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Aurélie MichaudDoctoral student & Lab coordinatorAurélie Michaud (she/her) is a third-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. She has been the lab coordinator since May 2025.
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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 doctorate scholarship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture (FRQSC) for 2025-2029.
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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). |
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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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Myriam Arsenault
Research assistantMyriam (she/her) is a first-year undergraduate student in cognitive neuroscience at the University of Montreal. She wishes to pursue her doctoral studies in neuropsychology. Her research interests are neurodiversity, sexual desire and perception.
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Vanessa BeaulieuResearch assistantVanessa 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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Sofia Bourgoignie
Research assistant
Sofia (she/her) is finishing her bachelor’s degree in psychology at McGill University, with a double minor in Behavioral Science and Gender, Sexuality, Feminism, and Social Justice Studies. She looks forward to applying to the University of Montreal for the psychology master’s program next year. She is passionate about the intersectionality of culture, feminism, psychology, and sexuality. What interested her in the STAR Lab was the International Sex Survey which incorporates most of her interests. Her goal is to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology research intervention, focusing on issues related to trauma and sexuality intervention.
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Corinne Bouthillier
Research assistant
Corinne is a bachelor's student in psychology. She is entering her second year and joined the laboratory out of an interest in sexuality and a desire to discover more about research. Her interests include couple relationships (and the place of sexuality in them), attachment, and personality. She hopes to pursue graduate studies in psychology or sexology to work in intervention.
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Marianne DancauseResearch assistant
Marianne (she/her) is a bachelor’s student in psychology. She is entering her third year and joined the laboratory in May 2025 as part of her Honor project, under the co-supervision of Dr. Beáta Bőthe and Aurélie Michaud, a doctoral student in clinical psychology. Her interests include addictions, problematic pornography use, sexual health, as well as crisis intervention and suicidality. Her goal is to pursue graduate studies in psychology.
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Campbell InceResearch assistantCampbell (he/him) is a PhD candidate and sessional lecturer/teaching associate in psychology at Monash University, Australia. He holds an honours degree in psychology (Monash University, 2019) following a diploma in science from the University of Western Australia (2018). His PhD, titled "Examining the clinical features and aetiological mechanisms of problematic pornography use: a mixed-methods design" is currently funded by an Australian government research training program (RTP) scholarship. Campbell has presented numerous research papers at national and domestic conferences, including the International Conference on Behavioral Addictions.
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Florence LaroucheResearch assistantFlorence (she/her) is beginning the third year of her bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Montreal. She joined the lab in December 2024 and is helping on a few tasks as a research assistant. Her research interests include dyadic relationships, sexuality and sexual health.
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Julie Lecours LeclairResearch assistantComing soon.
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Fabiola Ngamaleu TeumeniResearch assistant and social media co-
Fabiola (she/her) is a third-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 older adults.
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Joline TrudelResearch assistantJoline (she/her) is in the second year of her bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Montreal. She joined the team to learn more about the world of research and to contribute to studies about sexuality and addictions. She is passionate about compulsive sexual behaviors and mental health disorder as well as their influence on the dynamics of intimate relationships. Her goal is to continue her graduate studies in psychology or sexology.
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Amanda XocairaResearch assistantAmanda Xocaira (she/her) is a dedicated clinical psychologist from Brazil specializing in evidence-based psychology and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), with expertise in behavioral addictions and impulse control disorders. As a collaborator with the Brazilian Association of Evidence-Based Psychology and currently advancing her studies at the University of São Paulo (USP), she focuses on treating and educating about conditions such as problematic pornography use, technological dependence, compulsive buying, and gambling addiction.
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ALUMNI
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
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Anne-Laurie Bélec, Susanne Coulombe, Félix Dupuis-Fortier, Zachary Fontaine-Dussault,
Juliana Pierre, Nevena Popova,Rosalie Roy, Florence Tremblay, Florence Veillette, Lucas
Walters.
Thank you so much for all your hard work! 🌟
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
