Professor Égide Royer is a psychologist who specializes in student success. He is a world-renowned expert in education whose research focuses on preventing academic failure and supporting youth who are struggling to adapt to school.
After starting his career as a special-education teacher at a youth centre, Professor Royer went on to teach psychology at a CEGEP. He then worked for nearly a decade as a psychologist and head of preschool and accommodation services at a Portneuf school board. He then spent four years overseeing work in Quebec’s ministry of education regarding learning disabilities and behavioural problems.
A professor-researcher for 25 years at the Faculty of Education at Laval University, he was, among other things, director of the Center for Research and Intervention on Academic Success. He also founded the Quebec Committee for Youth with Behavioral Difficulties.
Alongside this work, he has supervised 35 master’s students and 7 doctoral candidates, all of whom are working in academia today. He has also published nine books and written or co-written more than 200 articles and papers, reaching fellow scholars and lay readers alike.
In 2016, the professional association of Quebec psychologists awarded Professor Royer the prix professionnel, which recognizes a member who has made an exceptional contribution to the profession.
In May 2022, he was named a member emeritus of Quebec’s order of excellence in education, honouring his major contributions to Quebec’s education system.