Catherine Hamel
Doctoral
Catherine (she/her) holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and has been pursuing a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the Université de Montréal since September 2022, under the supervision of Sophie Bergeron, Ph.D. Her research interests focus on romantic relationships, particularly attachment as well as relational and sexual well-being. Catherine is the recipient of a Canada Graduate Scholarship — Doctoral program for the 2024–2027 period.
Publications
- Blackburn, M.-È., Auclair, J., Brault, M.-C., Bégin, C., Jean, M., Hamel, C., Gagnon, J., Dufour-Bouchard, A.-A., Desrochers, S.-L., Mercier, M. et J. Dion. (2026). Evaluating short and mid-term effects of the “Healthy Mind, Healthy Body” school-based program among youth, Journal of Affective Disorders, 406, Article 121707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2026.121707
- Hamel, C., Rodrigue, C., Clermont, C., Hébert, M., Paquette, L., & Dion, J. (2024). Alexithymia as a mediator of the associations between child maltreatment and internalizing and externalizing behaviors in adolescence. Scientific reports, 14(1), 6359. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56909-2
- Dion, J., Hamel, C., Prévost, B., Bergeron-Leclerc, C., Pouliot, E., Maltais, D., Grenier, J., Dubé, M., Ouellet-Plamondon, C., & Vaillancourt-Morel, M. P. (2023). Stressed and distressed: how is the COVID-19 pandemic associated with sexual frequency, sexual satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction? The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20(2), 152–160. https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdac041
- Dion, J., Hamel, C., Clermont, C., Blackburn, M. È., Hébert, M., Paquette, L., Lalande, D., & Bergeron, S. (2022). Changes in Canadian adolescent well-being since the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of prior child maltreatment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 10172. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610172
