Laurence Guillaumie is a professor of public and community health programs at the Faculty of Nursing at Université Laval. Among other roles, she is a regular researcher at the NUTRISS-INAF research center (Nutrition, Health, and Society) and leads the "Territorial Food Systems" Project at the "Pole Agroalimentaire" of Research and Innovation in Bio-Food. Her research program focuses on territorial food systems, with a special interest in the Mauricie region. Her research program comprises five main areas: 1) Improving access to healthy food. This focus area emphasizes safety, equity, and food inclusivity. 2) Reducing the environmental impact of the food sector. By focusing on reducing waste, packaging, and greenhouse gas emissions, this area aims to lighten the ecological footprint of territorial food systems. 3) Supporting local economic development. Through the supply of local products and technological innovation in distribution and transportation, this area promotes regional economic growth. 4) Providing support for indigenous food sovereignty. This area focuses on the public policies and practices of indigenous food systems, recognizing their rights and knowledge in managing food resources. And 5) Governance of territorial food systems. This area addresses the mechanisms of socio-ecological transition, citizen participation, and the evaluation of territorial food systems, highlighting the importance of participative and intersectoral governance.