• Articles and Book Chapters
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• Invited Speaker and workshops
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Articles and Book Chapters

BOUCHARD, S., Guitard, T., Bernier, F., & Robillard, G. (2011). Virtual Reality and the Training of Military Personnel to Cope with Acute Stressors. Dans S. Brahnam & L. C. Jain (Éds.) Advanced computational intelligence paradigms in healthcare 6: Virtual reality in psychotherapy, rehabilitation, and assessment, Ch. 6. (pp.109-124). Berlin: Éditions Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. (To read this chapter, click here).

BOUCHARD, S., & Labonté-Chartrand, G. (2011). Emotions and the emotional valence afforded by the virtual environments (chap. 24). In J.-J. Kim (Ed.) Virtual Reality (pp. 501-514). Croatia: InTech. (To read this chapter, click here).

Renaud, P., Chartier, S., Rouleau, J.L., Proulx, J., Goyette, M., Trottier, D., Fedoroff, P., Bradford, J.-P., Dassylva, B., & BOUCHARD, S. (2011, accepted). Using Immersive Virtual Reality and Ecological Psychology to Probe into Child Molesters’ Phenomenology: Deviant Sexual Arousal and Intentional Dynamics from the first-person stance. Sexual Aggression.

Stetz, M. C., Kaloi-Chen, J. Y., Turner, D. D., BOUCHARD, S., Riva, G., & B. K. Wiederhold (2011, accepted). The Effectiveness of Technology-Enhanced Relaxation Techniques for Military Medical Warriors. Military Medicine.

BOUCHARD, S., Baus, O., Bernier, F., McCreary, D.R. (2010). Selection of Key Stressors to Develop Virtual Environments for Practicing Stress Management Skills with Military Personnel Prior to Deployment. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 13(1), 83-94.

BOUCHARD, S. (2011). Using biofeedback while immersed in a stressful videogame increases the effectiveness of stress management skills in soldiers. Contract report CR 2011-xyz.

BOUCHARD, S. (2010). Initial steps in inducing stress to teach stress management skills to soldiers: Testing stressors, immersive technologies and avatars. Contract Report DRDC Valcartier CR 2010-xyz.

Tremblay, L., Emptage, E., Whissell, C., Chebbi, B., & Bouchard, S. (2010, in press). Visual Motor Assessment Tests and Assistive Technologies; Description and Application in Post-Secondary Educational Achievement of Adults with Learning Disabilities. In Achievement Tests: Types, Interpretations and Uses.

Germain, V., Marchand, A., BOUCHARD, S., Guay, S., & Drouin, M.-S. (2010). Assessment of the Therapeutic Alliance in Face-to-Face or Videoconference Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 13 (1), 29-35.

Michaliszyn, D., Marchand, A., BOUCHARD, S., Martel, M.-O., Poirier-Bisson, J. (2010). A randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial of In Virtuo and In Vivo Exposure for Spider Phobia. Cyberpsychology, behavior and Social Networking 13(6), 689-695.

RENAUD, P., Chartier, S., Fedoroff, P., Bradford, J., Rouleau, J.L., Proulx, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2010). L'utilisation de la réalité virtuelle en recherche clinique en psychologie: l'examen des comportements d'approche et d'évitement. In L. Sauvé & D. Kaufman (Eds.). Jeux et simulations éducatifs : Étude de cas et leçons apprises (pp.311-336), Québec : Presses de l'Université du Québec.

RENAUD, P., Chartier, S., Fedoroff, P., Bradford, J., Rouleau, J.L., Proulx, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2010). The use of virtual reality in clinical psychology research : Focusing on approach and avoidance behaviors. In D. Kaufman, & L. Sauvé (Éds.). Educational gameplay and simulation environments: Case studies and lessons learned (pp. 231-250), Hershey: Information Science Reference.

RENAUD, P., Goyette, M.,  Chartier, S., Zhornicki, S., Trottier, D., Rouleau, J.-L., Proulx, J., Fedoroff, P., Bradford, J.,  Dassylva, B., & BOUCHARD, S. (2010). Sexual affordances, perceptual-motor invariance extraction and intentional nonlinear dynamics: sexually deviant and non-deviant patterns in male subjects. Nonlinear Dynamics in Psychology and the Life Sciences (Special issue on Medical Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics, 14(4), 463-489.

RENAUD, P., Rouleau, J.L., Proulx, J., Trottier, D., Goyette, M., Bradford, J.P., Fedoroff, P., Dufresne, M.-H., Dassylva, B., Côté, G., BOUCHARD, S. (2010). Virtual characters designed for forensic assessment and rehabilitation of sex offenders: standardized and made-to-measure, Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting 7(5), VRIC 2009 Special Issue.

Aimé, A., Cotton, K., & BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Reactivity to virtual reality immersions in a subclinical sample of women concerned with their weight and shape. Journal of Cybertherapy and Rehabilitation, 2 (2), 111-120.

BOUCHARD, S., Michaud, M., & Labonté-Chartrand, G. (2009). Offrir un manuel d'auto-traitement en guise de compensation éthique pour avoir participé à un projet de recherche en psychiatrie. Journal International de Bioéthique , 20 (3), 137-144.

BOUCHARD, S., St-Jacques, J., RENAUD, P., & Wiederhold, B.K. (2009). Side effects of immersions in virtual reality for people suffering from anxiety disorders. Journal of Cybertherapy and Rehabilitation, 2(2), 127-137.

Girard, B., Turcotte, V., BOUCHARD, S., Girard, B. (2009). Crushing virtual cigarettes reduces tobacco addiction and treatment discontinuation. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 12 (5), 477-483.

Côté, S., & BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Cognitive mechanisms underlying virtual reality exposure. Cyberpsychology & Behavior, 12 (2), 121-129.

Dugas, M., Francis, K., & BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Cognitive behavioural therapy and applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder: A time series analysis of change in worry and somatic anxiety. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 38 (1),29-41.

Germain, V., Marchand, A., BOUCHARD, S., Drouin, M.-S., Guay S. (2009). Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy administered by videoconference for posttraumatic stress disorder. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 38(1) ,42-53.

Lapierre, J., BOUCHARD, S., & Thibault, M. (2009). Transcultural group performance in extreme environment : Issues, concepts and emerging theory. ACTA Astronautica, 64 , 1304-1313.

Perreault, M., Chartier-Otis, M., Bélanger, C., Marchand, A., Zacchia, C., & BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Trouble panique avec agoraphobie et trouble d'anxiété sociale : Recours aux pairs-aidants et accès au traitement. Santé mentale au Québec, 34 (1), 7-18.

Perreault, M., Chartier-Otis, M., Djawn White, N., Bélanger, C., Marchand, A., Zacchia, C., & BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Évaluation d'une consultation en ligne portant sur le traitement des troubles anxieux. Journal International de victimologie, 20.

RENAUD, P., Chartier, S., & Albert, G. (2009). Embodied and embedded : the dynamics of extracting perceptual visual invariants. In S. Guastello, M. Koopmans, & D. Pincus (Eds.), Chaos and Complexity in Psychology:  The Theory of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (177-205). New York: Cambridge University Press, 177-205.

RENAUD, P., Chartier, S., Rouleau, J.-L., Proulx, J., Trottier, D., Bradford, J.P., Fedoroff, P., & BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Gaze behavior nonlinear dynamics assessed in virtual immersion as a diagnostic index of sexual deviancy: preliminary results. Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting , 6(3), VRIC 2008 Special Issue.

St-Jacques, J., BOUCHARD, S., & Bélanger, C. (2009). Is virtual reality effective to motivate and raise interest in phobic children towards therapy? Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 71(7), 924-931.

Bertrand, M., & BOUCHARD, S. (2008). Applying the Technology Acceptance Model to VR with people who are favorable to its use. Journal of CyberTherapy and Rehabilitation , 1(2), 200-210.

BOUCHARD, S., St-Jacques, J., Robillard, G., & RENAUD, P. (2008). Anxiety increases the sense of presence i n virtual reality. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 4(1), 376-391.

Côté, S. & BOUCHARD, S. (2008). Virtual reality exposure for phobias: A critical review. Journal of CyberTherapy and Rehabilitation, 1(1), 75-91.

St-Jacques, J., BOUCHARD, S., & Bélanger, C. (2008). La phobie spécifique chez l'enfant et l'adolescent. Counseling et Spiritualité, 27(1), 71-88.

Gauvreau, P. & BOUCHARD, S. (2008). Preliminary evidence for the efficacy of EMDR in treating anxiety disorder. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research , 2(1), 26-40.

Chartier S., Renaud, P., & Boukadoum, M. (2008). A Nonlinear Dynamic Artificial Neural Network Model of Memory, New Ideas in Psychology, 26(2), 252-277.

Wiederhold, B.K., Riva, G., Gamberini, C., & BOUCHARD, S. (Éds.) (2008). Changing the face of healthcare. Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine. Vol. 6. San Diego : Interactive Media Institute.

BOUCHARD, S., St-Jacques, J., Robillard, G., & RENAUD, P. (2007). Efficacité d'un traitement d'exposition en réalité virtuelle pour le traitement de l'arachnophobie chez l'enfant : Une étude pilote. Journal de Thérapie Comportementale et Cognitive, 17, (3), 101-108.

BOUCHARD, S., St-Jacques, J., Robillard, G., & RENAUD, P. (2007). Efficacité d'un traitement d'exposition en réalité virtuelle pour le traitement de l'arachnophobie chez l'enfant : Une étude pilote. Journal de Thérapie Comportementale et Cognitive, 17 (3), 101-108.

St-Jacques, J., BOUCHARD, S., & Bélanger, C. (2007). La réalité virtuelle au service des enfants et des adolescents : Une recension des écrits. Revue Québécoise de Psychologie, 28 (2), 93-110.

Allard, M., BOUCHARD, S., Marchand, A., Cournoyer, L-G., Green-Demers, I. , & RENAUD, P. (2007). L'efficacité de la psychothérapie pourle trouble panique en videoconference: Réplication et alliance thérapeutique. Revue Québécoise de Psychologie, 28 (2), 43-64.

Dumoulin, S., BOUCHARD, S. & Rivard, V. (2007). Est-ce que la réalité virtuelle est un moyen efficace de gérer la douleur aigüe? Revue Québécoise de Psychologie, 28 (2), 65-91.

BOUCHARD, S., St-Jacques, J., Robillard, G., & RENAUD, P. (In press). Anxiety increases the sense of presence in virtual reality. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments. Présentement disponible en ligne sur Presence-connect.com , 4 (1), Avril 2004.

BOUCHARD, S., Nouwen, A., Ivers, H., Vallieres, A., Simard, S., & Fournier, T. (2007). The role of beliefs and self-efficacy in the treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia. Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry , 38, 275-292.

BOUCHARD, S. Allard , M., Michaud, M. & Dumoulin, S. (2007). Impact d'un programme de prévention des troubles d'anxiété chez les étudiants du CEGEP. Revue Québécoise de Psychologie , 28 (2), 233-254.

RENAUD, P., Proulx, J., Rouleau, J.-L., Bradford, J., Fedoroff P. & BOUCHARD, S. (2007). Dans la perspective visuelle du déviant sexuel : l'utilisation de personnages virtuels et de technologies de suivi oculomoteur en clinique de la déviance sexuelle. Revue Québécoise de Psychologie, 28 (2) .

