Dr. Bassam Khoury
Director,91˿Ƶ Mindfulness Research Lab | William Dawson Scholar
- 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
Dr. Khoury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology (ECP), and he heads the 91˿Ƶ 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’s William Dawson Scholar Award.
Dr. Khoury conducted his doctoral research at Université de Montréal and his postdoctoral research at Harvard University and 91˿Ƶ. He is a clinical psychologist (Ordre des Psychologues du Québec) with a specialization in mindfulness-based treatments.
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard and 91˿Ƶ Universities: Psychology
- Ph.D., Université de Montréal: Clinical Psychology
- B.A., Concordia University: Honours Psychology
- B.Sc., Lebanese University: Electrical Engineering
- Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz Award for Excellence in Teaching, Faculty of Education, 91˿Ƶ, 2022
- William Dawson Scholar, 91˿Ƶ, 2021-2026
- Association of Psychological Science Emerging Scholars Rising Stars Award, 2019
- Rising Stars, 91˿Ƶ, 2017
- Nominated for APA-Div 12 David Shakow Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology, 2020/2021
- 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.,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).Frontiers in Medicine(IF 7.2). doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.948506
- Sadowski, I.& 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.,Khoury, B., Azmoodeh, S., Zerang, M., Sadowski, I.(accepted). The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on Emotional Flexibility and Ambivalence Over Emotional Expression in Divorced Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.TheJournal of Nervous and Mental Disease(IF2.7).
- Khoury, B., Vergara, R. C., Spinelli, C., & Sadowski, I.(accepted). Embodied Mindfulness Questionnaire (EMQ). In O. N. Medvedev, C. U. Krägeloh, R. J. Siegert, & N. N. Singh (Eds.),Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness Research. Springer.
- Khoury, B., Vergara, R. C., Spinelli, C., & Sadowski, I.(accepted). Interpersonal Mindfulness Questionnaire (IMQ). In O. N. Medvedev, C. U. Krägeloh, R. J. Siegert, & N. N. Singh (Eds.),Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness Research. Springer.
- Khoury, B., & Lecomte, T. (2016), "Présence attentive et milieu clinique" In S. Grégoire, L. Lachance & L. Richer.La présence attentive (mindfulness): État des connaissances théoriques, empiriques et pratiques.Montreal: Presses de l'Université du Québec.
- M.A. Counselling Psychology
- Ph.D.Counselling Psychology
Not accepting Master's or Ph.D. students during the 2023-24 academic year.