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Dr. Bassam Khoury

Title: 
Associate Professor
Academic title(s): 

Director, McGill 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
Montréal, 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 McGill 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 McGill University. He is a clinical psychologist (Ordre des Psychologues du Québec) with a specialization in mindfulness-based treatments.

Link(s): 
McGill Mindfulness Research Lab
ResearchGate
Google Scholar
Degree(s): 
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard and McGill Universities: Psychology
  • Ph.D., Université de Montréal: 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, McGill University, 2022
  • William Dawson Scholar, McGill University, 2021-2026 
  • Association of Psychological Science Emerging Scholars Rising Stars Award, 2019
  • Rising Stars, McGill University, 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., 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. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (IF 2.7).
  • 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.
Program: 
  • M.A. Counselling Psychology
  • Ph.D. Counselling Psychology
Graduate supervision: 

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

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