graduate Students
Simon Houle is completing a PhD at Concordia University under the supervision of Dr. Alexandre Morin, while also working part time as an HR analyst for Statistics Canada. He completed his Master’s in October 2019 and has since published his thesis, entitled “A Latent Transition Analysis Investigating the Nature, Stability, Antecedents, and Outcomes of Occupational Commitment Profiles for School Principals” in the Journal of Vocational Behavior. He has also co-authored 5 other published articles and presented at numerous conferences over the past 3 years (e.g., Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology-SIOP 2019 & 2020), Academy of Management (AOM 2021). Over the course of his graduate studies, Simon has completed several internships for the Canadian Department of National Defense, and has been a teacher’s assistant for both undergraduate and graduate level statistics courses, as well as a guest lecturer for the most advanced graduate level statistics course offered in the Concordia Psychology department. His interests are broadly anchored at the intersection of organizational psychology and advanced statistical modelling. Specifically, he is interested in the applied use of modern analytical techniques to establish the psychological state of the workforce across various social entities (e.g., countries, provinces, organizations, departments) and help guide targeted interventions to improve peoples’ well being at work. He is a recipient of the Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) Scholarship for his doctorate research, and was supported by a Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Société et Culture (FRQ-SC) scholarship for his Masters’.
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Céleste Dubé is completing a PhD at Concordia University under the supervision of Dr. Alexandre Morin, while also developing her teaching skills and working as a TA for a variety of classes. She completed her Master’s in October 2020, and has since published her thesis, entitled “Toward a Comprehensive Assessment of Relationships with Teachers and Parents for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities” in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Building upon this work, her current research relies on a variety of modern statistical techniques (i.e., longitudinal analyses, person-centered analyses, etc.) to help increase our understanding of the development of psychological health and psychopathologies among populations of at-risk youth. More precisely, her PhD thesis focuses on the social determinants involved in the development of depression, anxiety and externalizing behaviors among youth with intellectual disabilities.
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Lindsey Nadon is completing a PhD in Clinical Psychology at Concordia University under the research supervision of Dr. Alexandre Morin. She graduated with her M.Ed. in School and Clinical Child Psychology from the University of Alberta in 2018. She has since published her thesis entitled "Burning out Before they Start? An Achievement Goal Theory Perspective on Medical and Education Students" in the journal Social Psychology of Education. In her current research, Under the supervision of Dr. Morin, she is interested in using advanced multivariate statistics to expand on her master’s research in new and exciting ways. Specifically, her dissertation work relies on Achievement Goal Theory to study the association between students' academic motivation and well-being (e.g., burnout, anxiety) over time and across educational transitions. Outside of research, Lindsey has also completed various clinical internships working to enhance the social, emotional, and behavioral functioning of youth.
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Yael Blechman is currently completing an MA in Psychology at Concordia University under the supervision of Dr. Alexandre Morin. In 2020, she graduated with her BA in Psychology from Concordia University. Her (now published) specialization thesis, “On the global and specific nature of psychological need satisfaction and work motivation in predicting employees’ wellbeing: A self-determination theory perspective”, relied on Self Determination Theory to examine associations between motivation and well-being (burnout, job satisfaction, turnover intentions) in nurses. Her current thesis builds upon this earlier project by relying on person-centered analyses to identify motivation profiles and their implications for well-being within interpersonal contexts. Yael’s interests lie in the applied use of advanced statistical modelling in Industrial/Organizational Psychology to better understand indicators of workplace well-being and to develop interventions aimed at improving psychological health at work.
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Victoria Smodis McCune is completing an MA in Psychology at Concordia University, under the supervision of Dr. Alexandre Morin, after completing a BA in Applied Psychology at Bishop’s University. Previously, she conducted research on stigmatized minority groups and coping, and a paper from her honour’s thesis, “COVID-19 Stress Moderates the Mediational Pathway of Fandom Identification on Well-Being through Problem-Focused Coping”, has already been accepted for publication in The Phoenix Papers. Since joining the SMS lab, she has also co-authored another paper now in press in Disability and Rehabilitation. Her current research interests involve satisfaction in intimate relationships and, more specifically, her thesis will examine extradyadic behaviors in monogamous couples. Concurrently, Victoria is TAing a variety of courses and continues to tutor undergraduate students in applied statistics. For the first year of her Master’s, she has been awarded the Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS M).
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