RENAUD, P., Chartier, S., Albert, G., Cournoyer, L.-G., Proulx, J. & BOUCHARD, S. (2007). Presence as determined by fractal perceptual-motor dynamics. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 10(1) , 122-130.

RENAUD, P., Proulx, J., Rouleau, J.L., Granger, L., Fedoroff, P., Bradford, J., & BOUCHARD, S.(2006, accepted). L'évaluation des préférences sexuelles à l'aide de la vidéo-oculographie utilisée en immersion virtuelle. In M. Tardif, & A. McKibben (Eds). L'agression sexuelle: collaborer par-delà les frontières.

Albert, G., RENAUD, P., Chartier, S., RENAUD, L., Sauvé, S. & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). Scene Perception, Gaze Behavior and Perceptual Learning in Virtual Environments. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 8(6), 592-600.

BOUCHARD, S., Côté, S., Robillard, G., St-Jacques, J., & RENAUD, P. (2006). Effectiveness of virtual reality exposure in the treatment of arachnophobia using 3D games. Technology and Health Care, 14(1), 19-27.

BOUCHARD, S, Côté, S., & Richards, D. S. (2006). Virtual reality applications of exposure. Dans D.S. Richard and D. Lauterbach (Éds.). Handbook of exposure (Ch. 16). New York: Academic Press.

Chartier, S., & RENAUD, P. (2006). Eye-tracker Data Filtering Using Pulse Coupled Neural Network. Proceeding of the 17th IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, 91-96.

Chartier, S., RENAUD, P., BOUCHARD, S. Proulx, J., Rouleau, J.L., Fedoroff, P., & Bradford, J. (2006). Sexual Preference Classification from Gaze Behavior Data using a Multilayer Perceptron. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, 4, 149-157.

RENAUD, P. Albert, G., Chartier, S., Bonin, M.-P., Decourville-Nicol, P., BOUCHARD, S., & Proulx, J. (2006). Mesures et rétroactions psychophysiologiques en immersion virtuelle: le cas des réponses oculomotrices et sexuelles. Interaction Humain Machine 2006 (pp.175-178), Montréal : ACM International Conference Proceedings Series.

Côté, S. & BOUCHARD, S. (2005). Documenting the efficacy of virtual reality exposure with psychophysiological and information processing measures. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 30(3), 217-232.

Klinger, E., BOUCHARD, S., Légeron, P., Roy, S., Lauer, F., Chemin, I., Nugues, P. (2005). Virtual reality therapy for social phobia: A preliminary controlled study. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 8(1), 76-88.

RENAUD, P., Proulx, J., Rouleau, J.-L., BOUCHARD, S., Madrigrano, G., Bradford, J., & Fedoroff, P. (2005). The recording of observational behaviors in virtual immersion: A new clinical tool to address the problem of sexual preferences with paraphiliacs. Annual review of Cybertherapy and Telemedecine, 3, 85-92.

Albert, G., RENAUD, P., RENAUD, L., Sauvé, L., Décarie, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2004). Assessing top-down and bottom-up effects on perceptual learning through eye-tracking technologies applied in virtual immersion. Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (pp. 547-549), Lisbon, Portugal: IADIS Press.

BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., St-Jacques, J., Dumoulin, S., Patry, M.J., & RENAUD, P. (2004). Reliability and validity of a single-item measure of presence in VR. IEEE International workshop on haptic virtual environments and their applications, 3 (Octobre), 59-31.

BOUCHARD, S., Mendlowitz, S. L., Coles, M. E., & Franklin, M. (2004). Considerations in the use of exposure with children. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 11(2), 56-65.

Décarie, J., & RENAUD, P. (2004). Le corps comme média : le cas du biofeedback. Actes du Colloque Art et Biotech organisé par le Groupe de recherche en arts médiatiques (GRAM) et le Centre interuniversitaire des arts médiatiques (13 pages), Montréal, Canada.

Rizzo, A., Strickland, D., & BOUCHARD, S. (2004). The challenge of using virtual reality in telerehabilitation. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 10(2), 184-195.

Robillard,G., BOUCHARD, S., & RENAUD, P. (2004). La réalité virtuelle et la psychoéducation: Illustration d'un outil prometteur. Revue de Psychoéducation, 33(1), 75-91.

BOUCHARD, S., Paquin, B., Payeur, R., Allard, M., Rivard, V., Fournier, T.,RENAUD, P., & Lapierre, J. (2004). Delivering Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia in Videoconference. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 10(1), 13-25.

RENAUD, P., Albert, G., Sauvé, L., RENAUD, L., Décarie, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2004). Assessing perceptual learning dynamics during visual search in virtual immersion using eye-tracking technologies. Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (pp. 413-418), Lisbon, Portugal: IADIS Press.

BOUCHARD, S. (2004). A reply to Slater's comments on Robillard et al. (2003). CyberPsychology and Behavior, 7(1), 123.

BOUCHARD, S., St-Jacques, J., Côté, S., Robillard, G., & RENAUD, P. (2003). Exemples de l'utilisation de la réalité virtuelle dans le traitement des phobies / Using virtual reality in the treatment of phobias. Revue Francophone de Clinique Comportementale et Cognitive, 3(4), 5-12.

BOUCHARD, S., St-Jacques, J., Robillard, G., Côté, S., & RENAUD, P. (2003). Efficacité de l'exposition en réalité virtuelle pour l'acrophobie : Une étude préliminaire. Journal de Thérapie Comportementale et Cognitive, 13(3), 107-112.

BOUCHARD, S. (2003). A taste of the diversity of research on VR in Canada. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 6(5), 455-457.

Décarie, J., Paquin, L.-C., RENAUD, P., Gourd, S.-P., & Bernier, S. (2003). Computing frontal lobe brain waves to create cybernetic audiovisual experiences. Virtual Systems and Multimedia : Hybrid Reality : Art, Technology and the Human Factor 2003 (VSMM), Montréal (octobre), pp. 263-272.

RENAUD, P., Décarie, J., Gourd, S.-P., Paquin, L.-C., & BOUCHARD, S. (2003). Eye-tracking in immersive environments : A general methodology to analyze affordance-based interactions from oculomotor dynamics. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 6(5), 519-526.

RENAUD, P., Bernier, S., Décarie, J., Gourd, S.-P., & BOUCHARD, S. (2003) Oculomotor biofeedback mediated in virtual immersion. Virtual Systems and Multimedia : Hybrid Reality : Art, Technology and the Human Factor 2003 (VSMM), Montréal, pp. 732-740.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., Fournier, T., & RENAUD, P. (2003). Anxiety and presence during VR immersion: A comparative study of the reactions of phobic and non-phobic participants in therapeutic virtual environments derived from computer games. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 6(5), 467-476.

Vincelli, F., Anolli, L., BOUCHARD, S., Wiederhold, B. K., Zurloni, V., & Riva, G. (2003). Experiential cognitive therapy in the treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia: A controlled study. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 6(3), 321-328.

BOUCHARD, S. (2002). A primer on virtual reality in clinical psychology, with illustrations for the treatment of anxiety disorders. Canadian Clinical Psychologist, 13(1), 16-19.

BOUCHARD, S., RENAUD, P., Robillard, G., & St-Jacques, J. (2002). Applications of virtual reality in clinical psychology : Illustration with the treatment of anxiety disorders. IEEE International workshop on haptic virtual environments and their applications, 1 (November), 7-12.

RENAUD, P. (2002). La cinématique de la perception en immersion virtuelle : considérations épistémologiques et ontologiques. Odyssée Internet : Impact social des réseaux électroniques. Québec : Presses de l'Université du Québec, 97-111.

RENAUD, P. (2002). La thérapie olfactive, la satiété masturbatoire et la sensibilisation voilée. In Joanne Rouleau (Ed), Manuel de thérapie de la clinique pour agresseurs sexuels du Centre d'Étude et de Recherche de l'Université de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal.

RENAUD, P., BOUCHARD, S., & Proulx., R. (2002). Behavioral dynamics in the presence of a virtual spider. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedecine, 6(3), 235-243.

RENAUD, P., Cusson, J. F., Bernier, S., Décarie, J., Gourd, S.P., & BOUCHARD, S. (2002). Extracting perceptual and motor invariants using eye-tracking technologies in virtual immersions. IEEE International workshop on haptic virtual environments and their applications, 1 (November), 73-78.

RENAUD, P., Rouleau, J.-L., Granger, L., Barsetti, I., & BOUCHARD, S. (2002). Measuring sexual preferences in virtual reality : A pilot study. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 5 (1), 1-9.

RENAUD, P., & Blondin, J.-P. (2001). Psychophysiological analysis of the nonlinear dynamics and complexity related to attentional conflicts and affective states. In A. Kaszniak (Ed.). Emotion, Consciousness and Qualia, World Scientific, Singapour, 285-289.

RENAUD, P., Singer, G., & Proulx, R. (2001). Head-tracking fractal dynamics in visually pursuing virtual objects. Nonlinear Dynamics in Life and Social Sciences. Amsterdam : Institute of Science Press (IOS Press), pp. 333-346.

ROULEAU, J.-L. RENAUD, P., & BARSETTI, I. (2001). Le traitement des agresseurs sexuels. In Séguin, M., Leblanc, L. (Eds.), La relation d'aide, Éditions Logiques, Montréal, pp. 251-282.

BOUCHARD, S., Payeur, R., Rivard, V., Allard, M., Paquin B., RENAUD, P., & Goyer, L. (2000). Cognitive behavior therapy for panic disorder with agoraphobia in videoconference : Preliminary results. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 3(6), 999-1008.

RENAUD,P. (2000). La psychologie et les technologies du virtuel ou Habiter et être habité par son paradigme. Psychologie Québec, 17 (6), 35-37.

RENAUD, P., & Poirier, M. (1999). Structures and instabilities in the emergence of a cyber Community. Exploring Cyber Society. Social, Political, Economic and Cultural Issues, Volume II, New Castle, 33-39.

Proceedings:

BOUCHARD, S., Dumoulin, S., Michaud, M., & Gougeon, V. (2011). Telepresence experienced in videoconference varies according to emotions involved in videoconference sessions. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine (ARCTT). Amsterdam: IOS Press.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., Dumoulin, S., & Guitard, T. (2011, accepté). The development of the SWEAT questionnaire: a scale measuring costs and efforts inherent to conducting exposure sessions. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine. (ARCTT). Amsterdam: IOS Press.

Bernier, F., BOUCHARD, S., Dumoulin, S., Guitard, T., Laforest, M., Boivin, É., & Robillard, G. (2010). Searching for an adequate stressor to practice stress management skill prior to deployment: The potential of immersion in stressful 3-D games. Acte de colloque publié dans le Journal of CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation, 3 (2), 119-120.

BOUCHARD, S., Talbot, J., Ledoux, A.-A., Philipps, J., & Cantamesse, M. Presence is just an illusion : Using fMRI lo locate the brain area responsible to the meaning given to places. Acte de colloque publié dans le Journal of CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation, 3 (2), 120-122 et dans: B.K. Wiederhold, G. Riva, S.I. Kim (Eds.), the Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedecine 2010 (Vol. 154, pp.193-196), Fairfax (VA): IMI and IOS Press.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., Dumoulin, S., Guitard, T., & Klinger, É. (2010). Using virtual humans to alleviate social anxiety: Preliminary report form a comparative outcome study. Acte de colloque publié dans le Journal of CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation, 3 (2), 171-174 et dans: B.K. Wiederhold, G. Riva, S.I. Kim (Eds.), the Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedecine 2010 (Vol. 154, pp.57-60). Fairfax (VA): IMI and IOS Press.

