Alexandra Matte-Landry, Ph.D.

Alexandra Matte-Landry is an assistant professor at the School of Social Work and Criminology at Université Laval. She is a psychologist-neuropsychologist and researcher specializing in the field of youth and childhood, more specifically with regard to experiences of adversity and trauma, their consequences on children's development, youth protection and trauma-informed care.

Professor Matte-Landry has a collaborative network in both academic and practice settings. She is actively involved in the transfer of knowledge to the community, the next generation of students and stakeholders working with young people and families.

Alexandra also likes: running, the outdoors and learning about World War II and astrophysics.

Memberships

• Centre de recherche universitaire sur les jeunes et les familles (CRUJeF) (regular researcher)
• Centre de recherche Jeunes, familles et réponses sociales (JEFAR) (regular researcher)
• Consortium canadien sur le trauma chez les enfants et les adolescents (co-researcher)
• Ordre des psychologues du Québec (member)
• Association québécoise des neuropsychologues (member)
• Société de criminologie du Québec (member)

Parcours de formation

• B.A. in psychology (research concentration) at Université Laval (2012)
• Ph.D. in psychology (research and intervention – neuropsychology concentration) at Université Laval (2018)
• Post-doctorate (2021) at the Center for Research on Children and Families (McGill University), at the CRUJeF and at the School of Criminology at Université de Montréal

Courses taught at Université Laval

• Théories psychocriminologiques (CRI-2000) 
• Crimes et troubles mentaux (CRI-2003) 
• Évaluation et intervention criminologiques auprès des jeunes (CRI-2121)
• Recherche évaluative en criminologie (CRI-7012) 

• Consult Dr. Matte-Landry's ResearchGate profile
• See the list of grants she has received
• See her publications, and the communications and tools she has developed for the purpose of knowledge transfer