Maryse Fortin joined the Department of Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology as an Assistant Professor in July 2019 and is currently an Associate Professor. She received her BSc in Exercise Science, Specialization Athletic Therapy from Concordia University, her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Alberta, and completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Orthopedic Spine Surgery at McGill University and her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Electrical Engineering at PERFORM Centre, Concordia University. Her primary area of research and clinical expertise is in musculoskeletal spine imaging and rehabilitation. She is also interested in clarifying the effect of different types of exercise therapy used for the treatment of chronic low back pain on overall paraspinal muscle health (e.g., size, asymmetry, fatty infiltration, muscle function).