initiatives that promote the purchase of local products for institutional food services. This study involves working with many stakeholders, documenting their realities, but also collaborating with them on institutional changes in the procurement process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, he is interested in the value chains of products from Qu\u00e9bec&#8217;s terroirs and the leadership of their actors: producers, processors, distributors and territorial officials who act in support of marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"projets-de-recherche-en-cours\">Current research projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>D\u00e9veloppement d\u2019une application Web destin\u00e9e aux services alimentaires institutionnels permettant de produire des analyses des achats, notamment des produits qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Portrait socio\u00e9conomique du secteur des champignons forestiers au Qu\u00e9bec<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Innovation collaborative en restauration : vers une offre de produits alimentaires locaux attractive, diff\u00e9renci\u00e9e et profitable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D\u00e9veloppement de syst\u00e8mes alimentaires locaux qui soutiennent la production et la transformation des aliments par, pour et avec les communaut\u00e9s autochtones gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la recherche collaborative (avec la communaut\u00e9 autochtone de Waswanipi)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encadrement du d\u00e9veloppement de prototypes de plats pour favoriser le plaisir de manger en fin de vie (soins palliatifs) avec des personnes \u00e9tudiantes en gestion de la restauration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"communications\">Papers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Peer-reviewed publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A., &amp; el Mabchour, A. (2019). Meal context and food offering in Quebec public nursing homes:&nbsp; The perspectives of immigrant residents, family members, and frontline care aides. <em>International Journal of Migration<\/em>, <em>Health and Social Care<\/em>, <em>15<\/em>(3), 226-246.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. (2019). L\u2019alimentation en situation de minorit\u00e9. L\u2019apport des immigrants \u00e0 la diversification de l\u2019espace social alimentaire de Montr\u00e9al<em>. Cuizine\/Cuisine: The Journal of the Canadian Food Cultures,<\/em> [Online], <em>10<\/em>(1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sercia, P., Girard, A. et Boucher G. V. (2017) La transformation des saines habitudes de vie li\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019ob\u00e9sit\u00e9 en contexte d\u2019int\u00e9gration sociale des immigrants r\u00e9cents. <em>Canadian Psychology \\ Psychologie canadienne<\/em>, [Online].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A., Boucher V. G. et Sercia, P. (2016) Les pratiques de recherche d\u2019informations en mati\u00e8re de sant\u00e9 (PRIMS) chez des immigrants de premi\u00e8re g\u00e9n\u00e9ration dans la r\u00e9gion de Montr\u00e9al. L\u2019incidence du type d\u2019acculturation, du niveau de scolarit\u00e9 et du temps \u00e9coul\u00e9 depuis l\u2019immigration. <em>Canadian Psychologie \\ Psychologie canadienne<\/em>, <em>4<\/em>(57), 274-283.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et\u00e9m\u00e9, G., Girard, A., Mass\u00e9, J.-C., and S., Pierre. (2016). Do acculturation strategies have impacts on the self-declared health, well-being and lifestyle of first-generation allophone immigrants in Montreal, Canada<em>? International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care<\/em>, <em>12<\/em>(1), 66-82.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A., &amp; Sercia, P. (2014). Les transformations des pratiques alimentaires d\u2019immigrants allophones de la r\u00e9gion de Montr\u00e9al. <em>Diversit\u00e9 urbaine<\/em>, <em>14<\/em>(1), p. 25-47.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guicherd-Callin, L. B., Girard, A., Mass\u00e9, J.