Aurore MARGAT
Professeure des universités ; Directrice LEPS UR 3412 UFR SMBH ; Directrice EUR SIePS
Aurore Margat joined Sorbonne Paris Nord University in 2019 as a Senior Lecturer before being appointed University Professor in the Éducations et Promotion de la Santé Laboratory (LEPS - UR 3412), of which she is now Director.
She also heads the École Universitaire de Recherche en Sciences Infirmières et Promotion de la Santé (EUR SIePS), the first EUR in nursing sciences in France.
Activités récentes :
Research areas
Her research focuses on understanding health literacy as a lever for reducing social inequalities in health and improving individual autonomy. She designs and evaluates innovative therapeutic education programs and, more broadly, health promotion programs, integrating the participation of the people concerned and the principles of epistemic justice.
She is also interested in the implementation of new professional practices, such as advanced practice nursing, and develops pedagogical models for the training of healthcare professionals.
Institutional and scientific commitment
- Director of EUR SIePS and LEPS UR 3412
- Scientific integrity correspondent and member of the USPN Research Ethics Committee (CER)
- Vice-President of the CNU health section (Nursing - 92) and of the Collège Français des Enseignants-Chercheurs Universitaires en Sciences Infirmières (CoFECSI)
- Jury member and expert for PHRIP, ANSM, ANR and SSHRC (Canada)
- Elected to the Board of Directors of the European Therapeutic Education Society
Teaching activities
She is responsible for several training programs at USPN:
- Master 2 Health Engineering - Health Training Engineering and Research and Innovations in Care courses
- IPA State Diploma (Emergencies and Stabilized Chronic Diseases)
Publications récentes : Nokovitch, L., El Hajj, H., Deneuve, S., De Andrade, V., Gagnayre, R., Margat, A. (2025). Visual–spatial abilities enhancement and spatial anatomy learning: A systematic review. Medical Education.
Havard, C. et al. (2025). Use of an observer tool to enhance learning of anaesthesia resident’s non-technical skills during high-fidelity simulation. BMC Medical Education, 25(1), 97.
Pétré, B., Gagnayre, R., Margat, A. (2025). Therapeutic patient education and health promotion: A forgotten link in the new WHO guidelines ? Education Thérapeutique du Patient – Therapeutic Patient Education, 17(1), 10301.
Margat, A. (2024). Une école universitaire de recherche : Quelles perspectives pour le développement des sciences infirmières ? Éducation Permanente, 241(4), 103-114.
Quesnay, P., Margat, A. (2024). L’Académie Populaire de la Santé : formation par et pour les personnes concernées. Éducation et Socialisation, 71.
Buscail, C., Margat, A. (co-first) et al. (2018). Fruits and vegetables at home (FLAM): A randomized controlled trial… BMC Public Health, 18(1), 1065.
Margat, A., Gagnayre, R., Lombrail, P., De Andrade, V., Azogui-Levy, S. (2017). Interventions en littératie en santé et éducation thérapeutique : une revue de la littérature. Santé Publique, 29(6), 811-820.
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