Experience
Academic Training
- Ph.D in Psychiatric Sciences and Addictology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal (In Progress)
- M.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences, Clinical and Applied Research Profile (M.Sc.) Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal
- B.Sc. in Cognitive Neuroscience, Fundamental Program (B. Sc.) Department of Psychology, University of Montreal
Research Experience



- Research trainee, Dream and Nightmare Laboratory/Dream Engineering Laboratory
- Research assistant, Dream Research Laboratory of the University of Montreal
- Research Assistant, Sleep Health and Human Performance Laboratory, Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine (CARSM)
- Research Trainee, Fluid Interfaces Research Group, Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Research Assistant, International Laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound Research (BRAMS)
Professional Societies
- Regional Representative, Organiser, Member: International association for the Study of Dreams
- Media and advocacy group member, Member: Canadian Sleep Society
Published Works
- Levasseur, A., Pelletier-Dumas, M., Lacourse, É., Lina, J.-M., Simonelli, G., & de la Sablonnière, R. (2025). Sleep duration and quality trajectories during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic: A Canadian nationally representative study. BMC Public Health, 25(1), 1691. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22617-3
- Gabet, S., Levasseur, A., Thierry, B., Wasfi, R., Kestens, Y., Moullec, G., & Simonelli, G. (2024). Household and housing determinants of sleep duration during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the COHESION Study. Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2024.05.008
- Bernal, G., Chhibber, M., Bhatnagar, M., Jivani, U. Hidalgo, N., Levasseur, A., Maes, P. (2023). 2023 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), Sydney, Australia, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10341064
- Levasseur, A., Pelletier-Dumas, M., Lacourse, É., Lina, JM., de la Sablonnière, R., et Simonelli, G. (2023) Prédiction des trajectoires de durée et de qualité du sommeil durant la première vague de COVID-19 auprès d’un échantillon représentatif de Canadiens. Papyrus. (Masters thesis) http://hdl.handle.net/1866/32660
Some of my Knowledge Dissemination Efforts and Media Appearances
- Rose-Aimée Automne T. Morin, LEVASSEUR, A. (2025-05-28) Et si vous pouviez influencer vos nuits ? La Presse.
- Radio-Canada interview about my PhD project and dream science
- My Facebook group page dedicated to dream science education
- Canadian Sleep Society Facebook Page I create posts for
- My Youtube page dedicated to dream science education
- Austin, D. (2024/7) “I dream of … trending topics? Here’s how social media can become the stuff of nightmares”. National Geographic. Consulted expert
- Levasseur, A., Gosselin, C. (2023/7) “Intuition and the Dreaming State”. Intuitive-U. Podcast Interview
Contact Me for More Information

LaPresse newspaper article about me and my research
What If You Could Influence Your Nights?

In-Person Conference I am leading, hosting and presenting at.
Le rêve comme miroir de la vie – 8e conférence grand public de l’IASD Qc
