Geneviève MARCHAND

Geneviève Marchand is an Associate Professor at the Université de Montréal, affiliated with the School of Public Health (École de santé publique) within the Department of Environmental Health and Occupational Health (Département de santé environnementale et santé au travail). Her research focuses on exposure to microorganisms in occupational environments, molecular biology, and bioaerosol analysis. She supervises doctoral and master’s students, including recent theses on biomarkers of mold exposure, fungal biomass in ventilation systems, and occupational exposure among waste management workers.

Her expertise spans asthma, bacterial growth, genomics, and interprofessional collaboration in occupational health. She contributes to the department’s research infrastructure, including labs like the Laboratoire d’hygiène industrielle et métrologie des polluants. She collaborates with institutions like the IRSST (Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail).

Her work addresses emerging issues in environmental health, such as climate change impacts and community-based risk management. She actively participates in academic activities like the RÉESE network, promoting knowledge exchange on environmental health challenges.