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Dr. Bassam Khoury

Title: 
Associate Professor
Academic title(s): 

Director,听平特五不中 Mindfulness Research Lab | William Dawson Scholar

Dr. Bassam Khoury
Contact Information
Email address: 
bassam.el-khoury [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-398-1054
Address: 

Education Building
3700 rue McTavish
Montr茅al, Quebec H3A 1Y2
Canada

Department: 
Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP)
Area(s): 
Mental Health, Intervention & Psychopathology
Areas of expertise: 
  • Mindfulness and Compassion theories and applications
  • Interpersonal mindfulness
  • Mindfulness and compassion-based treatments
  • Effectiveness of psychotherapy
  • Mental health
  • Systematic reviews and Meta-analyses
  • Application of technology and programming in research
Biography: 

Dr. Khoury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology (ECP), and he heads the 平特五不中 Mindfulness Research Lab where he and his team conduct research on advancing the theory, research, and applications of mindfulness and compassion. The global aim of the research is to make a deep lasting societal change by embracing new ways of interacting with oneself, other people, and the natural environment through the practices of mindfulness and compassion.

Prof. Khoury published numerous papers on mindfulness and compassion in leading journals in the domains of clinical psychology and physical/medical health. His work has gained international recognition, was cited more than 5,000 times and was selected by the University of Cambridge's Insights for Impact Report; a report published by the department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge citing the most impactful research papers in psychology worldwide. Furthermore, his work was ranked 67th worldwide on Web of Science in the category of clinical psychology. Dr. Khoury has also been recognized through multiple awards and nominations, including the Association of Psychological Science Emerging Scholars Rising Stars Award, and the University鈥檚 William Dawson Scholar Award.

Dr. Khoury conducted his doctoral research at Universite虂 de Montre虂al and his postdoctoral research at Harvard University and 平特五不中. He is a clinical psychologist (Ordre des Psychologues du Qu茅bec) with a specialization in mindfulness-based treatments.

Link(s): 
平特五不中 Mindfulness Research Lab
Degree(s): 
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard and 平特五不中 Universities: Psychology
  • Ph.D., Universit茅 de Montr茅al: Clinical Psychology
  • B.A., Concordia University: Honours Psychology
  • B.Sc., Lebanese University: Electrical Engineering
Prizes and Awards: 
William Dawson Scholar
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz Award for Excellence in Teaching, Faculty of Education, 平特五不中, 2022
  • William Dawson Scholar, 平特五不中, 2021-2026听
  • Association of Psychological Science Emerging Scholars Rising Stars Award, 2019
  • Rising Stars, 平特五不中, 2017
  • Nominated for APA-Div 12 David Shakow Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology, 2020/2021
Selected publications: 
  • Sekhon, H., Lavin, P., Vacaflor, B., Rigas, C., Cinalioglu, L., Su, C-L., Bodenstein, K., Dikaios, E., Goodman, A., Raymond, F.C., Ibrahim, M., Bein, M., Gruber, J., Se, J., Sasi, N., Walsh, C., Nazar, R., Hanganu, C., Berkani, S., Royal, I., Schiavetto, A., Looper, K., Launay, C., McDonald, E.G., Seitz, D., Kumar, S., Beauchet, O.,听Khoury, B., Bouchard, S., Battistini, B., Fallavollita, P., Miresco, M., Bruneau, M-A., Vahia, I., Bukhari, S., & Rej, S. (accepted). Isolating Together during COVID-19: Results from the Telehealth Intervention Program for Older Adults (TIP-OA).听Frontiers in Medicine听(IF 7.2). doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.948506
  • Sadowski, I.听& Khoury, B. (2022). Nature-Based Mindfulness-Compassion Programs Using Virtual Reality for Older Adults: A Narrative Literature Review. Frontiers in Virtual Reality (IF NA). doi: 10.3389/frvir.2022.892905
  • Heshmati, R.,听Khoury, B., Azmoodeh, S., Zerang, M., Sadowski, I.听(accepted). The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on Emotional Flexibility and Ambivalence Over Emotional Expression in Divorced Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.听The听Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease听(IF听2.7).
  • Khoury, B., Vergara, R. C., Spinelli, C., & Sadowski, I.听(accepted). Embodied Mindfulness Questionnaire (EMQ). In O. N. Medvedev, C. U. Kr盲geloh, R. J. Siegert, & N. N. Singh (Eds.),听Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness Research. Springer.
  • Khoury, B., Vergara, R. C., Spinelli, C., & Sadowski, I.听(accepted). Interpersonal Mindfulness Questionnaire (IMQ). In O. N. Medvedev, C. U. Kr盲geloh, R. J. Siegert, & N. N. Singh (Eds.),听Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness Research. Springer.
  • Khoury, B., & Lecomte, T. (2016), "Pr茅sence attentive et milieu clinique" In S. Gr茅goire, L. Lachance & L. Richer.听La pr茅sence attentive (mindfulness): 脡tat des connaissances th茅oriques, empiriques et pratiques.听Montreal: Presses de l'Universit茅 du Qu茅bec.
Program: 
  • M.A. Counselling Psychology
  • Ph.D.听Counselling Psychology
Graduate supervision: 

Not accepting Master's or Ph.D. students during the 2023-24 academic year.

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