Personal Bio

I am currently employed as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Le Groupe de Recherche sur le Système Nerveux Central (GRSNC), Departement de Physiologie, Universite de Montreal. I am investigating the contribution of supraspinal structures in the production of anticipatory and compensatory postural responses in cats.

My PhD dissertation, examining exercise, shear stress, and flow-mediated dilation of human conduit arteries, was submitted to the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo in December 2009. I have also been involved in CSA/ESA/NASA funded research examining simulated micro-gravity and its effect on orthostatic tolerance, blood pressure regulation, and cerebral blood flow. In 2005 I was part of a team of international researchers in the Women International Space Simulation for Exploration at l’Institut de Médecine et de Physiologie Spatiales in Toulouse, France examining the cardiovascular effects of long term simulated micro-gravity exposure . I am also interested in human exploration of Mars, which led me to spend two weeks at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah, USA as part of Mars Society Canada's Expedition Alpha. 

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