³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ

Graduate Student Research Supervisors

*Supervisors listed below are approved Research Supervisors for the Psychiatry Graduate Program. ÌýHowever, please be advised that a number of faculty members in the Department of Psychiatry supervise students in other programs as well. ÌýStudents outside the Psychiatry Graduate Program may refer to our Researchers list for other potential supervisors.

DrÌýJorge Armony, PhD

jorge.armony [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Emotion, fMRI, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

DrÌýSerge Beaulieu, MD, PhD

serge.beaulieu [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Affective Disorders, Bipolar Disorder.

Dr David Benrimoh, MD, MSc

david.benrimoh [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Schizophrenia, early psychosis, psychosis risk, rTMS, computational psychiatry.

DrÌýMarcelo Berlim, MD

marcelo.berlim [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Neuromodulation; mood disorders and suicidal behavior.

DrÌýVeronique Bohbot, PhD

veronique.bohbot [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Auditory and spatial memory, virtual reality, plasticity.

Dr. Linda Booij, PhD

linda.booij [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Eating disorders, including biopsychosocial mechanisms, early risk factors and predictors of treatment outcome.

DrÌýDiane Boivin, MD, PhD

diane.boivin [at] douglas.mcgill.ca

Professor

Sleep, circadian rhythms, affective disorders.

mark.brandon [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Neural circuits of memory.

DrÌýMarie-Josee Brouillette, MD, FRCPC

marie-josee.brouillette [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

HIV and cognition, RASCH analysis, Interferon-alpha and depression.

DrÌýAlain Brunet, PhD

alain.brunet [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

DrÌýNicolas Cermakian, PhD

nicolas.cermakian [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Circadian rhythms in the context of mental health and immunity.

DrÌýEduardo Chachamovich, MD, PhD

eduardo.chachamovich [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Social and clinical determinants of health in Aboriginal populations, mood disorders, suicide ideation and behaviours.

megha.chakravarty [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Computational brain anatomy.

DrÌýDara A. Charney, MD

dara.charney [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Treatment for alcohol use disorders.

DrÌýJ. Bruno Debruille, MD, PhD

bruno.debruille [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Cognitive and social neuroscience of consciousness and psychiatric disorders.

DrÌýSimon Ducharme

simon.ducharme [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Longitudinal changes in brain development; neuroimaging.

DrÌýDavid M. Dunkley, PhD

david.dunkley [at] mcgill.ca

´¡²õ²õ´Ç³¦¾±²¹³Ù±ðÌý±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ù

Cognitive-personality vulnerability to depression; perfectionism; stress; coping; emotion regulation.

Ìý

DrÌýSalah El Mestikawy, PhD

salah.elmestikawy [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Glutamatergic systems in the normal and pathological brain.

DrÌýCatherine Fichten, PhD

catherine.fichten [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Clinical psychology (disabilities, sleep).

DrÌýMarie-Josée Fleury, PhD

flemar [at] douglas.mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Organizational and adequacy of mental health services.

DrÌýCecilia Flores, PhD

cecilia.flores [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Cellular and molecular mechanisms by which experiences in adolescence alter ongoing brain development, rendering individuals susceptible or resilient to psychiatric disorders.

DrÌýGuillaume Galbaud Du Fort

guillaume.galbaud_du_fort [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Assessment of screening tools for depression in medically ill populations.

DrÌýMarie-Claude Geoffroy

marie-claude.geoffroy [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Epidemiology of suicide and related mental disorders across lifespan.

DrÌýBruno Giros, PhD

bruno.giros [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Dopaminergic systems; neurobiology of schizophrenia and other psychopathologies.

DrÌýGabriella Gobbi, MD, PhD

gabriella.gobbi [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Mood disorders, Cannabis, Hallucinogens, Melatonin.

DrÌýIan Gold, PhD

ian.gold [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Philosophy of psychiatry.

DrÌýAlain Gratton, PhD

alain.gratton [at] mcgill.ca

Professor (Retired)

Function and dysfunction of mesocorticolimibic dopamine neurons.

DrÌýBrian J. Greenfield, MD, FRCP, ABPN

brian.greenfield [at] muhc.mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Childhood suicide: genetic predisposition, disease pathways, treatments and predictive testing.

DrÌýNatalie Grizenko, MD

grinat [at] douglas.mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders.

DrÌýDanielle Groleau, PhD

danielle.groleau [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Qualitative methodologies; sociocultural determinants of health behavior; reproductive health; development and evaluation of school-based promotion of mental health and prevention of mental illness.

DrÌýReut Gruber, PhD

reut.gruber [at] douglas.mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Child development, sleep, ADHD.

DrÌýLily Hechtman, MD

lily.hechtman [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Attention deficit disorders in children, adolescents and adults.

Treatment development and efficacy.

Long-term prospective controlled follow-up.

