Marilyse Cournoyer
Master of Arts in International Studies – Candidate (LavalUniversity)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Development(Université du Québec en Outaouais)
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
2008-2009Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau (Canada)
Research Assistant to sociologist Thibault Martin for his project entitled Les coopératives Inuit et l’émergence des entreprises privées autochtones [Inuit Cooperatives and the Emergence of Aboriginal Private Business].
Tasks: Conducting bibliographical research for a literature review; summarizing books and scholarly articles; preparing an interview framework; conducting and transcribing approximately 30 interviews with aboriginal and non-aboriginal business owners and public servants in Nunavik (Northern Quebec); analyzing the content and producing a research report.
POST-SECONDARY STUDIES
2010-LavalUniversity,Québec (Canada)
Master of Arts in International Studies – Thesis Track – M.A.
2007-2010Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau (Canada)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Development, including two semesters at Université de Lausanne in Switzerland
2000-2003Cégep de Jonquière, Saguenay (Canada)
Diploma in Media Arts and Technology (Journalism)
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2005-2010Researcher,Director and Editor – Société Radio-Canada, Ottawa (Canada)
Tasks: Making editorial decisions; organizing interviewee and contributor participation; preparing and popularizing research dossiers (introductions and questions); providing and developing ideas for broadcast program content.
2009Professional Internship in Community Development – Warangal (India)
University-level training with SOPAR, Gatineau (Canada); integrating regional and international project management concepts.
2007Guide/Interpreter – Parks Canada, Tadoussac (Canada)
Tasks: Collaborating with the Research and Education Group on Marine Mammals; popularizing and presenting activities on oceanography and marine biology.
2005Ecotourism Internship – Tepic (Mexico)
Complementary to the Adventure Tourism Training program at Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles (Canada)
2003-2004Manager of an environmental magazine – Casablanca (Morocco)
Tasks: Internship in Alternative Media with the non-governmental organization Alternatives; drafting reports, correcting articles and performing page layout for the magazine.
2002Community Health Internship – Salvador de Bahia (Brazil)
Introduction to international cooperation with the NGO Club 2/3 (Oxfam Québec)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2010-Member of the Oxfam-Quebec Youth Research Institute (Canada)
2010-Member of the Youth Advisory Group of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (Canada)
2009-2010Member of the Association Mosaïque of Université de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Model United Nations and conference organization
Participated in Galatasaray Euroforum in Istanbul (Turkey)
2008-2009Member of the Social Sciences Council of the Université duQuébec en Outaouais
SCHOLARSHIPS_
2010-Master’s Scholarship for Research in Evaluation – Awarded by Université Laval’s Perfeval Research Laboratory for their research project entitled“La gouvernance participative dans les territoires du Nord-Ouest”[Participatory Governance in the Northwest Territories], $7,000.
2010-Joseph-Armand-Bombadier Canadian Graduate Scholarship – Awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Quebec (Canada), $17,500.
2010-Université Laval Social Leadership and Sustainability Scholarship, Québec (Canada), $5,000.
2009-2010CREPUQ Scholarship for University Exchange, [CREPUQ - Conference of Chancellors and Principals of Quebec Universities], $8,000.
LANGUAGES______
FrenchFirst LanguageEnglishGood Command
SpanishIntermediatePortugueseBasic
PUBLICATION
Communication
MARTIN, T. et COURNOYER, M., «Les coopératives Inuit et l’émergence des entreprises privées autochtones». Communication présentée au colloque Cris et Inuit du Nord-du-Québec, Angers (France), Octobre 2009.
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