BOUCHARD, S., Talbot, J., Ledoux , A.-A., Phillips, J., Cantames s e, M., & Robillard, G. (2009). The meaning of being there is related to a specific activation in the brain located in the parahypocampus. Proceedings at the 12th Annual International Workshop on Presence , Los Angeles (CA) , November 11-13.

Forest, G., Michaud, F., Melançon, S., Sue Sayeur, M., Meilleur, C., Forget, H., & BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Increase in REM sleep and morning cortisol during emotional learning in cybertherapy for specific phobia. Sleep 2009 .

RENAUD, P., Rouleau, J.L., Proulx, J., Trottier, D., Goyette, M., Bredford, J.P., Fedoroff, P., Dufresne, M.-H., Dassylva, B., Côté, G., & BOUCHARD, S. (2009) Virtual characters designed for forensic assessment and rehabilitation of sex offenders: Standardized and made-to measure. Laval Virtual VRIC'09 Proceedings , pp. 183-189.

RENAUD, P., BOUCHARD, S., Chartier, S. & Bonin, M.P. (2009). Cybertherapy, cyberpsychology and the use of virtual reality in mental health. In Stephanidis, Constantin (Eds.). Universal Access, Taylor and Francis (Ergonomics and Human Factors Series), 52.1- 52.13.

RENAUD, P., Rouleau, J.-L., Proulx, J., Trottier, D., Goyette, M., Bradford, J.P., Fedoroff, P., Dufresne, M.-H., Dassylva, B., Côté, G. & BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Virtual characters designed for forensic assessment and rehabilitation of sex offenders: standardized and made-to-measure. In S. Richir & A. Shirai (Éds.), Virtual Reality International Conference (pp. 183-189). France.

RENAUD, P., Chartier, S. Trottier, D., & BOUCHARD, S. (2008). Gaze behavior nonlinear dynamics assessed in virtual immersion as a diagnostic index of sexual deviancy. Virtual Laval: VR for better living and aging symposium, Laval (France). Association for computing machinery . 7.

Dugas, M. J., Francis, K., & BOUCHARD, S. (2008). Symptom change profiles in anxious clients receiving either cognitive-behavioural therapy or applied relaxation. In C. Hirsch (chair), Worry, rumination and generalised anxiety disorder . British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies , Edinburgh , UK .

RENAUD, P., Chartier, S., BOUCHARD, S., & Bonin, M.-P. (2008). Cybertherapy, cyberpsychology and the use of virtual reality in mental health. Dans Universal Access , Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Ergonomics and Human Factors Series), 22 pp. Stephanidis, Constantin (Éd.), Universal access , Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 25.

BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., Marchand, A., RENAUD, P. & Riva, G. (2007). Presence and the Bond Between Patients and their Psychotherapists in the Cognitive-Behavior Therapy of Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia Delivered in Videoconference. Proceedings of the 10th Annual International Workshop on Presence , Barcelona ( Spain ), October 25-27.

BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., & RENAUD, P. (2007). Revising the factor structure of the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, 5.

Beauchamp, G., Martineau, G., Lapointe, R., Gagnon, A., & BOUCHARD, S. (2007). Réussite scolaire, syndromes anxieux et dépressifs. Rapport de recherche pour le programme PAREA.

Wiederhold, B.K., Riva, G., Gamberini, C., & BOUCHARD, S. (Éds.) (2007). Transforming Healthcare Through Technology Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine. Vol. 5. San Diego  : Interactive Media Institute.

RENAUD, P. Albert, G., Chartier, S., Bonin, M.P., Decourville-Nicol, P., BOUCHARD, S., & Proulx, J. (2006). Mesures et rétroactions psychophysiologiques en immersion virtuelle: le cas des réponses oculomotrices et sexuelles. Article publié dans Interaction Humain Machine 2006 (pp.175-178), Montréal : ACM International Conference Proceedings Series.

Chartier, S., RENAUD, P., BOUCHARD, S., Proulx, J., Rouleau, J., Fedoroff, P. Bradford, J. (2006). Sexual preference classification from gaze behavior data using a multilayer perceptron. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, 4, 153-160.

RENAUD, P., Chartier, S., Bonin, M.-P., de Courville Nicol, P., Proulx, J., Rouleau, J. L., Fedoroff, P. Bradford, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). Sexual presence as determined by fractal oculomotor dynamics. Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, 4, 87-94.

RENAUD, P., Proulx, J., Rouleau, J.-L., BOUCHARD, S., Madrigrano, G., Bradford, J., & Fedoroff, P. (2005). The recording of observational behaviors in virtual immersion: A new clinical tool to address the problem of sexual preferences with paraphiliacs. Annual review of Cybertherapy and Telemedecine, 3, 85-92.

BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., St-Jacques, J., Dumoulin, S., Patry, M.J., & RENAUD, P. (2004). Reliability and validity of a single-item measure of presence in VR. IEEE International workshop on haptic virtual environments and their applications, 3 (Octobre), 59-31.

RENAUD, P., Albert, G., Sauvé, L., RENAUD, L., Décarie, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2004). Assessing perceptual learning dynamics during visual search in virtual immersion using eye-tracking technologies. Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (pp. 413-418), Lisbon, Portugal: IADIS Press.

RENAUD, P., Bernier, S., Décarie, J., Gourd, S.-P., & BOUCHARD, S., (2003) Oculomotor biofeedback mediated in virtual immersion. Virtual Systems and Multimedia : Hybrid Reality : Art, Technology and the Human Factor 2003 (VSMM), Montréal, pp. 732-740.

BOUCHARD, S., RENAUD, P., Robillard, G., & St-Jacques, J. (2002). Applications of virtual reality in clinical psychology : Illustration with the treatment of anxiety disorders. IEEE International workshop on haptic virtual environments and their applications, 1 (November), 7-12.

RENAUD, P. Cusson, J. F., Bernier, S., Décarie, J., Gourd, S.P., & BOUCHARD, S. (2002). Extracting perceptual and motor invariants using eye-tracking technologies in virtual immersions. IEEE International workshop on haptic virtual environments and their applications, 1 (November), 73-78.

RENAUD, P., BOUCHARD, S., & Proulx., R. (2002). Behavioral dynamics in the presence of a virtual spider. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedecine, 6(3), 235-243.

Vincelli, F., Choi, Y. H., Wiederhold, B. K., BOUCHARD, S., & Riva, G. (2002). Virtual reality assisted cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia (pp. 552-559). In J. D. Westwood (Ed). Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 02/10. IOS Press.

Guest Speaker and workshops:

BOUCHARD, S. (2012). Applications de la réalité virtuelle en santé mentale. Horizons Renaissance, Ottawa, February 15th.

BOUCHARD (2011). Des outils pratiques pour vaincre l’anxiété et le stress. Conference for the members of the Association des employés professionnels de l’UQO. Wakefield, November 4th.

BOUCHARD, S., Cyr, I., Dostie, J., Laniel, L., Morency, G. et al. (2011). Le monde virtuel au service de la prévention de la rechute du jeu pathologique. Workshop at the 39e colloque de l’AITQ – Prévenir et intervenir en dépendance : Interagir. Hotel Delta, Montréal, October 25.

BOUCHARD, S. (2011). Réflexion sur les enjeux éthiques de l’usage de la réalité virtuelle et de la télésanté dans le traitement de la santé mentale. Opening conference at the 79e congrès de l’ACFAS, Sherbrooke, May 13th.

BOUCHARD, S. (2011). Le patient anxieux. Workshop presented by the Association des Troubles Anxieux du Québec (ATAQ), Sherbrooke, May 6th.

BOUCHARD, S. (2011). Des nouveaux outils pour vaincre l’anxiété et le stress. Les récentes découvertes en cyberpsychologie à l’UQO. Conference at Semaine de la recherche à l’UQO, Gatineau, February 15.

BOUCHARD, S., (2011). Détection des troubles de l'humeur auprès d'une clientèle souffrant d'un trouble de l'usage de substances psycho-actives et intervention de premier niveau dans une approche cognitivo-comportementale ». workshop at the Le Virage center, January 20 / 21 and february 17/18.

BOUCHARD, S. (2011). Clinical applications of virtual reality: combined perspectives from outcome trials and experimental studies. Conference at the University of Ottawa, January 12.

BOUCHARD, S. (2010). Utilisation de la réalité virtuelle en thérapie cognitive comportementale. Un outil qui peut bonifier les habiletés cliniques mais ne les remplacera jamais. Workshop at the programme Suisse de formation en TCC. Genève, November 12-13.

BOUCHARD, S. (2010). Psychologie et émotions. Conference at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, September 22nd.

BOUCHARD, S. (2010). Virtual Reality Treatment of Anxiety Disorders. Workshop presented at the Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada /Scientific and Academic Conference 2010 , Vancouver (BC), April 22.

BOUCHARD, S. (2010). Clinical applications of virtual reality: combined perspectives from outcome trials and experimental studies. Conférences at McGill, Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (Laval, in AM) and School of Physical and Occupational Therapy (Montréal, in PM), March 30 th .

BOUCHARD, S. (2010). Utilisation de la réalité virtuelle dans le traitement des troubles d'anxiété. Guestspeaker at the Centre de recherche Fernand-Séguin/Recherches en santé mentale , Montréal (Qc), February 25th.

BOUCHARD, S. (2010). Using virtual reality to treat anxiety (and other) disorders: Grand Rounds at the Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Allan Memorial Hospital , Montréal. February 19th.

BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Utilisation de la réalité virtuelle dans le traitement des troubles d'anxiété. Consortium National de Formation en Santé : Volet Université d'Ottawa . Hôpital Montfort and in vidéoconférence in New-Brunswick and in Ontario. De cember 3rd.

BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Vaincre la peur des vols en avion pour enfin pouvoir voyager. Guestspeaker at the FADOQ , Gatineau (Qc), November 23rd.

BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Virtual environments and Clinical applications for psychology. Invited plenary session, American Psychological Association , August 7, Toronto.

BOUCHARD, S., & Klinger, E. (2009). Basics of virtual reality. Workshop presented at the 14th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2009 , Verbania (Italy), June 21st.

Wiederhold, B. K., BOUCHARD, S., & Garcia-Palacios, A. (2009) Psychotherapeutic application of virtual reality. Workshop presented at the 14th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2009 , Verbania (Italy), June 21st.

BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Virtual humans in psychological Sciences and therapy: How, when and why? Laval Virtual France: Virtual Reality International Conference , Laval (France), April 22-24th.

Girard, B., Turcotte, V., & BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Crushing virtual cigarettes helps reducing tobacco addiction: Final results from a preliminary control trial. National Institute of Drugs and Addictions - NIDA (Bethesda, USA), March 26th.

BOUCHARD, S. (2008). Le potentiel de la réalité virtuelle comme outil clinique pour le jeu pathologique. Presentation at the Semaine du jeux responsable. Québec, December 3rd.

BOUCHARD, S. (2008). Utiliser la réalité virtuelle avec les problèmes de jeu excessif. Presentation at the Colloque Les Multiples Facettes du Jeu : 2e édition. Montréal, November 20th.

BOUCHARD, S., & Klinger, E. (2008). Basic Issues about Virtual Reality an d its Clinical Applications. Workshop presented at the 13th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2008 , San Diego (CA), June 21.

BOUCHARD, S. (2008). Comment la réalité virtuelle peut aider à la gestion de l'anxiété et de la douleur ? Colloque Anxiété et oncologie , Hôpital notre Dame, Montréal, April 16.

