About me
I am a Learning and Development professional with expertise in instructional design, leadership development, and organizational learning. With a background spanning education, curriculum strategy, and team development, I specialize in creating high-impact learning experiences that drive performance, engagement, and lasting behavior change. My approach blends learning science, technology, and real-world applications to create effective and engaging experiences.
Having transitioned from academia into corporate learning, I'm passionate about helping organizations develop talent and foster continuous learning cultures. My experience includes leading instructional projects, developing eLearning solutions, workshops, and blended learning programs that reach thousands of learners. As a former professor and curriculum designer, I bring a strategic, research-driven approach to learning and development, ensuring programs align with business goals and deliver measurable impact.
My Approach to Learning Development
My approach blends strategic planning with human-centered design to create learning experiences that are both impactful and inclusive. I align each learning initiative with real business goals and learner needs, while fostering an engaging experience that resonates across diverse audiences. Below, I outline the core principles that guide my work:
Strategic, Data-Driven Design
Every program I design begins with a thorough needs analysis. I collaborate with stakeholders and subject-matter experts to understand business objectives, audience skills, and cultural context. Using data from prior trainings and learner feedback, I make informed decisions about objectives, content, and delivery methods. This data-informed strategy ensures each course aligns with organizational goals and produces measurable results.
Innovative Tools & Interactive Learning
I leverage industry-leading tools to create immersive, interactive training experiences. My development toolkit includes Articulate Storyline and Rise for course design, Synthesia for AI-driven video creation, and a range of visual communication tools—including Canva, Genially, and Photoshop—to bring content to life. I integrate these solutions with LMS platforms to deliver scalable, user-friendly learning. By embedding multimedia simulations, scenario-based learning, and gamified elements, I ensure every experience drives engagement and long-term retention.
Global Collaboration & Inclusive Learning
I thrive in cross-functional environments, partnering with stakeholders at all levels—from subject matter experts to IT teams and senior leadership—to develop learning solutions aligned with real business needs. Having managed international instructional design teams, I am adept at coordinating complex projects across time zones and cultural contexts. I also champion inclusive design practices, ensuring every program is accessible, culturally responsive, and equitable for remote and global learners.
Portfolio
Below are some recent projects for elearning and blended environments.
Books
Before shifting into corporate learning design, I spent many years researching creativity, gender, and the history of psychology. My academic work explored how women have used unconventional forms of expression to challenge social norms and claim space for authorship, identity, and imagination.Trance Speakers: Femininity and Authorship in Spiritual Séances, 1850-1930 (McGill-Queens University Press)
My first book, Trance Speakers (McGill-Queens University Press), looks at how women in nineteenth-century Canada used trance and spiritual communication to negotiate the limits of femininity and authorship. Through archival materials and séance records, I explored how mediumship became a space of resistance and creative agency.
To write it, I drew on historical archives and qualitative data analysis to trace recurring patterns across letters, photographs, and spiritualist publications—work that helped me uncover how women quietly reshaped public discourse through private practices.
Hélène Smith: Occultism and the Discovery of the Unconscious (Oxford University Press)
My second book, Hélène Smith (Oxford University Press), focuses on a French-Swiss medium whose séances captivated early psychologists. Her imagined journeys to Mars and past lives helped shape new ideas about the unconscious mind and women's creative autonomy at the turn of the twentieth century.
In this work, I combined archival research with analysis of early psychological writing to examine how Hélène Smith’s case influenced emerging theories of creativity, dissociation, and cognitive identity—concepts that would later form the foundation of cognitive science. While rooted in historical inquiry, the project deepened my understanding of how mental models, memory, and narrative shape learning—insights that continue to inform my approach to instructional design today.
