Laurianne Bastien | Dr. Nancy Heath Research Team

LAURIANNE BASTIEN, M.A.

Human Development

Research Interests: resilience building, university student well-being, stress and coping, mindfulness

Email Address: laurianne.bastien@mail.mcgill.ca

Awards

2023 – PhD Student Scholarship, Fonds de recherche du Québec en société et culture (FRQSC) Papageno Suicide Prevention Team ($5,000)
2022-2025 – Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Doctoral Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC, $105,000; held)
2022-2026 – Bourse de doctorat en recherche, Fonds de recherche du Québec en société et culture (FRQSC, $84,000; awarded)
2021-2022 – Selected Preferential Recruitment Graduate Excellence Fellowship, McGill University ($35,000)
2021 – Graduate Mobility Award (Virtual Workshop), McGill University ($390)
2021 – Human Development Conference Poster Award, McGill University ($100)
2020 – Adolescent Wellness and Community Engagement Award, McGill University ($2,000)
2019 – Graduate Excellence Fellowship, McGill University ($3,600)

Publications

Bastien, L., Böke, B. N., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (submitted). You can teach students strategies, but will they use them?: Evaluating knowledge mobilization of student coping. Prevention Science.

Mettler, J., Zito, S., Bastien, L., Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (revisions requested). Formal vs. informal mindfulness practice in adolescence: Does type of mindfulness influence mental health and educational outcomes? School Mental Health.

Petrovic, J., Sadowski, I., Böke, B. N., Mettler, J., Bastien, L., & Heath, N. L. (revisions requested). Perceived degree of reaching adulthood: A novel predictor of subjective well-being in emerging adulthood. Current Psychology.

Cho, S., Bastien, L., Petrovic, J., Böke, B. N., & Heath, N. L. (in press). The role of mental health stigma in university students’ satisfaction with online stress management resources: An intervention study. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Formative Research.

Mettler, J., Bastien, L., Carsley, D., Khoury, B., & Heath, N. L. (2024). Mindfulness-based programs for child and adolescent mental health in educational settings. In. K. K. S. Chang, E. N.-S. Lau, J. C.-K., Lee (Eds.), Mindfulness for child and adolescent well-being: International perspectives. Routledge (Taylor & Francis). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003314882-5

Böke, B. N., Joly, M., Bastien, L., & Heath, N. L. (2023). Keep it brief: Can a 4-item stress screener predict university adjustment over 18 months? Higher Education Research & Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2291061

Gholamrezaei, M., Heath, N. L., Elgbeili, G., Pereira, L., Panaghi, L., & Bastien, L. (2023). Function of nonsuicidal self-injury among Iranian university students: A factor structure analysis. Psychological Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231197161

Petrovic, J., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., Bloom, E., Hamza, C., & Heath, N. L. (2023). Promising approaches in prevention and intervention in secondary school settings. In E. E. Lloyd-Richarson, I. Baetens, & J. Whitlock (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of nonsuicidal self-injury. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197611272.013.48

Petrovic, J., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2022). Mindfulness receptivity, dispositional mindfulness, and coping self-efficacy in university students with and without a history of self-injury. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/87568225.2022.2127075

Bastien, L., Böke, B. N., Mettler, J., Zito, S., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Lewis, S. P., Whitley, R., Iyer, S., & Heath, N. L. (2022). Comparing a peer-presented vs. mental health service provider-presented mental health outreach program for university students: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.2196/34168

Petrovic, J., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2022). The effectiveness of a mindfulness induction as a buffer against stress among university students with and without a history of self-injury. Psychological Reports, 126(5), 2280-2302. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941221089282

Heath, N. L., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., Bloom, E., & Hamza, C. (2020). School response to non-suicidal self-injury. In E. Cole & M. Kokai (Eds.). Mental Health Consultation and Interventions in School Settings: A Scientist-Practitioner’s Guide. Hogrefe Publishing GmbH.

