Contact Information
MA candidate
Educational Psychology – Human Development
McGill University
e-mail : gabriela.rey@mail.mcgill.ca
Research Interests
Gabriela’s research focuses on face identity discrimination at different periods of development, using gaze fixation patterns and eye-tracking. She is passionate about creating inclusive environments for all children and working on research that can benefit neurodivergent students.
Keywords: face processing, visual attention, eye-tracking, gaze patterns
Publications
Research Articles
Burack, J. A., Russo, N., Evans, D. W., Boatswain-Jacques, A.-F., Rey, G., Iarocci, G., & Hodapp, R. M. (2024). Cicchetti’s organizational-developmental perspective of Down syndrome: Contributions to the emergence of developmental psychopathology and the study of persons with neurodevelopmental conditions. Development and Psychopathology, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424000178
Poster Presentations
Rey, G., Gazith, A., Boatswain-Jacques, A., Burack, J. A. (2025, April 30-May 3) Strength-Based Review of Current Autism[Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development (INSAR), Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Caimano, S., Rey, G., Froio, R., Raksi, B., Burack, J. (2025, May 1-3) The Development of Coping Mechanisms in Relation to Parental and Peer Attachment Among Low-Income Urban Youth in Single-Parent or Dual-Parent Households. [Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America.
Gazith, A., Stubbert, E., Boatswain-Jacques, A., Rey, G., Langille, L., Bertone, A; Burack, J. (2025, April 30-May 3) Strength-Based Review of Current Autism[Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development (INSAR), Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Rey, G., Boffice, G., Chima, G., Seth, A., Talla-Takoutam, C., & SCERT. (2024, June 21-23). Survey of Assessment Practices and Testing Instruments used with Studnets Diagnosed with an Intellectual Disability [Poster presentation]. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Annual Convention, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Rey, G., Benallal, L., Hung, W.-T., Hunter, J., Yemets, A., & Burack, J. (2024, April 30). Exploring the relationship between Indigenous youth’s motivational orientations and academic self-regulation. [Poster presentation]. Human Development Conference, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Lai, J., Bellon, O., Rey, G., Gilpin, C., Lum,W., O’Connor, R.M., Wendt, D.C., Burack, J.A. (2022, June 17-19) Spiritual Practice and Belief: A Preliminary Study on the Academic Efficacy of First Nations Youth. [Poster presentation]. Canadian Psychology Association (CPA), Annual Convention, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Napoleon, J.-S., Gazith, A., Atkinson, K., Rey, G., Patrinos, C., Lyu, E., Saadawi, N., Chai, S.-A., Francois, T., Sherman, J., Morisseau, N., Lafontant, E., & Burack, J. A. (2022, June 15-16). Effects of peer attachment and gender on adaptive coping styles among youth experiencing homelessness in Montreal. [Poster presentation]. Canadian Conference on Developmental Psychology, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.