Mélissa Di Sante

• Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale

• Axelle Le Roy, Maîtrise en sciences de la réadaptation – avec mémoire
• François Verreault Girard, Maîtrise en sciences de la réadaptation – avec mémoire

Travaux de recherche des 5 dernières années

The Critical Role of Interactive Features in the Language and Speech Developmental Trajectories of Children Experiencing Neglect: Results of the Early Longitudinal Language and Neglect Study Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2026. Audette Sylvestre, Mélissa Di Sante, Catherine Julien, Chantal Mérette, Caroline Bouchard. DOI 10.1044/2025_JSLHR-24-00884

Influencing practices of civil society-led intersectoral networks to improve living environments in the Montreal setting CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH, 2025. DOI 10.1080/09581596.2025.2524588

Block play by American and Chinese families: Associations with children's spatial ability JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2025. DOI 10.1016/J.APPDEV.2024.101742

Practices of local intersectoral action for health equity: case study of the Feeding Quarter of the Center-Sud Community Development Corporation in Montreal GLOBAL HEALTH PROMOTION, 2024. DOI 10.1177/17579759231211229

Spoken Communicative Intents Among 3- to 4.5-Year-Old French-Speaking Children: Procedure and Data From the Early Longitudinal Language and Neglect Study Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023. Audette Sylvestre, Mélissa Di Sante, Jean Leblond. DOI 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00003

Formalizing Local Intersectoral Practices: A Case Study of an Initiative Targeting Language Development. Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology, 2023.

Developmental trajectories of speech and language in neglected children aged 3 to 5 years: Results of the ELLAN study CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT, 2023. DOI 10.1016/J.CHIABU.2023.106448

Two strategies used by local intersectoral networks to create healthier environments: a cross-case analysis in the Montreal urban setting CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH, 2023. DOI 10.1080/09581596.2023.2260936

We Need to Talk About Social Inequalities in Language Development American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2022. Mélissa Di Sante, Louise Potvin. DOI 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-21-00326

Indicateurs normatifs du développement du langage en français québécois à 54, 60 et 66 mois: résultats du projet ELLAN Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 2022. Audette Sylvestre, Mélissa Di Sante, Catherine Julien, Caroline Bouchard, Vincent Martel-Sauvageau, Jean Leblond.

A midrange theory of local cross-sector action based on the actor-network theory SSM-QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN HEALTH, 2022. DOI 10.1016/J.SSMQR.2022.100199

Introducing the Coding Observations of Parent-Child Interactions (COPI): An Observational Measure of the Parental Behaviours That Matter for Language Development CANADIAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY, 2021.