Our team
Director
Alison Paradis, Ph.D.
Alison Paradis, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQÀM). She is a member of the Team on Violence and Sexual Health (ÉVISSA) and a member of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Marital Problems and Sexual Assault (CRIPCAS). She is primarily interested in childhood interpersonal trauma, as well as conflict and violence in couple relationships. The general objective of her research is the integration of individual, dyadic, and family variables to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field of family violence and to identify avenues of prevention and intervention that take into account relationship and situational issues. She is also interested in the study and implementation of methodologies to better account for complex family dynamics.
Doctoral Students
Francis Morissette-Harvey
Francis Morissette-Harvey (Psy.D./Ph.D. candidate) holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from UQAM. He is co-supervised by Dr. Alison Paradis and Dr. Natacha Godbout. His research interests revolve around childhood interpersonal traumas and their repercussions in adulthood, particularly within couple relationships. His doctoral project focuses on the role of attentive presence on the marital dyad of trauma survivors and the perpetration of violence against their partners.
Camille-Andrée Rassart
Camille-Andrée Rassart (Psy.D./Ph.D. candidate) holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Laval. Her research interests focus on childhood interpersonal trauma and the lingering effects on identity, emotional regulation, and interpersonal relationships in adulthood. As part of her doctoral project, supervised by Dr. Alison Paradis and Dr. Natacha Godbout, she is interested in parental identity and self-esteem in survivors of cumulative trauma from both a dyadic and longitudinal perspective.
Andréanne Fortin
Andréanne Fortin (Psy.D./Ph.D. candidate) holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from UQAM. She is interested in interpersonal conflicts management and dating violence prevention in adolescence. She is co-supervised by Dr. Alison Paradis and Dr. Martine Hébert. From a dyadic and longitudinal perspective, her doctoral thesis aims to better understand the interplay of perceptions and behaviors during conflict on the use of violence in adolescent couples.
Corinne Rochefort
Corinne Rochefort (Psy.D./Ph.D. candidate) holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from UDeM and a DESS in behavioral intervention for people with a pervasive developmental disorder from UQAM. Her research interests focus on the experiences of families who have a child with a developmental disorder. She is co-directed by Dr. Alison Paradis and Dr. Mélina Rivard. Her doctoral thesis will focus on the psychological adaptation of siblings of people with developmental disorders in the presence of problematic behaviors.
Deziray De Sousa
Deziray De Sousa (Psy.D./Ph. D. candidate) holds a double major in Psychology and Behaviour and Health from Boston University. She is interested studying the prevalence and impact of controlling behaviours and ways of preventing its occurrence in adolescence. Using both qualitative and dyadic data, her doctoral thesis aims to better understand the risk factors and consequences of controlling behaviours in adolescent romantic relationships.
Email : de_sousa.deziray@courrier.uqam.ca
Luciana Lassance
Luciana Lassance (Psy.D./Ph.D. candidate) holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) as well as a bachelor's degree in Graphic design. Under the supervision of Dr. Alison Paradis and Dr. Natacha Godbout, she is interested in the repercussions of past exposition to parental conflicts in adulthood, especially on couple relationships. From a dyadic perspective, her doctoral project seeks to better understand the impact of exposure to parental conflicts in childhood as well as relationship attributions on couple interactions in adulthood.
Élise Villeneuve
Élise Villeneuve (Psy.D./Ph.D. student) holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the Université du Québec à Montréal. She is co-directed by Alison Paradis and Natacha Godbout. She is interested in interpersonal trauma in childhood and its impact on adult life, particularly within the couple. Her doctoral thesis will focus on the mentalization and parental functioning of couples of parents who are survivors of childhood trauma.
Kayla Patterson
Kayla Patterson (Psy.D./Ph.D. student) completed her B.A. and M.A. in Psychology at the University of Montreal. Although she is passionate about many areas, she is particularly interested in conflict management and violence in intimate relationships. Under the supervision of Alison Paradis, her doctoral project aims to examine how attributional biases and attachment influence the risk of conflict and violence in adolescent couples.
Ophélie Dassylva
Ophélie Dassylva (Psy.D./Ph.D. student) holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the Université du Québec à Montréal. Her research interests focus on childhood interpersonal trauma and mechanisms that may explain survivors' coping profiles, such as coping strategies and emotion regulation. As part of her doctoral project, supervised by Alison Paradis, Ph.D., and Martine Hébert, Ph.D., she is interested in adaptive flexibility in survivors of childhood interpersonal trauma, particularly sexual assault.
