Sophie St-Hilaire is a Canadian Research Chair, Associate Professor at the Atlantic Veterinary College, PEI Canada.   Dr. St-Hilaire received her veterinary degree from the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1994.  She then completed her MSc and PhD in veterinary epidemiology at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Guelph, respectively. In 2016, she completed her MBA at UPEI.  She has worked in the field of aquatic animal health for over 20 years and has published approximately 70 peer-reviewed articles on topics ranging from fish nutrition to infectious disease control and surveillance. Prior to accepting a  Canada Research Chair at the AVC in August 2011 she worked for a number of government agencies including: the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada, University of Guelph, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science in the UK, and Idaho State University in the U.S. She has been involved in a number of fish disease outbreak investigations ranging from viral to parasitic in origin in both wild and farmed animal populations. Most recently she has been evaluating area level management strategies in the salmon aquaculture industry.