Sabrina Pellerin (UQAM) wins the 2026 ANDESE Best Thesis Prize — first Canadian recipient
Published on 2026-10-16. Check the original source for current conditions.
Sabrina Pellerin, PhD in Administration from UQAM, won the 2026 ANDESE Best Thesis Prize for «Les déterminants de la détresse psychologique des cadres de premier niveau». The award was presented on October 15 during an online ceremony in Paris.
Sabrina Pellerin’s thesis, supervised by Professor Julie Cloutier (Department of Organization and Human Resources, ESG UQAM), identifies about thirty psychosocial factors associated with psychological distress among front‑line managers and proposes organizational support measures. ANDESE, a French association of doctors in economics and social sciences, awarded her the 2026 best‑thesis prize, making her the first Canadian recipient. Her doctoral work was funded by the bourse doctorale du Fonds de recherche du Québec (Société et culture) and by the Joseph‑Armand‑Bombardier scholarship (CRSH/SSHRC). She also received internal UQAM distinctions in 2025–2026.