Dr. Amanda Desnoyers

Amanda is a Senior Behavioural Scientist, leading our team's community and capacity efforts. She focuses on four main activities to support Canada’s behavioural science community and the federal government’s capacity to apply behavioural science insights and methods through: Training and experiential learning; Providing consultation and advice for public servants; Supporting knowledge translation and dissemination, in partnership with the other Impact Canada teams; and, IIU's leadership with BeSci networks and Communities of Practice, like the Government of Canada Behavioural Science Community of Practice.

Prior to this role, Amanda supported Employment and Social Development Canada’s Education Savings Program. Specifically, she explored how behavioural science could be used to help increase awareness and decrease barriers to accessing educational savings incentives such as the Canada Learning Bond.

Amanda has a Masters degree in Experimental Psychology from Laurentian University and in 2018 earned a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University where she studied mindfulness and its impact on mental health.