McGill.CA / Science and Practice in Psychology Research Lab / Team

Graduate Trainees

Alphabetically: Ismaila Adeleke | Nicole Andersen | Michelle Azzi | Leah Beaulieu | Catherine Bergeron | Kyla Brophy |Andrew Burcar | Gabrielle Ciquier | Gina Cormier | Terence Hawes | Lara Kojok | Catherine Hébert | Jacob Lang | Isabelle Leduc-Cummings | Christelle Luce | Ceilagh MacDonald | Zuang She  | Viviane Ta  

Dr. Ismaila Adeleke, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Photograph of Dr Ismail Adeleke standing in front of a white backgroundDr. Adeleke obtained his M.A and Ph.D in Counselling Psychology at the University of Benin, Nigeria.

Dr. Adeleke is completing a post-doctoral fellowship program in Counselling Psychology at McGill University under the supervision of Prof. Martin Drapeau. His research examines the efficacy of Beck's Cognitive Therapy and Solution Focused Brief Therapy on the management of academic boredom among adolescents.

Dr. Adeleke is currently a practicing Psychologist and a University lecturer in the Department of Educational Evaluation and Counselling Psychology, University of Benin, Nigeria. Other areas of research include mental disorders, sexual risk taking behaviours and special education.
 

Nicole Andersen, MA

PhD Student

Nicole Andersen is a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Deborah Da Costa (primary) and Dr. Annett Korner (co-supervisor). Prior to graduate school, Nicole coordinated clinical interventions with oncological, rheumatic, and geriatric populations. Through this work, she developed a strong interest in health research and psychosocial aspects of chronic diseases.

Nicole's master's research evaluated health-related quality of life in soft-tissue sarcoma patients, and she continues to do work in this area. She is also studying pregnancy and sleep disturbance in inflammatory (autoimmune) arthritis.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • Andre Lussier Fellowship, Spring 2019, $1,000
  • EULAR Travel Bursary, Spring 2020, $3,000
  • McGill Academic Excellence Scholarship, Fall 2020, $3,000
  • Merit-Based Faculty Fellowship, Spring 2021, $750
  • Andre Lussier Fellowship, Spring 2021, $1,000
  • Dr. Henry R. Shibata Fellowship, 2021, $10,000
  • UCBeyond Scholarship, Fall 2021, $5,000
  • Kuok Fellowship, Fall 2021, $30,000
  • Dr. Henry R. Shibata Fellowship, 2022, $10,000
  • McGill Academic Excellence Scholarship, Fall 2022, $6,000 
  • Indigenous Graduate Excellence Recruitment, Fall 2022 $10,000
  • Lady Davis Student Travel Award, Fall 2022, $500
  • G.R.E.A.T. Award, Fall 2022
  • Best Post-Graduate Abstract (Canadian Rheumatology Association ASM), Winter 2023, $1,000

Publications

Andersen N, Schieir O, Valois MF, et al. Stressful Life Events in the Year Prior to Diagnosis Affect RA Characteristics at Presentation and 1 Year. Stress and Health. 2022. [Submitted & under review]

Andersen, N., Schwartzman, D., Martinez, C., Cormier, G., Drapeau M. (2023). Virtual reality interventions for the treatment of anxiety disorders: A scoping review. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2023.101851

Oral presentations
Andersen N, Schieir O, Valois MF, et al. Major stressors in the year prior to RA diagnosis: impact on patient-reported outcomes one year later. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2020;79(Suppl 1):165-165.

Andersen N, Schieir O, Valois MF, et al. Major stressors in the year prior to disease onset affects RA characteristics at baseline and 12 months: results from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH). Quality of Life Research. 2020;29(Supp1):S68-S68.

Poster Presentations
Andersen N, Bergeron C, Mate K, Turcotte R, Korner A. Key Targets for Improving Health-Related Quality of Life in Soft Tissue Sarcoma Survivors. 2022. Accepted.

Andersen N, Schieir O, Valois MF, et al. Stressful life events are common in the year prior to RA onset and are associated with worse symptoms and QOL. Quality of Life Research. 2019;28:S151-S151.

Andersen N, Schieir O, Valois M, et al. Major Stressors in the Year Prior to Diagnosis Affects RA Characteristics at Presentation and 1 Year [abstract 2269]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019;71(Suppl 10).

Andersen N, Schieir O, Valois MF, et al. Major Stressors in the Year Prior to Diagnosis Affects RA Characteristics at Presentation and 1 Year. J Rheumatol. 2020;47(7):1083-1083.

Ta V, Schieir O, Valois MF, et al. How stable are medication necessity beliefs and safety concerns in the first year of RA? [abstract 909214]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020;72(Suppl 10).

 

Michelle Azzi, MA

PhD Candidate

Photograph of Michelle Azzi

Michelle completed a B.Sc. in Physiology, a B.Sc. in Honours Psychology (First Class Honours), and an M.A. in Counselling Psychology at McGill University. She has conducted research in the fields of otolaryngology at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, eating disorders at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, and evidence-based practice in psychotherapy at the Science and Practice in Psychology research lab. Michelle is currently pursuing her PhD in Counselling Psychology at McGill University under the supervision of Dr. Martin Drapeau. Her doctoral research is focused on examining the application of evidence-based practice (EBP) in psychotherapy. Specifically, she is studying psychotherapists’ clinical decision-making process and their integration of client characteristics when designing a treatment plan.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Scientific Affairs Committee Student Research Grant, 2022, $1500
  • Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et la Culture (FQRSC) : bourse de formation de doctorat, 2019-2023, $84,000
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2019-2021, $35,000
  • Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s Award, (SSHRC), 2018-2019, $17,500
  • Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et la Culture (FQRSC) : bourse de formation de maîtrise, 2018-2020, $35,000 [declined]
  • Donna Kuzmarov Prize, 2018, $5,000
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2017, $10,000

Publications

Bergeron, C., Azzi, M., Coroiu, A., Loiselle, C., Drapeau, M. Körner, A. (2023). Finding a needle in a haystack: The identification of clinical practice guidelines for psychosocial oncology through an environmental scan of the academic and grey literature. Manuscript submitted for publication to Cancer Medicine.

