Miriam Beauchamp
About
Hello! I am a pediatric neuropsychologist, Full professor in the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal and Researcher/Director of the Brain and Development Axis at the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center. I completed a Bachelor of Science (Honors) at Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario) and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland), a Master’s degree in psychology at Université Laval and a PhD in neuropsychology at Université de Montréal, before completing my post-doctoral training at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (Melbourne, Australia).
Meet Our Incredible Team
The faces behind our success
Cindy Beaudoin
I am a pediatric neuropsychologist with a doctorate in psychology (clinical neuropsychology option) from the Université de Montréal. For nearly 20 years, I have worked as a research professional in a variety of fields, from psychiatry to community program evaluation and neurotraumatology. In the ABCs lab, my interests focus on concussion, early childhood and the mobilization of scientific knowledge.
Julia Salles
I graduated from the joint doctoral program in communication at UQAM, Université de Montréal and Concordia University. I am a lecturer and research professional at the University of Montreal, with extensive experience in the management of research, research-development and research-creation projects in the field of digital information and communication technologies, in particular artificial intelligence, conversational agents (chatbot) and immersive media (virtual reality and 360 videos).
Jessica Lacombe-Barrios
Candidate for the Doctorate in Neuropsychology, I have been an evaluator for the various laboratory projects since 2017. I am also actively working on the implementation of behavioral familiarization for toddlers in order to perform MRIs without sedation!
Stéphanie McLellan-Lamarche
I hold a bachelor's degree in psychology from McGill University and I am currently pursuing a master's degree in biomedical sciences at UdeM/UQTR. I enjoy working with children and adolescents and hope to pursue a doctorate in clinical psychology.
Soledad Miró-Lucas
I am a bachelor's student in Neuroscience at the University of Montreal. Having a particular interest in brain imaging and attachment, I get involved in the ABCs Laboratory to deepen my knowledge and satisfy my curiosity.
Jennyfer Exantus
Holding a bachelor's degree in communication sciences and a graduate microprogram in public leadership/applied politics, I've been working in communications for over 10 years as a journalist, producer, editor and vulgarizer. I specialize mainly in science communication and knowledge transfer.