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Sylvie Parent, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Physical Education at Université Laval. Her research focuses on violence in sport. More specifically, her current work focuses on four (4) themes: 1) measuring the prevalence of violence toward athletes and its associated risk factors, 2) the impact of violence in sport on the physical and mental health of young participants, 3) violence experienced by young officials in the course of their duties, and 4) various contexts of victimization of athletes (university environment, sexual minorities). In 2020, Dr. Parent was awarded the responsibility of directing the Research Chair on Safety and Integrity in Sport. The mission of the Chair is to prevent violence in sport by mobilizing a pa