Wiederhold, B.K., & BOUCHARD, S. (2008). VR and the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders. Workshop presented at the 13th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2008 , San Diego (CA), June 21.

BOUCHARD, S. (2007). Les sciences extrêmes: la réalité virtuelle au service de la santé mentale. Conférence présentée au congrès de l' APSQ , Gatineau, 12 octobre.

BOUCHARD, S., & Klinger, E. (2007). Basic Issues about Virtual Reality and its Clinical Applications. Workshop presented at the 12th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2007 , Washington (DC), June 12-14.

Wiederhold, B.K., & BOUCHARD, S. (2007). VR and the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders. Workshop presented at the 12th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2007 , Washington (DC), June 12-14.

BOUCHARD, S. (2007). Virtual reality and the treatment of anxiety disorders: What you must know. Workshop presented at the 68th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association , Ottawa , June 7-9.

Wiederhold, B. K., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). Virtual reality and the treatment of anxiety disorders. 3-hour workshop presented at the 11th Annual Cybertherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau, June 12-15.

BOUCHARD, S. (2006). La réalité virtuelle: Un outil novateur dans le traitement des troubles d'anxiété. Conference presented during a 1-day workshop for residants in psychiatry "Phobie Sociale : Nouvelles réalités", Québec, April 26.

RENAUD, P. & Chartier, S. (2006). Réalité virtuelle et santé mentale. Conference at the Journée de la recherche du Centre de recherche Fernand-Séguin et du Département de psychiatrie de l'Université de Montréal, November 2006.

Chartier S. & RENAUD, P. (2006, May). La classification des comportements oculomoteurs des agresseurs sexuels, 74ième congrès de l'Association canadienne française pour l'avancement des sciences (Acfas), [WWW Document]. URL http://www.acfas.ca/acfas74/C1809.htm.

RENAUD, P. (2006). La fragmentation fractale de l'écran comme manifestation de l'illusion perverse. Conference at the Colloque Écrans, Musée d'arts contemporains de Montréal, Montréal, February 9-11.

RENAUD, P. (2006). L'évaluation des préférences sexuelles à l'aide de la réalité virtuelle et des mouvements oculaires. Conference at the Conférences du Laboratoire de recherche en santé mentale du département de psychologie de l'UQTR, Trois-Rivières, February.

BOUCHARD, S., & Klinger, E. (2005). Basic issues about virtual reality and its clinical applications. Workshop presented at the 10th Annual Cybertherapy Conference 2005, Basel, Switzerland, June 7-10.

Wiederhold, B. K., BOUCHARD, S., & Botella, C. (2005). Virtual reality and the treatment of anxiety disorders. Workshop presented at the 10th Annual Cybertherapy Conference 2005, Basel, Switzerland, June 7-10.

BOUCHARD, S. (2005). La réalité virtuelle. workshop presented at the 11ième congrès de l'Association Francophone de Formation et de Recherche en Thérapie Comportementale et Cognitive. Aix-les-Bains (France), June 2-4.

BOUCHARD, S. (2005). Les besoins et attentes des chercheurs envers leurs bureaux de recherche. Roundtable at the Conférence annuelle de l'Association canadienne d'administrateurs de recherche universitaire (ACARU), Gatineau, May 16.

RENAUD, P. (2005). New directions in the assessment of sexual interest: The potential of virtual reality and attention control technology. Conference at the Tennessee Sex Offender Treatment Board annual conference: Evaluation, Treatment and Monitoring, Brentwood (TN), August 22-25.

RENAUD, P. (2005). Behaviour modification assisted by video-oculography applied in virtual immersion. Invité dans le cadre de la 3rd International Symposium on Advanced Biomaterials / Biomechanics (ISAB2 - 2005), Montreal, April 3-6.

RENAUD, P. (2005). Modification comportementale à l'aide de la vidéo-oculographie immersive. Conference presented at the Annual contest of l'Association de l'Industrie des Technologies de la Santé, présenté dans le cadre de la conférence BioMEDEX 2005, Montreal, March 30-31.

RENAUD, P. (2005). La fragmentation fractale de l'écran comme manifestation de l'illusion perverse. Conference presented at the Colloque Écrans, au Musée d'arts contemporains de Montréal, Feb. 9-11.

BOUCHARD, S., & Wiederhold, B. K. (2004). What you should know before integrating virtual reality in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Workshop presented at the 37th Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, November 19.

BOUCHARD, S. Bleau, P., & Walker, J. (2004). Guidelines in the treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder. Symposium at the Congrès annuel des psychiatres du Canada, Montréal, Oct. 14-15.

BOUCHARD, S. (2004). Thérapie cognitive-comportementale des troubles anxio-dépressifs. Conference presented in Sherbrooke. March 18-19, October 4-5.

BOUCHARD, S. (2004). L'efficacité de la télépsychothérapie dans le traitement du trouble panique avec agoraphobie. Conference presented at the Colloque sur les meilleures pratiques en santé mentale. Montreal, Sept. 13.

BOUCHARD, S. (2004). Thérapie virtuelle - Quand la fiction devient réalité. Présenté au Pavillon Albert-Prévost de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, Feb 3.

BOUCHARD, S., & Wiederhold, M.D. (2004). Introduction to clinical virtual reality. Workshop presented at the Cybertherapy Conference 2004, San Diego (CA), January 10-12.

Botella, C., BOUCHARD, S., Riva, G., & Wiederhold, B.K. (2004) Anxiety and eating disorders. Workshop presented at the Cybertherapy Conference 2004, San Diego (CA), January 10-12.

RENAUD, P. (2004). Moving assessment of sexual interest into the 21st Century : the potential of new information technology. Conference presented at the 23rd Annual Research and Treatment Conference (ATSA), Albuquerque, Oct. 27-30.

Décarie, J., & RENAUD, P. (2004). Le corps comme média : le cas du biofeedback, Colloque Art et Biotech organized by the Groupe de recherche en arts médiatiques (GRAM) et le Centre interuniversitaire des arts médiatiques (CIAM), Montreal, Oct. 5-8.

BOUCHARD, S., & Bleau, P. (2003). Thérapie cognitivo-comportementale des troubles anxieux et du TSPT. Conference presented at the Base militaire de St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, June 3-5.

BOUCHARD, S., & Wiederhold, B. (2003). How to use virtual reality in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Conference presented at the 23rd Annual Convention of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Toronto, March 14.

RENAUD, P. (2003). L'analyse des comportements perceptivo-moteurs en immersion virtuelle. Conference presented at l'Institut Philippe-Pinel de Montréal, Montreal, April.

RENAUD, P. (2003). Étude de validation de nouvelles mesures dans l'évaluation des préférences sexuelles à l'aide de la vidéo-oculographie en immersion virtuelle auprès d'un échantillon de sujets pédophiles. Conférence presented at the Centre de psychiatrie légale de Montréal (CPLM), Montreal, March.

BOUCHARD, S. (2001-2002-2003). Le patient anxieux, Phase II. May 15 2001 (Îles-de-la-Madeleine), June 1st 2001 (Québec), Feb. 15 2002 (Sherbrooke), May 10 2002 (Montréal), May 9 2002 (Granby), March 15 2003 (Toronto).

RENAUD, P. (2002). De l'invariance du voyant vu : Programme du Laboratoire DEII. Conference presented at the Colloque Vie Artificielle et Arts Robotiques de l'Institut Hexagram, Montreal, November.

Côté, S. Robillard, G., St-Jacques, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2001). Utilisation de la réalité virtuelle en psychologie : Application pratique et illustration avec le trouble de phobie spécifique. Workshop presented at the 24e Congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Chicoutimi, October 26-28.

BOUCHARD, S. (2001). Les troubles d'anxiété. Presentation at the Journée Pédagogique - Montérégie. Saint-Hyacinthe, Oct. 26.

BOUCHARD, S. (2001). Approche cognitive du trouble anxieux généralisé. Presentation at the Annual Convention of the Fédération Régional des Psychiatres de Clinique Privée du Languedoc-Rousillon, Montpellier, Oct. 6.

BOUCHARD, S., Gervais J. & Gagnier, N. (2001). Prévenir les troubles d'anxiété chez les jeunes et intervenir auprès des parents. Workshop presented at the Colloque 2001 de l'Ordre des Conseillers et des Conseillères d'orientation et des Psychoéducateurs et psychoéducatrices du Québec. Saint-Hyacinthe, June 20.

BOUCHARD, S. (2000). Prévenir les troubles d'anxiété chez les jeunes et intervenir auprès des parents. Conference presented at l'Ordre des Psychologues du Québec. Montreal, October.

Audet, D. & BOUCHARD, S. (2000). Thérapie combinée des troubles anxieux. Conference presented at l'Ordre des Psychologues du Québec. Montreal, October.

RENAUD, P. (2000). La société dans Internet: sociabilité, solidarité, lien social. Invited moderator at the Colloque Internet dans la société; la société dans Internet, organisé par le Collectif Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur les Aspects Sociaux d'Internet (CIRASI), Teluq, Montreal, October.

Audet, D., Bleau, P., & BOUCHARD, S. (2000). Le patient anxieux. Formation organisée par l'ATAQ, Laval, Sept. 22.

BOUCHARD, S., Gilbert. R., & Plamondon, S. (1999). Le trouble d'anxiété généralisée. Workshop organized by ATAQ, Longueuil & Trois-Rivières, Aug. 26 and Nov. 11.

BOUCHARD, S. (2000). Présentation de cas à la clinique d'anxiété. Royal Ottawa, Ottawa, June.

BOUCHARD, S. (2000). L'observance en TCC et Le traitement du trouble panique. Conference presented at Montpellier (France), May.

BOUCHARD, S. (2000). L'anxiété. Conference at the UQAH, Hull, March 29.

BOUCHARD, S., & Cyr, C. (1999-2000). Initiation à l'approche cognitivo-comportementale. Serie of 2-day workshops (4 blocs) on CBT (basic, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, alcoholism and drug addiction) organized by the Programme de formation régional du CHPJ, Hull. (Each bolc was presented at least twice).

BOUCHARD, S. (1999). Le traitement et la transmission inter-générationnelle du trouble de stress post-traumatique. Half-day workshop à Sete (Languedoc, France), Oct. 8-9.

BOUCHARD, S., & Cyr, C. (1999). Le traitement cognitivo-comportemental des troubles d'anxiété. Workshop for mental health professionals organized by the Régie Régionale de la Santé et des Services Sociaux de l'Outaouais, Maniwaki, Sept. 23-24.

BOUCHARD, S., & Cyr, C. (1999). Le traitement cognitivo-comportemental des troubles d'anxiété chez les enfants, les adolescents et les adultes. Workshop for school phychologists. St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Aug. 23-24.

BOUCHARD, S. (1999). Serait-il temps d'intégrer des concepts plus rigoureux à nos modèles théoriques? Oral presentation at the colloque de l'Axe anxiété du FRSQ, Montréal, June 11.

BOUCHARD, S. (1999). Le traitement des troubles anxieux. Ce qui était fiction devient réalité. Conference and workshops at the 2e Congrès de l'ATAQ, Québec, April 29-30.

Posters and symposiums:

BOUCHARD, S., Dumoulin, S., Robillard, G. Guitard, T., Klinger, É., Forget, H., & Roucaut, F.-X. (2012, accepted). A three-arm randomized control non-inferiority trial for the efficacy and costs of using virtual reality in the treatment of social phobia. Oral presentation at the 46th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, New Harbor (MD), November 15-18.