Middleton, J. C., Azzi, M., Watkins-Martin, K., & Drapeau, M. (2022). A survey on differences in implementing evidence-based practice according to five psychotherapist variables. Manuscript submitted for publication to Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Middleton, J. C., Azzi, M., & Drapeau, M. (2022). Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice Precepts in Psychotherapy and Recommendations for Research and Practice. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 55(4), 497–511. https://doi.org/10.47634/cjcp.v55i4.71195

Sheptycki, R. A., Schmelefske, E., Khoury, B., Azzi, M., Drapeau, M. (2023). Therapist Techniques in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Reduction of Depressive Symptomology: A Systematic Review of Cognitive Restructuring and Behavioural Activation Techniques. Manuscript submitted to Behaviour Research

Hébert, C., Watkins-Martin, K., Ciquier, G., Azzi, M., & Drapeau, M. (2021). The quality of Six clinical practice guidelines in health and social sciences: Are we on the right track? Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 48(5), 821–829. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-021-01132-8

Ciquier, G., Azzi, M., Hébert, C., Watkins-Martin, K., Drapeau, M., (2020). Assessing the Quality of Seven Clinical Practice Guidelines from Four Professional Regulatory Bodies in Quebec: What’s the Verdict?. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 1-9. doi: 10.1111/jep.13374.

Paquin Hodge, C., Gauvin, L., St-Hilaire, A., Israel, M., Azzi, M., Kahan, E., Thaler, L., Dansereau, E., Steiger, H. (2019). A naturalistic comparison of two inpatient treatment protocols for adults with Anorexia Nervosa: Does reducing duration of treatment and external controls compromise outcome?. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 52(9), 1015-1023. doi: 10.1002/eat.23150.

Drapeau, M., D'Iuso, D., Dunkley, D., Dobson, K.S., Azzi, M., Beaulieu, L. (2018). Cognitions matter: The role of cognitive mediators in improving interpersonal functioning and symptoms of depression. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 29(3), 261–276. doi: 10.1037/int0000139.

Bezdjian, A., Mujica-Mota, M. A., Azzi, M., & Daniel, S. J. (2014). Assessment of ototoxicity of tea tree oil in a chinchilla animal model. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 78(12), 2136-2139. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.09.02.

 

Leah Beaulieu, MA

PhD Candidate

Photo of Leah BeaulieuLeah completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Honours Psychology at Concordia University and her Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology (Project Stream) at McGill University. She is currently a Doctoral candidate in Counselling Psychology at McGill under the supervision of Dr. Martin Drapeau. Her Doctoral research, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), focuses on evidence-based practice and the value of science in psychology. Leah completed her Master’s practicum at the McGill Psychoeducational and Counselling Clinic and her doctoral practica at the Emotional Health CBT Clinic and Champlain College Lennoxville. She is currently in the process of completing her pre-doctoral internship in the psychiatry department (External Clinic) of l'Hôpital du Haut-Richelieu on the south shore of Montreal. 

 

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship (SSHRC), 2017-2020, $105,000
  • Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Société et la Culture Doctoral Scholarship (FQRSC), 2017-2021, $80,000 [declined]
  • McGill University PhD Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2017, $37,000 [declined]
  • Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Masters Scholarship (SSHRC), 2016-2017, $17,500
  • Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Société et la Culture Masters Scholarship (FQRSC), $15,000 [declined]
  • McGill University Master’s Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2015, $10,000
  • Canadian Psychological Association Certificate of Academic Excellence, 2015
  • Concordia University Golf Classic Entrance Scholarship, 2012, $2,000

Publications

Beaulieu, L., Butler, B. P., Parker, D. G., & Drapeau, M. (2020). Continuing education: A review of the empirical support for psychotherapy training offered to Québec psychologists. Canadian Psychology, 61(1), 72–91.

D’Iuso, D. A., Dobson, K. S., Beaulieu, L., & Drapeau, M. (2018). Coping and Interpersonal Functioning in Depression. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 50(4), 248-255.
*Winner of the 2018 CPA Best Article Award in the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science.

D’Iuso, D. A., Dobson, K. S., Watkins-Martin, K., Beaulieu, L., & Drapeau, M. (2018). Bridging the gap between cognitive and interpersonal variables in depression. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 18(3), 274-285.

Shell, J., Beaulieu, L., Pothier, B., & Drapeau, M. (2018). Coping flexibility in depressed patients undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy. Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 1, 7-11.

Iacono, V., Beaulieu, L., Hodgins, S., & Ellenbogen, M. (2017). Parenting practices in middle childhood mediate the relation between growing up with a parent having bipolar disorder and offspring psychopathology from childhood into early adulthood. Development and Psychopathology, 1-15.

Beaulieu, L., & Schmelefske, E. (2016). What are the opportunities and Challenges for Canadian psychology? Canadian Psychology, 58(1), 75-80.

 

Catherine Bergeron, MA

PhD Candidate

Photograph of Catherine BergeronCatherine obtained her Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Concordia University under the supervision of Dr. Norman Segalowitz. Her work explored how second language healthcare communication anxiety influenced willingness to use second language healthcare services among Québec Francophones. She subsequently completed her Master's degree in Counselling Psychology at McGill University under the supervision of Dr. Annett Körner. During her MA, her research focused on scale validation and exploring engagement in skin self-examination among melanoma patients.

