Doctoral Students
Silke Jacmin-Park
Silke is a Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology (R/I) at Université de Montreal since September 2021. Her research interests include attachment and stress reactivity in heterosexual and sexual/gender minority couples. Silke is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research scholarship recipient for 2021-2022 and a Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé scholarship recipient for 2022-2023.
Myriam Bosisio
Myriam is a doctoral candidate in Research Psychology and Intervention at the Université de Montréal since September 2017. She is particularly interested in the impact of interpersonal factors on couple relationship and sexual well-being of community couples. Myriam is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) scholarship recipient for 2017-2018 and a Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Society and Culture (FRQ-SC) scholarship recipient for 2018-2019 and 2020-2022. She also received a merit Scholarship from the Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales at Université de Montréal.
Maude Massé-Pfister
Maude is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology (D.Psy) at Université de Montreal since September 2021, under the supervision of Dr. Sophie Bergeron. Before engaging in her study of psychology, Maude completed a Bachelor of Social Work in April 2019 from the same university. She began her involvement as a research assistant in Dr. Sophie Bergeron's Sexual Health Laboratory in the fall of 2019. Her research interests include sexual desire, sexual and relationship satisfaction, and body image.
Véronique Charbonneau-Lefebvre
Véronique is a doctoral candidate in Research Psychology and Intervention at the Université de Montréal since September 2016. She is interested in better understanding the role of attachment in couples coping with chronic genito-pelvic pain and its influence on couple’s sex therapy outcome. Véronique was a Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Society and Culture (FRQ-SC) scholarship recipient for 2016-2018 and she is a Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQ-S) scholarship recipient for 2018-2021.
Delphine Perrier Léonard
Delphine is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology (D.Psy) at Université de Montréal since September 2021, under the supervision of Dr. Sophie Bergeron. Before continuing her studies at the University of Montreal, Delphine completed a Major in Psychology and a Minor in Human Services at SUNY Potsdam University (NY). She began her involvement as research assistant in Dr. Sophie Bergeron's Sexual Health Laboratory in the fall of 2020. Her research interests include intimacy, emotion regulation and sexual satisfaction.
Catherine Hamel
Catherine holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and is a Ph.D. student in clinical psychology at the University of Montreal since September 2022, under the supervision of Sophie Bergeron, Ph.D. Her research interests focus on couple psychology, more specifically in sexual well-being and sexual dysfunctions. She is also interested in adverse childhood experiences such as maltreatment. Catherine is the recipient of a scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for 2022-2023.
Alice Girouard
Alice holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the Université Laval and is a doctoral candidate in Research Psychology and Intervention at the Université de Montréal since September 2018. Her research interests focus mainly on experiences of adversity during childhood, sexual well-being, as well as sexual orientation and gender diversity. Alice received a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for 2018-2019 and a grant from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture for 2019-2020. She is currently the recipient of a doctoral scholarship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Society and Culture for 2020-2024.
Marie-Michèle Paquette
Marie-Michèle is a doctoral candidate in Research Psychology and Intervention at the Université de Montréal since September 2019 (Ph.D. R/I). Her research interests focus on sexual subjectivity, sexual behaviors, sexting and sexual well-being. Marie-Michèle was a Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Society and Culture (FRQ-SC) scholarship recipient for 2019-2021 and 2022-2025. She also received a merit Scholarship from the Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales at Université de Montréal.
