Sylvie Paré is curently the director of undergraduate Urban Planning Programs. She is a member of the network, Villes, Régions, Monde and also the Institute for Feminist Research and Studies and the network RéQEF. Her research interests are female immigrant entrepreneurship in urban and regional contexts, the transformation of areas, such as Cité-Jardin du Tricentenaire and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, and the management of diversity in municipal contexts.