{"id":24800,"date":"2026-09-09T20:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/?page_id=24800"},"modified":"2026-09-09T20:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:41:22","slug":"marie-noelle-simard-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/en\/research\/researchers\/marie-noelle-simard-ph-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Marie-Noelle Simard, Ph. D."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"one-third first \">\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> &#8211; <\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/06\/20250616_Simard_MN-450x444.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23520 \" width=\"237\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/06\/20250616_Simard_MN-450x444.jpg 450w, https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/06\/20250616_Simard_MN-610x602.jpg 610w, https:\/\/readaptation.umontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/06\/20250616_Simard_MN.jpg 884w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"two-third  \">\n<h3>Full Professor<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Contact details (search)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine<br \/>\n<strong>T<\/strong> 514-345-3931 poste 5114<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact details (school)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>T<\/strong> 514-343-6111 poste 14696<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:marie-noelle.simard@umontreal.ca\">marie-noelle.simard@umontreal.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Program<\/strong><br \/>\nOccupationnal Therapy<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1299-4287<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Training<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>B. Sc., Ergoth\u00e9rapie, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al (2001)<\/li>\n<li>M. Sc., Sciences biom\u00e9dicales, option r\u00e9adaptation, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al (2003)<\/li>\n<li>Ph. D., Sciences biom\u00e9dicales, option r\u00e9adaptation, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al (2009)<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorat, D\u00e9veloppement des enfants d\u2019\u00e2ge scolaire n\u00e9s pr\u00e9matur\u00e9ment, Universit\u00e9 Laval (2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Main ongoing projects<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Improving current practices for neurodevelopmental screening in children born prematurely.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Validation of early clinical and biological markers for identifying neurodevelopmental delays.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Systematic neurodevelopmental follow-up of children born with complex congenital heart disease or prematurely.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Development and evaluation of a parent-child yoga program with children born with complex congenital heart disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Selected publications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Synnes, A.*, Lam, MM., Ricci, F., Church, P., <strong>Simard, M-N<\/strong>., Zwicker, JG., Luu, TM.* (2024). How to measure patient and family important outcomes in extremely preterm infants: a scoping review. <em>Acta Paediatrica<\/em>, 113(6):1228-1235. PMID: 38578009. doi\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/apa.17228\">1111\/apa.17228<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Simard, M.-N.*<\/strong>, <u>Lepage, C.<\/u>, Gaudet, I., Paquette, N., Doussau, A., Poirier, N., Beauchamp, M., C\u00f4t\u00e9, S., Pinchefsky, E., Brossard-Racine, M., M\u00e2sse, B., Gallagher, A.* (2023). A parent-child yoga intervention for reducing attention deficits in children with congenital heart disease\u00a0: the Yoga for Littles Hearts Feasibility Study Protocol. <em>BMJ Open, <\/em>17;13(10):e079407. PMID: 37848299; PMCID: PMC10582886. doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bmjopen-2023-079407\">10.1136\/bmjopen-2023-079407 <\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">C\u00f4t\u00e9-Corriveau, G., <strong>Simard, M.-N.*<\/strong>, Beaulieu, O., Chowdhury, R.A., Gagnon, M.-M., Gagnon, M., Ledjiar, O., Bernard, C., Nuyt, A.M., Dehaes, M., Luu, T.M.* (2023) Associations between neurological examination at term-equivalent age and cerebral hemodynamics and oxygen metabolism in infants born preterm. <em>Front. Neurosci<\/em>. 17:1105638. doi: 10.3389\/fnins.2023.1105638<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>L\u00e9pine, J.<\/u>, Gagnon, K., Prud\u2019homme, J., Vinay, M.-C., Provost, S., Fourdain, S., Doussau, A., Bernard, C., Belval, V., Poirier, N., Gallagher, A.,<strong> Simard, M.-N.*<\/strong> (2021). Identification of children born with moderate to severe congenital heart disease at risk of developmental delay at 12 and 24 months: Utility of the Ages and Stages Questionaires. <em>Developmental Neurorehabilitation<\/em>, ;25(2):125-132. doi: 10.1080\/17518423.2021.1960918.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gaudet, I., Paquette, N., Bernard, C., Doussau, A., Harvey, J., Trudeau, N., Beaulieu-Genest, L., Pinchefsky, E., Poirier, N., <strong>Simard, M.-N.*<\/strong>, Gallagher, A.* (2021). Neurodevelopmental outcome of children with congenital heart disease: a cohort study from infancy to preschool age. <em>The Journal of Pediatrics<\/em>, 239:126-135.e5. doi: 10.1016\/j.jpeds.2021.08.042.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fourdain<strong>, <\/strong>S.,<strong> Simard, M.-N.*, <\/strong>Dagenais, L., Doussau, A., Dehaes, M., Materassi, M., Goulet, J., Vobecky, S., Poirier, N., Carmant, L., Gallagher, A<strong>. <\/strong>(2020). Developmental motor trajectory in young children with complex congenital heart disease. <em>Developmental <\/em>Neurorehabilitation, <em>12<\/em> :1-7. doi: 10.1080\/17518423.2020.1711541.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fourdain, S., Caron-Desrochers, L., <strong>Simard, M.-N.<\/strong>, Provost, S., Doussau, A., Gagnon, K., Dagenais, L., Prescutto, E., Prud\u2019homme, J., Constantin, I.M., Dehaes, M., Poirier, N.*, Gallagher, A.* (2020). The Impacts of an Early Systematic Screening and Individualized Intervention Program on Neurodevelopment of Children with Congenital Heart Disease: the CINC Study. <em>Frontiers Pediatrics, 8, 1-12. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fped.2020.539451\"><em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fped.2020.539451<\/em><\/a><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>Ouellet-Scott, N.<\/u>, Peckre, P., <u>Fortin, P<\/u>., <u>Girouard-Chantal, \u00c9<\/u>., <u>Gagnon, M<\/u>., Lambert, J., Martini, R., Luu, T.M., <strong>Simard, M.-N<\/strong>.* (2020). Early screening of motor impairments in the very preterm population. <em>Early Human Development, 141<\/em>. 104940. doi: 10.1016\/j.earlhumdev.2019.104940.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dugas, C., <strong>Simard, M.-N.<\/strong>, Fombonne, E., &amp; Couture, M. (2017). Comparison of Two Tools to Assess Sensory Features in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. <em>American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 72<\/em>(1), 7201195010p1-7201195010p9. doi:10.5014\/ajot.2018.024604<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beaulieu-Poulin, C., <strong>Simard<\/strong>, <strong>M.-N.,<\/strong> Lefebvre, F., &amp; Luu, T.M. (2016). Validity of the Language Development Survey in Infants Born Extremely Preterm. <em>Early Human Development<\/em><em>, 98,<\/em> 11-16<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Simard, M.-N., <\/strong>Luu, T.M., &amp; Gosselin, J. (2012)<strong>. <\/strong>Concurrent validity of ages and stages questionnaires in preterm infants. <em>Pediatrics, 130<\/em>(1)<strong>, <\/strong>e108-114. doi:10.1542\/peds.2011-3532<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Simard<\/strong>, <strong>M.-N.,<\/strong> Lambert, J., Lachance, C., Audibert, F., &amp; Gosselin, J. (2011). Prediction of developmental performances at two years of corrected age: Contribution of the neurological assessment at term age. <em>Early Human Development, 87<\/em>(12)<em>,<\/em> 799-804. doi:10.1016\/j.earlhumdev.2011.06.004<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Simard<\/strong>, <strong>M.-N.,<\/strong> Lambert, J., Lachance, C., Audibert, F., &amp; Gosselin, J. (2010). Stability of neurocranial signs in the first two years of life in infants at risk. <em>Early Human Development, 86<\/em>(8), 473-478. doi:10.1016\/j.earlhumdev.2010.06.007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Research Directions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Child neurodevelopment, screening and identification of neurodevelopmental delays and disorders<\/li>\n<li>At-risk populations (e.g., prematurity, congenital heart defects)<\/li>\n<li>Neurological examination in children<\/li>\n<li>Programs of adapted physical activities\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Training B. 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