Currently, Catherine is a PhD Student in Counselling Psychology under the primary supervision of Dr. Annett Körner and the co-supervision of Dr. Martin Drapeau. Her research focuses on the promotion of evidence-based practice in psychosocial oncology and, more specifically, clinical practice guideline use among mental health professionals working with cancer patients.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship (CIHR), 2020-2023, $105,000
  • Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS), Doctoral Fellowship, 2019-2023, $84,000 [declined 2020-23]
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, $8,000
  • Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et Culture (FRQSC), Master's Fellowship, 2018-2019, $35,000 [declined 2019]
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, $3,500
  • Concordia Undergraduate Summer Research Award, 2015, $5,625

Publications

Bergeron, C., Czajkowska, Z., Coroiu, A., Sewitch, M., Hall, N., & Körner, A. (2021). The impact of physician support on skin self-examination among melanoma patients: A serial mediation model with self-efficacy and intentions to perform skin exams. Patient Education and Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.02.028

Coroiu, A., Moran, C., Davine, J., Brophy, K., Bergeron, C., Tsao, H., Körner, A., Swetter, S., & Geller, A. C. (2021). Patient-identified early clinical warning signs of nodular melanoma: A qualitative study. BMC Cancer, 21(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-257721/v1

Coroiu, A., Moran, C., Bergeron, C., Drapeau, M., Wang, B., Kezouh, A., Ernst, J., Batist, B. & Körner, A. (2020). Short and long-term barriers and facilitators of SSE among individuals with melanoma. BMC Cancer, 20(1), 123. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6476-5

Coroiu, A., Moran, C., Bergeron, C., Thombs, B., Geller, A. C., Kingsland, E., & Körner, A. (2020). Operationalization of skin self-examination in randomized controlled trials with individuals at increased risk for melanoma: A systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(5), 1013-1026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2019.12.009

Bergeron, C., Moran, C., Coroiu, A., & Körner, A. (2019). Development and initial validation of the Self-Efficacy for Skin Self-Examination Scale in a Canadian sample of patients with melanoma. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 40, 78-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2019.03.006

 

Kyla Brophy, MSc, MA

PhD Candidate

Photograph of Kyla BrophyKyla is a PhD Candidate in Counselling Psychology at McGill. She holds a BA Hons. in Political Science and BA in Psychology from the University of British Columbia, Certificate in Dialogue and Civic Engagement from Simon Fraser University, MSc in Gender (Research) from the London School of Economics, and MA in Counselling Psychology from McGill. Prior to graduate studies, Kyla worked in the non-profit sector in Vancouver, BC on issues related to education, health, and social justice. This work informed her Master’s research at LSE, which focused on the gendered social construction of Bipolar Disorder and feminist research methodologies.

Before coming to McGill, Kyla worked on a multidisciplinary team at BC Children’s Hospital investigating effective strategies to support youth with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities during the transition from pediatric to adult health care. Additionally, she was involved in projects investigating the health-related experiences of young adults transitioning out of the foster care system.

Kyla’s current research under the supervision of Dr. Annett Körner is focused on self-compassion and emotion regulation, and how these psychological constructs can support well-being and resilience in diverse populations. 

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC), 2020-2023, $150,000
  • Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship (SSHRC), 2020-2023, $105,000 [declined]
  • Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et la Culture (FQRSC) : bourse de formation de doctorat, 2019-2023, $84,000 [declined 2020-23]
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2019-2021, $35,000 [declined 2020-21]
  • Jackie Kirk Fellowship, 2019, $7,000
  • McGill Graduate Mobility Award, 2019, $4,500
  • Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s Award (SSHRC), 2017-2018, $17,500
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2017, $3,500

Publications

Skourtes, S., Brophy, K., & Moore, E. (2022). Evaluation of a Health Navigator Pilot Program for Youth in Foster Care. Journal of Youth Development, 17(1), 126–157. https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2022.1103

Per, M., Schmelefske, E., Brophy, K., Austin, S. B., & Khoury, B. (2022). Mindfulness, Self-compassion, Self-injury, and Suicidal thoughts and Behaviors: A Correlational Meta-analysis. Mindfulness, 13(4), 821–842. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-021-01815-1

Coroiu, A., Moran, C., Davine, J., Brophy, K., Bergeron, C., Tsao, H., Körner, A., Swetter, S., & Geller, A. C. (2021). Patient-identified early clinical warning signs of nodular melanoma: A qualitative study. BMC Cancer, 21(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-257721/v1 

Brophy, K., Brähler, E., Hinz, A., Schmidt, S., Körner, A. (2020). The role of self-compassion in the relationship between attachment, depression, and quality of life. Journal of Affective Disorders, 260(1), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.08.066

Brophy, K. (2019). Cash Transfer Programs for Female Students. Participatory Cultures Lab, McGill University. https://glcopmcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cash-transfers.briefin...

Agricultural Transformation through Stronger Vocational Education (ATTSVE) [institutional authorship, prepared by K. Brophy]. (2019). Student Perceptions of Gender-Based Violence in Four ATVET Colleges: Report on Focus Group Discussions in Nedjo, Woreta, Wolaita Sodo, and Maichew. McGill University and Global Affairs Canada. https://glcopmcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/gbv-focus-group-report...

Brophy, K., Skourtes, S., Moore, E. (2017). Health Navigator Program for Youth in Care/Independent Youth: Final Report. UBC Department of Pediatrics and the Vancouver Foundation.

Brophy, K., Ahmed, T., Terstappen, V., & Paone, M. (2015). Sea of Transition: Youth Readiness Workshop Guidebook and Resources. BC Children’s Hospital. http://www.bcchildrens.ca/transition-to-adult-care/Documents/SeaOfTransi...

Specialist Services Committee (SSC) & Doctors of BC. (2016). Health Shared Services BC (HSSBC) Specialist Services Committee (SSC) Youth Transition Care Management Plans. http://www.youthtransitioncare.ca

Brophy, K. (2010). Displacement of racialized bodies: Analyzing South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. UBC Journal of Political Studies. 103-113.

