After earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Laurentian University, she worked as a registered nurse at Sick Children's Hospital in Toronto. She next accepted a teaching position at Laurentian University, before completing an MSc (Infirmière) from Montreal University and working at Sainte-Justine Hospital for Children. Following this, she accepted a permanent teaching position within the School of Nursing at Laurentian University, where she has now taught for over 20 years. Dr. Larocque obtained a PhD from the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta in 2006.