-C., et Sercia, P. (2013). Repr\u00e9sentations sociales de la sant\u00e9 d\u2019immigrants allophones de Montr\u00e9al, Canada. <em>Psicologia e Saber Social, 2<\/em>(1), 89-103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A., &amp; Sercia, P. (2013). Immigration and Food Insecurity. Social and Nutritional Issues for Recent Immigrants in Montreal, Canada. <em>International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care<\/em>, <em>9<\/em>(1), 32-45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sercia, P., &amp; Girard, A. (2011). Le ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne de la s\u00e9dentarisation des populations migrantes et de la prise de poids: le cas d&#8217;immigrants allophones de premi\u00e8re g\u00e9n\u00e9ration \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al. <em>Canadian Journal of Diabetes<\/em>, <em>35<\/em>(2), 209-210.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sercia, P., &amp; Girard, A. (2010). La transformation des pratiques et repr\u00e9sentations alimentaires chez les enfants maghr\u00e9bins issus de l\u2019immigration r\u00e9cente. In <em>Les m\u00e9dias et la sant\u00e9: de l&#8217;\u00e9mergence \u00e0 l&#8217;appropriation des normes sociales<\/em>, Lise Renaud (Dir.). Presses de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec, collection Sant\u00e9 et Soci\u00e9t\u00e9, 281-306.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. and Sercia P. (2009). Alimentation et signification. Quand la sociologie est invit\u00e9e \u00e0 manger. <em>Revue de l&#8217;Institut de Sociologie<\/em>, <em>1<\/em>(4), p.61-83.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sercia, P. and Girard, A. (2009). Immigrer et manger dans un espace social alimentaire transculturel. Cuizine\/Cuisine: <em>The Journal of the Canadian Food Cultures<\/em> [Online], <em>2<\/em>(1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. &amp; Sercia, P. (2009). Du tajine \u00e0 la poutine. Le cas de l\u2019alimentation chez des jeunes maghr\u00e9bins et leurs parents. <em>Diversit\u00e9 urbaine<\/em>. <em>9<\/em>(2), 73-98.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scientific conferences and seminars&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. (2024). D\u00e9velopper des indicateurs des achats alimentaires, sains et responsables pour les services alimentaires institutionnels : l\u2019application Trac\u00e9co. at the 91st ACFAS Annual Congress, 13-17 May 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. (2024). D\u00e9velopper une relation ludique et gastronomique \u00e0 la biodiversit\u00e9 : le cas des forestibles. Paper presented at the Colloque international Agriculture, biodiversit\u00e9 et s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire : des engagements aux actions (ASBA), Qu\u00e9bec City, April 30 to May 2, 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morin, G., Veilleux, S., Perreault, V., Girard, A., Tanaka, K., &amp; Turgeon, S. (2024). Lorsque traditions deviennent innovations: La force pr\u00e9cieuse des savoirs traditionnels. Online paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, May 28, 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. (2023). The process of creating and developing a digital tool identifying product sustainability for institutional food service: social innovation, participatory research and Living Lab. Paper to be presented at the <em>Green Food Tech Annual Conference<\/em>, Montr\u00e9al, May 18-19, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. (2017). Cuisiner, migrer, manger. Permanence et rupture, processus de recomposition des pratiques alimentaires et culinaires. Paper presented at the <em>Colloque interdisciplinaire Cuisines en situation minoritaire<\/em>, Montr\u00e9al, October 6 and 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. (2014). Les soupes Campbell\u2019s et l\u2019imaginaire gastronomique populaire. Paper presented at the <em>Colloque international \u2013 Imaginaires et gastronomie. Productions, diffusions, valeurs, enjeux<\/em>, Colloque no. 23 of the Entretiens Jacques-Cartier, Montr\u00e9al, October 7, 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. &amp; Sercia, P. (2011). Immigration et transformation des saines habitudes de vie. Le cas de l\u2019activit\u00e9 physique chez des immigrants de premi\u00e8re g\u00e9n\u00e9ration \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al. Paper presented at the <em>Canadian Public Health Association Annual Conference<\/em>, Montr\u00e9al, June 20, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. (2011). First generation immigrants\u2019 foodways and the contemporary North American Social Food Space. Paper presented at the <em>Canadian Association for Food Studies Annual