Nevena Popova

Nevena Popova

Doctoral

Nevena (she/her) has been a Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology at Université de Montréal since September 2024. Her research interests include sexual communication and the sociocultural factors that may underlie sexual dysfunctions. Nevena is the recipient of a scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for 2026-2029.

Publications

  • Shimizu, J. P. K., Bouchard, K. N., Bergeron, S., Girouard, A., Popova, N., & Rosen, N. O. (2026). Helping with Outcomes for Low Desire (HOLD): Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial assessing a cognitive-behavioral couple therapy for sexual interest/arousal disorder. Trials, 27(1), 315. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-026-09619-1
  • Pedneault, L., Bigras, N., Popova, N., Brassard, A., Bergeron, S. (2025). The Role of Sexual Communication Patterns in the Longitudinal Associations Between Romantic Attachment and Sexual Satisfaction. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075251396185
  • Gaudet, É., Teumeni, F. N., Popova, N., Coulombe, S., Demetrovics, Z., & Bőthe, B. (2025). Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Problematic Pornography Use on the Impulsivity-Compulsivity Axis: A Systematic Review. Current Addiction Reports, 12(1), 41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-025-00637-8
  • Bőthe, B., Tóth-Király, I., Popova, N., Nagy, L., Koós, M., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., Kraus, S. W., Ballester-Arnal, R., Batthyány, D., Bergeron, S., Billieux, J., Briken, P., Burkauskas, J., Cárdenas-López, G., Carvalho, J., Castro-Calvo, J., Chen, L., Ciocca, G., … Grubbs, J. B. (2025). Identification and comprehensive characterization of moral disapproval and behavioral dysregulation-based pornography-use profiles across 42 countries. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 14(1), 131–154. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00054
  • Bigras, N., Popova, N., Pedneault, L., Brassard, A. et Bergeron, S. (2024). Sexual Well-being of Partnered Adults and Couples Over 60: A Scoping Review. Sexual Medicine Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1093/sxmrev/qeae037