Research
Research lies at the heart of my professional commitment. It helps us better understand child development, parental realities, and the many complex challenges families face, in order to contribute tangibly to their well-being.
I focus on issues with major societal impact—parental burnout, children’s challenging behaviours, parental mental health, parental regret, and parenting practices—with the conviction that research must inform clinical practice, support professionals, and provide families with useful reference points.
This requirement for usefulness goes hand in hand with a requirement for scientific rigour. I advocate an empirically grounded approach, attentive to methodological quality, transparency in analyses, and the integrity of results. Open science, the reproducibility of research, respect for ethical principles, and publication in international peer-reviewed journals are essential reference points in the way I conceive of research.
I also firmly believe in the value of scientific collaboration. Working with researchers from different disciplines, cultures, and contexts makes it possible to question what we take for granted, refine our models, and make collective progress. My commitment to intercultural research is part of this perspective: moving beyond the ethnocentrism often present in psychological sciences and building a more accurate, nuanced, and universal understanding of parental experiences and human development.
For me, doing research means combining scientific rigour, ethical responsibility, and social usefulness—with the idea that understanding better is already supporting better.