Noémie Bigras, Ph.D.

(She/her)

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology
Université du Québec en Outaouais

«My research aims to better understand sexual well-being and its distal and proximal correlates in couples of all ages.  »
What we do
Selected publications

Through different research designs, we examine the links between childhood interpersonal trauma and sexual well-being via different mechanisms such as affection within community couples and clinical couples struggling with desire disorder. We are also interested in the sexuality of older adults.

Research

Preliminary study on the sexual well-being of couples aged 60 and over
Cross-sectional study aimed at documenting relational factors associated with the sexual well-being of elderly couples.

Childhood trauma, affection and sexual wellbeing among couples: A daily diary and longitudinal study
Longitudinal and daily diary study to investigate the mediating role of verbal and nonverbal affection between childhood interpersonal trauma and sexual well-being among community couples.

Menopausal transition, psychosocial and sexual well-being: a pilot study of post-menopausal women.

Publications

  • Bigras, N., Dion, J., Bőthe, B., Byers, E. S., Aumais, M., & Bergeron, S. (2023). A Validation Study of The Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction in Sexually Active Adolescents. The Journal of Sex Research, 60(1), 62-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2148239
  • Bergeron, S., Bigras, N., & Vaillancourt-Morel, M-P. (2022). Child Maltreatment and Couples’ Sexual Health: A Systematic Review. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 10(4). 567-582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sxmr.2022.04.002
  • Bigras, N., Vaillancourt-Morel, M-P., Nolin, M-C., & Bergeron, S. (2021). Associations between childhood sexual abuse and sexual wellbeing in adulthood: A systematic literature review. The Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 30(3), 332-352. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2020.1825148
  • Bigras, N., Bosisio, M., Daspe, M-È, & Godbout, N. (2020). Who am I and what do I need? Identity difficulties as a mechanism of the link between childhood neglect and adult sexual disturbances. International Journal of Sexual Health, 32(3), 267-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2020.1796881
  • Bigras, N., Godbout, N., Hébert, M., & Sabourin, S. (2017). Cumulative Adverse Childhood Experiences and Sexual Satisfaction in Sex Therapy Patients: What Role for Symptom Complexity? The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(3), 444-454. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.01.013
  • Bigras, N., Daspe, M-E, Godbout, N, Briere, J., & Sabourin, S. (2017). Cumulative childhood trauma and adult sexual satisfaction: Mediation by affect dysregulation and sexual anxiety in men and women. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 43(4), 377-396. 
    http://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2016.1176609
  • Bigras, N., Godbout, N., Hébert, M., Runtz, M., & Daspe, M-È. (2015). Identity and Relatedness as Mediators between Child Emotional Abuse and Adult Dyadic Adjustment in Women. Child Abuse & Neglect, 50, 85-93. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.07.009.
  • Bigras, N., Godbout, N., & Briere, J. (2015). Childhood sexual abuse, sexual anxiety, and sexual satisfaction: The role of self-capacities. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 24(5), 464-483. http://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2015.1042184.
     

Affiliations

  • Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR)
  • International Academy for Sex Research (IASR)
  • Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les problèmes conjugaux et les agressions sexuelles (CRIPCAS)
  • Société québécoise de la recherche en psychologie (SQRP)
  • Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF)

CRIPCAS
Research Team

  • Sandrine Beaudet Ph. D. Département de psychologie
  • Naomi Cadieux Ph. D. Département de psychoéducation et de psychologie
  • Samuelle Lalancette Ph. D. Département de psychologie
  • Claudie Berniquez Ph. D. Département de psychologie
  • Sarah Kholkhal Ph. D. Département de psychoéducation et de psychologie
  • Lydia Pedneault Ph. D. Département de psychologie
  • Suezy-Ann Boucher Ph. D. Département de psychologie

 

Non-CRIPCAS
Research Team

Grants agencies
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
     

In the news
  • Bigras, N. (1er avril 2026). Gérer la charge émotionnelle chez la femme de 60 ans et plus. Présentation aux membres de l’Association des retraité.e.s de l’enseignement du Québec (AREQ), Brownsburg-Chatham, QC, Canada.
  • Bigras, N. (14 octobre, 2025). 101 overview, Sexual wellness during the menopausal transition and beyond. World Menopause Day webinar, Canadian Innovation Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace.

  • Bigras, N. (17 février 2025). Le désir n’a pas d’âge : Explorer la sexualité après 60 ans. Présentation aux membres de l’Académie des retraités de l’Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada.

  • Bigras, N. (Invitée). Pedneault, L. (animatrice), Belen Field, M. (animatrice), Herrera-Roberge, J., Paquette, M.-M. et Bergeron, S. (2023, mai). Traumas et sexualité avec Dre Noémie Bigras [épisode de balado audio]. Dans Désextifier. CISM.

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Département de psychoéducation et de psychologie
Université du Québec en Outaouais
283, boul. Alexandre-Taché, bureau C-2817
Gatineau Quebec
J8X 3X7

E-mail
Noemie.bigras@uqo.ca

Phone 
819 595-3900, poste 2550

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