Who are we?
The Relationships, Sexuality and Trauma Research Lab (RESET) is directed by Noémie Bigras, Ph.D., psychologist and Associate Professor in the Psychoeducation and Psychology Department at Université du Québec en Outaouais.
We are members of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Intimate Relationship Problems and Sexual Abuse (CRIPCAS).
Join the RESET Lab
You want to join the RESET Lab
We are always looking for motivated and hardworking students to join our team. Below are instructions for contacting the lab.
Graduate students
Dr. Bigras is accepting new graduate students for next year. Interested students must have research interests that align with the main themes of the Reset Lab. To apply, candidates must contact Dr. Bigras directly at noemie.bigras@uqo.ca and attach their CV and academic records.
Undergraduate students
Are you interested in research on sexual well-being and romantic relationships and the associations with childhood trauma? We sometimes need help from research assistants. If you are interested in learning more about how to conduct a research project and would like to join the Reset Lab team, write to us. To apply, candidates must write to noemie.bigras@uqo.ca and attach their CV and academic records.
Research topics
Interpersonal traumas are experiences that occur within a relational context (such as childhood violence and abuse, sexual assault, physical and emotional neglect, etc.) and they undermine the sense of safety, well-being, and development of the victims.
Sexual well-being is the subjective evaluation of emotional, physical, social, and cognitive aspects of one’s sexuality.
In 2021, 56% of Quebecers aged 15 and over declared themselves as being in a couple (Statistics Canada, 2022).
Today, the population of people aged 60 and over is more than one billion people.
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Dr. Bigras guest on the Maman sexo podcast
Our research director, Dr. Noémie Bigras, was a guest on the Maman sexo podcast. In this episode, she discusses the impact of childhood trauma on parenting. The episode describes traumas and their repercussions on attachment, sexuality, parenting, couples and intergenerational transmission. Dr. Bigras also explores the processes of repair, resilience and growth in individuals. To find out more, listen to…
Two new researchers join the SCOUP team
Dr. Noémie Bigras, our Laboratory Director and Assistant Professor at the Université du Québec en Outaouais, is a new regular researcher on the SCOUP Team. She joins many of her colleagues and researchers in Quebec in the field of sexuality and couples. The SCOUP team, founded in 2016, organizes numerous events enabling exchanges between regular researchers and their students.