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Vanessa BeaulieuLab coordinator
Vanessa holds a bachelor’s degree in film studies from the University of Montreal (2012), a yoga teaching certification issued by Yoga Alliance (2020), and a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health from the University Téluq (2022). In September, she will begin her third year of undergraduate studies in Psychology at the University of Montreal. Her goal is to continue her education with a Ph.D. in psychology, specializing in research and intervention. Vanessa is particularly interested in the use of yoga as a complementary tool in psychotherapy, physical and sexual trauma, sexuality, and psychopathologies.
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Anaïka FrançoisDoctoral studentAnaïka (she/her) has a bachelor's in Psychology from the Université de Montréal and is doing her PhD in clinical psychology research-intervention under the supervision of Dr. Beáta Bőthe. Her main research interests lie in the articulation of issues related to pornography use and compulsive sexual behaviors within an intersectional paradigm. Anaïka is the recipient of a graduate scholarship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture (FRQSC) for 2023-2025.
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Émilie GaudetDoctoral student
Émilie is a research assistant for Dr. Beáta Bőthe’s STAR Laboratory since May 2022. She holds a major in psychology from Université de Montréal (2023) and a bachelor’s degree in film from Université du Québec à Montréal (2005). As of 2023, she is pursuing her Ph.D. in psychology at Université de Montréal to become a clinical psychologist and researcher.
For her Ph.D., Émilie is working on the development, psychological impact and treatment of behavioral addictions, a natural extension of her projects with Dr. Bőthe. In 2023, she presented some of her research findings as first author at the International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA) and at the Annual Conference of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR). |
Aurélie MichaudDoctoral student
Aurélie Michaud (she/her) is a second-year doctorate student in clinical psychology (D.Psy) at the University of Montreal under the supervision of Dr. Beáta Bőthe. Before completing a major in psychology at the Université de Montréal, she obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in business intelligence at HEC Montréal, and worked as a data scientist and as a lecturer in statistics. Her research interests include behavioral addictions, couple dynamics and cultural aspects of sexuality.
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Léna Nagy
Doctoral student
Léna (she/her) started her PhD in 2020 under the supervision of Dr. Beáta Bőthe and Dr. Demetrovics Zsolt at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. She has an MA in psychology with a clinical and health psychology major and graduated as a licensed sex therapist in 2023. Acting as a co-investigator for the International Sex Survey from 2020 onward, Léna is also actively engaged in various international collaborations. She researches a spectrum of topics, encompassing sexual traumas and associated factors like sexual assertiveness, as well as compulsive or otherwise problematic sexual behaviors. During the years, she presented her research at numerous international conferences (e.g., ICBA, IASR) and won grants such as the Corley Research Grant and the scholarship of the Hungarian National Excellence Programme.
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Anne-Laurie Bélec
Research assistantAnne-Laurie (she/her) is a third-year undergraduate student in Psychology at the University of Montreal in the Honors program. She is doing her Laboratory 2 course at the STAR lab during the Summer 2023 semester. She has completed a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal and a certificate in Business Analysis at HEC Montréal. She is interested in mental health, stress biomarkers, couple dynamics and sexual dysfunctions. She wishes to pursue a PhD in clinical psychology (Research and Intervention).
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Susanne Coulombe
Research assistantSusanne (she/her) is a 2nd year undergraduate student in psychology at the University of Montreal. She joined the Star Lab team as a research assistant in January 2024. A professional singer for 20 years, she aims to pursue her doctoral studies to achieve her long-cherished ambition of becoming a clinical psychologist. Her main interests lie in trauma, adverse childhood experiences, attachment theory and sexual abuse.
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Marianne Danella
Research assistantMarianne (she/they) is currently in her third year of her bachelor’s degree in psychology. Her goal is to pursue further studies in a doctoral program, specializing in clinical psychology to become a clinician. She has a strong passion for areas such as relationship psychology, sexology, gender and sexual diversity, sociology, self-identity exploration, psychopathology, and personality. Her research interests primarily focus on these areas. Currently, she is part of the STAR lab, where she continues a project that she initiated during one of her research classes (Laboratory 2).