 

Andrew Burcar, BSc

MA Student

Andrew Burcar is a Master's student in counselling psychology, supervised by Dr. Da Costa and co-supervised by Dr. Körner. He is interested in the interaction between physical and mental health and how psychosocial interventions can improve physical health outcomes. Andrew holds a BSc in psychology from McGill University and has experience working with patient populations experiencing chronic illness and psychological distress. His undergraduate research focused on the impacts of chronic stress on social cognition and how attachment and bonding interact with the stress response.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2023, $8,000

Publications

Coming soon

 

Gabrielle Ciquier, MSc, MA

PhD Candidate

Photo of Gabrielle CiquierGabrielle completed her first B.A. in English at Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV) with distinction and her second B.A. in Psychology at Concordia University with distinction. She then completed an M.Sc. in Psychology at Université de Montréal under the supervision of Dr. Nicole Caza. Gabrielle also recently completed her M.A. in Counselling Psychology (Project Stream) at McGill University, where her research focused on the development and assessment of clinical practice guidelines. This resulted in a first author peer-reviewed publication. Gabrielle is currently pursuing her PhD in Counselling Psychology at McGill University under the supervision of Dr. Martin Drapeau. Her research is focused on gaining an understanding of how psychologists make decisions in psychotherapy and whether evidence-based practice is applied.

Gabrielle's previous research focused on the evaluation of the effects of a psychosocial intervention (reminiscence therapy) on the mental health and quality of life of institutionalized dementia patients. This research resulted in a peer-reviewed publication on the implementation of reminiscence in long-term care facilities as well as eight conference presentations, both within and outside Canada. Following the completion of her M.Sc., Gabrielle worked as a research assistant in the lab of Dr. Simona Brambati (Université de Montréal) and later as a psychometrist in private practice for three years.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship (SSHRC), 2021-2024, $105,000
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2020-2022, $35,000
  • Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s Award, (SSHRC), 2019-2020, $17,500
  • Donna Kuzmarov Award, 2019, $5,000
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2018, $1,564
  • Bourse du Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, 2013, $500

Publications

Hébert, C., Watkins-Martin, K., Ciquier, G., Azzi, M., & Drapeau, M. (2021). The Quality of Six Clinical Practice Guidelines in Health and Social Sciences: Are We on the Right Track?. Administration and policy in mental health, 10.1007/s10488-021-01132-8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-021-01132-8

Trepanier, L., Reyes, A., Stamoulos, C., Beauchamp, S., Dagenais, C., Ciquier, G., & Drapeau, M. (2021). Can We Develop Evidence-Based Guidelines Without Research Expertise?. Administration and policy in mental health, 10.1007/s10488-021-01110-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-021-01110-0

Ciquier, G., Azzi, M., Hébert C, Watkins-Martin, K., & Drapeau, M. (2020). Assessing the quality of seven clinical practice guidelines from four professional regulatory bodies in Quebec: what's the verdict? Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2020 Feb 21. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13374

Ionita, G., Ciquier, G., & Fitzpatrick, M. (2020). Barriers and facilitators to the use of progress- monitoring measures in psychotherapy. Canadian Psychology, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000205

Ciquier, G., Caza, N. (2016) An implementation study of reminiscence in dementia care. The International Journal of Reminiscence and Life Review, 3(1), 15-29.

Bergeron, S., Pichette, D., Ciquier, G., Dubé, C., Brambati, S.M., Wilson, M.A. (2014). La sémantique, la lecture de mots irréguliers et les lobes temporaux antérieurs. Revue Rééducation Orthophonique. (260), 83-102.

Ciquier, G., Fournier, C., Lagrange, C., Descôteaux, L., Caza, N. (2012). Effets bénéfiques à court et à long terme de la réminiscence sur la santé mentale et la qualité de vie des personnes atteintes de démence et vivant en institution : Résultats préliminaires. In Recueil des abrégés. 1, (p. 13). Montreal, QC: Premier Congrès Québécois sur la Maladie d’Alzheimer.

Caza, N., Ciquier, G., Macé, A.L. (2011). Over-reliance on semantic memory in immediate serial recognition of DRM lists in older adults: Evidence from articulatory suppression. In Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 23 (pp. 191-192). Montreal, QC: 49th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Aphasia.

 

Gina Cormier, MA

PhD Student

Photo of Gina CormierGina has completed her M.A. in Counselling Psychology at McGill University, and her B.A. in Psychology at Concordia University with distinction. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Counselling Psychology at McGill University under the supervision of Dr. Martin Drapeau, where she is the Research Coordinator for a study investigating student and professor campus expression across Canada. During her undergraduate studies, Gina worked as a Health and Social Services Auxiliairy within the Quebec healthcare system, and as a Coach for students with ADHD during graduate studies. Her research interests include social and political psychology, psychological correlates of ideological openness, and improving access to psychological services.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • McGill Graduate Excellence Scholarships, 2023 - 2025, $20,000
  • Muriel H. Marsh & Harold A. Marsh Endowment, 2023-2024, $15,000
  • Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Masters Scholarship (SSHRC), 2022-2023, $17,500
  • McCall MacBain Scholarship, 2021 – 2022, $10,000
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Recruitment Award, 2021 – 2022, $2500
  • Undergraduate Entrance Bursary, 2017, $3000

Publications

She, Z., Xu, H., Cormier, G., Drapeau, M., Duncan, B. (2023). Culture matters: Chinese mental health professionals’ fear of losing face in routine outcome monitoring. Psychological Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2023.2240949

Andersen, N., Schwartzman, D., Martinez, C., Cormier, G., Drapeau M. (2023). Virtual reality interventions for the treatment of anxiety disorders: A scoping review. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2023.101851

Dubé, S., Santaguida, M., Zhu, C. Y., Di Tommaso, S., Hu, R., Cormier, G., Johnson, A. Vachon, D. (2022). Sex robots and personality: It is more about sex than robots. Computers in Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107403

Cormier, G., Guo, Y., Thai, H., Dionne, R., Tang, R., Turkoglu, A., Wong-Min, A., Pascarella, V., Yim, B., Drapeau, M. Psychological constructs related to ideological openness: A scoping review. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Guo, Y., Cormier, G., Turkoglu, A., Yim, B., Thai, H., Dionne, R., Tang, R., Wong-Min, A., Pascarella, V., Drapeau, M. Individual variables of ideological openness: A scoping review. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Drapeau, M., Cormier, G., Korner, A., Whitley, R., Veissières, S. (2022). Radicalisation, polarisation and censorship in psychology. Psynopsis, 44(4), 10-11. https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Psynopsis/2022/Psynopsis_Vol44-4.pdf

