Affiliations

• School of Criminology - Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• Co-Director, Centre for the Study of Youth Development and Adjustment (CSYDA)
• Regular researcher, Groupe de recherche sur l'inadaptation psychosociale chez l'enfant (GRIP)
• Associate researcher, Institut national de psychiatrie légale Philippe-Pinel
• Collaborator, International Centre for Comparative Criminology (ICCC)
• Member, Expert Panel, Centre d'expertise et de collaboration en troubles concomitants (CECTC) of the Réseau universitaire intégré de santé (RUIS) of the Université de Montréal

Research expertise

• Behavioral disorders in youth
• Trajectories of antisocial behavior
• Traits of emotional/psychopathic insensitivity
• Mental health
• Sexual differences - aggressive behaviors

Main research Projects

• Psychopathic traits and conduct disorders in youth: Early risk factors and consequences in adolescence and young adulthood
• Emotional insensitivity traits in adolescent girls: Associations with emotions and adverse life experiences
• Traits of emotional insensitivity in preschoolers
• Effects of child welfare and adolescent criminal justice services on youth mental health and personal and social adjustment

Approaches used

• Analyses of longitudinal data
• Analyses of data collected in the context of experimental tasks (e.g., emotion recognition)
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis methods

Keywords

Behavioral disorders, Traits of emotional/psychopathic insensitivity, Trajectories of antisocial behavior, Mental health problems, Gender differences in the manifestation of aggressive behavior