BOUCHARD, S., Loranger, C., St-Pierre, M., Poirier, L., Laniel, L., & Robillard, G. (2012, accepted). Testing the usefulness of VR in the treatment of pathological gambling with a randomized controlled trial. Oral Presentation at the 17th Annual CyberPsychology and CyberTherapy Conference 2012, Bruxelles (Belgique), September 25-28.

Giroux, I., Faucher-Gravel, A., St-Hilaire, A., Boudreault, C., BOUCHARD, S. & Jacques, C. (2012, accepted). Can Virtual Gambling Exposure Modify the Urge to Gamble? Oral presentation at the 9th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues, Loutraki, Greece, September.

Sidhom, O., McMurray, L., BOUCHARD, S., & MacCordick, A. (2012). Évaluation de l’acceptabilité de la télépsychiatrie en géronto-psychiatrie. Oral presentation at the Première conférence maghrébine de psychiatrie, Sousse, (Tunisia), April 25-28.

Paré, J., Forget, H., & BOUCHARD, S. (2012). Le stress chez la personne vieillissante: validation du TSST-VR. Poster presented at La Semaine de la recherche à l’UQO, Gatineau, March 26-30.

Trépanier, N., BOUCHARD, S., & Bernier, F. (2012). Induire du stress avec des jeux vidéo 3D. Poster presented at La Semaine de la recherche à l’UQO, Gatineau, March 26-30.

BOUCHARD, S., Bernier, F., Boivin, E., Morin, B., Robillard, G., & Forget, H. (2012). Utiliser la réalité virtuelle et le biofeedback pour apprendre à gérer son stress. Une étude auprès de militaires canadiens exposés à un stresseur intense. Oral presentation at the Semaine de la recherche à l’UQO. Gatineau, March 26-30.

BOUCHARD, S. (2011). CBT in the Age of Telehealth: Can Videoconferencing Increase Access to Care? Discussant with D.A. Hope, B.J. Weiss (Moderators). Panel discussion at the 45th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Toronto, November 10-13.

BOUCHARD, S. (2011). Internet-Based Psychological Services: Legal, Ethical, and Clinical Issues. Discussant with J. D. Herbert (Chair). Symposium at the 45th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Toronto, November 10-13.

Dumoulin, S., Gougeon, V., Loranger, C., & BOUCHARD, S. (2011). Are Distraction and Attention the Main Variables in Pain Management: An Experimental Study Using a Cold-Pressor Test and Virtual Reality. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Toronto, November 10-13.

Guitard, T., BOUCHARD, S., Bélanger, C. (2011). Exposure to Standardized Catastrophic Scenarios With Patients Suffering From GAD. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Toronto, November 10-13.

Laforest, M., BOUCHARD, S. (2011). Inducing Anxiety Using a "Contaminated" Virtual Environment: Validation of a Treatment Tool for OCD. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Toronto, November 10-13.

Giroux, I., Faucher-Gravel, A., St-Hilaire, A., Boudreault, C., BOUCHARD, S., & Jacques, C. (2011). Can Virtual Gambling Exposure Modify the Urge to Gamble? Poster presented at the 12th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2-4.

Baus, O., BOUCHARD, S., Gougeon, V., & Roucaut, F.-X. (2011). Comparison of Anxiety in Response to Virtual Spiders While Immersed in Augmented Reality, Head-Mounted Display, or CAVE-Like System. Oral presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Bazinet, P., Chebbi, B., Tremblay, L., Emptage, E., & BOUCHARD, S. (2011). A Hapto-Visual Virtual Reality Tool for Visual-Motor Skills Testing of People with Learning Disabilities. Poster presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Bernier, F., BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., Morin, B., Forget, H., & É. Boivin (2011). Enhancing stress management skills in military personnel using biofeedback and immersion in a stressful videogame: A randomized control trial. Oral presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

BOUCHARD, S. Dumoulin, S., & Robillard, G., Guitard, T., Klinger, É., Forget, H., Roucaut, F.-X. (2011). A randomized control trial for the use of in virtuo exposure in the treatment of social phobia: Final results. Oral presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Dumoulin, S., BOUCHARD, S., Gougeon, V., & Loranger, C. (2011) Distraction vs Attention in the effect of virtual reality analgesia. Oral presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Geslin, É., BOUCHARD, S., & Richir, S. (2001) You better control for video gaming experience because video gamers are more difficult to scare in virtual reality. Oral presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Gougeon, V., BOUCHARD, S., Dumoulin, S., Michaud, M. (2011). Telepresence experienced in videoconference varies according to emotions involved in the verbal exchanges.  Oral presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Gougeon, V., Dumoulin, S., BOUCHARD, S., & Loranger, C. (2011). Which impact has the feeling of presence on the analgesic properties of virtual reality on pain during a cold-pressor test ? Poster presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Guitard, T., Aimé, A., BOUCHARD, S., Loranger, C., & Cotton, K. (2011). Body Dissatisfaction: Eliciting Emotions by Social Comparison in a Virtual Bar. Poster presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Hébert, K., Forget, H., Nolin, P., Forest, G., Banville, F., & BOUCHARD, S. (2011). Standardized scoring of the Virtual Multitasking Test. Poster presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Laforest, M., & BOUCHARD, S. (2011). Inducing anxiety using a “contaminated” virtual environment: First steps in the validation of a treatment tool for OCD. Poster presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Loranger, C., Dumoulin, S. Gougeon, V. BOUCHARD, S. The influence of distraction in virtual reality on pain catastrophizing. Poster presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Loranger, C., Bouchard, S., Boulanger, J., & Robillard, G. (2011). Validation of two virtual environments for the prevention and treatment of pathological gambling. Poster presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Monthuy-Blanc, J. BOUCHARD, S., Bernier, F., Dumoulin, S., Laforest, M., Guitard, T., Boivin, E., Robillard, G., & Renaud, P. (2011). Empathy toward virtual humans depicting a known or unknown person expressing pain. Oral presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S. (2011). Comparing costs and efforts required to conduct exposure in vivo or in VR treatment for social phobia. Oral presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Roucaut, F.-X., BOUCHARD, S., & Forget, H. (2011). Differences in HPA axis activation secondary to individual CBT session using either in vivo or in virtuo exposure in SAD patients. Oral presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Silva, C., BOUCHARD, S., & Bélanger, C. (2011). The youths are more apprehensive and frightened than adults by a virtual environment used to treat arachnophobia. Oral presentation at the 16th Annual Cybertherapy & Cyberpsychology Conference, Gatineau, June 20-22.

Marchand, A., Beaulieu-Prévost, D., Guay, S., BOUCHARD, S., Drouin, M.-S., Germain, V., & Gravel Crevier, M. (2011). Efficacité d’une intervention psychologique administrée par vidéoconférence pour l’état de stress post-traumatique : suivi de 6 mois. Affiche présentée à l’Annuelle du Centre de Recherche Fernand Séguin, Montréal, 20 mai.

Gougeon, V., Dumoulin, S., Loranger, C., & BOUCHARD, S. (2011). Quel impact a le sentiment de présence sur le pouvoir analgésique de la réalité virtuelle lors de l’induction d’une douleur par un test de pression à froid? Poster presentation at the 33e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Québec, March 18-20.

Loranger, C., Dumoulin, S., BOUCHARD, S., & Gougeon, V. (2011). L’influence de la dramatisation sur la distraction lors d’un test de pression à froid. Poster presentation at the 33e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Québec, March 18-20.

BOUCHARD, S., Green-Demers, I., Allard, M., Guitard, T., Dumoulin, S., Robillard, G., Marchand, A., Renaud, P. & Cournoyer, L.-G. (2010). Exploring the Predictors of Telepsychotherapy Outcome and Process: A Focus on Motivation, Therapeutic Bond and Telepresence. Présentation orale au 44e congrès annuel de l’Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, San Francisco, 18-21 novembre.

Dumoulin, S., BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., Guitard, T., Klinger, E. (2010).  Early results from a randomized trial on efficacy of virtual reality to treat social anxiety. Communication affichée présentée au 44e congrès annuel de l’Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, San Francisco, 18-21 novembre.

Guitard, T., Bouchard, S., Bernier, F., Dumoulin, S., & Laforest, M.  (2010).  The potential of stress induced with 3D videogames for teaching stress management skills to soldiers. Poster presented at the 44th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, San Francisco (CA), November 18-21.

Laforest, M., Paquin, B., & Bouchard, S. Telepsychotherapy and early assessment of users’ attitude and perceptions (2010). Poster presented at the 44th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, San Francisco (CA), November 18-21.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., Dumoulin, S., & Guitard, T. (2010). Comparing the costs and efforts required to conduct exposure in vivo or in virtual reality during CBT for social phobia. Poster presented at the 44th Annual Conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, San Francisco (CA), November 18-21.

BOUCHARD, S., Green-Demers, I., Allard, M., Guitard, T., Dumoulin, S., Robillard, G., Marchand, A., RENAUD, P. & Cournoyer, L.-G. (2010, accepted). Exploring the Predictors of Telepsychotherapy Outcome and Process: A Focus on Motivation, Therapeutic Bond and Telepresence. Présentation orale au 44 e congrès annuel de l'Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy , San Francisco, 18-21 novembre.

Dumoulin, S., BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., Guitard, T., Klinger, E. (2010, accepted). Early results from a randomized trial on efficacy of virtual reality to treat social anxiety. Communication affichée présentée au 44 e congrès annuel de l'Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy , San Francisco, 18-21 novembre.

Guitard, T., BOUCHARD, S., Bernier, F., Dumoulin, S., & Laforest, M.  (2010, accepted). The potential of stress induced with 3D videogames for teaching stress management skills to soldiers. Communication affichée présentée au 44 e congrès annuel de l'Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy , San Francisco, 1 8-21 novembre.

Laforest, M., Paquin, B., & BOUCHARD, S. Telepsychotherapy and early assessment of users' attitude and perceptions (2010, accepted). Communication affichée présentée au 44 e congrès annuel de l'Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy , San Francisco, 18-21 novembre.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., Dumoulin, S., & Guitard, T. (2010, accepted). Comparing the costs and efforts required to conduct exposure in vivo or in virtual reality during CBT for social phobia. Communication affichée présentée au 44 e congrès annuel de l'Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy , San Francisco, 18-21 novembre.

BOUCHARD, S., Bernier, F., Guitard, T., Laforest, M., Dumoulin, S., Boivin, É., & Robillard, G. (2010). Searching for an adequate stressor to practice stress management skill prior to deployment: The potential of immersion in stressful 3D games. Oral Presentation at the 15th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2010, Seoul (Korea), June 13-15.

BOUCHARD, S., Talbot, J., Ledoux, A.A., Phillips, J., Cantamesse, M., & Robillard, G. (2010). Presence is just an illusion: using fMRI to locate the brain area responsible to the meaning given to places. Oral Presentation at the 15th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2010, Seoul (Korea), June 13-15 .

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., Dumoulin, S., & Guitard, G., & Klinger, É. (2010). Using virtual humans to alleviate social anxiety : preliminary report from a comparative outcome study. Oral Presentation at the 15th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2010, Seoul (Korea), June 13-15.