 

Terence Hawes, BA

MA Student

My name is Terence Hawes. I hold both a BA in Creative Writing and History, and a BA Honours in Psychology from Concordia University. I am a first-year graduate student in the Counseling Psychology program at McGill University, under the co-supervision of Dr. Annett Körner and Dr. Deborah Da Costa. My research interests include moral injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, self-regulation, and personality psychology. As a 12-year veteran of the Canadian Forces, I hope to one day have the opportunity to treat members of the veteran community in my practice. When not studying, I enjoy running and reading a good book.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

Coming soon

Publications

Coming soon

 

Catherine Hébert, MEd

PhD Student

Photo of Catherine Hébért

Catherine holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology, both conferred by the University of Ottawa. Catherine is currently a Doctoral candidate in Counselling Psychology at McGill University under the supervision of Dr. Martin Drapeau. Her Doctoral thesis focuses on differential responses to treatment for major depression. Her research interests also include best practices in psychology and psychotherapy process. Catherine completed her Master's clinical training at the SASS Counselling and Coaching clinic and her first Doctoral practicum at the Douglas Eating Disorders Program. She is now completing her second Doctoral practicum at Mindspace clinic.


 

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2018, $8,000
  • University of Ottawa French Immersion scholarship, 2011-2015, $4,000

Publications

Trepanier, L., Hébert, C., Stamoulos, C., Reyes, A., MacIntosh, H., Beauchamp, S., Larivée, S., Dagenais, C., & Drapeau, M. (2022). The quality of four psychology practice guidelines using the appraisal of guidelines for research and evaluation (AGREE) II. Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, 10.1111/jep.13699. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13699

Hébert, C., Watkins-Martin, K., Ciquier, G., Azzi, M., & Drapeau, M. (2021). The quality of clinical practice guidelines in health and social sciences: are we on the right track? Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services and Research, 48, 821-829. doi:10.1007/s10488-021-01132-8

Hébert, C., Beaulieu, L., Bradley, S., Middleton, J., Kalogeropoulos, C., & Drapeau, M. (2021). Catch 21: An Examination of the Effect of Mandatory Continuing Education on Training Practices of Quebec Psychologists. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/ Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 54(1), 85–89. doi :10.1037/cbs0000287

Abbass, A., Tasca, G. A., Vasiliadis, H-M., Spagnolo, J., Kealy, D., Hewitt, P., Hébert, C., Drapeau, M., & Doidge, N. (2020). Psychodynamic in Canada in the Era of Evidence-based Practice. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 32(2), 78-99. doi: 10.1080/02668734.2020.1803390

Ciquier, G., Azzi, M., Hébert, C., Watkins-Martin, K., Drapeau, M. (2019). Assessing the quality of seven clinical practice guidelines from four professional regulatory bodies in Quebec: What’s the verdict? Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, 27(1), 25–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13374

Medina, J. C., Schmelefske, E., Hébert, C., & Drapeau, M. (In press). European Clinical Practice Guidelines for Depression in Adults: Are they Good Enough? Journal of Affective Disorders, 236, 382-385. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.12.005

Drapeau, M., Stelmaszczyk, K., Baucom, D., Henry, M., Hébert, C. (2018). A process study of long-term treatment: comparing a successful and a less successful outcome. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 32(4), 368-384. doi :10.1080/02668734.2018.1558414

Potvin, S., Pelletier, J., Grot, S., Hébert, C., Barr, A., & Lecomte, T. (2017). Cognitive deficits in individuals with methamphetamine use disorder: A meta-analysis. Addictive behaviors, 80, 154-160. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.01.021

Pelletier, L. G., Rocchi, M., Guertin, C., Hébert, C., & Sarrazin, P. (2016). Toward a French Version of the Sport Motivation Scale-II (Echelle de Motivation dans les Sports-II). International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1-18. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2017.1339729

 

Lara Kojok, MSc

PhD Student

Lara completed a B.Sc. in Psychology and an M.Sc. in Psychiatry at McGill University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Counselling Psychology at McGill University, in co-supervision by Dr. Melissa Henry (Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology) and Dr. Annett Körner (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology).

Lara’s master's research evaluated the effects of social support on COVID-19 related stress during the pandemic. She has also worked with geriatric populations suffering from mild cognitive impairment to dementia, with teenagers aged 13 to 16 dealing with anxiety and stress, as well as adult populations dealing with addictions and post-traumatic stress at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Her diverse research and clinical experience edified her interest in health research and psychopathology. In the context of her doctoral research, she is currently examining the effects of an evidence-based e-health intervention on anxiety and health behaviours in newly diagnosed cancer patients.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • McGill Graduate Excellence Award, 2023, $10,000 Marie Giguère Travel Award, 2021, $500

  • McGill Graduate Student Association of Psychiatry (GSAP) Oral Presentation Award, 2021, $100

  • Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology (CAPE) Travel Award 2019, $200

  • Palmarès de la doyenne de la Faculté des arts et des sciences, 2015

Publications

Klil-Drori S., Bodenstein K., Shuo Sun, Kojok L., Gruber J., Ghantous Y., Nasreddine Z., Cummings J. (2023, submitted). Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) XpressO: Validation of a Digital Self-administered Cognitive Pre-screening Tool for the General Adult Population. Submitted to Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Klil-Drori, S.; Bodenstein, K.; Kojok, L.; Gruber, J.; Sun, S.M.; Ghantous, Y.; & Nasreddine, Z. (2023, July). Montreal Cognitive Assessment MoCA-XpressO: Validation of a Digital Self-administered Cognitive Pre-screening Tool for the General Adult Population. [Abstract]. Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC). https://alz.confex.com/alz/2023/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/75547

Kojok, L. (2022). Mitigating COVID-19 related stress: an exploration of the mediating effect of various forms of social support. [Master’s thesis, McGill University]. eScholarship. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/ms35tf07z

Richa, S., Kojok, L., Brunet, A., & El Hage, W. (2022). Lessons learned from the Beirut blast: Empower the local professionals. L'encephale, 48(4), 473-474.

