Peter Levesque

Current

Director at Knowledge Mobilization Works

Past

Knowledge Exchange Specialist at Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health
Deputy-Director, Knowledge Products and Mobilization at Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Education

University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa

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Peter Levesque’s Summary

Knowledge Mobilization Works is a networked company, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with colleagues, partnerships, and projects in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Australia, and India.

KMW consults and suggests practice enhancements in knowledge mobilization for governments, universities, colleges, and civil society organizations.

We develop theory and test methods for knowledge mobilization, including the testing of technology to support social processes.

We also engage in strategic research and conceptual exploration to enhance the incentives and infrastructure to support knowledge mobilization.

Peter Levesque’s Specialties:

knowledge mobilization, community-engaged research, population health, child and youth health, mental health promotion, networking, meeting facilitation. public speaking

Peter Levesque’s Experience

Director

Knowledge Mobilization Works

(Research industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Knowledge Exchange Specialist

Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

January 2005 — January 2007 (2 years 1 month)

Strategic consultant on knowledge exchange for the Centre, children and youth mental health agencies in Ontario, and external health organizations; health systems research on collaboration, collective behavior, knowledge exchange and subcomponents, and
human-technology interfaces; knowledge mobilization and interactive processes; and catalyst - boundary-spanner creating relationships between sectors, disciplines, and
communities.
Deputy-Director, Knowledge Products and Mobilization

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Government Administration industry)

November 1998 — January 2005 (6 years 3 months)

Assisted the Vice-president, Knowledge Products and Mobilization, in the development of strategy, policy, and programs to leverage the value of research and research-related activities by linking all actors in the production of knowledge. Included work with the Interdepartmental Knowledge Management Forum of the Treasury Board, Industry
Canada, the National Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, the Canadian Research Transfer Network, the Regionalization Network Advisory Committee, the Intranet Advisory Committee, the Standing Committees of Council, and ad hoc meetings with a range of conferences, professional bodies, disciplinary societies, and a wide assortment of individual researchers and research teams.

Peter Levesque’s Education

University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa

PhD , Population Health , 2005 — 2010 (expected)

Additional Information

Peter Levesque’s Websites:

Peter Levesque’s Interests:

Aboriginal health, children and youth health, communication, community research, construction of knowledge, education, knowledge exchange and mobilization, leadership, mental health, organizational democracy, participation, peer-review, photography, poetry, popular theatre, population health, research infrastructure, science and technology

Peter Levesque’s Groups:

The Canadian Association of Principals
The Canadian Public Health Association
The Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association
The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
The International Society for Urban Health
The International Sociological Association
The Ontario Public Health Association, Living Knowledge and Science Shops, IKMF, Carolina for Kibera, CEFRIO