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Frank Vitaro

ResearcherPsycho-éducationUniversité de Montréal

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Frank Vitaro

Researcher

Psycho-éducation

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
56 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (6 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2018.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2019.

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Research

Gambling Longitudinal Study Quantitative Genetics Substance Use Youth

Latest papers

Reimagining the Biopsychosocial Model: Transdiagnostic Factors to Precision Psychiatry.
Biological psychiatry global open science · 2026
Developmental Trajectories of Gambling and Substance use Throughout Adolescence - A Population-Based Longitudinal Study of Preadolescent Risk Factors and Related Outcomes in Early Adulthood.
Journal of gambling studies · 2026
Development of Substance Use Problems: The Role of Adolescent Cannabis Age of Onset, Frequency of Use and Childhood Risk Factors.
Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2026

All 181 publications

Latest funding

Cannabis use-related harms on neurocognition and mental health: harnessing long-term longitudinal cohorts to study persistence, recovery, risk and resilience.
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$2,399,100
Genetic and environmental pathways in the intergenerational transmission of externalizing behaviour problems: A longitudinal study of three population-based cohorts.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$983,024
Trajectories of Externalizing Behaviour Problems and New Parents' Distress and Harsh Parenting: A Genetically-Informed, Prospective Longitudinal Study
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$413,100

All 63 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 181 publications.

Reimagining the Biopsychosocial Model: Transdiagnostic Factors to Precision Psychiatry.

Nikolic M, Caswell CB, Prada NP, Iqbal M, Cox SML, Jaworska N, Castellanos-Ryan N, Vitaro F, Brendgen M, Parent S, Boivin M, Côté S, Tremblay RE, Séguin JR, Leyton M

Biological psychiatry global open science2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2026.100734 PMID: 42293407

Developmental Trajectories of Gambling and Substance use Throughout Adolescence - A Population-Based Longitudinal Study of Preadolescent Risk Factors and Related Outcomes in Early Adulthood.

Carbonneau R, Vitaro F, Brendgen M, Boivin M, Côté SM, Tremblay RE

Journal of gambling studies2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10899-026-10512-4 PMID: 42168497

Development of Substance Use Problems: The Role of Adolescent Cannabis Age of Onset, Frequency of Use and Childhood Risk Factors.

Hamaoui J, Acland E, Vitaro F, Fallu JS, Parent S, Simard C, Boivin M, Côté S, Geoffroy MC, Séguin JR, Castellanos-Ryan N

Research on child and adolescent psychopathology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10802-025-01404-z PMID: 41483051

Deciphering the mediating role of childhood maltreatment in the association between genetic risk and developmental trajectories of school-age reactive and proactive aggression.

Ouellet-Morin I, Geoffroy MC, Louis P, Voronin I, Morneau-Vaillancourt G, Langevin R, Collin-Vézina D, Giguère CE, Bouliane M, Petitclerc A, Brendgen M, Vitaro F, Tremblay RE, Boivin M

Development and psychopathology2025

DOI: 10.1017/s0954579425100801 PMID: 41111315

Reciprocal associations between teachers' use of disciplinary practices and aggression in elementary school students.

L'Écuyer R, Poulin F, Vitaro F, Salvas MC

Journal of school psychology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2025.101489 PMID: 40940110

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

Trajectories of childhood eating behaviors and their association with internalizing and externalizing symptoms in adolescence.

Dufour R, Breton É, Côté SM, Dubois L, Vitaro F, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Booij L

BMC pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-06001-z PMID: 40883733

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 learning2025

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

Academic Achievement, Externalizing Problems, and Close Friends in Middle School: Testing a Developmental Cascade Model Leading to Educational Attainment in the Late Twenties.

Véronneau MH, Vitaro F, Poulin F, Ha T, Kornienko O

Journal of youth and adolescence2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10964-025-02143-6 PMID: 39881121

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Frank Vitaro

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Reimagining the Biopsychosocial Model: Transdiagnostic Factors to Precision Psychiatry.

Developmental Trajectories of Gambling and Substance use Throughout Adolescence - A Population-Based Longitudinal Study of Preadolescent Risk Factors and Related Outcomes in Early Adulthood.

Development of Substance Use Problems: The Role of Adolescent Cannabis Age of Onset, Frequency of Use and Childhood Risk Factors.

Deciphering the mediating role of childhood maltreatment in the association between genetic risk and developmental trajectories of school-age reactive and proactive aggression.

Reciprocal associations between teachers' use of disciplinary practices and aggression in elementary school students.

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

Trajectories of childhood eating behaviors and their association with internalizing and externalizing symptoms in adolescence.

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.

Academic Achievement, Externalizing Problems, and Close Friends in Middle School: Testing a Developmental Cascade Model Leading to Educational Attainment in the Late Twenties.

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?

Frequent collaborators

Michel Boivin

Michel Boivin

Michel Boivin

Isabelle Ouellet-Morin

Isabelle Ouellet-Morin

Isabelle Ouellet-Morin

Marie-Claude Geoffroy

Linda Booij

Linda Booij

Linda Booij

Richard Tremblay

Massimiliano Orri

Natalie Castellanos Ryan

Natalie Castellanos Ryan

Gustavo Turecki

Massimiliano Orri

Moshe Szyf

Sonia Lupien

Marco Leyton

Sophie Parent

Marco Leyton

Jacques Montplaisir