Kojok, L., Bodenstein, K., Rivest-Beauregard, M., Seon, Q., Sapkota, R. P., & Brunet, A. (2021). Anxiety and depression among Chinese adolescents during the COVID-19: an overestimation of the problem. Translational Psychiatry, 11(1), 1-2.

Seon, Q., Kojok, L., Rivest-Beauregard, M., Bodenstein, K., Sapkota, R. P., & Brunet, A. (2021). To prevent arrest and convictions, prescribe antipsychotics. Psychological Medicine, 1-2

Kojok, L., Sapkota, R. P., & Brunet, A. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic related stress: the mediating effect of various forms of social support. [Abstract]. McGill Journal of Medicine.

Kojok, L., Monson, E. & Brunet, A. (2021, May). Suicide Risk Among Active Retired Canadian Forces. [Abstract]. Canadian Stress Research Summit (CSRS). https://www.ryerson.ca/canadian-srs/program/

Kojok, L., Sapkota, R.P., Kasparian, R. & Brunet, A. (2021, May). COVID-19 related stress: the mediating effect of social support [Abstract]. Canadian Stress Research Summit (CSRS). https://www.ryerson.ca/canadian-srs/program/

Kojok, L. (2018). Pain and PTSD: A Test of Mutual Maintenance Models. [Undergraduate thesis, McGill University].

Oral presentations (selected)

Kojok, L., Sapkota, R. P., Rivest-Beauregard, M., Brunet, A. (2021, August). Clinical profiles and descriptive findings during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Research panel presentation]. In A. Brunet (Chair), Trauma- and stressor-related disorders during the COVID-19: An account of pathways to caseness. Research panel presented at the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Virtual conference.

Kojok, L., Sapkota, R. P., & Brunet, A. (2021, June). COVID-19 pandemic related stress: the mediating effect of various forms of social support. Oral presentation for the McGill Graduate Student Association of Psychiatry (GSAP). Mental Health Conference: 4th Annual Integrative Psychiatry Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Kojok, L., Sapkota, R. P., Saumier, D., Brunet, A. (2021, May). La thérapie de la reconsolidation comparée à l'antidépresseur Paroxetine pour traiter le TSPT chez des survivants de trauma du Népal : un essai clinique randomisé. [Research panel presentation]. In A. Brunet (Chair), La thérapie de reconsolidation sous propranolol pour traiter les psychotraumatismes. Research panel presented at le 88e congrès de l’ACFAS, Montreal (QC), CA. Virtual conference.

Poster presentations (selected)

Klil-Drori, S.; Bodenstein, K.; Kojok, L.; Sun, S.M.; Ghantous, Y.; & Nasreddine, Z. (2023, October). Efficient and Automated Cognitive Pre-Screening for Clinical Trials using the MoCA XpressO Tool and Automated Report. Poster accepted at Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease conference (CTAD), Boston, USA.

Klil-Drori, S.; Bodenstein, K.; Kojok, L.; Gruber, J.; Sun, S.M.; Ghantous, Y.; & Nasreddine, Z. (2023, July). Montreal Cognitive Assessment MoCA-XpressO: Validation of a Digital Self-administered Cognitive Pre-screening Tool for the General Adult Population. [Poster presentation]. Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC), Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Klil-Drori, S.; Bodenstein, K.; Kojok, L.; Gruber, J.; Sun, S.M.; Rej, S.; Sekhon, H.; Ghantous, Y.; & Nasreddine, Z. (2023, March). Validation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) XpressO: A self-administered digital cognitive screening tool for the general public. [Poster presentation]. American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP), New Orleans, USA.

Kasparian, R., Sapkota, R., Kojok, L., & Brunet, A. (2021, August). COVID-19 related stress: the mediating effect of social support. Poster presented at American Psychiatric Association (APA). Virtual conference.

Kojok, L., Monson, E. & Brunet, A. (2021, May). Suicide Risk Among Active Retired Canadian Forces. [Poster Presentation]. Canadian Stress Research Summit (CSRS). Virtual conference.

Kojok, L., Sapkota, R.P., Kasparian, R. & Brunet, A. (2021, May). COVID-19 related stress: the mediating effect of social support [Poster Presentation]. Canadian Stress Research Summit (CSRS). Virtual conference.

 

Jacob Lang, MA

PhD Student

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Jacob holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mental Health Studies from the University of Toronto and a Professional M.A. in Counselling Psychology from McGill University. He has contributed to research bridging qualitative and quantitative methods in emotion, aesthetics, culture, and treatment efficacy. Prior to his graduate studies, Jacob worked in hospital settings and studied the ethics and history of psychiatry through Trinity College with a focus on narrative and self-concept in eating disorders. Jacob has a clinical background in depth- and meaning-oriented therapies and has held counselling roles in community cancer wellness, private practice, and retreat settings. His Ph.D. research in palliative care is co-supervised by Dr. Melissa Henry (Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology) and Dr. Annett Körner (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology) at McGill. Based in the Psycho-Oncology Research Group at the Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Jacob’s research activities support a global network advocating for psycho-oncology implementation in connection with the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • McGill University Graduate Mobility Award (GMA) Virtual Collaboration Project, 2022-2023, $2,000
  • Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS), Formation de maîtrise, 2021-2023, $35,000
  • Canadian Association for Psychosocial Oncology (CAPO) and Canadian Virtual Hospice Award in Support of Palliative Care for Excellence in Psychosocial Oncology, 2022
  • University of Toronto Fellowship, 2022, $1,000
  • Global Noncommunicable Diseases Alliance (GNCDA) NCD Graduate Student Research Grant, 2021-2022, $3,000
  • Lady Davis Institute TD Bank Studentship, Jewish General Hospital, 2021-2022, $18,000 [declined]
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2020, $3,500
  • Canadian Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (CCPA) BMS Graduate Student Award, 2020, $500
  • University of Toronto Undergraduate Fellowship, 2017, $2,000
  • University of Toronto Scarborough President’s Entrance Scholarship, 2014, $2,000
  • Orangeville and District Ministerial Association Award for Studies in World Religions and Literature, 2014, $300

Publications

Stamatopoulou, D., Lang, J., & Cupchik, G. C. (in press). Dialectical relations between culture and religion in self-transcending experiences of sublime and awe: The exemplar case of religious paintings. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice.