Marchand, A., Guay, S., Beaulieu-Prévost, BOUCHARD, S., D., Drouin, M.-S., Germain, V. (2010). L'efficacité relative d'une intervention psychologique administrée par visioconférence afin de traiter l'état de stress post-traumatique : une relance de 6 mois. Colloque Internet et santé - ACFAS 2010.

Dumoulin, S., BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., & Arseneault, J.-È. (2009). Does in vivo behavioural tests increase the effectiveness of exposure in virtual reality? Poster presented at the 43th Annual convention of of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy , New York (NY), November 17-20.

Guitard, T., BOUCHARD, S., Allard, M., & Robillard, G. (2009). Establishing effective therapeutic alliance when delivering CBT in videoconference: The role of telepresence and the therapist's behaviours. Poster presented at the 43th Annual convention of of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy , New York (NY), November 17-20.

BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., Allard, M., Marchand, A., & RENAUD, P. (2009). Delivering psychotherapy in videoconference: results on its efficacy, the strength of the alliance and the role of the illusion of presence. Oral presentation oral at the Society for Psychotherapy Research , Montréal, October 24 .

BOUCHARD, S. Forest, G., Forget, H., RENAUD, P., Robillard, G., Dumoulin, S., & Guitard, T. (2009). Outcome and emotional learning of intensive in virtuo exposure for fear of flying. Oral presentation at the 14th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2009, Verbania (Italy), June 21-23.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., Guitard, T., Lefebvre, C. (2009). Impact of attitudes and behaviors on the quality of the working alliance in videoconference for the treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia. Présentation orale au 14th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2009, Verbania (Italy), June 21-23.

Sayeur, M.S., Melançon, S., RENAUD, P., BOUCHARD, S., & Forest, G. (2009). L'impact d'un apprentissage émotionnel sur le sommeil paradoxal et la densité des mouvements ocuylaires rapides. Congrès de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie, Ottawa.

Stetz, M.C., BOUCHARD, S., Wiederhold, B.K., Riva, G., Folen, R.A. (2009) The receptiveness of stress management techniques by military personnel. Oral presentation at the 14th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2009, Verbania (Italy), June 21-23.

Nolin, P., Martin, C., & BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Assessment of inhibition deficits with the virtual classroom in children with traumatic brain injury: A pilot study.

BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Mental health applications of virtual reality: An overview of outcome and mechanisms. Presentation at the International Conference on the Use of Internet in Mental Health , Montréal, May 14-16.

Forget, H., Forest , G. & BOUCHARD, S. (2009). Salivary cortisol response during exposure treatment in flying phobics. 91st Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society . Washington , USA., June 2009.

Nolin, P., BOUCHARD, S., & Stipanicic, A. (2008). La réalité virtuelle: les yeux d'aujourd'hui, l'avenir de demain. Communication orale. XIXe Colloque thématique annuel de l'Institut Québécois en Déficience Physique . St-Jean-sur-le-Richelieu (Qc), November.

Dugas, M., Francis, K., & BOUCHARD, S. (2008). Symptom change profiles in anxious clients receiving either cognitive-behavioural therapy or applied relaxation. Presentation at the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies , Édinbourg (Scotland), July 16-19.

BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., & Dumoulin, S. (2008). Is presence in a physical environment influenced by arousal and attention? A study conducted on researchers in cyberpsychology . Oral presentation at the 13th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2008 , San Diego (CA), June 22-25.

Girard, B., Turcotte, V., & BOUCHARD, S. (2008). A virtual arm to stop smoking: A comparative study. Oral presentation at the 13th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2008 , San Diego (CA), June 22-25.

Dumoulin, S., BOUCHARD, S., Larouche, S., Robillard, G., & RENAUD, P. (2008). Relation between anxiety and feeling of presence during virtual immersion for fear of flying. Symposium presented at Presence 2008 , Padova (Italy), October.

Dumoulin, S., BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., & Arseneault, J.-È. (2008). “Reality tests” increase the efficacy of in virtuo exposure for claustrophobics. Oral presentation at the 13th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2008 , San Diego (CA), June 22-25.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., & Séguin, M. (2008). What would influence mental health professionals working in Native / First Nations reserves to refer their patient to telepsychotherapy services? Oral presentation at the 13th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2008 , San Diego (CA), June 22-25.

BOUCHARD, S. (2008). Comment la réalité virtuelle peut aider à la gestion de l'anxiété et de la douleur. Colloque Anxiété, traitements psychologiques et oncologie, 16 avril 2008 au CHUM - Hôpital Notre-Dame.

Forest, G., Meilleur, C., Michaud, F., & BOUCHARD, S. (2008). Emotional learning through cybertherapy increases REM sleep. Sleep 2008 , Baltimore, États-Unis.

RENAUD, P., Rouleau J.-L., Proulx J., Bradford J., Fedoroff P., BOUCHARD, S. (2007). L'évaluation et le traitement des préférences sexuelles déviantes fondés sur l'immersion et l'interactivité propres aux technologies du virtuel. Conférence Internationale Francophone sur l'Agression sexuelle, Paris.

RENAUD, P., J. Proulx, J.-L Rouleau, S. Chartier, J. Bradford, P. Fedoroff, S. BOUCHARD. (2007). Inside the assessee's view point: forensic applications of virtual reality and video-oculography. International Association of Forensinc Mental Health Services, Montréal.

Lapierre J., Bertrand, M., BOUCHARD, S., RENAUD, P., Kobrick, R. & Ferland, M-M. (2007). Countermeasures to stress and isolation related to long term working in extreme environments during Mars Analogue Missions in the Canadian Arctic: Measures and evaluation of support interventions based on distance communication technologies. 10 th Annual Convention of The Mars Society . University of California (Los Angeles, USA). Aug. 29 th -Sept. 2 nd .

Lapierre, J., Bertrand, M., BOUCHARD, S. & RENAUD, P. (2007). Space analogue Research : Challenges of the human factors field based on crew' s experiences in two different environments : Closed simulation and field simulation . 7th European Mars Society Conference , Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technical University, Delft (The Netherlands), October 19-21.

Bertrand, M., & BOUCHARD, S. (2007). What factors come to play in our decision to use VR in therapy? Applying the Technology Acceptance Model with people who are already committed to VR. Oral presentation at the 12th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2007 , Washington (DC), June 12-14.

BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, & RENAUD, P. (2007). Revising the factor structure of the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire. Oral presentation at the 12th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2007 , Washington (DC), June 12-14.

Dumoulin, S., Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., & Villemaire, C. (2007). Is there more to cybersickness than simply conflicting information between senses? Oral presentation at the 12th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2007 , Washington (DC), June 12-14.

Robillard, G., & BOUCHARD, S. (2007). Virtual reality induced side effects: exploration of participants' characteristics in severe cases of cybersickness. Oral presentation at the 12th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2007 , Washington (DC), June 12-14.

BOUCHARD, S., & Larouche, S. (2007). Using virtual reality to treat fear of flying: From theory to practice. Workshop at the VALK 3rd World Conference on Fear of Flying , Montreal, June 4-6.

BOUCHARD S., & Robillard, G. (2007). Virtual reality treatment for aviophobia: Why it doesn't work with some patients? Oral presentation at the VALK 3rd World Conference on Fear of Flying , Montreal , June 4-6.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., & Wiederhold, B.K. (2007). Would virtual reality work in your clinical practice? Oral presentation at the VALK 3rd World Conference on Fear of Flying , Montreal , June 4-6.

Banville, F., Nolin, P., Cloutier, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2007). The development of the virtual multitasking test (V-MT) for the identification of dysexecutive functioning in everyday living. Oral presentation at the Virtual Rehabilitation: From Vision to Reality , Edmonton ( Canada ), May 11th.

Nolin, P., Cloutier, J., Banville, F., BOUCHARD, S., & Villemure, R. (2007). Virtual Reality as a new tool for neuropsychological rehabilitation: a case study. Oral presentation at the Virtual Rehabilitation: From Vision to Reality , Edmonton ( Canada ), May 11th.

Audet, D., & BOUCHARD, S. (2007). N ew advances in anxiolitic therapy - Voies de l'avenir de la thérapie anxiolytique. Oral presentation at the 3rd National Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada . Montréal, April 26-28.

BOUCHARD, S., Talbot, J., & Telner, J.I. (2007). Anxiety disorders in adults. 1st Mental health Symposium , Ottawa, April 19-20.

Gingras, C., Gascon, L., Lapierre, M., Rodrigue, L., Nolin, P., & BOUCHARD, S. (2007). Stratégies d'encodage verbales et visuelles chez un patient TCC frontal modéré à l'aide de la réalité virtuelle. Poster presented at hte 29e Congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP) , Sherbrooke (Qc), Canada, March 30-April 1st.

RENAUD, P., Proulx, J., Rouleau, J.-L., BOUCHARD, S., Bradford, J., & Fedoroff, P., Bonin, M.-P., & De Courville-Nicol, P. (2006). Sexual and oculomotor biofeedback mediated by sexual stimuli presented in virtual reality. Oral presentation at the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Las Vegas, November.

Allard, M., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). The quality of the therapeutic alliance by videoconferencing for PDA. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (EABCT), Paris (France), Sept. 20-23.

BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., & Dumoulin, S. (2006). Why would VR works in the treatement of anxiety disorders? Oral presentation at the 36th Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (EABCT), Paris (France), Sept. 20-23.

Bertrand, M., BOUCHARD, S., & Robillard, G. (2006). Virtual reality (aviophobia): differences between respondant and non-respondant to treatment. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (EABCT), Paris (France), Sept. 20-23.

RENAUD, P., Proulx, J., Rouleau, J.-L., BOUCHARD, S., Bradford, J., & Fedoroff, P. (2006). Forensic applications of virtual reality and attention control technologies in the assessment of sexual preferences amongst sex offenders. Oral presentation at the International Association of Forensic and Mental Health Services, Amsterdam, June 14-16.

Bertrand, M., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). The Technology Acceptance Model: A Potentially Useful Tool to Understand Why Therapists Intend to Use or Not Virtual Reality. Poster presented at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

BOUCHARD, S., Dumoulin, S., Labonté-Chartrand, G., & Robillard, G., & RENAUD, P. (2006). Perceived Realism has a Significant Impact on the Feeling of Presence. Oral presentation at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

de Courville Nicol, P., Bonin, M.-P., RENAUD, P., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). Combined Use of Virtual Reality, Video-Oculography and Vaginal Photoplethysmography in Assessing Women's Sexual Preferences. Oral presentation at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

Doré, F., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). Using Virtual Reality to Treat Social Anxiety Disorders in Adolescents. Oral presentation at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

Dumoulin, S. BOUCHARD, S., & Robillard, G. (2006) Impact of Sense of Presence on the Level of Distraction in Virtual Reality. Poster presented at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

Forest, G., Lord, É., Michaud, F., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006) Does Sleep Affect Learning during a Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Specific Phobia? Oral presentation at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

Guitard, T., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). Failure to Influence Presence by Manipulating Narrative Content. Poster presented at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

Labonté-Chartrand, G., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). Emotions May Not Have to Match with the Content Afforded by the Virtual Environment to Induce Presence. Poster presented at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

Laframboise, M.-R., BOUCHARD, S., Larouche, S., Robillard, G., & RENAUD, P. (2006). The Relation Between Anxiety and Feeling of Presence of Flight phobic during VR immersion. Poster presented at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

Lassignardie, H., Laframboise, M.-R., Arseneault, J.-È. & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). The Impact of Perceived Attitude of Virtual Agents on Beliefs and Physical Reactions of Social Phobics Immersed in Virtual Reality. Poster presented at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

Nolin, P. Banville, F., Rizzo, A. A., Nadeau, M.-È., Gobeil, M.-F., Brouillard, M., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). Attention Rehabilitation with the Virtual Classroom for a 6-year-old boy with Attention Deficit Disorder. Poster presented at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

Paquette, J., RENAUD, P., Villemaire, C., Décarie, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). Ocular movement dynamics, emotional states and presence as modulated by 3D sounds propagated from virtual objects. Poster presented at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

Patry, M.-J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). Comprehension by the General Population of Questionnaires Measuring the Feeling of Presence. Poster presented at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

RENAUD, P., Proulx, J., Rouleau, J.-L., Bradford, J., Fedoroff, P., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). Morphing Sexual Characters: Unlimited Generation. Oral presentation and Chair of the Symposium at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

St-Jacques, J., BOUCHARD, S., & Bélanger, C. (2006). Does Virtual Reality Motivates Children to Do Exposure? Oral presentation at the 11th Annual CyberTherapy Conference 2006, Gatineau (Québec), June 12-15.