Conf\u00e9rence<\/em>. Fredericton, May 29, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. (2011). Les nourritures comme m\u00e9diation symbolique. Culture mat\u00e9rielle et imaginaire de l\u2019alimentation, les sp\u00e9cificit\u00e9s de l\u2019exp\u00e9rience de mangeurs migrants. Paper presented at the <em>Colloque Imaginaires de la table<\/em>, 79th Annual ACFAS Conference, Lennoxville, May 12, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. &amp; Sercia, P. (2011). Pratiques alimentaires et immigration. Le cas de populations migrantes de premi\u00e8re g\u00e9n\u00e9ration \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al. Paper presented at the <em>79th annual ACFAS conference<\/em>, Sherbrooke, May 12, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sercia, P., &amp; Girard, A. (2011). Immigration et transformation des habitudes de vie : Le cas de l\u2019activit\u00e9 physique. Paper presented at the <em>79th annual ACFAS conference<\/em>, Sherbrooke, May 10, 2011.<br><br>Sercia, P. and Girard, Alain. (2011). Immigration, Adaptation, Integration and Life Style. Poster presented at the <em>Annual Obesity Summit<\/em>, Montr\u00e9al, April 30, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Posters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A. (2018). Les plaisirs sensoriels en fin de vie. Les nourritures et l\u2019alcool en soins palliatifs. Scientific poster, International Palliative Care Congress, Montr\u00e9al, October 2-5, 2018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sercia, P., Mass\u00e9, J.-C., Guicherd-Callin, L.B., &amp; Girard, A. (2012). Pratique de l\u2019activit\u00e9 physique chez des immigrants de premi\u00e8re g\u00e9n\u00e9ration. Scientific poster, Colloque scientifique du GRAPA, Montr\u00e9al, March 21, 2012.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Research reports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A, Palin, L. (2023). Les champignons comestibles forestiers du Qu\u00e9bec : une culture culinaire \u00e0 inventer, un secteur \u00e9mergent \u00e0 la recherche de nominations, des produits embl\u00e9matiques du territoire qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois. <em>Revue Ethnologies<\/em>, Association cannadienne d\u2019ethnologie et de folklore (ACEF), Canada.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Girard, A., Cloutier, M., Renard, L., &amp; Louillet, M-C. (2023). Portrait du secteur des champignons sauvages comestibles au Qu\u00e9bec : acteurs, cha\u00eene de valeur, enjeux, d\u00e9fis et opportunit\u00e9s. Produced for the Programme d&#8217;aide au d\u00e9veloppement des appellations contr\u00f4l\u00e9es et des termes valorisants (PADARTV). Project funded by the PADARTV&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-vortex-blocks-contact-cta-columns alignwide contact-cta-columns-block\"><div class=\"contact-cta-columns-block__columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vortex-blocks-contact-cta contact-cta-block\"><div class=\"contact-cta-block__inner\"><div class=\"contact-cta__icon-wrapper\"><div><svg width=\"42\" height=\"44\" viewBox=\"0 0 42 44\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 17.1999a4 4 0 0 1 1.6594-3.2437l17-12.2672c1.3975-1.0084 3.2837-1.0084 4.6812 0l17 12.2672A3.9998 3.9998 0 0 1 42 17.1999V40c0 2.2091-1.7909 4-4 4H4c-2.2091 0-4-1.7909-4-4V17.1999Z\" fill=\"#fff\" class=\"fill-background-color\"><\/path><path d=\"M0 17.1999a4 4 0 0 1 1.6594-3.2437l17-12.2672c1.3975-1.0084 3.2837-1.0084 4.6812 0l17 12.2672A3.9998 3.9998 0 0 1 42 17.1999V40c0 2.2091-1.7909 4-4 4H4c-2.2091 0-4-1.7909-4-4V17.1999Z\" fill=\"#000\" class=\"fill-base-color\" fill-opacity=\".4\"><\/path><path fill=\"#000\" class=\"fill-base-color\" d=\"M6 5h30v33H6z\"><\/path><path d=\"m0 20 21 11.1818L42 20v20c0 2.2091-1.7909 4-4 4H4c-2.2091 0-4-1.7909-4-4V20Z\" fill=\"#fff\" class=\"fill-background-color\"><\/path><path d=\"m0 20 21 11.1818L42 20v20c0 2.2091-1.7909 4-4 4H4c-2.2091 0-4-1.7909-4-4V20Z\" fill=\"#000\" class=\"fill-base-color\" fill-opacity=\".6\"><\/path><path d=\"M23 14h-4v4h-4v4h12v-4h-4v-4Z\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"coordonnees\">Contact information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">alain.girard@ithq.qc.ca<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bio Alain Girard has a background in the sociology of food and is specialized in qualitative methods. 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