Dr Nicholas Longpré

Profile

Biography

2008-2011 – Université de Montréal

Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) – Criminology

Master Thesis Title: Théories implicites chez les agresseurs de femmes adultes (The implicit theories of adult rapists)

2011-2016  – Université de Montréal

Doctoral’s Degree (Ph.D.) – Criminology

Doctoral Thesis Title: Un poison même à petite dose: étude de la structure latente et des facteurs développementaux du sadisme sexuel (A poison even in small dose: Study of the latent structure and development antecedents of sexual sadism)

2016-2018  – Brandeis University

Postdoctoral Associate – Psychology

Under the supervision of Raymond A. Knight, the Mortimer Gryzmish Professor of Human Relations at Brandeis University

Research Interests

Under Review

Rohrer, D., Longpré, N., & Knight, R.A. (Under Review). The Dual Factor Structure of Hypersexuality: Creating a Brief Survey.   

Manuscript in preparation 

Dauphinais, L., Longpré, N., Duval, M., Raiche, A.P., Guay, J.P., Knight, R.A., & Proulx, J.  (Manuscript in preparation). A Taxometric Investigation of Sexual Sadism: Can Phallometric Assessment Provide Further Evidence of Dimensionality?  

Tachmetzidi Papoutsi, M. & Longpré, N. (Manuscript in preparation). Amongst the Shadows of Stalking and Sexual Violence.  

Tachmetzidi Papoutsi, M. & Longpré, N. (Manuscript in preparation). Stalking and the Dark Tetrad: The impact of the dark traits.  

Germain Chartrand, V., Guay, J.P., & Longpré, N. (Manuscript in preparation). Everyday sadism and psychopathic traits: Their relation to facial affect recognition.

Teaching

Programme Leader

BSc Psychology with Forensic Perspectives 

BSc Psychology & Criminology 

Committees 

2025 – Centre for Applied Criminal Justice and Policing Research –Codirector – Centre Impact Assessment Lead 

2022 –  Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (SSREC) – Faculty of Arts & Science – Deputy Chair 

2024 –  VASP/ MASC