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Christian Dominique
Research assistant
Christian (he/him) is a student in psychology at the University of Montreal after completing his Master’s degree. He joined the STAR laboratory as a research assistant in Winter 2024. His interests in psychology include sexual fantasies, healthy and problematic behaviors for individuals and couples, as well as attachment, addiction, cognition, compassion, desire, emotion, empathy, kindness, mindfulness, polyamory, pornography, technology, and neuroscience. Christian is aiming for a PhD in experimental psychology and wishes to widen his collaborations.
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Félix Dupuis-FortierResearch assistantFélix (he/him) is currently a 3rd year undergraduate student in psychology at Université de Montréal. He joined the lab in May 2023. His research interests include sexual abuse, complex trauma, attachment, personality disorders and mentalization. He also wishes to pursue his doctorate in clinical psychology. His desire to adopt a multidisciplinary approach reflects his strong belief in the importance of collaboration and integration of knowledge to improve therapeutic outcomes.
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Zachary Fontaine-Dussault
Research assistantZachary (he/him) is a second-year undergraduate student in psychology at the University of Montreal. He joined the STAR laboratory in January 2024. His interests in psychology mainly focus on personality and personality disorders, but also on psychopathology in general, motivation, non-sexual and sexual violence as well as paraphilias. Zachary wishes to continue his educational journey at the doctoral level to eventually become a clinician.
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Fabiola Ngamaleu TeumeniResearch assistantFabiola (she/her) is a second-year undergraduate student in psychology at the University of Montreal. Since February 2023, she has been a research assistant in Dr. Bőthe's Sexuality, Technology, and Addictions Laboratory. She wishes to pursue her doctoral studies in clinical psychology, and her main research interests focus on the intersectional perspective of compulsive sexual behaviors in adults and seniors.
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Juliana Pierre
Research assistantHaving had a great experience with her philosophy classes and always having had an interest for questions of social matter, Juliana (she/her) pursued her studies in sociology. She still couldn’t neglect how mental health was something she wanted to be more educated on, therefore she is doing a double bachelor in psychology and sociology at the University of Montreal. Now at her final year, she is discovering a growing interest for social representations of love and sexuality as well as gender stereotypes. She joins the STAR laboratory for an internship wanting to learn more about the research field.
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Nevena Popova
Research assistantNevena (she/her) is a third year undergraduate student in psychology at Université de Montréal. She has been part of the STAR lab as a research assistant since the winter of 2023. Her main research interests include sexual well-being and dysfunctions, trauma and emotion regulation. Her goal is to pursue a PhD in clinical psychology (Research and Intervention).
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Rosalie RoyResearch assistantRosalie (she/her) is a 2nd year student in the Bachelor of Psychology at the University of Montreal. She has been a member of Dr. Bőthe’s laboratory since April 2023. She is interested in the different traumatic experiences during childhood and their impact on the development of sexuality and attachment. She plans to pursue her doctoral studies in research and intervention in clinical psychology.
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Florence Tremblay
Research assistantFlorence (she/her) is a second year undergraduate psychology student at University of Montreal. She has been participating in the STAR lab's projects since the winter of 2023. Her main research interests include compulsive sexual behaviors, sexual abuse victimization as well as paraphilias and sexual dysfunctions.
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Collaborators
Sophie Bergeron, Ph.D.
Full professor in the Departement of Psychology at the Université de Montréal, Canada
Full professor in the Departement of Psychology at the Université de Montréal, Canada
Zsolt Demetrovics, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Director of the Institute of Psychology at the Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary;
Professor of psychology and chair of the Centre of Excellence in Responsible Gaming at the University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Director of the Institute of Psychology at the Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary;
Professor of psychology and chair of the Centre of Excellence in Responsible Gaming at the University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Shane W. Kraus, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Assistant Professor of Psychology at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Marc N. Potenza, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Child Study and Neuroscience at the Yale School of Medicine, USA;
Senior Scientist at the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, USA;
Director of the Problem Gambling Clinic, Center of Excellence in Gambling Research, and Women and Addictive Disorders Core of Women's Health Research at Yale, USA
Professor of Psychiatry, Child Study and Neuroscience at the Yale School of Medicine, USA;
Senior Scientist at the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, USA;
Director of the Problem Gambling Clinic, Center of Excellence in Gambling Research, and Women and Addictive Disorders Core of Women's Health Research at Yale, USA
Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Ph.D.
Assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada
Assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada