Geneviève Rivard

Geneviève Rivard is a Professor at Université de Sherbrooke since 2025, specializing in psychometrics and personality assessment. Her academic career includes prior roles as course instructor (2022-2025), research mentor for undergraduates (2021-2025), and research assistant (2017-2025) at the same institution.

Her educational background includes:

• Doctorate in Education, Université de Sherbrooke
• Master's in Guidance (2020), Université de Sherbrooke
• Bachelor's in Psychology (2016), Université de Sherbrooke

Dr. Rivard's research centers on measurement and evaluation of intelligence, adaptive behaviors, and personality disorders, with expertise in translating and validating psychometric instruments. She investigates social and professional adaptation of young adults, bridging clinical psychology, career counseling, and quantitative assessment methodologies. Her work emphasizes cross-cultural adaptation of diagnostic tools and longitudinal developmental studies.

Her 2022-2023 publications reveal strong trends in applying the DSM-5 alternative model for personality disorders, validating assessment instruments across populations, and analyzing career guidance practices. Key domains include adolescent psychopathology, geropsychological measurement, and gender-based differences in personality assessment.

Scientific recognition includes:

• FRQSC Doctoral Training Scholarship (2025)
• University of Sherbrooke Research Excellence Scholarship (2023)

She mentors undergraduate research interns and teaches advanced psychometric courses including 'Évaluation psychométrique II: personnalité' (CCO 119) and 'Évaluation psychométrique avancée' (CCO 803), demonstrating commitment to both research training and specialized instruction in psychological assessment.

No laboratory affiliations or research team structures are specified in available records.