Ph.D, Psychologist
Awards and distinctions
Canadian Psychological Association Award
Dean’s Honour Roll, Laval University
Scholarships:
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC; $32,800), 2003–2005.
- Quebec Health Research Fund (FRSQ; $60,000), 2002–2005.
- McGill Research Fellowship, 2003–2006 ($30,000).
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC; $34,600), 2001–2003.
- Fund for the Training of Researchers and Research Assistance (FCAR; $30,000), 2001–2003.
- Master’s Assistantship Fund, Laval University, 2001 ($800)
Education
University
Université Laval (B.A.)
Université Laval (M.Ps.)
McGill University (Ph.D.)
Residency
Montreal Children’s Hospital
Fellowship(s)
License in Psychotherapy and Certificate in Neuropsychology
Community involvement
Co-founder and President of the Coalition of Psychologists in Quebec’s Public Health System (2019–2026)
Supervisor of doctoral students in psychology
Participation in committees and consultations
- Participation in the États Généreux of the Quebec Association of Psychiatrists (2026).
- INESSS consultation (2025–): anxiety among youth.
- Forum of the Commissioner for Health and Well-being, upon the recommendation of the OPQ (2025–): alternate member.
- Consultation with a firm evaluating the mandate and directions of the Ordre des psychologues du Québec (2024).
- Participation in the Working Group on Optimizing Psychology Education, chaired by Hélène David (2022).
- Consultation with the City of Montreal: violence prevention (2022).
- Consultation with Force Jeunesse: access to psychotherapy (2022).
- Participation in a consultation committee on the conditions of practice for psychologists organized by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (2022).
- Participation in a committee, organized by the Ordre des psychologues du Québec, evaluating the impacts of the Quebec Mental Health Program (2022).
- Co-authoring of the annual report for the group Médecins québécois pour le régime public (2022).
- Since 2020, has made over 350 media appearances (television, radio, newspapers, open letters) in Canada and internationally, in both French and English, with the aim of informing the public about mental health issues and representing the expertise of psychologists in the public sphere.
Fun fact about me
I love cacti, and I have several of them.
