Ph.D.
Who Qualifies as a Fisher ? The Socio-Legal Challenges of Legal Classification in French Polynesia
2025-2026
Early-Career Researcher, recipient of the Pacific Center for Humanities Research (Maison des Sciences de l’Homme du Pacifique) grant (€ 5,000)
Research conducted at the University of French Polynesia, in collaboration with the Department of Marine Resources (Direction des Ressources Marines, DRM) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources in charge of Food and Research in French Polynesia.
International Governance of Agricultural Development Projects with attention to State sovereignty and the Rights of Indigenous and Local communities
2025-2026
Postdoctoral researcher awarded the B3Z scholarship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec (CAD $60,000)
Research carried out at the Research Center on Regulation and Governance Law at the University of Sherbrooke, with the support of Pierre-François Mercure and Marie-Claude Desjardins .
Photography: Burkina Faso, 2019
Innovative Mechanisms for Protecting Agricultural Land and LPTAA Reform in the province of Quebec
2023-2025
Research professional at the Research Chair in Law on Food Diversity and Security at Laval University.
Expertise commissioned by Geneviève Parent, with financial support of the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ), as part of the National Consultation on Agricultural Territory and Activities.
Recognizing and Realizing Fishers’ Rights to achieve Food Security and Sustainable Aquatic Resource Management
2023-2024
Postdoctoral researcher awarded a scholarship from the Faculty of Law of Laval University (CAD $20,000)
Research interne hosted at CRIOBE in Moorea, French Polynesia.
Empirical research in Rangiroa with the support of Geneviève Parent, Kristin Bartenstein, Jean Wencélius, François Féral and Tamatoa Bambridge.
Photography: Fishermen of Rangiroa, Tuamotu, French Polynesia
Consumers at the Heart of Healthier, more Sustainable, and more Equitable Territorialized Food Systems
2022-2025
Research Professional at the Research Chair in Law on Food Diversity and Security, Laval University.
Research commissioned by Geneviève Parent, with financial support from the Claude Masse Foundation, aimed at identifying legal levers to ensure the effective involvement of consumers, including those experiencing food insecurity, in the governance of food systems.
Diagnosis of the Food System in the Greater Quebec City area
2023
Research Professional at the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, under the supervision of Professor Geneviève Parent.
Study and diagnostic of the food system in the Greater Quebec City area, with a strong focus on sustainability, aligned with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals; evaluation and recommendations for actions to transition the food system toward greater sustainability, equity, and resilience.
Optimize the Supply Chain Practices of Food banks in Quebec to Reduce Food Insecurity and Food Waste
2021-2023
Research led by Professor Karima Afif.
Project coordinator, in collaboration with the Quebec Food Banks (BAQ).
Adaptive Governance for Coexistence of Crop Diversity Management Systems (CoEx)
2016-2020
Doctoral student and member of the steering committee, under the supervision of Prof. Geneviève Parent.
Multidisciplinary and collaborative project led by Sélim Louafi and Mathieu Thomas , focusing on cultivated diversity management systems in West Africa.
Long-term empirical research in Burkina Faso and Senegal between 2018 and 2020.
Photograph: Senegalese Association of Peasant Seed Producers, Djimini Fair , 2018.