Valérie has worked and studied in the mental health field for 16 years in several provinces across Canada and most recently in the US. She completed her graduate studies at Memorial University in Newfoundland and her post doctoral work at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.

After six years in the US she returned to Canada to join ACCESS Open Minds. Her research interests include mood disorders among youth, implementation science, and the potential of technology to augment access to mental health supports for people with serious mental illness. In her current role at ACCESS Open Minds, she leads the quantitative analyses. Her long-term goals are for her work to influence policy development for improving access to mental health services for marginalized populations and those living in rural and remote communities.

Her favourite season is winter, which makes Montréal a great place for her to be.