Moumne, S., Hall, N. C., Böke, B. N., Bastien, L., & Heath, N. L. (2020). Implicit theories of emotion, goals for emotion regulation, and cognitive responses to negative life events. Psychological Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294120942110

Xin, M., Yang, X., Böke, B. N., Bastien, L. (2020). Impact of negative life events and social support on non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among Chinese middle school students. American Journal of Men’s Health, 14(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988320937124

Conferences

Mettler, J., Zito, S., Bastien, L., Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2024, August). How we teach mindfulness matters: Adolescent development and the importance of informal mindfulness. Talk submitted for presentation at the International Conference on Mindfulness, Bangor, UK.

Bastien, L., Böke, B. N., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2024, June). Enhancing student well-being: Leveraging the Knowledge to Action framework for stress management in higher education. Flash talk submitted for presentation at the Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, Montreal, QC.

Riondino, G., Bastien, L., Boke, B. N., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2024, June). Predicting university student coping behaviours: The importance of coping self-efficacy. Poster accepted for presentation at the 85th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Ottawa, ON.

Riondino, G., Petrovic, J., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2023, June). Emotion-focused coping self-efficacy as a critical factor in university stress for those with a history of nonsuicidal self-injury. Poster presented at the 84th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Toronto, ON.

Cho, S., Petrovic, J., Bastien, L., & Heath, N. L. (2023, June). University students’ satisfaction with online stress management: Does family-based stigma matter? Poster presented at the 84th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Toronto, ON.

Bastien, L., Petrovic, J., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2023, June). “I wouldn't be able to turn off my brain and do it right”: Barriers, benefits, and misconceptions of meditation in young adults with and without a history of NSSI. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) conference, Vienna, Austria.

Petrovic, J., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2023, June). Mindfully aware of my body: The unique response to a mindfulness induction among university students with lived experience of self-injury. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) conference, Vienna, Austria.

Bastien, L., Zito, S., Böke, B. N., Mettler, J., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Lewis, S. P., Whitley, R., Iyer, S. N., & Heath, N. L. (2022, June). Participatory action research for effective knowledge mobilization. Poster presented at the Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, Virtual Conference.

Kiafar, A., Milad, J., Cho, S., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., Weintraub, G. & Heath, N. L. (2022, June). Mental health professionals’ satisfaction with an e-mental health resource selection guide. Poster presented at the 83rd annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Calgary, Alberta.

Cho, S., Petrovic, J., Bastien, L., Fournier, S., Böke, B. N., Mettler, J., Sadowski, I., & Heath, N. L. (2022, June). Is linguistic experience related to dispositional mindfulness in university students? Poster presented at the 83rd annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Calgary, AB.

Petrovic, J., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2022, June). The unique response of university students with a history of nonsuicidal self-injury to a mindfulness induction. Oral presentation presented at the 83rd annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Calgary, AB.

Kiafar, A., Nordine, A., Zito, S., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., Böke, B. N., & Heath, N. L. (2021, October). University students’ perspectives on coping before and during the pandemic. Poster presented at the Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP) virtual conference.

Sadowski, I., Bastien, L., Milad, J., Mettler, J., Weintraub, G., & Heath, N. L. (2021, October). School mental health professionals’ role in online resource provision. Poster presented at the virtual 2021 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health.

Bastien, L., Böke, B. N., Zito, S., Mettler, J., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., & Heath, N. L. (2021, August). Evaluating peer versus professional video outreach to enhance mental health resilience in university students. Talk presented at the virtual Canadian Post-Secondary Mental Health Conference.

Bastien, L., Petrovic, J., Mettler, J., Milad, J., & Heath, N. L. (2021, June). Dispositional mindfulness and attitudes towards mindfulness in students with a history of self-injury? Poster session presented at the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) virtual conference.

