Dr. Christine Kormos

Christine is Lead (Acting) of Behavioural Science for health and public health at Impact Canada. Working in close partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Behavioural Science Office, she oversees work carried out by a team of 10+ Behavioural Scientists and Policy Analysts involving the application of Behavioural Science to the Government of Canada’s public health priorities, through population-based surveying as well as topical surveys and field studies.

Christine has over 15 years of experience researching factors underlying human decision-making, with most of her published research to date focused on sustainability-related behaviour change. Christine joined the federal government in 2022, having previously worked as a Senior Behavioural Scientist at the BC Behavioural Insights Group with the Government of British Columbia. Through her public sector work, as well as her previous academic research and private consulting experience, Christine strives to inform behavioural policy by positioning human perceptions and tendencies at the centre of program and policy design.

She holds a PhD and MSc in Applied Social Psychology from the University of Victoria, prior to which she earned a BSc in Psychology and Biology from Queen's University.