École de santé publique – Travaux et publications
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Item Accès libre Health and/or Wellbeing? Shifting focus from “having” health to “being” wellJen, Yun; Williams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2025-03-11)Health and wellbeing are often treated as synonymous. While they’re closely connected, they are nonetheless distinct, referring to different aspects of our lives. And these differences translate into how and whether we promote health or wellbeing. Maybe we should focus more on “being” well instead of perpetually chasing after “health”?Item Accès libre The Boys Club is still active : gender bias and discrimination are often implicit and not evidentWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2025-03-04)Sexism experienced by women in academia (and the workplace more generally) is much less overt than it was even a few decades ago, but it’s still present. Instead of being outright discrimination, it takes the form of implicit or subtle biases and judgments that lead to women having less opportunities. Both men and women must continue to speak out, and they must change how and with whom they work, to show through their actions that sexism, in whatever form, is never acceptable.Item Accès libre Social and political solidarity : standing together to fight injusticeWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2025-02-25)In a crisis, we may have a strong need to do something to support our communities, but not know how. The existential threat posed by the US government is forcing Canadians to seek out ways to make a difference. With our fellow citizens we can mobilize politically, and through social engagement we can together build robust communities that care for and support all their members. In solidarity, we have the power to resist and even to win.Item Accès libre Imposter syndrome : the problem and solutions are not individual but collectiveWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2025-02-18)That sense of never being good enough is common in many workplaces, including the university. In a hypercompetitive environment that increasingly measures quantity over quality, both students and professors feel that they’re not keeping up, that they have to work harder but that the goal posts keep receding. The solutions to this pernicious problem cannot be individual. A collective culture change is needed to reset the rules of the game and this takes leadership from those with little to lose, i.e., senior professors and managers.Item Accès libre Playing the academic game : explicit rules to level the playing fieldWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2025)“Playing the Academic Game” is the culmination of two years of weekly posts on the BrynStorming blog by Bryn Williams-Jones, professor of bioethics in the School of Public Health at the Université de Montréal. As an ethicist long interested by questions of justice, an important motivator for this project has been Williams-Jones’ need to respond to the injustices encountered in academia. Many students and researchers fail in their studies or career progression not because they don’t have the intellectual abilities or drive, but simply because they don’t know what’s expected of them or how to best present themselves in a competitive environment. That is, they don’t know “the rules of the game,” and this isn’t fair, because the rules are rarely made explicit. In this book, which is organized into 5 major sections – The Academic Career Path, Professional Identity, University Life, Productivity and Creativity, and Multiple Responsibilities and Mental Health – Williams-Jones shares 30 years of experience in academia to make explicit the often-implicit norms and rules of academic life, so that all who wish to can fairly play the academic game.Item Accès libre Jouer le jeu académique : des règles explicites pour uniformiser les règles du jeuWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2025)« Jouer le jeu académique » est l’aboutissement de deux années de billets hebdomadaires sur le blogue BrynStorming de Bryn Williams-Jones, professeur de bioéthique à l’École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal. En tant qu’éthicien intéressé depuis longtemps par les questions de justice, Williams-Jones a été motivé par le besoin de répondre aux injustices rencontrées dans le monde universitaire. De nombreux étudiants ou chercheurs échouent dans leurs études ou dans leur progression de carrière non pas parce qu’ils n’ont pas les capacités intellectuelles ou le dynamisme nécessaires, mais simplement parce qu’ils ne savent pas ce que l’on attend d’eux ou comment se présenter au mieux dans un environnement compétitif. En d’autres termes, ils ne connaissent pas “les règles du jeu,” et ce n’est pas juste, car les règles sont rarement explicites. Dans ce livre, qui s’articule autour de cinq grands sections – le parcours académique; l’identité professionnelle; la vie universitaire; la productivité et la créativité; les responsabilités multiples et la santé mentale – Williams-Jones fait part de ses 30 années d’expérience dans le monde universitaire pour rendre explicites les normes et les règles souvent implicites de la vie universitaire, afin que tous ceux qui le souhaitent puissent jouer le jeu de manière équitable.Item Accès libre Positive Critique : the how and the why matter as much as the whatWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2025-02-04)Good critique should be a form of feedback that explicitly guides improvement. Overly nice comments that gloss over weaknesses can be just as damaging as overly severe critique – there is no learning. When given honestly and with positive intent, and focused on the object but not the person, even severe critique can be accepted (even if not nice to receive) because the goal is learning. Positive critique is objective and never personal.Item Accès libre Accommodating student difference : students (and their professors) need support to help overcome their challengesWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2025-01-28)Supporting students with difficulties that may impede their learning is critical to equity, and thankfully normal in universities. The problem is that demands for accommodation far outstrip the availability of services. Professors are left to deal with a volume and diversity of requests that surpasses their abilities. We need to rethink what support to offer, to who and by whom.Item Accès libre The mystical and exotic other : people are people, just like usWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2025-01-21)Construction of personal identity can be enriched by