Lang, J., & Cupchik, G. C. (2021). “The story is my life”: Bridging symbol to self in a novel creative and reflective writing task. Creativity: Theories, Research, Applications (De Gruyter), 8(2), 4-19. https://doi.org/10.2478/ctra-2021-0014 

Lang, J., Stamatopoulou, D., & Cupchik, G. C. (2020). A qualitative inquiry into the experience of sacred art. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 42(3), 317-334. https://doi.org/10.1177/0084672420933357

Stamatopoulou, D., Lang, J., & Cupchik G. C. (2019). Empathy, awe and the sublime: Where aesthetics and ethics meet in experience. In A. K. Bach (Ed.), Empathy: Past, present and future perspectives (pp. 197-266). Nova Science Publishers.

Robinson, S., Lang, J., Hernandez, A., Cameron, M., Holz., T., & Brannon, B. (2018). Outcomes of dialectical behavior therapy administered by an interdisciplinary team. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 32(4), 512-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2018.02.009

Lang, J. (2018). Sociohistorical transformations in beliefs about anorexia nervosa. Almagest Journal of the History and Philosophy of Science (University of Toronto), 2, 11-31.

Lang, J. (2016, August). Dialectical behavior therapy: Treatment options and outcomes for borderline personality disorder. The Current at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, 2.

 

Isabelle Leduc-Cummings, MA

PhD Candidate

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Isabelle completed her Bachelor’s degree in Honours Psychology and her M.A. in Counselling Psychology at McGill University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Counselling Psychology at McGill University, under the supervision of Dr. Martin Drapeau and Dr. Marina Milyavskaya.

Isabelle’s research interests include motivation and the experience of obstacles in goal pursuit. She is also interested in the self-regulatory strategies that individuals use in the process of goal pursuit when anticipating and encountering obstacles. Her doctoral thesis focuses on developing a better understanding of goal pursuit in the context of depression.

Isabelle completed her clinical practica at the Psychoeducational and Counselling Clinic at McGill University, the Emotional Health Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Clinic at the Queen Elizabeth Health Complex, and the Mood Disorders Program at the Allan Memorial Institute. She is currently completing her pre-doctoral internship at the Outpatient Complex Mood Disorders Clinic at the Douglas Mental Health Institute.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • SSHRC Doctoral Scholarship (SSHRC), 2018-2021, $80,000
  • Doctoral Research Scholarship (FRQSC), 2017-2020, $60,000
  • McGill University Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2017, $8,000
  • Graduate Student Enhancement Award for Research Development (McGill University), 2017, $500
  • Lieutenant Governor of Québec Medal, 2017
  • Donna Kuzmarov Prize for Excellence in Research (McGill University), 2016, $5,000
  • Master’s Research Scholarship (FRQSC), 2016-2017, $15,000
  • Lester Luborsky Student Poster Award (1st place, Society for Psychotherapy Research), 2016, $US 500
  • Graduate Student Enhancement Award for Research Development (McGill University), 2016, $250
  • Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program, Master’s Scholarship (SSHRC), 2015-2016, $17,500
  • McGill University Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2015-2016, $5,000
  • NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (NSERC), 2014, $5,625

Publications

Leduc-Cummings, I., Milyavskaya, M., & Peetz, J. (2017). Goal motivation and the subjective perception of past and future obstacles. Personality and Individual Differences, 109, 160-165.

Leduc-Cummings, I., Starrs, C. J., & Perry, J. C. (2017). Idealization (Defense Mechanism). In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. Shackleford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham.

Leduc-Cummings, I., Werner, K. M., & Milyavskaya, M. (2017). Self-regulation. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. Shackleford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham.

 

Dr. Christelle Luce, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Since the beginning of her academic career, Christelle has focused on the study of addictions, particularly tobacco, alcohol and gambling. She graduated with a Master's degree in Psychopathology from the University of Paris in 2010, and then completed a Research & Intervention Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Montreal and Concordia in 2016. She received a 2-year postdoctoral clinical training at Columbia, and she recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in industrial research at McGill. As a continuation of her industrial postdoc, Christelle is working on the development and clinical validation of an innovative treatment for nicotine addiction at the medical company Ditch Labs.
Christelle is a clinical psychologist, member of the Ordre des Psychologues du Québec and of the Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of addictions and personality disorders.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

2022

 

Program NovaScience 2b - $30,000 (submitted)

Ministry of Economy and Innovation, Government of Quebec, Québec, Canada

2022

 

Industrial Research Assistance Program - $450,000 (submitted)

National Research Council, Government of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

2022

Homologation Internet des Objets en Santé - $375,000

Ministry of Economy and Innovation, Government of Quebec, Québec, Canada

2022

First prize in the ACFAS scientific competition - $22,000

ACFAS Association, Montreal, Canada

2021

Industrial Research Support Program - $12,000

National Research Council, Government of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

2021

Innovation Program - $50,000

Ministry of Economy and Innovation, Government of Quebec, Canada

2021

AVENIR Award, Health and Healthy lifestyle Category - $4,000

Forces AVENIR Foundation, Québec, Canada

2021

 

Accelerate Industrial Postdoc - $75,000

Mitacs, Canada

2016

 

Publication grant - $3,000

Research Chair on Gambling / Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

2011

 

Excellence Fellowship - $30,000

Lifestyle and Addiction Research Lab / Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

As part of a research grant obtained by Sylvia Kairouz, Ph.D. and Louise Nadeau, Ph.D. from the Minister for Health and Social Services, and the Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et Culture (2009-EP-130876)

 

Ceilagh MacDonald, BSc, BA

PhD Student

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Ceilagh completed her B.Sc. in Neuroscience at Dalhouse University in Halifax, followed by a B.A. with Honours in Psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto. Prior to coming to McGill, Ceilagh worked as a research coordinator in a cognitive neuroscience lab, where she conducted neuropsychological testing with obsessive-compulsive disorder patients. Her undergraduate thesis examined the relationship between self-reported impulsivity and cognitive inhibition in participants with trichotillomania and excoriation disorder.