Chartier, S. & RENAUD, P. (2006). La classification des comportements oculomoteurs des agresseurs sexuels. Oral presentation at the 74ième congrès de l'Association canadienne française pour l'avancement des sciences (ACFAS), May.

Albert, G., RENAUD, P., Chartier, S., BOUCHARD, S., & RENAUD, L. (2006). La mesure oculomotrice et l'évaluation des apprentissages perceptifs réalisés en immersion virtuelle : une nouvelle technique. Poster presented at the 28e Congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Montréal (Qc), Canada, March 17-19.

Bonin, M.P., RENAUD, P., De Courville Nicol, P., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). L'utilisation combinée de la réalité virtuelle, du suivi oculaire et de la photopléthysmographie vaginale dans l'évaluation des préférences sexuelles chez les femmes. Poster presented at the 28e Congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Montréal (Qc), Canada, March 17-19.

Chartier, S. & RENAUD, P. (2006). Filtrer ou ne pas filtrer, telle est la question : la restauration en temps réel de signaux corrompus. Presentation at the 28e Congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Montréal (Qc), Canada, March 17-19.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., Côté, S., Michaud, M., & Larouche, S. (2006). Pourquoi la réalité virtuelle n'est-elle pas efficace pour tout le monde ? Poster presented at the 28e Congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Montréal (Qc), Canada, March 17-19.

RENAUD, P., Alabert, G., Chartier, S., Sauvé, L., RENAUD, L., Décarie, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2006). Nonlinear perceptual learning dynamics in visual search. Oral presentation and Chair at the 2nd International Nonlinear Science Conference, Heraklion (Greece), March 10-12.

Allard, M, & BOUCHARD, S. (2005). The therapeutic alliance in CBT by videoconferencing. Oral presentation at the 39th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Washington (D.C.), November 17-20.

BOUCHARD, S. (2005). CBT and the therapeutic alliance. Symposium at the 39th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Washington (D.C.), November 17-20.

Dumoulin, S., Côté, S., & BOUCHARD, S. (2005). Validation of a non-lexical emotional stroop task for spider phobia: Replication findings with snake phobics and development of an outcome measure. Poster session at the 39th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Washington (D.C.), November 17-20.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., Côté, S., Michaud, M., & Larouche, S. (2005). Why Doesn't Virtual Reality Work for Everybody? Poster session at the 39th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Washington (D.C.), November 17-20.

Pagé, C., Tourigny, M., & RENAUD, P. (2005). A comparative analysis among juvenile sex offenders and a general population of non-offender juveniles: Is there a difference in their coping strategies? Conference at the 24th Annual Research and Treatment Conference (ATSA), Salt Lake City, November 16-19.

RENAUD, P., Proulx, J., Rouleau, J.-L., Granger, L., Johnson, J., Fedoroff, P., Bradford, J., Fedoroff, P., Décarie, J. & BOUCHARD, S. (2005). Designing and testing virtual characters to probe the mind of sex criminals. Conference at Virtuality 2005 : 6th International conference on digital cinema, virtual reality, computer graphics, 3D animation and special effects (sponsored by ACM Siggraph), Turin, November 3-6.

RENAUD, P., Proulx, J., Rouleau, J.-L., Granger, L., Bradford, J., Fedoroff, P., Madrigrano, G., & BOUCHARD, S. (2005). L'évaluation des préférences sexuelles à l'aide de la vidéo-oculographie utilisée en immersion virtuelle. Conference presented at the CIFAS 2005 : L'agression sexuelle, coopérer au-delà des frontières, Gatineau, October 4-8.

Allard, M., & BOUCHARD, S. (2005). Effectiveness of CBT delivered through videoconferencing and face-to-face for panic disorder with agoraphobia. Oral presentation at the 10th Annual Cybertherapy Conference 2005, Basel (Switzerland), June 7-10.

BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., St-Jacques, J., Dumoulin, S., Patry, M.J., & RENAUD, P. (2005). Reliability and validity of a single-item measure of presence in VR. Oral presentation at the 10th Annual Cybertherapy Conference 2005, Basel (Switzerland), June 7-10 and the HAVE 2004 in Ottawa.

*Côté, S. & BOUCHARD, S. (2005). Cognitive mechanisms underlying virtual reality exposure's efficacy. Oral presentation at the 10th Annual Cybertherapy Conference 2005, Basel (Switzerland), June 7-10.

Dumoulin, S. BOUCHARD, S, & Rivard, V. (2005). Potential mechanism underlying the efficacy of VR to reduce acute pain: A literature review. Communication affichée présentée au 10th Annual Cybertherapy Conference 2005, Basel (Switzerland), June 7-10.

Klinger, E., BOUCHARD, S., Légeron, P., Roy, S., Lauer, F., Chemin, I., & Nugues, P. (2005). Virtual reality therapy for social phobia : It's efficacy through a control study. Oral presentation at the 10th Annual Cybertherapy Conference 2005, Basel (Switzerland), June 7-10.

RENAUD, P., Proulx, J., Rouleau, J. L., BOUCHARD, S., Madrigrano, G., Bradford, J., & Federoff, P. (2005). The recording of gaze response in virtual immersion : A new clinical tool to assess sexual preferences in paraphilias. Oral presentation at the 10th Annual Cybertherapy Conference 2005, Basel (Switzerland), June 7-10.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., & Lapierre, J. (2005). Comparative study if immersion technology for a virtual bicycle. Oral presentation at the 10th Annual Cybertherapy Conference 2005, Basel (Switzerland), June 7-10.

*St-Jacques, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2005). Clinical applications of virtual reality and cybersickness. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Cybertherapy Conference 2005, Basel (Switzerland), June 7-10.

BOUCHARD, S. (2005). Pourquoi les gens auraient-ils peur des stimuli virtuels? La contribution de l'anxiété et du sentiment de présence dans la thérapie in virtuo des troubles anxieux. Oral presentation at the 11ième congrès de l'Association Francophone de Formation et de Recherche en Thérapie Comportementale et Cognitive, Aix-les-Bains (France), June 2-4.

*Chartier, S., RENAUD, P., & Albert, G. (2005). La classification de patrons oculomoteurs enregistrés en immersion virtuelle: l'utilisation de réseaux de neurones artificiels. Presentation at the Journée de la Recherche du département de psychiatrie de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, April 28.

BOUCHARD, S. (2005). La psychologie à l'heure de La Matrice : La réalité virtuelle comme outil de recherche. Symposium organized for the 27e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie, Québec, March 18-20.

Chartier, S., & RENAUD, P. (2005). La poursuite oculaire en réalité virtuelle : reconnaissance de patrons à l'aide de réseaux de neurones artificiels. Conference presented at the 27e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie, Québec, March 18-20.

Côté, S. & BOUCHARD, S. (2005). L'utilisation de la réalité virtuelle, de la tâche de Stroop pictoriel et de mesures psychophysiologiques dans le traitement de l'arachnophobie. Oral presentation at the 27e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie, Québec, March 18-20.

Dumoulin, S., BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., & Labontée-Chartrand, G. (2005). L'impact du réalisme sur la présence et la peur des rongeurs. Poster presented at the 27e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie, Québec, March 18-20.

Guitard, T., & BOUCHARD, S. (2005). L'impact des émotions sur le sentiment de présence en réalité virtuelle. Poster presented at the 27e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie, Québec, March 18-20.

Labontée-Chartrand, G., & BOUCHARD, S. (2005). Le rôle de la congruence entre les émotions et l'environnement virtuel sur le sentiment de présence. Poster presented at the 27e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie, Québec, March 18-20.

Patry, M.-J. & BOUCHARD, S. (2005). Les questionnaires mesurant la présence sont-ils intelligibles pour le commun des mortels? Poster presented at the 27e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie, Québec, March 18-20.

Albert, G., RENAUD, P., RENAUD, L., Sauvé, L., Décarie, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2004). Assessing top-down and bottom-up effects on perceptual learning through eye-tracking technologies applied in virtual immersion. Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2004). Lisbonne (Portugal), December 16-17.

RENAUD, P., Albert, G., Sauvé, L., RENAUD, L., Décarie, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2004). Assessing perceptual learning dynamics during visual search in virtual immersion using eye-tracking technologies. Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2004). Lisbonne (Portugal), December 16-17.

Allard, M., & BOUCHARD, S. (2004). The therapeutic alliance in the CBT by videoconference for panic disorder with agoraphobia: Preliminary results. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, November 18-21.

BOUCHARD, S. (2004). Virtual reality and addictions: The emergence of a new research and treatment tool. Symposium chair, with T. O'Farrell as discussant. 38th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, November 18-21.

Côté, S., & BOUCHARD, S. (2004). The use of CardioPro and a pictorial Stroop-task in understanding cognitive mechanisms underlying virtual reality effectiveness. Oral presentation at the 38th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, November 18-21.

Francis, K., Dugas, M., & BOUCHARD, S. (2004). Investigating change in worry and anxiety during cognitive-behavioural therapy and applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder. Oral presentation at the 38th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, November 18-21.

Robillard, G., Wiederhold, B. K., Wiederhold, M., Larouche, S., & BOUCHARD, S. (2004). An open trial to confirm the external validity of virtual reality exposure treatment of fear of flying. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, November 18-21.

BOUCHARD, S. (2004). How to create a therapeutic bond in telehealth: the contribution of telepresence and emotions. Oral presentation at the 7th annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Telehealth, Québec, October 3-5.

BOUCHARD, S. (2004). Treating anxiety disorders with virtual reality or telepsychotherapy. Conference presented at the President Symposium (Psychology meets technology) of the 28ième International Congress of Psychology, Beijing (China), August 8-13.

RENAUD, P., & Albert, G. (2004). Mesures et analyses de l'activité oculomotrice reflétant la progression des apprentissages faits en immersion virtuelle. Conference presented at the Colloque C-513 Comment les jeux éducatifs, les simulations et les jeux de simulation favorisent-ils l'apprentissage? Of the 72e Congrès annuel de l'Association canadienne française pour l'avancement des sciences, Montréal, May 10-14.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., & RENAUD, P. (2004). La réalité virtuelle et
la psychoéducation: illustration d'un outil prometteur. Oral presentation at the 5e Colloque conjoint des études de cycle supérieur en psychoéducation
UQTR-UQO-UQAT, Gatineau, April 22.

