Professor Dr. Ramona Alaggia

Biography

Ramona Alaggia is a Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto and holds the Margaret Wallace McCain Family Chair in Children's Mental Health. She is internationally recognized for her research on trauma, resilience, and the life course, with a particular focus on gender violence, child sexual abuse disclosures, mental health effects, and intimate partner violence. Alaggia emphasizes promoting resilience among children, youth, and adults exposed to violence. As the Director of the ThRIve incubation laboratory, she collaborates with researchers, practitioners, interns, and students to address child and youth trauma. Her work involves compiling and sharing data relevant to these fields to facilitate community discussions and improve children's well-being. She has secured grants, including the SSHRC Insight Grant titled 'Ripple Effects: Impact of #MeToo Movement on Sexual Violence Disclosures in Canada' and collaborates with the University of Edinburgh to develop a child advocacy center in Scotland, inspired by the European Barnahus model. Alaggia has delivered training in the UK and Ireland on trauma-informed approaches and has presented internationally in Italy, Germany, and Scotland.

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