PhD Student
jessica.disante [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Jessica is a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology at 海角社区. Her PhD research focuses on the effects of mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on dysregulated eating behaviors like emotional eating and binge eating. She is currently conducting her final dissertation study investigating the effects and mechanisms of change of a mindfulness technique derived from ACT for emotional eating.
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Education
2019-Present |听Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, 海角社区, Montreal, Quebec.
2017-2019 | (Terminated) Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.
2015-2017 | Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences (Psychiatry), Universit茅 de Montr茅al, Montreal, Quebec.
2012-2015 | Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Universit茅 de Montr茅al, Montreal, Quebec.
Publications
Di Sante, J., Akeson, B., Gossack, A., & Kn盲uper, B. (2022). Efficacy of ACT-based treatments for dysregulated eating behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Appetite, 105929. DOI:
Scardera, S., Sacco, S., Di Sante, J., & Booij, L. (2020). Body image-related cognitive fusion and disordered eating: the role of self-compassion and sad mood. Eating and Weight Disorders, 1-8.
Di Sante, J., Ismaylova, E., Nemoda, Z., Gouin, J. P., Yu, W. J., Caldwell, W., ... & Booij, L. (2018). Peripheral DNA methylation of HPA axis-related genes in humans: Cross-tissue convergence, two-year stability and behavioural and neural correlates. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 97, 196-205.
Ismaylova, E., Di Sante, J., Gouin, J. P., Pomares, F. B., Vitaro, F., Tremblay, R. E., & Booij, L. (2018). Associations between daily mood states and brain gray matter volume, resting-state functional connectivity and task-based activity in healthy adults. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12, 168.
Gobbi, G., Ghabrash, M., Nun虄ez, N., Tabaka, J., Di Sante, J., Saint-Laurent, Vida, S., Kolivakis, T., Low, N., Cervantes, P., Booij, L., & Comai, S. (2018). Antidepressant combination vs antidepressants plus second generation antipsychotic augmentation in treatment-resistant unipolar depression. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 33, 34-43.
Ismaylova, E., Di Sante, J., Szyf, M., Nemoda, Z., Yu, W. J., Pomares, F. B., ... & Booij, L. (2017). Serotonin transporter gene promoter methylation in peripheral cells in healthy adults: neural correlates and tissue specificity. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 27(10), 1032-1041.
Conference Presentations
Di Sante, J., Akeson, B., Gossack, A., & Kn盲uper, B. (2022, May). Efficacit茅 des interventions ACT pour l鈥檃limentation 茅motionnelle et l鈥檋yperphagie. Poster presented at the Soci茅t茅 Qu茅b茅coise de la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Saint-Sauveur (Qu茅bec).
Gossack, A., Di Sante, J., & Kn盲uper, B. (2022, April). Body Compassion Partially Mediates the Association Between Internalized Weight Bias and Exercise Avoidance. Poster presented at the 海角社区 Applied Psychology Conference, Montreal, Quebec.
Lassman, L., Di Sante, J., & Kn盲uper, B. (2022, April). Body Compassion Partially Mediates the Association Between Internalized Weight Bias and Exercise Avoidance. Poster presented at the 海角社区 Psychology Undergraduate Research Day, Montreal, Quebec.
Scardera, S., Di Sante, J., & Booij, L. (2019, January). Eating away at your thoughts: The role of body image-related cognitive fusion and self-compassion on disordered eating in a community sample. Poster presented at the Center for Clinical Research in Health (CCRH) Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec.
Di Sante, J., C么t茅, S. M., Paquin, S., Vitaro, F., Boivin, M., Tremblay, R. E., & Booij, L. (2018, May). Childhood BMI trajectories in a longitudinal community cohort and the risk for eating disorder symptoms in adolescence. Poster presented at the Annual PERFORM Centre Research Conference, Montreal, Quebec.
Di Sante, J., C么t茅, S. M., Paquin, S., Vitaro, F., Boivin, M., Tremblay, R.E., & Booij, L. (2018, May). Trajectoires d鈥橧MC a虁 l鈥檈nfance et le risque pour le d茅veloppement de sympt么mes de troubles alimentaires a虁 l鈥檃dolescence. Oral communication presented at the Annual Research Congress of Graduate and Postdoctoral Students in Research at CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, Quebec.
Di Sante, J., Ismaylova, E, Yu, W-J., Nemoda, Z., Vitaro, F., Szyf, M., Tremblay, R. E., & Booij, L. (2018, March). M茅thylation de g猫nes li茅s au stress 脿 travers diff茅rents tissus p茅riph茅riques humains, et la pertinence pour le fonctionnement c茅r茅bral. Poster presented at the Annual Research Day of the Quebec Brain Imaging Network (QBIN), Montreal, Quebec.
Di Sante, J., C么t茅, S. M., Paquin, S., Vitaro, F., Boivin, M., Tremblay, R. E., & Booij, L. (2018, January). Disordered eating in a longitudinal community cohort of adolescents: The roles of prenatal stress, childhood weight and eating behaviours. Poster presented at the Center for Clinical Research in Health (CCRH) Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec.
