(she/her) is the director of the Behavioural Addictions Research Laboratory. She is also a family physician, a professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the Université de Sherbrooke, and a clinical researcher of the Fonds de recherche du Québec Santé (FRQS).
(she/her) is the director of the Behavioural Addictions Research Laboratory. She is also a family physician, a professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the Université de Sherbrooke, and a clinical researcher of the Fonds de recherche du Québec Santé (FRQS).
Her research interests include health policy and the improvement of health care and social services in the area of behavioral addictions. Her background, lies at the intersection of health sciences and humanities, allowing her to approach the issues associated with behavioral addictions with a unique perspective. Since the beginning of her career, she has received over 20 awards and grants. She has been named a "Chercheure-Étoile" by the Conference of Rectors and Principals of Quebec Universities, a "Chercheure-Auteure de la relève" by the Presses de l'Université du Québec, and has won the Leadership in Family Medicine Award from the College of Family Physicians of Canada. She was also named one of Canada's 100 Most Promising Black Women by the Canada International Black Women Excellence. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics and international relations (University of Sherbrooke), a master's degree in history (University of Sherbrooke), a doctorate in applied human sciences (University of Montreal), and a doctorate in medicine (University of Sherbrooke).
(she/her) is a research coordinator at the Behavioral Addictions Research Laboratory. She has extensive experience in communication and outreach to the general public.
(she/her) is a research coordinator at the Behavioral Addictions Research Laboratory. She has extensive experience in communication and outreach to the general public.
Her studies in cinema, with a specialization in Feminist Studies, have led her to work as a documentary researcher, editor, and journalist in numerous television and digital media chanels (Télé-Québec, URBANIA, ICI Estrie, ICI Télé). Her interdisciplinary background is tinged with great curiosity and a taste for the transmission of knowledge. As a lecturer (University of Sherbrooke, IREF-UQAM, University of Montreal), she has been interested in feminist approaches, sexual and gender diversity, and cultural issues in Quebec. Recipient of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), she has published in numerous academic and specialized journals.
(she/her) is a research professional in the Behavioral Addictions Research Laboratory. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, she recently completed her Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at Bishop's University.
(she/her) is a research professional in the Behavioral Addictions Research Laboratory. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, she recently completed her Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at Bishop's University.
Her undergraduate thesis focused on the relationship between perfectionism and anxiety symptoms in women. As an intern in the Tétreault Pain Imaging Lab, she examined the evolution of physical and anxiety symptoms of chronic low back pain in an animal model. She received the Bishop's Exceptional Student Talent funding award to join the Frontline Anxiety and Depressive Disorders Research Laboratory's team as an intern, where she worked on the psychometric validation of a self-management tool for mental health disorders. Natalia presented her internship results at the University of Sherbrooke's Undergraduate Science Day and is awaiting her first publication in the Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science.
(she/her) is a research professional in the Behavioral Addictions Research Laboratory. Amélie recently graduated from the Université de Sherbrooke's Master's program in Addiction Intervention (MID).
Prior to her Master's, she completed her Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in psychology at McGill University.
(she/her) is a research professional in the Behavioral Addictions Research Laboratory. Amélie recently graduated from the Université de Sherbrooke's Master's program in Addiction Intervention (MID).
Prior to her Master's, she completed her Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in psychology at McGill University.
Her master's thesis, which was in the form of a scoping review, focused on the experience of patients with alcohol use disorders in palliative and end-of-life care. Amélie is currently in the process of publishing her thesis as an article. In recent years, she has accumulated experience in intervention in the form of psychosocial follow-up and service coordination, as a human relations officer with the CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest. Finally, she also spent several years volunteering in research during her high school and college years with a non-profit organization concerned with sexual and reproductive health.
