Prof Stéphane Bouchard

Dr. Stéphane Bouchard, psychologist, is the Canada Research Chair in Clinical Cyberpsychology and a full professor of clinical psychology at the University of Quebec in Outaouais.

As a scientist-practitioner, he has dedicated his career to developing clinically useful models and interventions and to conducting rigorous studies on the treatment of anxiety disorders and other mental disorders. His research focuses on the development of virtual reality environments to treat complex anxiety disorders as well as pathological gambling. He also conducts clinical trials on the effectiveness of in-virtuo exposure for anxiety disorders, as well as experimental studies to understand what makes virtual reality an effective therapeutic tool.

In addition to this, Prof. Bouchard researches the clinical effects of telepsychotherapy (distance intervention) and how this intervention should be used to obtain optimal treatment outcomes. He has received several awards and distinctions, including the prestigious Adrien Pinard Prize for his significant contributions to the field of psychology.

Areas of interest:

• Cyberpsychology
• Anxiety
• Virtual reality
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Telehealth
• Phobias
• Mental health

Online presence

• https://uqo.ca/profil/boucst01
• ResearchGate

Publications

• Bouchard, S., Berthiaume, M., Robillard, G., Allard, M., Green-Demers, I., Watts, S., Marchand, A., Gosselin, P., Langlois, F., Belleville, G., & Dugas, M. J. (2023). The moderating and mediating role of telepresence and cognitive change in cognitive behaviour therapy delivered via videoconference. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 30(3), 575–586. https://doi-org.proxy3.library.mcgill.ca/10.1002/cpp.2816
• Bouchard, S., Rizzo, A.“. (2019). Applications of Virtual Reality in Clinical Psychology and Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience–An Introduction. In: Rizzo, A.“., Bouchard, S. (eds) Virtual Reality for Psychological and Neurocognitive Interventions. Virtual Reality Technologies for Health and Clinical Applications. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9482-3_1
• Bouchard, S., Robillard, G., Giroux, I., Jacques, C., Loranger, C., Chrétien, M., & Goulet, A. (2017). Using Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Gambling Disorder: The Development of a New Tool for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8, 231996. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00027
• Bouchard, S. (2023). Clinical Applications of Cyberpsychology and Virtual Reality for Mental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-9287-9

Affiliations

• Primary affiliation: Professor, Université du Québec en Outaouais
• Regular researcher, CISSSO Research Center
• Adjunct professor of psychology, University of Ottawa
• Associate professor, Université du Québec à Montréal
• Associate Professor, Laval University
• Adjunct Professor (adjunct professor in E-mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences), University of South Denmark (2020-2025)
• Visiting Professor, Paris-Nanterre University (2019)
• Visiting Professor, University of Liège (2018)