Joyce is a full professor in the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine at Laval University. Her research agenda comprises evaluation of collaborative practices with patients-users in research and the education of health professionals. She is also interested in advancing stakeholders’ engagement science regarding how to meaningfully involve people who are too often excluded, including immigrants in patient-oriented research. Joyce leads patient engagement within Diabetes Action Canada, the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research network dealing with diabetes, alongside Holly Witteman. Joyce serves on the CommuniT1D national research team.