Undergraduate Students
Shanie Desrosiers
Shanie Desrosiers is a third-year undergraduate student in psychology at the University of Quebec in Montreal. For her honours thesis, under the supervision of Alison Paradis, she is interested in attachment and relational satisfaction in romantic relationships during adolescence from a dyadic perspective.
Email : desrosiers.shanie@courrier.uqam.ca
Elisabeth Lafleur
Elisabeth is a third-year undergraduate student in psychology at the University of Quebec in Montreal. She is interested in the experiences of survivors of childhood trauma and violence in romantic relationships. Her honours thesis, supervised by Alison Paradis and Natacha Godbout, focuses on the impact of interpersonal childhood traumas on the empathy and sexual well-being of couples who are parents of young children.
Justine Provencher
Justine is third-year undergraduate student in psychology at the University of Quebec in Montreal. She is currently working on an honors thesis under the supervision of Alison Paradis and Natacha Godbout, focusing on the body image of mothers in the postpartum period. She is also interested in the impact of mothers' body image on the sexual satisfaction of parental couples.
Graduates
Doctoral
Emily-Helen Todorov (2023)
Doctorat en psychologie, Professional and research profile, UQAM.
“Conflict resolution strategies, emotional regulation and satisfaction in adolescent romantic relationships.”
Michelle Dewar (2023)
Doctorat en psychologie, Professional and research profile, UQAM.
“Psychological adaptation of aid workers: consider morally wounding events.”
Stéphanie Laforte (2023)
Doctorate in Psychology, Professional profile, UQAM
"Cyberviolence in adolescent romantic relationships: a dyadic approach."
Andréanne Lapierre (2023)
Doctorate in Psychology, Professional and research profile, UQAM
Marie-Ève Leclerc (2021)
Doctorate in Psychology, Professional profile, UQAM
"Impacts of the participation in therapy of significant others as a complementary intervention strategy to CBT among victims of violent crime."
Arielle Buch-Frohlich (2019)
Doctorate in Psychology, Professional profile, UQAM
“Suicidality, bullying and sexual harassment in adolescent girls with a history of sexual abuse”
Masters
Jérémie Bouvier (2022)
Masters in Sexology co-supervised by Dr. Mylène Fernet
"Actions and feedback: a qualitative exploration of conflict management in adolescent dyads."
Geneviève LaRoche (2014)
Masters in Sexology co-supervised by Dr. Martine Hébert
"Self-esteem and dating violence among adolescent girl victims of childhood sexual abuse."
Undergraduate
Camille Guimond (2023)
Baccalauréat en psychologie, UQAM
"The influence of school factors on the behavioral problems of sexually abused children."
Meghan Drapeau-Lamothe (2023)
Baccalauréat en psychologie, UQAM
"Longitudinal exploration of the relationship between parental stress and feelings of parental efficacy in mothers and fathers of young children."
Noémie D’Amours (2023)
Baccalauréat en psychologie, UQAM
"Cumulative interpersonal trauma in childhood and sexual satisfaction in adulthood: a dyadic analysis of the role of marital satisfaction."
Maude Bousquet (2022)
Bachelor of Psychology, UQAM
“The influence of hostile attributions on adolescent romantic relationship satisfaction : a dyadic study”
Élise Villeneuve (2022)
Bachelor of Psychology, UQAM
“A dyadic analysis of the role of mindfulness in the relation between psychological neglect and parenting self-efficacy”
Laurie Fortin (2021)
Bachelor of Psychology, UQAM
"Self-esteem in adolescence: The role of sex, relationship status, and victimization experiences in dating relationships."
Andréanne Sheehy (2021)
Bachelor of Psychology, UQAM
"A dyadic analysis of the role of emotional regulation in the relation between cumulative childhood interpersonal trauma and parental alliance."
Arianne Jean-Thorn (2020)
Bachelor of Psychology, UQAM
“Validation de l’échelle de résilience CD-RISC-10 chez les mères d’enfants victimes d’agression sexuelle”
Cindy Cracel (2020)
Bachelor of Psychology, UQAM
"The role of mindfulness in the link between childhood sexual abuse and psychological distress in adulthood."
Sarah Lebel (2019)
Bachelor of Psychology, UQAM
"Alcohol consumption, emotional dysregulation and cyber violence in adolescent dating relationships"
Andréanne Fortin (2019)
Bachelor of Psychology, UQAM.
"Validation of the French-Canadian Adaptation of the Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory for Adolescents in Dating Relationships"