Ismaylova, E., Di Sante, J., Szyf, M., Nemoda, Z., Yu, W-J., Pomares, F.B., Turecki, G., Gobbi, G., Vitaro, F., Tremblay, R. E., & Booij, L. (2017, June). Serotonin transporter gene promoter methylation in peripheral cells in healthy adults: neural correlates and tissue specificity. Poster presented at the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario.
Di Sante, J., Ismaylova, E., Yu, W-J., Nemoda, Z., Verner, M.-P., Szyf, M., Tremblay, R. E., & Booij, L. (2016, November). M茅thylation de ge虁nes lie虂s au stress chez l鈥檋umain : e虂tude de validation sur l鈥檜tilisation d鈥檈虂chantillons pe虂riphe虂riques, et la pertinence pour la fonction ce虂re虂brale. Oral communication presented at the Annual Research Day of the Quebec Network on Suicide, Mood Disorders and Related Disorders, Montreal, Quebec.
Ismaylova, E., Di Sante, J., Gouin, J.-P., Pomares, F., Vitaro, F., Tremblay, R. E., & Booij, L. (2016, November). Corr茅lats neuronaux du stress quotidien : 茅tude chez les adultes en sant茅 suivis depuis 30 ans. Poster presented at the Annual Research Day of the Quebec Network on Suicide, Mood Disorders and Related Disorders, Montreal, Quebec.
Di Sante, J., Ismaylova, E., Yu, W.-J., Nemoda, Z., Vitaro, F., Szyf, M., Tremblay, R. E., Booij, L. (2016, September). M茅thylation du ge虁ne FKBP5 chez l鈥檋umain : e虂tude de validation sur l鈥檜tilisation des e虂chantillons pe虂riphe虂riques, et la pertinence pour la fonction ce虂re虂brale. Poster presented at the Annual Research Day of the Psychiatry Department, Universite虂 de Montre虂al, Montreal, Quebec.
Ismaylova, E., Di Sante, J., Yu, W.-J., Nemoda, Z., Vaisheva, F., Szyf, M., Tremblay, R. E., &Booij, L. (2016, September). La pertinence de la m茅thylation p茅riph茅rique du g猫ne SLC6A4 脿 travers multiples tissus pour la structure c茅r茅brale: 茅tude longitudinale. Poster presented at the Annual Research Day of the Psychiatry Department, Universite虂 de Montre虂al, Montreal, Quebec.
Di Sante, J., Ismaylova, E., Yu, W.-J., Nemoda, Z., Vitaro, F., Szyf, M., Tremblay, R. E., & Booij, L. (2016, June). The relevance of peripheral methylation in stress-related genes for the understanding of the human brain: a comparison of different biological samples in a longitudinal cohort. Poster presented at the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting, Halifax, Nova-Scotia.
Di Sante, J., Ismaylova, E., Yu, W.-J., Nemoda, Z., Vitaro, F., Szyf, M., Tremblay, R. E., & Booij, L. (2016, May). Me虂thylation du ge虁ne FKBP5 chez l鈥檋umain : e虂tude de validation sur l鈥檜tilisation des e虂chantillons pe虂riphe虂riques, et la pertinence pour la fonction ce虂re虂brale. Poster presented at the Annual Research Congress of Graduate and Postdoctoral Students in Research at CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, Quebec.
Di Sante, J., Ismaylova, E., Yu, W.-J., Nemoda, Z., Vaisheva, F., Szyf, M., Tremblay, R. E., & Booij, L. (2015, August). La me虂thylation du ge虁ne du transporteur de la se虂rotonine chez l'humain: la pertinence pour le fonctionnement ce虂re虂bral et le risque pour les maladies affectives. Poster presented at the Annual Research Day of the Psychiatry Department, Universite虂 de Montre虂al, Montreal, Quebec.
Di Sante, J., Ismaylova, E., Yu, W.-J., Nemoda, Z., Vaisheva, F., Szyf, M., Tremblay, R. E., Booij, L. (2015, August). Me虂thylation pe虂riphe虂rique du transporteur de la se虂rotonine chez l鈥檋umain : e虂tude de validation sur l鈥檜tilisation des e虂chantillons biologiques non-invasifs, et la pertinence pour la fonction ce虂re虂brale. Poster presented at the Annual Research Day of the Quebec Network on Suicide, Mood Disorders and Related Disorders, Montreal, Quebec.
Funding
2021-2024 |听Doctoral Training Award, Fonds de Recherche du Que虂bec - Sante虂 (FRQS) - $70,000
2018-2021听| Canadian Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral Award) - Frederick Banting and Charles Best, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) - $105,000
2016-2017 | Canadian Graduate Scholarship (Master鈥檚 Award) - Frederick Banting and Charles Best, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) - $17,500
2016-2018 | Master鈥檚 Training Award, Fonds de Recherche du Que虂bec-Sante虂 (FRQS)听- $30,000
2016 | W. G. Dewhurst Travel Award, Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology - $250
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