journeying into the stories and experiences of other cultures (e.g., philosophical, spiritual, historical, etc.). The danger, however, is in looking for simple answers to complex problems, the exoticization of “the Other” as bearer of “the Truth”, and the instrumentalization of other cultures for our own personal growth.Item Accès libre Care and emotional labour : omportant work that needs to be taken seriously by individuals and organizationsWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2025-01-14)Emotional labour is an important part of many professional roles and helps in the good functioning of institutions. In the university, it’s been formalized through increased support of students to ensure their success. But what of all the care provided to colleagues? Where does this fit as part of professional responsibilities, who does it, and is it valorized? It’s important to recognize emotional labour, and to set reasonable limits.Item Accès libre You Stink! Dealing with problematic personal behavioursWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2025-01-07)Dealing with unpleasant aspects of certain colleagues (body odour, eating habits, behaviour in meetings, etc.) is never easy and so something that we often avoid. But when their habits or behaviour cross the line and start negatively affecting our well-being (and that of others), the person has to be confronted, diplomatically.Item Accès libre Fantastic colleagues : those colleagues who make a big difference deserve our thanksWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2024-12-17)It’s important for managers (and colleagues), to explicitly acknowledge the contributions of our colleagues, especially those who excel but don’t “blow their own horn”. Even a simple “Thanks” or “Good job!” can promote a healthy institutional culture; and it’s the least we can do for colleagues who we value and who contribute to a positive work environment.Item Accès libre A much-needed recharge : find spaces to get your energy backWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2024-10-29)When you’re busy, and especially when you start feeling tired, it’s crucial to disconnect and recharge. Walking in the countryside, with the range of sensory experiences and aesthetic rarely found in the city, can be one of those spaces. Find those spaces that work for you and make time for them in your busy life.Item Accès libre (Don’t) Pay to Publish: Diamond open access is the solutionWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2024-12-03)Open access publishing of academic journals is critical to promoting open science and the free circulation of information. It's a direct challenge to the monopolistic and closed-science models of the Big 5 publishers who’ve come to control academic publishing. The challenge for OA journals is building a funding model that enables them to remain viable, and to even thrive. But forcing authors to pay isn’t the way.Item Accès libre An Edit Too Far: When editors overstep the boundsWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique. Département de médecine sociale et préventive (2024-12-10)Journal editors, in editing manuscripts, help authors to clearly articulate their ideas and so contribute to making quality research accessible to diverse audiences. But sometimes editors overreach, going beyond correction to impose their own words or ideas, infringing upon the intellectual liberty of authors. The words and ideas in a manuscript belong to the author, and this must be respected.Item Accès libre Multiple roles in collaborative research : be careful of instrumentalization and misunderstandingsGingras-Royer, Nathalie; Williams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2024-11-26)Collaborative research can be a powerful means to include the perspectives of minority communities in research. But to be truly collaborative involves meaningful engagement throughout the research process, something that is not always possible. And there is the ever-present risk of instrumentalizing these collaborators, of valuing them only for their lived-experience and not the skills that they can bring to the project. It’s thus crucial to clarify roles and expectations of all team members, and from the very start of the research.Item Accès libre Social media sucks : you have to look elsewhere for good contentWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2024-11-19)As much as algorithms helped in the early days of social media to share personalized content and stories that we never otherwise would have encountered, today they seem to be killing most of what made these platforms interesting. Instead of spaces for creativity and innovation, much of social media has become at best boring and at worst a dumpster fire of hate. One hold out is Substack, where there is a burgeoning and vibrant community of writers to explore.Item Accès libre Don’t touch: intimate relationships and power differentials don’t mixWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2024-11-12)Romantic relationships in academic or professional contexts are fraught with peril, especially when there are important power differentials (manager-staff, professor-student). The important conflicts of interest that arise damage reputations and trust in individuals and institutions. Highly problematic, these situations that cannot be educated away and so should be prohibited.Item Accès libre How to write a bad cover letter : to be taken seriously, avoid these mistakesWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2024-11-05)A good cover letter is a key entry point for evaluating job applications, as it’s often read first. But all too often people get it wrong, for example, by trying to be too creative, talking too much about their past and not what they can contribute in the future, being too personal or even coming across as desperate. Avoid these mistakes and present yourself at your best, and so maximize your chances of being retained for the next step in the hiring process.Item Accès libre Unfounded accusations : the cost to relationships, careers and mental health can be substantialWilliams-Jones, Bryn; Université de Montréal. École de santé publique (2024-10-22)In any organization, disagreements can lead to conflict and even accusations of misconduct. These claims must be treated with due diligence, protecting confidentiality of all those involved. False claims, if spread, can severely damage reputations, careers, and mental health, as well as contributing to toxic environments. Personal and collective courage, supported by good policies and robust procedures, are needed to fairly address complaints and ensure that accusations are treated appropriately.