Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on Didactics, Education, and Training

Bénédicte Gendron

University Professor

Research Topics

With degrees in neuropsychology and the economics of behavior and human development, my work focuses on quality of life in academic and professional settings, and on fostering emotional well-being (research that received the 2006 Cros Prize from the Académie française and the 2011 and 2012 Prizes from the AFPSSU-MGEN-Elsevier-French Association for the Promotion of Health in School and University Settings) and empowering leadership among educators, teachers, support staff, counselors, and managers and leaders of organizations (in education, health care, or the private sector) to foster “well-being” at work and elsewhere—a concept and paradigm I have been developing since 2015.

Lessons

  • Quality of life in school and at work, “conserving” human resources in the sense of “taking care of them,” well-being and a fulfilling life
  • Developing Emotional Skills and Learning SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)
  • Mindfulness Education, Attention Training, and the ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) Approach—IMP’ACT
  • Management and Pedagogy of Collaborative Projects – Pedagogy of Interactions and Active Learning – MPPC-PIA2
  • Transformational Learning, Leadership, and Empowering Human Resource Development
  • Approaches to Language (narrative, verbal, nonverbal, etc.) and Transformation

Responsibilities

  • Director of the REFE Master 2 Program—Director of Assessment, Training, and Mentoring: Mindful Leadership and Emotional Capital
  • Coordinator of the MPPC-PIA2 and IMP’ACT modules
  • Program Director for the ANR-IDEFI-UM3D Program, “Emotional Capital, Well-Being, and Success in College.”