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Ginette Dionne

ResearcherEducationUniversité Laval

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Ginette Dionne

Researcher

Education

Social Sciences and Humanities

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
26 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 SSHRC), most recently in 2020.
Supervisor on 4 trainee awards (4 CIHR), most recently in 2014.

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Research

friendships academic skills math reading writing twin study longitudinal study school achievement

Latest papers

Joint contribution of polygenic scores for depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to youth suicidal ideation and attempt.
Molecular psychiatry · 2025
Mediational effects of reading-related intermediate phenotypes from polygenic scores to reading skills.
NPJ science of learning · 2025 · senior author
Association of hyperactivity-impulsivity and inattention symptom profiles with suicide attempt: an 18-year population-based cohort study.
BMJ mental health · 2025

All 91 publications

Latest funding

Does friendship quality matter in how well children and adolescents do in school?
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$194,275
Does friendship quality matter in how well children and adolescents do in school?
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$57,475
A bio-social investigation of the early determinants and developmental processes of interpersonal and academic difficulties in childhood and adolescence
SSHRC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$300,500

All 15 grants and awards

91 publications.

Joint contribution of polygenic scores for depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to youth suicidal ideation and attempt.

Orri M, Morneau-Vaillancourt G, Ouellet-Morin I, Cortese S, Galera C, Voronin I, Vitaro F, Brendgen MR, Dionne G, Paquin S, Forte A, Turecki G, Tremblay RE, Côté SM, Geoffroy MC, Boivin M

Molecular psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-02989-z PMID: 40185901

Mediational effects of reading-related intermediate phenotypes from polygenic scores to reading skills.

Remon A, Mascheretti S, Voronin I, Feng B, Ouellet-Morin I, Brendgen M, Vitaro F, Robaey P, Andlauer TFM, Boivin M, Dionne G

NPJ science of learning2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41539-025-00346-x PMID: 40830104

Association of hyperactivity-impulsivity and inattention symptom profiles with suicide attempt: an 18-year population-based cohort study.

Spodenkiewicz M, Inja A, Cortese S, Galera C, Ouellet-Morin I, Côté SM, Boivin M, Vitaro F, Brendgen M, Dionne G, Renaud J, Tremblay RE, Turecki G, Geoffroy MC, Orri M

BMJ mental health2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjment-2025-301725 PMID: 40645654

The mediation role of reading-related endophenotypes in the gene-to-reading pathway.

Remon A, Mascheretti S, Voronin I, Feng B, Ouellet-Morin I, Brendgen M, Vitaro F, Robaey P, Boivin M, Dionne G

Brain and language2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105552 PMID: 39983636

Genetic and phenotypic evidence of the predictive validity of preschool parent reports of hyperactivity/impulsivity and inattention.

Dionne G, Mascheretti S, Feng B, Paradis H, Brendgen M, Vitaro F, Tremblay R, Boivin M

Development and psychopathology2025First author

DOI: 10.1017/s095457942400035x PMID: 38439652

The Intensity of Formal Child-Care Attendance Decreases the Shared Environment Contribution to School Readiness: A Twin Study.

Gagnon E, Boivin M, Mimeau C, Feng B, Morneau-Vaillancourt G, Aubé S, Brendgen M, Vitaro F, Dionne G

Child psychiatry and human development2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01440-6 PMID: 36269520

Continuity and change of genetic and environmental influences on reading and reading-related neurocognitive skills: A systematic review of longitudinal twin studies.

Mascheretti S, Lampis V, Andreola C, Lecce S, Dionne G

Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105576 PMID: 38331130

Concurrent and prospective associations between family socioeconomic status, social support and salivary diurnal and hair cortisol in adolescence.

Cantave CY, Brendgen M, Lupien S, Dionne G, Vitaro F, Boivin M, Ouellet-Morin I

Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2024

DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13893 PMID: 37795803

The phenotypic associations and gene-environment underpinnings of socioeconomic status and diurnal cortisol secretion in adolescence.

Cantave CY, Brendgen M, Paquin S, Lupien S, Dionne G, Vitaro F, Boivin M, Ouellet-Morin I

Development and psychopathology2023

DOI: 10.1017/s0954579421001048 PMID: 34698624

Inattention, academic underachievement, and depressive symptoms: uncovering environmental and genetic pathways from middle to late childhood.

