Having always had a passion for nature, Geneviève began developing an interest in ornithology during her undergraduate studies by taking part in bird-banding workshops. She began her research journey in her final year by studying the spatial and temporal genetic structuring of nests of female hooded mergansers nesting in colonies in Kouchibouguac National Park. She will present and later publish the results of this work.

In recognition of her dedication to her studies, she received the Governor General's Academic Medal at graduation.

Now pursuing a Master of Science in Biology at Université Sainte-Anne, Geneviève continues to study this population, focusing on the causes and consequences of nest-site fidelity in hooded mergansers. More specifically, she seeks to understand which factors, such as reproductive success, individual characteristics, and intraspecific interactions determine whether an individual will return to nest in the same location from one year to the next, and whether this decision affects future reproduction. To do so, she monitors hooded merganser nests on islands during the breeding season and uses a combination of video data and capture-mark-recapture methods to identify which individuals return and which nests belong to them. With her results, she hopes to improve understanding of this little-studied species and inform conservation decisions for sea ducks.

In her free time, she enjoys walking in nature to observe and photograph birds, drawing, and sewing.

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