Dr. Sarah Cabecinha-Alati
Dr. Sarah Cabecinha-Alati successfully defended her dissertation as part of the Counselling Psychology Program at McGill University and graduated on November 20, 2023. Her research aimed to elucidate the mechanisms involved in the intergenerational transmission of emotion regulation difficulties, focusing specifically on how parents’ histories of childhood maltreatment can impact their emotion regulation skills and parental emotion socialization behaviours. Sarah is now registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario as a psychologist in supervised practice.
Dr. Polly Cheng
Dr. Polly Cheng successfully defended her dissertation titled “The Relationship between Child Maltreatment Subtypes and Components of Emotional Competence in Emerging Adults” on February 2, 2023 as part of the Counselling Psychology Program at McGill University. The aim of this dissertation was to understand the differential effects of childhood maltreatment subtypes on emotion regulation dimensions and the recognition of specific emotions. The results from both studies provide insight into the significant impact of emotional maltreatment on both emotion regulation and emotion recognition and how these patterns change when emotion regulation is examined as a moderator.
Dr. Carley Marshall
Dr. Carley Marshall successfully defended her dissertation titled “Intergenerational continuity of child sexual abuse: A mixed methods study of risk and protective factors” on August 9, 2023, as part of the PhD program in School/Applied Child Psychology at McGill University. Her dissertation aimed to identify psychosocial risk and protective factors associated with child sexual abuse continuity, as well as to better understand mothers’ experiences of continuity through qualitative interviews. This research points to the roles of single parenthood, exposure to intimate partner violence during childhood, as well as mothers’ difficulties with parenting, mental health, and attachment; all of which represent important clinical targets to reduce the risk of intergenerational maltreatment.
Dr. Dany Laure Wadji
Dr. Dany Laure Wadji is a professor at Université du Québec à Rimousk. She was a postdoctoral researcher in the ReACT lab in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University. She obtained her PhD at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland with support from the Excellence Scholarship of the Swiss Confederation. Her postdoctoral fellowship was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). She is interested in the effects of early life adversity, including child maltreatment and exposure to intimate partner violence, with a focus on psychobiological impacts and intergenerational transmission.
Aimée Wallace
Aimée Wallace completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology at McGill University with minors in Behavioural Science and Education. She also completed her Masters in Sexology (Research-Intervention Profil) at UQAM and was co-supervised by Dr. Langevin. Her research focused on an analysis of risk and protective factors associated with the cyber-dating violence victimization of adolescent girls.
Sara Abou Chabaké
Sara Abou Chabaké is a PhD candidate in psychology at Université de Montreal. Her research interests tackle the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences on psychotic disorders. She joined the ReACT lab as a research coordinator to work on a project financed by the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR). This project aims to document the prevalence of the intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment in Quebec and its health-related risk factors in the first years of life.
Delphine Océane Brisson
Delphine Océane Brisson is a student in the Bachelor of Social Work program at McGill University. Working as a research assistant, her role was to create an online training module on trauma-sensitive approaches for an organization supporting young mothers. Interested in practicing social work at the community level, she aims to acquire the skills and knowledge to create a trauma-sensitive environment and practice.
Alejandra Almarales
Alejandra Almarales joined the ReACT lab through the an undergraduate scholarship program in Summer 2019 under the supervision of Dr. Rachel Langevin. Alejandra’s undergraduate research looked at affiliation and the way that people seek support from close others in stressful and traumatic situations.
Ruo Feng
Ruo Feng completed her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Psychology with a minor in Computer Science at McGill University. She joined the ReACT Lab in Summer 2020 through an undergraduate research scholarship. She is passionate about mental health advocacy and in the intersection between clinical, social and cultural psychology.
Naz Alpdogan
Naz Alpdogan took a gap year after getting her Bachelor of Arts in Honors Psychology at McGill University. She joined the ReACT Lab in Winter 2022 until Spring 2023 as a volunteer research assistant. She contributed to the dissemination activities.
Mary-Clare Booth
Mary-Clare Booth joined the ReACT lab as a volunteer in May 2024. She was a 4th year undergraduate student at McGill University studying Psychology with minors in linguistics and history. She is interested in child language development, as well as childhood maltreatment and its influence on parenting.
Lynette Chen
Lynette Chen joined the ReACT lab as a volunteer in May 2024. She is passionate about exploring intergenerational cycles of child maltreatment and their effects on mental health. Lynette was completing her Bachelor of Arts at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, double majoring in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies with a concentration in Neuroscience. Before transferring, she studied Psychology with a minor in Counselling at the University of Hong Kong.