Anita is Mi’kmaw and French Acadian with family living in Esgenoopetitj First Nation and Brantville, New Brunswick. Anita received their Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa and my M.Sc. from Dalhousie University, both in Microbiology and Immunology. They obtained a M.Sc. from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in Health Systems Research at the University of Toronto while conducting their postdoctoral fellowship at Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital. Anita's research interests include Indigenous women’s health, health of racialized individuals, HIV pathogenesis, intervention research, health service outcomes and evaluation, chronic stress and mental health, harm reduction and determinants of health.​