Dr. Huot is an Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. My research primarily explores migrants’ experiences in Canada at the local scale through community-engaged research. I centre primarily on the implications of Francophone immigration policies for communities of French-speakers outside of Quebec. My work aims to enhance the inclusivity of community spaces for newcomers.

My research explores people’s engagement in daily occupations, including all activities that occupy an individual’s time. Using approaches informed by occupational science, qualitative methodologies, and critical social theory, my research focuses on the occupational implications of international migration to Canada and the experiences of voluntary and forced migrants. My research examines individuals at the local scale in relation to social inclusion and employment. I have also analyzed the integration of French-speaking immigrants in Canadian Francophone minority communities.

Recent publications include:

Huot, S., Veronis, L., Sall, L., Piquemal, N., & Zellama, F. (2023). Prioritizing community cohesion to promote retention: Immigration to Canadian Francophone minority communities. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 24, 1121-1144.

Delaisse, A.-C., Huot, S., Piquemal, N., & Sall, L. (2025). The instrumentalization of French-speaking immigration in Canada within a colonial and economistic approach: a critical discourse analysis. Canadian Ethnic Studies, 57(1), 29-50.

Razavi Yekta, A., McMahon, A., Nicholson, A., & Huot, S. (2025). Navigating occupational balance and identity in the platform economy: Perspectives from immigrant workers. Journal of Occupational Science, 32(1), 84-96.

Delaisse, A.-C., Barber, T., Zhang, G., & Huot, S. (2025). A dynamic and critical approach to belonging as a dimension of occupation. Journal of Occupational Science, 31(1), 36-53.

Delaisse, A.-C., Huot, S., & Veronis, L. (2023). Cohésion communautaire et distanciations socio-raciales dans la communauté francophone du Grand Vancouver. Cahiers Franco-canadien de l’ouest, 35(1-2), 331-364.

Delaisse, A.-C., Veronis, L., & Huot, S. (2022). The ‘in-between’ role of linguistic minority sites in immigrants’ integration: The Francophone community as a third space in Metro Vancouver. Social and Cultural Geography, 25(2), 238-257.

Reid, H., Leite Jr., J. D., Huot, S., & Laliberte Rudman, D. (2025). Intersectionality theory. In M. N. Ikugu, S. Taff, S. Kantartzis, & N. Pollard (Eds.) Routledge companion to occupational therapy: Theories, concepts and models (pp.518-535). Routledge.