Our team

Roxane de la Sablonnière, Ph. D., director of the laboratory and full professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Montreal.

Roxane de la Sablonnière is a full professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Montreal. She serves as the director of the Laboratory on Social Change, Adaptation, and Well-being (CSAB) and is the co-founder of the InterCom Project. Her research focuses on the realities people face when exposed to dramatic social changes, such as those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and colonization. She has worked with various groups that have experienced social changes, including in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and South Africa. Her diverse projects aim to enhance our understanding of social dynamics in the context of dramatic social change and identify the most beneficial interventions for collective well-being.

Mathieu Pelletier-Dumas, Ph. D., Research Advisor, University of Montreal.

Mathieu Pelletier-Dumas is a research advisor within the CSAB laboratory. He completed a Master's degree in Sexology at the Université du Québec à Montréal before pursuing a Ph.D. in Social Psychology at the University of Montreal. From 2020 to 2022, he conducted a postdoctoral fellowship at the CSAB laboratory, during which he focused on the impacts of the clarity and coherence of government measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. His research interests include significant changes that people face (social and personal changes), identity, and negative behaviors (discrimination, prejudice, disruptive behaviors in video games).

Caroline Lebeau, Ph.D. (c), citizen collaborator at the CSAB laboratory and director and founder of Regard9 and the Édu4tive Tour.

Caroline Lebeau is a citizen collaborator within the CSAB laboratory and in the Component 1 of the Quebec COVID-Pandemic Network (RQCP), titled Prevention, Community, and Well-being. She undertakes projects by mobilizing stakeholders in the health and education network, including researchers, community partners, and citizens. As a dedicated social entrepreneur, she has founded several non-profit projects or organizations such as the InterCom Project and les Événements Mieux comprendre la diversité. She is also the founder and director of la Tournée Édu4tive, an organization with a mission to raise awareness among the general public through activities that promote individual differences and openness to others, particularly in the context of the inclusion of people with disabilities.

Éric Lacourse Ph.D., collaborator, full professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Montreal, and senior methodologist.

Eric Lacourse is a full professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Montreal and co-director of the Laboratory on Social Change, Adaptation, and Well-being (CSAB). He is also in charge of the interdisciplinary program in sociology and psychology at the University of Montreal. The overall goal of his research is to gain a nuanced understanding of the social aspects associated with the development of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral regulation from childhood to adulthood. He adopts a multidisciplinary perspective that integrates theoretical concepts from developmental psychology and education, psychiatry, criminology, and sociology. His most recent work focuses on integrating machine learning approaches into latent variable models for complex data.

Doctoral student (Ph.D.) in Social Psychology 

Thesis topic: Dynamic processes of identity integration

Doctoral student in Cinical Psychology - Research/Intervention at the Université du Québec à Montréal

Thesis topic: COVID-19 and the second virus: Profiles, evolution, and factors associated with biases towards different groups in Canada during and post-pandemic

Doctoral student in Clinical Psychology - Research/Intervention

Thesis topic: Evaluation of a community intervention of group workshops in clinical and social psychology: a quasi-experimental study

Master of Science (M.Sc.) student in Psychology

Thesis topic: How to predict the mobilization of Canadians for Black Lives Matter in the context of the pandemic

Master of Science (M.Sc.) student in Psychology

Thesis topic: A longitudinal study of prejudice towards people of Chinese origin during the COVID-19 pandemic: The influence of threat perceptions on prejudice

Master of Science (M.Sc.) student in Psychology

Thesis topic: As the pandemic evolves, so do the health behaviors of the Canadian population

Master of Science (M.Sc.) student in Psychology

Thesis Topic: Negative emotions and the development of alcohol and cannabis consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: the moderating role of self-compassion.

Bachelor's degree student in Psychology | B.Sc. (Hons)

Honors thesis topic: The implementation of the InterCom Project: a collective solution to a collective problem

Master's degree in Psychology

Thesis topic: Social change and mental health: Using the Social Change Algorithm to assess the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in Canada

Master's degree candidate in sociology.

Bachelor's degree student in Psychology | B.Sc.

Research topic: Don't tell me what to do: A machine learning approach to understanding adherence to psychological reactance trajectories throughout the COVID-19 pandemic