Plamondon A, Tarabulsy GM, Dionne G, Ouellet-Morin I, Vitaro F, Brendgen M, Boivin M

Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry2023

DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2023.1113938 PMID: 39816893

Does friendship quality matter in how well children and adolescents do in school?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dionne, Ginette

Keywords: friendships; academic skills; math; reading; writing; twin study; longitudinal study

$194,275

Does friendship quality matter in how well children and adolescents do in school?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dionne, Ginette

Keywords: friendships; academic skills; math; reading; writing; twin study; longitudinal study

$57,475

A bio-social investigation of the early determinants and developmental processes of interpersonal and academic difficulties in childhood and adolescence

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Boivin, Michel

Keywords: peer relation difficulties; school achievement; early childhood; longitudinal studies; gene-environment interplay

$300,500

Predictors of school achievement from kindergarten to age 19 and postsecondary outcomes at 21: disentangling how genetic endowment and environmental factors interact over time

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dionne, Ginette

Keywords: school achievement; gene-environment interactions; parental involvement; motivation; school readiness; teacher-child relationship; school climate; peer relationships;trajectory analyses; twin design

$362,318

Association entre les symptômes anxieux et les symptômes dépressifs à l'enfance: trajectoires de développement et étiologie génétique-environnementale

SupervisorCIHR2014Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Tanguay-Garneau, Laurence

Keywords: Développement Socio-Affectif; Symptômes Anxieux; Symptômes Dépressifs

$105,000

Peer victimization and the transition to adulthood

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Brendgen, R. Mara

Keywords: peer victimization; developmental adjustment; emerging adulthood; longitudinal and genetically informed research design

$436,702

Developmentally dynamic genetic and environmental factors linking deviant peer group affiliation and antisocial behaviour in emerging adulthood

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lacourse, Eric

Keywords: relations avec les pairs; agression; intimidation; génétique comportementale; interaction gènes-environnement; analyse de trajectoires

$404,752

Étiologie génétique et environnementale du phénotype d'insensibilité: contribution de la sensibilité maternelle

SupervisorCIHR2013Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Henry, Jeffrey

Keywords: Sensibilité Maternelle; Trait D'Insensibilité; Étude De Jumeaux

$105,000

Individual, family and school level predictors of text writing skills in high-school: a longitudinal twin study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dionne, Ginette

Keywords: écriture; langage; phonologie; morphosyntaxe; génétique; littératie familiale; motivation; sentiment de compétence scolaire

$368,275

Étiologie dimensionnelle génétique et neuropsychologique des difficultés en lecture et du trouble déficitaire de l'attention avec ou sans hyperactivité (TDAH)

SupervisorCIHR2012Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Plourde, Vickie

Keywords: Difficultés De Lecture; Endophénotype; Fonctions Cognitives; Génétique Comportementale; Trouble Déficitaire De L'Attention Avec Hyperactivité; Variables Neuropsychologiques

$105,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Ginette Dionne

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Joint contribution of polygenic scores for depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to youth suicidal ideation and attempt.

Mediational effects of reading-related intermediate phenotypes from polygenic scores to reading skills.

Association of hyperactivity-impulsivity and inattention symptom profiles with suicide attempt: an 18-year population-based cohort study.

The mediation role of reading-related endophenotypes in the gene-to-reading pathway.

Genetic and phenotypic evidence of the predictive validity of preschool parent reports of hyperactivity/impulsivity and inattention.

The Intensity of Formal Child-Care Attendance Decreases the Shared Environment Contribution to School Readiness: A Twin Study.

Continuity and change of genetic and environmental influences on reading and reading-related neurocognitive skills: A systematic review of longitudinal twin studies.

Concurrent and prospective associations between family socioeconomic status, social support and salivary diurnal and hair cortisol in adolescence.

The phenotypic associations and gene-environment underpinnings of socioeconomic status and diurnal cortisol secretion in adolescence.

Inattention, academic underachievement, and depressive symptoms: uncovering environmental and genetic pathways from middle to late childhood.

Does friendship quality matter in how well children and adolescents do in school?

Does friendship quality matter in how well children and adolescents do in school?

A bio-social investigation of the early determinants and developmental processes of interpersonal and academic difficulties in childhood and adolescence

Predictors of school achievement from kindergarten to age 19 and postsecondary outcomes at 21: disentangling how genetic endowment and environmental factors interact over time

Association entre les symptômes anxieux et les symptômes dépressifs à l'enfance: trajectoires de développement et étiologie génétique-environnementale

Peer victimization and the transition to adulthood

Developmentally dynamic genetic and environmental factors linking deviant peer group affiliation and antisocial behaviour in emerging adulthood

Étiologie génétique et environnementale du phénotype d'insensibilité: contribution de la sensibilité maternelle

Individual, family and school level predictors of text writing skills in high-school: a longitudinal twin study

Étiologie dimensionnelle génétique et neuropsychologique des difficultés en lecture et du trouble déficitaire de l'attention avec ou sans hyperactivité (TDAH)

Frequent collaborators

Michel Boivin

Frank Vitaro

Isabelle Ouellet-Morin

Lise Dubois

Sonia Lupien

Gabrielle Garon-Carrier

Linda Booij

Yao Zheng

Gustavo Turecki

Philippe Robaey

Marco Battaglia

Jean-Pascal Lemelin

Jean-Philippe Gouin

Tamarha Pierce

Eric Lacourse

Alexandra Matte-Landry

Moshe Szyf

Marie-Claude Geoffroy

Guy Rouleau

Lance Rappaport

Simon Larose

Anne-Sophie Denault

Simon Grondin

Gina Muckle

Massimiliano Orri

Wei Wang

Jacques Montplaisir