DrÌýSrividya N. Iyer, PhD

srividya.iyer [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Youth mental health and early intervention for psychosis.

DrÌýG. Eric Jarvis, MD

eric.jarvis [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Social psychiatry; first episode psychosis.

DrÌýRidha Joober, PhD

ridha.joober [at] douglas.mcgill.ca

Professor

Youth Mental Health and Early intervention, genetics and pharmacogenetics of psychiatric disorders.

DrÌýSherif Karama, MD, PhD

sherif.karama [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Genetic and environmental effects of environment on brain development and corollary impacts of cognition.

DrÌýLaurence J. Kirmayer, MD

laurence.kirmayer [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Cultural psychiatry; psychiatric anthropology; philosophy of psychiatry; mental health of Indigenous peoples, immigrants and refugees; global mental health.

Dr Rachel Cardon Kronick, MD

rachel.kronick [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Cultural psychiatry, immigration policy, immigration detention, child and family mental health, asylum seekers.

DrÌýMarc Laporta, MD

marc.laporta [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Mental health knowledge transfer and exchange.

DrÌýLise Laporte, PhD

lise.laporte [at] muhc.mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Borderline personality disorder; youth protection services.

DrÌýEric A. Latimer, PhD

eric.latimer [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Mental health policy and economic evaluation.

DrÌýMartin Lepage, PhD

martin.lepage [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Comprehensive research into schizophrenia and psychosis.

DrÌýMarco Leyton, PhD

marco.leyton [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Neurobiology of substance use disorders, depression and personality traits.

DrÌýEva Libman, PhD

eva.libman [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Sleep related aspects of behavioral medicine and health psychology.

Dr. Michael Lifshitz, PhD

michael.lifshitz2 [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Work combines phenomenology, neuroscience and ethnography to shed light on the plasticity of consciousness.

DrÌýKarl J. Looper, MD

karl.looper [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Psychosomatic research of medically unexplained symptoms and somatoform disorders; psychosocial predictors of outcomes of major medical illnesses
(cancer, cardiac, arthritis).

DrÌýNancy C. P. Low, MD

nancy.low [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Familial risk in psychiatricÌýdisorders. Phenotypic refinement of psychiatric disorders;Ìýcomorbidities; mood and anxiety disorders acrossÌýcommunity, primary care and tertiary care samples/populations.Ìý

DrÌýMichael Meaney, PhD

michael.meaney [at] mcgill.ca

Professor (Post-Retirement)

Biological basis of vulnerability for psychopathology.

DrÌýToby J. Measham,ÌýMD

toby.measham [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Transcultural child psychiatry.

DrÌýNaguib Mechawar, PhD

naguib.mechawar [at] mcgill.ca

Professor

Neurobiology of major depression and suicide.

Dr Maxime Montembeault, PhD

maxime.montembeault [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Neurodegenerative diseases (primary progressive aphasia, frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer’s disease), Language, Social cognition, Emotions, Neuropsychology, Neuroimaging.

Dr Tina C. Montreuil, MEd, PhD

tina.montreuil [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Member

Etiology of Anxiety Disorders, Intergenerational Transmission of Psychopathology, Mental Health Disorders Prevention, Emotion Regulation.

DrÌýGail A. Myhr, MD

gail.myhr [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for psychosis and other mental disorders;
Process and effectiveness of CBT supervision on patient outcomes
Virtual Reality assisted Exposure Therapy (VRET) in the treatment of anxiety

Dr Lucie Nadeau, MD

lucie.nadeau [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Culture and context in the treatment of minority youths suffering from chronic illness.

Dr Corina Nagy, PhD

corina.nagy [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Molecular neurobiology of depression and suicide.

DrÌý Tuong Vi Nguyen, MD, MSc, FRCPC

tuong.v.nguyen [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Behavioral and developmental neuroendocrinology

PLEASE NOTE THAT DR NGUYEN IS CURRENTLY ON MATERNITY LEAVE

massimiliano.orri [at] mcgill.ca (Dr. Massimiliano Orri, PhD)

Assistant Professor

Risk and protective factors for suicide and self-harming behavior across the lifespan using methods from psychiatric epidemiology, developmental psychopathology, and behavioral genetics traditions

Lena.Palaniyappan [at] lhsc.on.ca (Dr. Lena Palaniyappan,) MBBS, PhD

Professor

Youth mental health, Early intervention, Psychosis, Depression, ADHD, Neuroimaging, Brain Stimulation, Speech and Language, Machine Learning

michel.perreault [at] douglas.mcgill.ca (DrÌýMichel Perreault, PhD)

Associate Professor

Evaluation of health service systemsÌý

myra.piat [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýMyra Piat, PhD)

Professor

Mental Health Recovery

PDF icon MSc student for Walk the Talk toolkit 2024-2025

PDF icon PhD student for Walk the Talk toolkit 2024-2025

judes.poirier [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýJudes Poirier, PhD)