After her undergraduate degree, Ceilagh worked as a psychometrist for 4 years, conducting neurocognitive and psychological assessments with individuals involved in motor vehicle and workplace accidents who were experiencing cognitive and emotional difficulties as a result of a potential head injury. She also worked at St. Michael's Hospital with the Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative, carrying out similar cognitive assessments with participant with neurodegenerative diseases.

She is currently completing her second year of the MA in Counselling Psychology at McGill under the supervision of Dr. Annett Körner. Her research interests include developing a new measure for compassion fatigue in familial caregivers, as well as distress and compassion.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • Donna Kuzmarov Prize, 2020, $5,000
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2019, $3,600

Publications

Coming soon.

 

Zhuang She, MA

PhD Student

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Zhuang completed his Master’s Degree in counseling psychology at Central China Normal University. After his master's degree, he has been working in a university counseling center (Shanghai, China) as a full-time therapist for three years. He is now a doctoral candidate in counseling psychology at East China Normal University. He is currently working as a visiting student in Counselling Psychology at McGill University and completes a portion of his Ph.D. research under the supervision of Dr. Martin Drapeau. Zhuang received systematic training about routine outcome monitoring (ROM) and was certified by Dr. Barry L. Duncan (Better Outcomes Now) to teach, train and implement the Partner for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS). His research program focuses on ROM in psychotherapy, more specifically, he is working on investigating the effect of cultural factors on ROM, and facilitators and barriers to using ROM in the cross-cultural clinical context (e.g., China). Other areas of research interest include investigating the effect of therapy preference match between therapist and clients on treatment outcomes.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, ECNU Academic Innovation Promotion Program for Excellent Doctoral Students, 2022, $ 4000
  • East China Normal University Graduate student scholarship, 2022, $3000
  • East China Normal University Graduate student scholarship, 2021, $3000
  • East China Normal University Graduate student scholarship, 2020, $3000

Publications

She, Z., Xi, J., Cooper, M., Norcross, J., & Malta, G. D. (2022). Validation of the Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences (C-NIP) in Chinese psychotherapy clients and mental health professionals: Factor structure, measurement invariance, and scale differences. Manuscript submitted for publication.

She, Z., Řiháček, T., Xu, J., Yang, W., Xu, D., Zhou, N., Ji, W., & Xi, J. (2022). Psychometric Evaluation of the Cooper–Norcross Inventory of Preferences–Therapist Version. Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221118317

She, Z., Zhou, N., Li, D., Ren, S., Ji, W., & Xi, J. (2022). Does COVID-19 threat increase xenophobia? The roles of protection efficacy and support seeking. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12912-8

She, Z., Ng, K. M., Hou, X., & Xi, J. (2022). COVID‐19 threat and xenophobia: A moderated mediation model of empathic responding and negative emotions. Journal of Social Issues, 78(1), 209-226. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12500

She, Z., Duncan, B. L., Xi, J. Z. (2021). The Partners for Change Outcome Management System and Its Clinical Application. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology. 30(04):789-793

She, Z., Shi, Y., Duncan, B. L., Xie, D., Xi, J., Sun, Q., & Ji, W. (2021). Psychometric properties and longitudinal invariance of the session rating scale in Chinese clinical samples. Current Psychology, Advance online publication.

She, Z., Xi, J. Z., Shi, Y. W., Jiang, G. R. (2021). The Development of Formal Feedback and Its Clinical Application. Journal of Psychological Science, 44(01), 223-229.

She, Z., Duncan, B. L., Reese, R. J., Sun, Q. W., Shi, Y. W., Jiang, G. R., et al. (2018). Client feedback in China: A randomized clinical trial in a college counseling center. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 65(6), 727–737. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000300

She, Z., Jiang, G. R., Sun, Q. W, Shi, Y. W. (2017). Formal feedback in psychotherapy. Advances in Psychological Science, 25 (7),1197-1207. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1042.2017.01197.

She, Z., Sun, Q. W., & Jiang, G. R. (2017). Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Outcome rating scale. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology. 25(2), 272–275.

 

Viviane Ta, MSc

PhD Student

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Viviane is a PhD student in the Counselling Psychology program at McGill University (Supervisors: Drs. Susan Bartlett and Annett Körner). Her research seeks to understand patient needs and improve quality of life of adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Her current research examines associations between medication beliefs, vaccination coverage, and treatment outcomes in early RA. She has presented her findings at major rheumatology conferences including EULAR, ACR, and CRA. Viviane is a member of the Arthritis Health Professions Association, and an Arthritis Research Canada and CATCH (Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort) trainee.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

  • Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS), Doctoral Fellowship, 2022-2026, $84,000
  • Arthritis Health Professions Association (AHPA), Best Trainee Abstract Award (poster presented at the Canadian Rheumatology Association), 2022
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2021, $2,000
  • Lady Davis Institute / TD Bank Studentship Award, 2021-2022, $18,000
  • Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Masters Scholarship, (SSHRC), 2019-2020, $17,500
  • McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, 2019, $10,000

Publications

Ta, V., Schieir, O., Valois, MF., Colmegna, I., Hitchon, C., Bessette, L., Hazlewood, G., Thorne, C., Pope, J., Boire, G., Tin, D., Keystone, E., Bykerk, V., & Bartlett, S. (2022). Predictors of influenza vaccination in early rheumatoid arthritis 2017-2021: Results from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort. ACR Open Rheumatology, 4(7), 566-573. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11427 

McPherson, C.J., Etele, J., Ta, V.C-Y., & Raghubir, A. (2019) Unregulated care providers’ engagement in palliative care to older clients and their families in the home setting: a mixed methods study. BMC palliative care, 18(1), 52. doi: 10.1186/s12904-019-0442-5.

 

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