SENAC Nelly
Research Lead - Social Sciences Sector & Head of the Quantitative and Quantitative Research Platform - Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems
Biography
Nelly Sénac is Senior researcher in the Social Sciences Sector of Unisanté's Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems (DEHS).
She holds a PhD in social psychology from the universities of Lausanne and Geneva and completed a postdoc at the London School of Economics. She teaches various continuing education courses (CAS).
Her main areas of expertise are research in the human and social sciences applied to public health, knowledge transfer and the dissemination of scientific information to and among the public, the organisation of the health system and social participation in health, and more broadly the involvement of the general public in the health field, integrative health and the satisfaction of health professionals.
She offers her expertise in questionnaire methodology and mixed methods to researchers in healthcare institutions through the Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research Platform.
Teaching
Continuing education:
- CAS clinical research: self-reported health measures
- CAS clinical research: creation and validation of questionnaires
- CAS clinical research: introduction to mixed methods
- CAS public health: introduction to the concept of "good" governance
- CAS public health: Swiss political system and social participation in health
Undergraduate training:
- B2.9: Electives and Research Design Workshops – Research Design Workshops
- B3.6: IMCO: Community Immersion Master of Nursing Jury Expert
Diplomas
Doctorate in Social Psychology (UNIL and UNIGE)
European Diploma of Advanced Studies in Social Psychology
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
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