Mission Statement
The Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders Clinical Study Center (OCRD-CSC) aims to improve our understanding and the treatment of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. To this end, the OCRD-CSC conducts research projects along three intersecting axes, including psychometric, experimental and treatment outcome research. OCRD-CSC is actively engaged in the dissemination of evidence-based interventions in collaboration with researchers and professionals worldwide.
Director and Researcher
Dr. Frederick Aardema
Dr. Frederick Aardema is a clinical psychologist, researcher and full professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Addiction at the University of Montreal. In 2009, Dr. Frederick Aardema joined the Montreal Mental Health University Institute Research Center where OCRD-CSC is located.
Dr. Aardema’s research interests focus on people suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). As the co-creator of inference-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (I-CBT), he is committed to the development, validation and dissemination of this new promising therapeutic approach in order to provide OCD patients with effective, evidence-based alternative treatment options.
Associate Researchers
Dr. Catherine Ouellet-Courtois
Dr. Catherine Ouellet-Courtois is a psychologist at the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at the McGill University Health Center, where she specializes in the study and treatment of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. Dr. Ouellet-Courtois obtained her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Montreal followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Concordia University. The research of Dr. Ouellet-Courtois focuses on the cognitive and emotional processes involved in the etiology and maintenance of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders in order to improve current treatments for these conditions.
Dr. Kelvin (Shiu Fung) Wong
The Team
Team Coordinator
Lysandre Bourguignon
Clinical Coordinator
Natalia Koszegi, Psy.D.
Support Personnel
Jean-Sebastien Audet, PhD., gestion des données
Sarah Desfossés-Vallée, assistant de recherche
Therapists
Catherine Dalpé, psychologist, D.Psy
Roula Daghfal, psychologist, D.Psy
Nalialia Koszegi, psychologist, D.Psy.
Diana Koszycki, psychologist, PhD
Audrée St-Onge, psychologist, PhD
Audrey Livet, psychologist, PhD
Evaluators
Gabriel Desjardins, doctoral student
Sarah Desfossés-Vallée, doctoral student
Students
Louis Dube
Lysandre Bourguignon
Gabriel Desjardins
Julie Sauvageau
Student Alumni
Jean-Sébastien Audet, PhD.
Louis-Philippe Baraby, PhD
William Djomo, M.Sc.
Tina Farshadgohar, PhD.
Sarah Houazene, PhD.
Natalia Koszegi. D.Psy
Javad Motaghi, Msc.
Stella-Marie Paradisis, PhD.
Samantha Wilson, Phd
Melha Zidani, MSc
Collaborators
Research collaborators
Jean-Sebastien Audet, PhD, Laval University, Canada
Stéphane Bouchard PhD, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada
Simon Beaulieu, L’Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Gemma Garcia PhD, University of Valencia, Portugal
Steve Geoffrion, University of Montreal, Canada
Jessica Grisham, University New South Wales, Australia
Stephane Guay, University of Montreal, Canada
Diana Koszycki, University of Ottawa, Canada
Robert-Paul Juster, PhD, University of Montreal, Canada
Marc Lavoie, PhD, University of Montreal, Canada
Julie Leclerc, PhD, L’Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Sarah Lorens-Aguilar, S., PhD, University of Valencia, Portugal
Gabriele Melli, PhD, University of Florence, Italy
Johana Monthuy-Blanc, PhD, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada
Richard Moulding, PhD, Deakin University, Australia
Pierre Orban, University of Montreal, Canada
Adam Radomksy, PhD., Concordia University, Canada
John Riskind, George Mason University, USA
Guy Doron, PhD, Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center, Israel
Vahid Khosravani, Persian Gulf University, Iran
Stephen Moritz, University Medical Center Hamburg, Germany
Martha O’Meara, PhD, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Hennie Visser, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, The Netherlands
Kelvin Wong, PhD, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Clinical Collaborators
Lori Aitken, LMHC, Anxiety Center of Tampa, United States
Gina Abbondante, LLC, Change of Mind Counseling Services, United States
François Borgeat, MD, University of Montreal, Canada
Rhiannon Buick, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Scotland
Theresa Chiu, MSSW, LICSW, Olympic OCD Services, United States
Cara Cockburn, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Scotland
Catherine Goldhouse, LLC, Private Practice, United States
Melissa Hadfield, MSW, LICSW, Private Practice, United States
Michael Heady, LCPC, Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland, United States
Mary Hosbrough, LLC, Autonomy Alliance Counseling, United States
Natalia Koszegi, Psy.D., Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Clinical Study Center, Canada
Karan Lamb, PhD., Lamb Psychological Services, United States
Silvina Levine, LCSW, Good Life Center for Mental Health, United States
Margaret McCall, LPC ,Columbus OCD Clinic, United States
Katie Marrotte, MSW, LSCW, Private Practice, United States
Anne Mather, Nurse Consultant, Scotland
Jan Van Niekerk, PhD, Cambridge Clinical Research Centre for Affective Disorders, United Kingdom
Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LCPC Private Practice, United States
Carl Robbins, LCPC, Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland, United States
Robert Safion, M.Ed, Private Practice, United States.
Stacy Shaup, PhD. Private Practice, United States
Bronwyn Shroyer, LLC, Private Practice, United States
Susan Wagner, PhD, Private practice, United States
Stephanie Woodrow, LPC, LCPC, National Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center, United States