Robillard, G., & BOUCHARD, S. (2004). Des jeux vidéo qui favorisent l'apprentissage? Oral presentation at RIMA : Rencontre internationale du multimédia d'apprentissage, Québec, March 15-17.

BOUCHARD, S., St-Jacques, J., Robillard, G., & RENAUD, P. (2004). A Hint on the relationship between fear and presence. Conference presented at Cybertherapy Conference 2004, San Diego (CA), January 10-12.

RENAUD, P., BOUCHARD, S., Marchand, A., Rouleau J., & Proulx, J. (2004). The recording of oculomotor responses in virtual immersion: a new clinical tool to assess approach and avoidance behaviour dynamics. Conference presented at the Cybertherapy Conference 2004, San Diego (CA), January 10-12.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., Fournier, T., & RENAUD, P. (2004). The Relationship Between Anxiety and Presence. Conference presented at the Cybertherapy Conference 2004, San Diego (CA), January 10-12.

Wiederhold, B.K., BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., & Wiederhold, M.D. (2004). Clinical Analysis of 350 Patients completing VR Therapy. Conference presented at Cybertherapy Conference 2004, San Diego (CA), January 10-12.

Côté, S., BOUCHARD, S. (2004). The use of a pictorial stroop task and psychophysiological measures in understanding cognitive mechanisms underlying virtual reality exposure effectiveness. Poster presented at Cybertherapy Conference 2004, San Diego (CA), January 10-12.

Dumoulin, S., BOUCHARD, S., & Michaud, M. (2004). The sense of presence in videoconferencing and emotional engagement. Poster presented at Cybertherapy Conference 2004, San Diego (CA), January 10-12.

Michaud, M., BOUCHARD, S., Dumoulin, S., & Zhong, X.-W. (2004). Manipulating presence and its impact on anxiety. Poster presented at Cybertherapy Conference 2004, San Diego (CA), January 10-12.

Sabourin, C., & BOUCHARD, S. (2004) The impact of instructions on the feeling of presence during virtual immersions. Poster presented at Cybertherapy Conference 2004, San Diego (CA), January 10-12.

St-Jacques, J., BOUCHARD, S., & RENAUD, P. (2004). Long-term effectiveness of in VR exposure for phobic children. Poster presented at Cybertherapy Conference 2004, San Diego (CA), January 10-12.

BOUCHARD, S. (2003). Mediators of the therapeutic alliance in CBT and telehealth. Conference presented at the 37th Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Boston (MA), November 20-23.

BOUCHARD, S., & St-Jacques, J. (2003). Findings from an outcome study on virtual reality exposure with children. Poster presented at the 37th Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Boston (MA), November 20-23.

Côté, S., & BOUCHARD, S. (2003). The perceived self-efficacity toward spiders questionnaire : A psychometric evaluation. Poster presented at the 37th Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Boston (MA), November 20-23.

St-Jacques, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2003). Anxiety increases the sense of presence in virtual reality. Poster presented at the 37th Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Boston (MA), November 20-23.

Dumoulin, S., & BOUCHARD, S. (2003). Validation d'une mesure pour les enfants sur l'efficacité personnelle à composer avec les problèmes. Poster presented at the 26ième congrès de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Montréal, November 14-16.

Michaud, M., BOUCHARD, S., & Dumoulin, S. (2003). Le sentiment de présence en vidéoconférence selon l'engagement émotionnel. Poster presented at the 26e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Montréal, November 14-16.

Sabourin, C., & BOUCHARD, S. (2003). Impact des consignes sur le sentiment de présence en réalité virtuelle. Poster presented at the 26e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Montréal, November 14-16.

Décarie, J., Paquin, L.-C., RENAUD, P., & Gourd, S.-P. (2003). Computing frontal lobe brain waves to create cybernetic audiovisual experiences. Conference presented at the VSMM 2003 : Ninth International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia. Hybrid reality: art, technology, human factor, Montréal, October 15-17.

BOUCHARD, S. (2003). Experiences learned and research findings from a study on the effectiveness of telepsychotherapy. Oral presentation at the ISLANDS workshop, Prague, September.

BOUCHARD, S. (2003). Résultats d'une étude sur l'efficacité de la télépsychothérapie et sur la création d'une alliance thérapeutique à distance. Oral presentation at the 50e congrès de l'Association des Médecins-Psychiatres du Québec (AMPQ), June.

BOUCHARD, S. Robillard, G., St-Jacques, J., & RENAUD, P. (2003). An update on the first 18 months of clinical studies on anxiety disorders at the UQO Cyberpsychology Lab. Oral presentation at Cybertherapy Conference 2003, San Diego (CA), January 19-21.

Côté, S., BOUCHARD, S., Robillard, G., & St-Jacques, J. (2002). Effectiveness of virtual reality exposure in the treatment of acrophobia and arachnophobia using modified 3D games. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Reno (NV), November 14-17.

Robillard, G., & BOUCHARD, S. (2002). Comparative study of phobics' and non-phobics' reactions in virtual environments created for the treatment of phobias. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Reno (NV), November 14-17.

St-Jacques, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2002). Effectiveness of virtual reality exposure for children and adolescents with arachnophobia. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Reno (NV), November 14-17.

Allard, M., BOUCHARD, S., & Paquin, B. (2002). The therapeutic alliance in the cognitive behavior therapy of panic disorder with agoraphobia in videoconference. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Reno (NV), November 14-17.

Allard, M., BOUCHARD, S., & Paquin, B. (2002). Effectiveness of CBT delivered through videoconference and face to face : Results at the follow-up. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Reno (NV), November 14-17.

Albert, G., RENAUD, D., RENAUD, P., & BOUCHARD, S. (2002). Étude psychophysique des influences de la propension à l'immersion sur le jugement perceptif face à l'illusion de Müler-Myer. Poster presented at the 25e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Trois-Rivières, November 1-3.

Côté, S., & BOUCHARD, S. (2002). Traiter les phobies par exposition en réalité virtuelle, est-ce que ça fonctionne vraiment ? Oral presentation at the 25e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Trois-Rivières, November 1-3.

Michaud, M., BOUCHARD, S., & Allard, M. (2002). L'anxiété, j'connais ça! Impact d'un programme de prévention des troubles d'anxiété chez les étudiants du CEGEP. Poster presented at the 25e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Trois-Rivières, November 1-3.

Robillard, G., BOUCHARD, S., RENAUD, P., & Cournoyer, L.G. (2002). Validation canadienne-française de deux mesures importantes en réalité virtuelle : l'Immersive Tendencies Questionnaire et le Presence Questionnaire. Poster presented at the 25e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Trois-Rivières, November 1-3.

St-Jacques, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2002). Traitement de l'arachnophobie chez l'enfant et l'adolescent via l'exposition en réalité virtuelle. Poster presented at the 25e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Trois-Rivières, November 1-3.

BOUCHARD, S. (2002). The use of virtual reality in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Oral presentation at the 63e congrès annuel de la Société Canadienne de Psychologie / Canadian Psychological Association (SCP / CPA), Vancouver, June. Abstract published in Canadian Psychology, 43 (2a), p. 114.

BOUCHARD, S. (2002). Telehealth for anxiety disorders. Oral presentation at the 10th Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR), Newport Beach, January.

BOUCHARD, S., & RENAUD, P. (2002). Using 3D computer games to conduct VR exposure for phobias. Oral presentation at the 10th Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR), Newport Beach, January.

RENAUD, P. & BOUCHARD, S. (2002). Perceptual complexity analysis in virtual reality: theoretical and methodological considerations. Oral presentation at Complexity 2002, La Havane, January.

BOUCHARD, S. (2001). Using virtual reality and telehealth to disseminate empirically validated treatments. Symposium organized for the 35th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Philadelphia, November.

BOUCHARD, S. (2001). CBT in videoconference for panic and GAD. Oral presentation at the 35th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Philadelphia, November.

BOUCHARD, S. (2001). Preventing anxiety disorders in children and involving parents in the treatment. Symposium organized for the 35th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Philadelphia, November.

Gagnier, N., BOUCHARD, S., & Gervais, J. (2001). Prevention of anxiety disorders among children : The results of a 10-session program. Oral presentation at the 35th Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Philadelphia, November.

RENAUD, P., Allard, P., L'archevêque, R., & Proulx, R. (2001). L'entraînement à l'utilisation du bras télémanipulateur de l'Agence spatiale canadienne: analyse de la performance d'opérateurs humains sur un simulateur graphique. Conference presented at the 24e Congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie, Chicoutimi, October 26-28.

Robillard, G., Côté, S., St-Jacques, J., & BOUCHARD, S. (2001). Résultats préliminaires sur l'efficacité d'un traitement d'exposition virtuelle pour l'arachnophobie. Poster presented at the 24e Congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Chicoutimi, October 26-28.

St-Jacques, J., Côté, S., Robillard, G., & BOUCHARD, S. (2001) Résultats préliminaires: l'efficacité d'un traitement d'exposition virtuelle pour le traitement de l'acrophobie. Poster presented at the 24e Congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP), Chicoutimi, October 26-28.

RENAUD, P., & Rouleau, J.-L. (2001). Probing sexual preferences in virtual reality: A pilot study. Conference presented at the annual meeting of l'International Academy of Sex Research, Bromont, July 11-14.

BOUCHARD, S. (2001). Psychotherapy in videoconference : A control outcome study of behavioral telehealth. Oral presentation at the 9th Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR), Newport Beach, January.

BOUCHARD, S. (2000). Cyberpsychology and behavior change: Illustrations of the usefulness of videoconference and virtual reality with panic disorder and agoraphobia. Symposium organized for the 34th Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), New-Orleans (LO), November.

BOUCHARD, S., Rivard, V., Allard, M., Paquin, B., Payeur, R., & RENAUD, P. (2000). CBT for panic disorder with agoraphobia can be delivered via videoconference. Oral presentation at the 34th Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), New-Orleans (LO), November.

Paquin, B., & BOUCHARD, S. (2000). Perception of panic-disorder patients toward individual CBT delivered in videoconference. Poster presented at the 34th Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), New-Orleans (LO), November.

Rizzo, A., Wiederhold, B., BOUCHARD, S., Bullinger, A., Gale, B., & Anderson, P. (2000). Information technology and cognitive-behavioral approaches : What are the real issues for moving psychology into cyberspace ? Panel discussion at the 34th Annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), New-Orleans (LO), November.

BOUCHARD, S. (2000). Présentation de deux programmes de prévention des troubles d'anxiété chez les jeunes. Oral presentation at the 13e Congrès international de l'Association Mondiale des Sciences de l'Éducation (AMSE), Sherbrooke, June.

BOUCHARD, S & RENAUD, P. (2000). Cyber-psychotherapy : Appraising the coming of a new era. Oral presentation at the Congrès annuel de la Société Canadienne de Psychologie (CPA), Ottawa, June.

BOUCHARD, S. (2000). Bilan de 15 ans d'évolution des thérapies comportementales et cognitives du trouble panique et de l'agoraphobie. Oral presentation at the Journées régionales de thérapie comportementale et cognitive, Montpellier, May.

RENAUD, P., Singer, G., & Proulx, R. (2000). Head-tracking fractal dynamics in visually pursuing virtual objects. Rapport présenté dans le cadre de Nonlinear Dynamics in Life and Social Sciences. Advanced Studies Institute of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Moscou, April 25-May 6.

BOUCHARD, S. (1999). Videoconferencing and cognitive-behavior therapy. How can it change our practice? Panel discussion at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), Toronto, November.