Juliette Denis

Current Team

Lynne Gouliquer

Lynne Gouliquer is an associate professor of Sociology at Laurentian University (Sudbury, ON, Canada). She is a Banting and an O’Brien fellow. Her research focuses on the sociology of institutions and marginalisation, as they apply to groups such as women in the...

Carmen Poulin

Carmen Poulin: Originally from Québec where her family still resides, she first came to New Brunswick to complete her BA (Psyc & Bio) at UNB. She obtained her MA and PhD degrees (Neuropsychology) at Queen’s U (Kingston, ON). She also studied in Spain (Universidad...

Ursula Cafaro

Ursula Cafaro is currently a PhD student working on her comprehensive exams in the Human Studies and Interdisciplinarity program at Laurentian University in Sudbury under the supervision of Drs Lynne Gouliquer and Carmen Poulin. Her research focus is on the...

Daniel Côté

Born and raised in Timmins, Ontario, Daniel’s post-secondary studies took him to London, ON; Louisiana, USA; and finally Montreal, QC, where his PhD dissertation focused on the ways that people work within organizations (Power Strategy Formation in a Human Service...

Gina King

Gina is currently completing her Bachelor of Science in psychology at UNB with a minor in chemistry. During the fall and winter of 2022, she began a work-study position under the supervision of Dr. Gouliquer, Dr. Poulin, and Hilary Longobardi. She is working as a...

Sophia Konermann

Sophia Konermann is currently a PhD student at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, under the supervision of Drs. Carmen Poulin and Lynne Gouliquer. She met Dr. Poulin while she attended UNB during a year of studying abroad in Canada in 2019/2020. While...

Sandrine Poulin

Sandrine Poulin (she/her) is a PhD student in Experimental Psychology at the University of New Brunswick under the supervision of Drs. Carmen Poulin and Lynne Gouliquer. She joined the P-SEC research group in the winter of 2020 when Drs. Poulin and Gouliquer became...

Lynda Ross

Lynda Ross is a professor Emeritus of women’s and gender studies at Athabasca University (AU). She has a PhD in psychology from the University of New Brunswick (UNB). Her teaching, research, and publications have largely focused on the social construction of theories...

Melissa St. Pierre

Melissa completed her honours thesis entitled: Homosexual Identity Development in the Context of the Canadian Forces: Organisational Influences, Schematic Responses, and Coping Strategies, under the supervision of Drs. Carmen Poulin and Lynne Gouliquer in 2005. ...

About

Born and raised in the small rural village of River Valley, Ontario, Juliette is the 5th oldest of a family of 16. She is a very proud daughter, sister, spouse, mother of two sons, Meumér of four grandchildren, and auntie to several nieces and nephews.

Juliette is a Franco-Métis Elder/Knowledge Carrier, a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario and a member of the Sudbury Métis Council. She honours her mixed heritage and has played a leadership role in her Métis community as member of the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario, Regional Councillor of MNO Region 5, Women’s Representative of the Sudbury Métis Council and/or in her role as Métis Elder in residence at Sudbury Laurentian University, the McEwen School of Architecture and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. She is also often called upon to do presentations on her Métis culture in schools or for various community groups.

A lifelong learner, Juliette is a graduate of the Sudbury Regional School of Nursing where she obtained her Registered Nurse diploma, as well as a graduate of Laurentian University where she obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Juliette is now retired. Her career in Health care was rich and varied and spanned over 35 years. She also recently retired from her small Management Consulting and Translation Firm.

Juliette is a dedicated community volunteer, always striving to bring about positive changes and always bringing a helping hand to various groups and endeavours. She has also done countless presentations and workshops on a variety of topics related to health care, genealogy, and francophone and/or Métis culture, and continues to do so. When she was invited to join P-SEC, she accepted without hesitation. She hopes to provide support and wisdom to the group, as well as bring some cultural awareness and guidance, particularly in regard to Franco-Métis and Franco-Ontarian cultures.

Juliette is the co-author of “Le Centre de santé communautaire de Sudbury : stratégies et perspectives”, published in “Reflets : Revue ontaroise d’intervention sociale et communautaire (fall 1995). She also co-authored her mother’s mémoires.