Bastien, L., Zito, S., Mettler, J., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Lewis, S. P., Whitley, R., Iyer, S. N., & Heath, N. L. (2021, June). Stress and Coping: Online Outreach Program (SCOOP). Concurrent session presented at the Canadian Association of College & University Student Services (CACUSS) virtual conference.

Di Genova, L., Thannhauser, J., Bastien, L., Zito, S., Romano, V., Duffy, A., Nalder, E., & Kirsh, B. (2021, June). Innovative perspectives on university student mental health: Student and patient-oriented research - year 2 project updates (CIHR-SPOR Collaboration Grants). Concurrent session presented at the Canadian Association of College & University Student Services (CACUSS) virtual conference.

Petrovic, J., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2021, June). Mindfulness attitudes: A novel predictor of dispositional mindfulness and coping self-efficacy. Poster session presented at the 82nd annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) virtual conference.

Kiafar, A., Bastien, L., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Lewis, S. P., & Heath, N. L. (2021, May). Peer-led or mental health provider-led? Is there a difference in acceptability and satisfaction? Poster session presented virtually at the 5th Annual McGill Summer Institute for School Psychology conference.

Bastien, L., Petrovic, J., Mettler, J., Milad, J., & Heath, N. L. (2021, May). Are students with a history of self-injury less receptive to mindfulness? Poster presented virtually at the 33rd annual Association for Psychological Science (APS) conference.

Bastien, L., Kiafar, A., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., & Heath, N. L. (2021, May). Acceptabilité et faisabilité d’un programme interactif en ligne de renforcement de la résilience en santé mentale pour les étudiants universitaires. Poster session presented virtually at the Congrès de l’Association Francophone Pour Le Savoir (ACFAS).

Kiafar, A., Nordine, A., Zito, S., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., & Heath N. L. (2021, April). University student perspectives on changes in coping during onset and early Covid-19. Poster session presented virtually at McGill University's 5th Annual Human Development Conference.

Nordine, A., Milad, J., Petrovic, J., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2021, April). University student adjustment to COVID-19: An exploration beyond the negative. Poster session presented virtually at McGill University's 5th Annual Human Development Conference.

Bastien, L., Kiafar, A., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., & Heath, N. L. (2021, April). Innovative online mental health resilience program for university students: Acceptability and feasibility. Poster session presented virtually at McGill University's 5th Annual Human Development Conference.

Petrovic, J., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2021, April). The importance of attitudes towards mindfulness in predicting dispositional mindfulness and coping self-efficacy. Poster session presented virtually at McGill University's 5th Annual Human Development Conference.

Kiafar, A., Bastien, L., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Lewis, S. P., & Heath, N. L. (2020, November). Comparing a peer-led vs. mental health provider-led outreach program for university students. Poster session presented at the University of Waterloo Virtual Conference on Student Mental Health Research.

Petrovic, J., Böke, B. N., Zito, S., Bastien, L., Washer, S., McAuley, L., Carsley, D., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., & Heath, N. L. (2020, November). The development, pilot, and evaluation of a tiered service provision model to build mental health resilience in undergraduate engineering students. Poster session presented at the University of Waterloo Virtual Conference on Student Mental Health Research.

Bastien, L., Böke, B. N., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2020, June). Potential evidence of the benefits of meditation as a coping strategy for those who engage in non-suicidal self-injury. Poster submitted for presentation at the 15th Annual International Society for the Study of Self Injury (ISSS) Conference, Vienna, Austria. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19)

Böke, B. N., Sadowski, I., Mettler, J., Bastien, L., & Heath, N. L. (2020, May). Loneliness and coping ability in emerging adulthood. Oral presentation to be presented at the 81st Annual National Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montréal, QC. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19)

Bastien, L., Böke, B. N., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2020, May). NSSI and meditation: Potential benefits? Oral presentation to be presented at the 81st Annual National Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montréal, QC. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19)

Bastien, L., Argento, A., Mettler, J., Carsley, D., Petrovic, J., Bloom, E., Sullivan, S., & Heath, N. L. (2020, March). Accès en ligne à des stratégies de régulation des émotions adaptées pour le contexte de l’école primaire. Poster accepted for presentation at the Société Québécoise pour Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP) Conference, Gatineau, QC. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19)

Böke, B. N., Bastien., L., Joly, M., & Heath, N. L. (2019, October). Implications of early stress on university adjustment. Poster accepted for presentation at the 9th Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood conference, Toronto, ON.

