Researcher at the CHUQ Research Center in Québec City, she is also Member of the Advisory Board for the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) and Member of the Challenge Advisory Panel for Chemical Substances. Her area of expertise is behavioural and developmental teratology integrating epidemiological and toxicological based concepts. Her research is focused on the health, behaviour and development of infants and children. She is interested in the effects of prenatal exposure to teratogenic substances, such as tobacco, alcohol and environmental contaminants (mercury, lead, etc.). She is also interested in the determinants of the development of inuit children, determinants such as anemia, familial violence and maternal distress. Her work has been funded by NIH, CIHR, FRSQ, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Health Canada.