Dr. Ramona Alaggia

Professor

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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.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work • Toronto, Canada

Current position as Professor at the Faculty of Social Work.

Associate Professor

2006-01-01 — 2018-01-01

University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work • Toronto, Canada

Position held before becoming a full Professor.

Academic Consultant

2014-01-01 — Present

Hedge Funds Care Canada | Help Children • Canada

Consultancy role focusing on children.

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology