Geneva 2007 Scholar

Clairneige Motzoi Ambassador Scholar – WB 2006 B.A., Psychology, York University (Canada) M.A., Clinical Psychology, Concordia University (Canada) Ph.D. Candidate, Clinical Psychology, Concordia University

Clairneige Motzoi is completing her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Concordia University in Montreal, where she combines her personal approach to advocacy with an empirical approach to public health and community development, both locally and internationally. Through her work, Clairneige hopes to have an impact at both the individual and societal level, the latter by way social policy and community development.

“I learned that the process, despite being at times politically motivated, consistently raised the need for specific types of research, which strengthened my decision to pursue a career in psychological research relevant to international policy...I became convinced that multi-disciplinary teams would be invaluable in writing international health and social policy and in carrying out related research.

Since the forum I have been involved in fostering collaboration between the fields on psychology and international development...I presented and facilitated an academic community discussion on the role of psychology and developmental research in the international health and social policy process, held at the Centre for Research in Human Development at Concordia University. As well, I wrote an article encouraging clinical psychologists to become involved in the international policy process and I have also become involved with a couple of NGOs working to meet the millennium development goals in different countries.”

Personal Position Paper

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