As well, she has been an audiologist and member of the Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec since 2007. Having earned a bachelor’s degree in audiology in Tehran and a master’s degree from the Université de Montréal, she recently completed a doctorate in biomedical sciences with a specialization in audiology at the CHU Ste-Justine Research Centre as an award recipient of the Fonds de recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ).