Professor at Université Laval, Francine Julien-Gauthier, Ph. D., is professor in the Education Faculty at Université Laval. Regular researcher for Centre de recherche et d’intervention sur la réussite scolaire (CRIRES), she conducts studies on the education of individuals with intellectual disabilities and social inclusion for optimal social participation. She is particularly interested with transition periods: from childcare to school and from school to working life. She is also a regular researcher for CAPSEA (Communauté Axée sur la Participation Sociale de l’Enfant et de l’Adolescent ayant des incapacités) and for the Institute of research in intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder (CRDITED MCQ IU).