Zito, S., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., Heath, N., & Di Genova, L. (2019, June). Peer versus Professional Video Outreach to Enhance Mental Health Resilience in University Students. Concurrent Session presented at the Canadian Association of College & University Student Services (CACUSS) Conference, Calgary, AB.

Weiner, O., O’Byrne, J., Bolanis, D., Giraud, J., Homer, L., Lumia, J., Lachapelle, E., Bastien, L., Truchon, L., Smith, D., Cross, N., & Dang-Vu, T.T. (2019, May). Overnight declarative memory retention is associated with coupling between slow-waves and gamma power during slow-wave-sleep in older adults. Poster presented at the 6th Annual PERFORM Centre Research Week, Montreal, Canada.

Weiner, O., O’Byrne, J., Bolanis, D., Giraud, J., Homer, L., Lumia, J., Lachapelle, E., Bastien, L., Truchon, L., Smith, D., Cross, N., & Dang-Vu, T.T. (2019, April). Overnight declarative memory retention is associated with coupling between slow-waves and gamma power during slow-wave-sleep in older adults. Oral presentation at the 3rd annual CRIUGM Science Day, Montreal, Canada.

Böke, B. N., Sadowski, I., Mettler, J., Bastien, L., Heath, N. L. (2019, April). Loneliness in emerging adulthood: The role of developmental dimensions and coping self-efficacy. Poster presented at the 4th annual Human Development Conference, Montreal, QC.

Invited Talks

Heath, N. L., Mettler, J., Böke, B. N., & Bastien, L. (2021, September). Enhancing mental health resilience for students and educators in the classroom. Invited talk presented at the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Online.

Heath, N. L., Simundic, A., & Bastien, L. (2021, February). Understanding non-suicidal self-injury. Invited webinar hosted by Relate Malaysia, Malaysia.

Heath, N. L., Zito, S., Mettler, J., & Bastien, L. (2021, February) Parenting in difficult times: Supporting our children during unprecedented stress. Invited talk presented to the Montreal Centre for Learning Disabilities, Montreal, QC.

Mettler, J., Bastien, L., Zito, S., Kiafar, A., Voutu, D., Simundic, A., & Heath, N. L. (January, 2020). Mindfulness and school adjustment in adolescence. Invited talk at Royal West Academy, Montreal, QC.

Workshops

Heath, N. L., Carsley, D., Sadowski, I., Bastien, L., & Mettler, J. (2021, March). Mindfulness practice for the Student Wellness Hub: Part 2. Workshop presented to McGill’s Student Wellness Hub, Montreal, QC.

Heath, N. L., Carsley, D., Sadowski, I., Bastien, L., & Mettler, J. (2021, February). Mindfulness practice for the Student Wellness Hub. Workshop presented to McGill’s Student Wellness Hub, Montreal, QC.

Heath, N. L., Mettler, J., Zito, S., & Bastien, L. (2020, December). Unprecedented parenting: Supporting our teens in troubled times. Invited workshop presented at Trafalgar's Parent Community Network, Montréal, QC.

Bastien, L., Zito, S., Simundic, A., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2020, November). Mindfulness for Teens. Invited workshop presented to at École Maïmonide, Montreal, QC.

Mettler, J., Bastien, L., Carsley, D., & Heath, N. L. (2018, October). La pleine conscience dans les écoles: Stratégies pour le personnel et les étudiants. Workshop presented to teachers and school staff at Villa Maria High School, Montreal, QC.