Research team

Directeur

Dr Sébastien Normand, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Dr Sébastien Normand, Ph.D., C.Psych. est professeur agrégé au Département de Psychoéducation et de Psychologie et directeur du Programme de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la santé mentale des enfants (PRISME) à l’Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO). Il est également chercheur régulier à Institut du savoir Montfort, au Groupe de recherche sur l’inadaptation psychosociale chez l’enfant, dans l'Équipe sur les pairs et la prévention et dans le Groupe de neurosciences sociales de l'UQO. Il est professeur clinique à l'École de psychologie de l'Université d’Ottawa et psychologue pédiatrique à temps partiel à l'Hôpital Montfort. Ses intérêts de recherche portent sur (1) les relations d'amitié des enfants avec le Trouble du déficit de l’attention/hyperactivité (TDAH), (2) les traitements psychosociaux des difficultés sociales des enfants avec TDAH, (3) les interventions psychosociales pour engager les familles dans les traitements du TDAH basés sur des données probantes et (4) la psychopathologie développementale. Pour plus d'information, cliquez ici.

Étudiantes au doctorat et étudiants gradués en psychologie

Virginie LeBlanc

Virginie est une étudiante en 3e année au doctorat en psychologie clinique à l'Université du Québec en Outaouais. Elle a un intérêt marqué pour la santé mentale des enfants et désir éventuellement poursuivre ses études au doctorat en psychologie clinique. Elle cherche à acquérir de nouvelles expériences auprès d'enfants et de leur famille. 

Angelica Martinez Cepeda

Holder of a Honours B.Sc in Psychology with a Minor in Women's Studies degree from the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Angelica is currently working with PRISME to gain more research experience before embarking on her graduate studies. She did her honours thesis on the ability to differentiate phonemes in bilingual babies using a heart rate measurement at the Language Development Laboratory (University of Ottawa). Her current research interests are: 1) neurodevelopmental disorders (mainly ADHD); 2) school integration of children with neurodevelopmental and / or learning disorders; 3) bilingualism in children.

 

Assistants de recherche de premier cycle 

Alexandre Prud'homme Maisonneuve

Following the acquisition of his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and various professional experiences with children and adolescents, Alexandre’s desire to support others’ mental health and his interest for the human mind motivated him to pursue his academic path in psychology at the University of Québec in Outaouais. He’s currently working with the IRPCMH in order to acquire meaningful research experience with the aim of continuing his graduate studies in psychology. His main research interests focus on the psychosocial difficulties and interventions of children showing diverse neurodevelopmental troubles, particularly ADHD. In his honors thesis, Alexandre is currently doing a qualitative study on parents' experience of their participation in the Bootcamp for ADHD program.

Carol-Anne Roy

Carol-Anne is an undergraduate student in psychology at the University of Quebec in Outaouais. She is involved in the IRPCMH to better understand the impact of ADHD on the development of children and adolescents while deepening her research experience. Being fascinated by the complexity of the human brain, Carol-Anne wishes to pursue her graduate studies in neuropsychology with children/adolescents or adults. His current research interests are 1) neurodevelopmental disorders, including ADHD, 2) School and social integration as well as educational differentiation for students with a learning challenges 3) The psychological impact of trauma experienced depending on different developmental periods, including women being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Marie-Laurence Ladouceur

Marie-Laurence is an undergraduate student in psychology. After many experiences with children with learning and neurodevelopmental disabilities, she wishes to gain more knowledge in this field as a means to provide them with the resources and services they need. She wants to continue her studies and obtain her doctorate in clinical psychology to pursue a career with this clientele. Her work within the IRPCMH provides her with the opportunity to develop her research skills and gain new abilities that will surely be useful in her future career. Marie-Laurence is also completing her honors thesis on how parental engagement (i.e., parent attendance and homework completion) during the Bootcamp for ADHD program is related to parent satisfaction and outcomes. 

Catherine Paquette

Catherine is a current second-year student at the Université du Québec en Outaouais in the psychology program. Throughout different opportunities, she has gained important experience with children. Among them, she has been a piano teacher for many years and a career for families living with traumatic brain injury. After completing her master’s degree in music at the University of Ottawa, Catherine has decided to start a new academic journey in order to obtain a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. Catherine decided to join the IRPCMH to gain experience in the field of child mental health research. Her main interests are the impact of social relationships on children and music learning for children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Emmanuelle Roussel

Emmanuelle is an undergraduate psychology student at Université du Québec en Outaouais. She’s volunteering at the IRPCMH to acquire new research experiences while meeting people as passionate as she is about children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Having discovered a fascination for this clientele from a very young age, she has big ambitions towards them. She wishes to help these kids with their academic, social, and professional backgrounds because all she cares about is making a difference in their future. Her implication with IRPCMH opens her doors and new opportunities in psychology and allows her to improve her knowledge about ADHD. 

Francis Cousineau

Francis is a bachelor's student in psychology. He has always been interested in developing and learning various skills through play. Therefore, this area of knowledge has led Francis to take a keen interest in the daily challenges that children with ADHD may face, especially when it comes to learning. Working part-time as a pedagogical counselor with children, he intends to devote his academic career to studying ADHD, thus contributing to the development of the literature in this field. His involvement with PRISME will allow him to develop his knowledge on the subject further and acquire new research and intervention experience.

 

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