Dre Genevieve Gagnon, PhD, Neuropsychologist (OPQ 11876-11)

Dr. Geneviève Gagnon earned a combined Psy.D.–Ph.D. in Research & Intervention in Clinical Psychology from Laval University (Quebec City), with a specialization in Neuropsychology. Her clinical training encompasses neuropsychological assessment and intervention. Her doctoral research focused on the neural basis of human memory, investigated through brain stimulation techniques. Selected related publications include:

• G. Gagnon, S. Blanchet (2012). Revue de Neuropsychologie, 4(2), 103–107

• G. Gagnon, S. Blanchet, S. Grondin, C. Schneider (2011). Neuroscience Letters, 488(2), 138–142

• S. Blanchet, G. Gagnon, C. Schneider (2010). Behavioural Neurology, 23(3), 107–115

• G. Gagnon, S. Blanchet, S. Grondin, C. Schneider (2010). Brain Research, 1344, 148–158

Building on years of work in the emerging field of neuromodulation, Dr. Gagnon advanced her expertise at Harvard University (Boston, USA). She joined the renowned laboratory of Professor Alvaro Pascual-Leone and worked at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a Harvard-affiliated hospital (2009–2010), where she also contributed to the teaching team.

She subsequently completed an APPIC-accredited residency in Clinical Neuropsychology (2010–2011) at the London Health Sciences Centre (London, Ontario), working with adults affected by diverse memory disorders, including acquired brain injury, early dementia, and epilepsy. During this period, she published on diagnostic issues and early detection of cognitive decline in aging:

• G. Gagnon, I. Gutmanis, K. Hansen, S. Woolmore-Goodwin, J. Wells, M. Borrie, J. Fogarty (2013). Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 40(5), 678–683

Dr. Gagnon then moved to Toronto for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the University of Toronto. As a neuropsychologist at CAMH’s Memory Clinic, she expanded her clinical expertise, taught a university-level course on Human Memory, and maintained a private practice in downtown Toronto and Markham.

• G. Gagnon, S. Kumar, J.-R. Maltais, A. N. Voineskos, B. H. Mulsant, T. K. Rajji (2018). Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 13, 7–11

In 2013, Dr. Gagnon returned to Montreal to continue her clinical and academic career, joining the Douglas Institute and McGill University as a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor (2013–2017). She led and collaborated on multiple research projects in cognitive neuroscience, cognitive remediation, and neuromodulation, including:

• Cognitive remediation in pre-MCI patients: Use of compensatory strategies (PI)

• Using rTMS to treat depression in the elderly: Linking treatment response to neuroimaging findings (co-PI)

• Predictors of treatment outcome after low-frequency rTMS in treatment-resistant depression in older adults (PI)

• Patient perspectives on treatment outcomes in geriatric depression and anxiety (PI)

• Impact of cognitive remediation (co-PI)

Her teaching portfolio spans local and international institutions, with courses and guest lectures such as:

• McGill University – PSY-310: Intelligence; PSY-410: Special Topics in Neuropsychology (guest)

• University of Toronto – PSY-372: Human Memory

• Harvard University – CME Mini Fellowship in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (guest)

• Laval University – FIS-2002: Interprofessional Collaboration (guest); PSY-3001: History and Systems of Psychology (guest)

Fluent in French and English, Dr. Gagnon delivers workshops, lectures, and training sessions in Canada and internationally.

Currently, she devotes most of her professional time to private practice and teaching at McGill University. She remains deeply committed to patient care, knowledge translation, and ongoing professional development, regularly publishing in peer-reviewed journals and contributing to book chapters.

Outside of her clinical and academic work, she enjoys traveling, attending conferences, and reading widely.