Professor

Genetics of Alzheimer's disease.

natasha.rajah [at] mcgill.ca (Dr Rachel Rabin, PhD)

Assistant Professor

Effects of drugs of abuse on cognitive function in psychiatric (e.g., schizophrenia) and non-psychiatric populations

soham.rej [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýSoham Rej, MD, MSc)

´¡²õ²õ´Ç³¦¾±²¹³Ù±ðÌý±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ù

Geriatric Psychiatry, Randomized Clinical Trials, Technology-Assisted Behavioral Interventions (Virtual Reality, Zoom, Sensors, Phenotyping, Robots), Mind-Body Interventions (Mindfulness, Meditaiton, Yoga, Tai Chi, Exercise, Health Education), Psychedelic Therapy, Late-Life Depression, Anxiety, and Dementia.

We often have post-doctoral, research assistant, graduate student, and volunteer positions available. If you are interested, please send your CV to Dr. Sekhon (harmehr.sekhon [at] mail.mcgill.ca)

johanne.renaud [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýJohanne Renaud, MD)

Associate Professor

Studies on suicide risk factors in children and adolescents interventions, and trajectories of services studies.

Dr Jesse Renaud, PhD

jesse.renaud [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) intervention and training.

stephane.richard-devantoy [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýStéphane Richard-Devantoy, MD)

Adjunct Professor

Suicide, neurocognition, depression

joseph.rochford [at] douglas.mcgill.ca (DrÌýJoseph Rochford, PhD)

Associate Professor

Behavioural pharmacology of learning, memory and motivation; behavioural effects of anxiolytic and
antidepressant drugs

pedro.rosa [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýPedro Rosa-Neto, MD, PhD)

Professor

Translational neuroimaging of neurodegenerative disorders

zeev.rosberger [at] mcgill.ca (Dr Zeev Rosberger, PhD)

Associate Professor

Ìý

cecile.rousseau [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýCecile Rousseau, MD)

Professor

Cultural psychiatry; mental health and adaptation of refugee children and
adolescents from Southeast Asia, Central America and Somalia.

jai.shah [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýJai Shah, MD)

Assistant Professor

Early intervention, first episode psychosis, at-risk mental states, youth mental health, clinical staging

patricia.silveira [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýPatricia Silveira, PhD)

Assistant Professor

Biology of developmental mechanisms in the risk for chronic adult disease.

lalit.srivastava [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýLalit K. Srivastava, PhD)

Professor

Role of developmental mechanisms in the etiopathology of schizophrenia,
brain dopamine receptor regulation, biochemical and genetic studies on neural
cell adhesion molecules.

howard.steiger [at] douglas.mcgill.ca (DrÌýHoward Steiger, PhD)

Professor

Onset, course and treatment of eating disorders.

florian.storch [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýFlorian Storch, PhD)

Associate Professor

Biological rhythms and psychopathology.

lea.thaler [at] douglas.mcgill.ca (DrÌýLea Thaler)

Assistant Professor


Etiology, assessment and treatment of eating disorders.

brett.thombs [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýBrett D. Thombs, PhD)

Professor

Mental health screening, clinical trials, patient-engaged research, mental health in people with medical conditions, rare diseases, meta-research

leon.tourian [at] mcgill.ca (Dr Leon Tourian), MD

Assistant Professor

Pain Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, ICU Psychiatry

nicolas.tritsch [at] mcgill.ca

Assistant Professor

Parkinson's disease and mood disorders.

gustavo.turecki [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýGustavo Turecki, MD, PhD)

Professor

Clinical and biomedical research on major depression and suicide.

sylvia.villeneuve [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýSylvia Villeneuve, PhD)

Assistant Professor

Multimodal imaging of the aging brain.

dominique.walker [at] douglas.mcgill.ca (DrÌýClair-Dominique Walker, PhD)

Professor

Early stress, maternal regulation and neuroendocrine development.

ashley.wazana [at] mcgill.ca (D. Ashley Wazana, MD)

Assistant Professor

Early Manifestations of psychopathology; health of children with precarious immigration status; relations between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry.

robert.whitley [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýRob Whitley, PhD)

Associate Professor

Ìý

Recovery, Stigma, Men’s Mental Health, Veterans’ Mental Health, Qualitative Methods, Participatory Video, Religion and Mental Health.

sylvain.williams [at] douglas.mcgill.ca (DrÌýSylvain Williams, PhD)

Professor

Hippocampal rhythms, memory, and Alzheimer's disease.

takpan.wong [at] mcgill.ca (DrÌýTak Pan Wong, PhD)

Associate Professor

Molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity, stress; memory.

Dr Majid Mohajerani, PhD

majid.mohajerani [at] mcgill.ca

Associate Professor

Aging, Cognition, and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Ìý

Back to top