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Dr. Rachel Langevin

Title: 
Assistant Professor
Dr. Rachel Langevin
Contact Information
Email address: 
rachel.langevin [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-398-8349
Address: 

Education Building
3700 McTavish Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2

Division: 
Counselling Psychology Supervisors
Department: 
Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP)
Areas of expertise: 
  • Child maltreatment
  • Child sexual abuse
  • Family violence
  • Intergenerational cycles
  • Socioemotional development
  • Emotion regulation
  • Attachment
  • Developmental psychopathology
Biography: 

Dr. Langevin completed her Ph.D./Psy.D. in psychology at Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al. Her doctoral dissertation and research explored attachment representations, emotion regulation, and behavior problems in preschool victims of sexual abuse. Her post-doctoral fellowship took place in the Psychology Department of Concordia University (and Centre for Research in Human Development), where she conducted research on the intergenerational transfer of risk using data from the Concordia Longitudinal Risk Project. Dr. Langevin鈥檚 academic dossier and research have been recognized with numerous scholarships and awards. She has contributed to the scientific literature with several scholarly papers, and she has participated in dozens of national and international conferences. Her clinical training involved a specialization in cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety and trauma related disorders in adults and she is still working with these populations in her private practice. Her main research interests are in child development and understanding risk and protective factors for psychopathology, as well as mechanisms for the intergenerational transfer of trauma and violence.

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Degree(s): 
  • PhD, Clinical Psychology, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al, Canada
  • BSc, Psychology (honors), Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al, Canada
Prizes and Awards: 
William Dawson Scholar
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • William Dawson Scholar (2023)
  • Chercheure-boursi猫re Junior 1, FRQ-S, Volet Sant茅-Soci茅t茅 (2022)
  • Outstanding Research Presentation in Developmental Psychology - American Psychological Association Division 7 (2017)
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship - Quebec Research Funds on Society and Culture (2016)
  • Science Popularization Award - French Canadian Association for the Advancement of Science (2014)
Selected publications: 
  • Langevin, R., Kern, A.*, Fernet, M., Brassard, A. (2022). Emerging adults鈥� adverse life events and psychological functioning: A comparison based on intergenerational trajectories of child maltreatment. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. .
  • Frederickson, A.*, Kern, A.*, Langevin, R.s (2022). Perinatal (re)experiencing of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms for survivors of childhood sexual abuse: An integrative review. Journal of Women's Health. .
  • Langevin, R., H茅bert, M., Bernier, A., Frappier, JY. (2022). Exploring the prospective role of family relationships and psychological distress in the early risk of intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience.9(1)
  • Kern, A.*, Khoury, B., & Frederickson, A.*, Langevin, R.s (2022). The associations between childhood maltreatment and pregnancy complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 160.
  • Cheng, P.*, Langevin, R.s(2022). Unpacking the effects of child maltreatment subtypes on emotional competence in emerging adults. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. .
  • Mazarello, O.*, Gagn茅, M.E.*, Langevin, R.s (2022). Risk factors for sexual revictimization and dating violence in young adults with a history of child sexual abuse. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. .
  • Cabecinha-Alati, S.*, Montreuil, T., Langevin, R. (2022). The role of maternal child maltreatment history and unsupportive emotion socialization in the intergenerational transmission of emotion regulation difficulties. Child Abuse and Neglect, 129. .
  • Langevin R., Kern, A.*, Kenny, S.*, Kingsland, E., & Pennestri, M.H. (2022). Sexual abuse and sleep in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Invited Clinical Review in Sleep Medicine Reviews. 64, 1-14.
  • Pfaltz, M.C., Halligan, S.L., Schnyder, U., Seedat, S. [鈥 Langevin, R., et al. (2022). Social functioning in individuals affected by childhood maltreatment: establishing a research agenda to inform interventions. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. .
  • Kern, A.*, Frederickson, A.*, Langevin, R., H茅bert, M., Bernier, A., & Frappier J.Y. (2022). Exploring the relationships between child maltreatment and risk factors for pregnancy complications. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. .
  • Marshall, C.*, Langevin, R., & Cabecinha-Alati, S. * (2022). Victim-to-victim intergenerational cycles of child maltreatment: A systematic scoping review of theoretical frameworks. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience. . Available at:
  • Langevin, R., Gagn茅, M.E.*, Brassard, A., & Fernet, M. (2022). Intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment: The role of maternal emotional dysregulation and attachment to the child. Psychology of Violence.
Graduate supervision: 

Accepting students for 2023-24

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