Core Skills: Project Management, Strategic Thinking, Policy Development and Analysis, Communications (e.g., Social Media, Graphic Design, Web), Data Analytics
Education
PhD | Political Science, Western University | 2025
- Focus: Politics of Identity, Structural Oppression, Meaning-Making
- Awards: Ontario Graduate Student Scholarship, Western Graduate Research Scholarship
MA | Political Science, Wilfrid Laurier University | 2013
BA (HONS) | Political Studies, Queen’s University | 2012
PROFESSIONAL Experience
Director, Policy and Programs
Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences | Jan 2025 – Present
- Monitor and analyze emerging trends shaping post-secondary education, science and technology, and humanities and social sciences research.
- Advise senior leadership and the Board on policy positions, advocacy approaches, and research priorities.
- Curate and deliver programming for Congress, which is Canada’s largest gathering of academics, and for the Big Thinking podcast.
- Supervise and mentor a team, fostering an inclusive work culture.
Research and Knowledge Mobilization Specialist
Learning Network, Western University | Aug 2022 – Aug 2024
- Conducted research on gender-based violence, gender equity, and technology-facilitated abuse, contributing to evidence-based programming and advocacy.
- Partnered with interdisciplinary researchers to translate complex findings into accessible resources, increasing research impact.
- Designed and executed targeted communications strategies across five platforms, driving over 2.5 million impressions annually.
- Led strategic planning efforts and developed analytics to track project success.
Research Associate
Learning Network, Western University | Jun 2017 – Aug 2022
- Produced high-impact newsletters, infographics, and policy briefs, providing actionable recommendations to policymakers, researchers, and service providers.
- Developed and facilitated training sessions, including webinars and forums, reaching and engaging diverse audiences of 750+ attendees per event.
- Nurtured cross-sectoral collaborations nationwide, advancing intersectional approaches to knowledge mobilization and collective advocacy efforts.
Instructor
Huron University College | Sept 2020 – Apr 2022
- Created and delivered engaging courses, including Political Theory Through Science Fiction and Citizenship, Borders, and the State, fostering critical thinking and enhancing communication skills among undergraduate students.
Project Coordinator
London-Middlesex Suicide Prevention Council | Dec 2016 – Nov 2018
- Led branding, outreach campaigns, and event promotions.
Selected Refereed Publications
- Lalonde, D. (2024). Ringing an Early Alarm Bell: Image-Based Sexual Violence Against Political Actors. In T. Raney & C. Collier (Eds.), Gender-Based Violence in Canadian Politics in the #MeToo Era. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press.
- Sibley, K. M., Kasperavicius, D., Rodrigues, I. B., Giangregorio, L., Gibbs, J. C., Graham, I. D., Hoens, A. M., Kelly, C., Lalonde, D., Moore, J. E., Ponzano, M., Presseau, J., & Straus, S. E. (2022). Development and Usability Testing of Tools to Facilitate Incorporating Intersectionality in Knowledge Translation. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 830.
- Lalonde, D., Nonomura, R., Tabibi, J., Baker, L., & Morris, M. (2021). Social Inclusion Through Trauma- and Violence-Informed Research: A Focus on Survivors of Violence. In P. Liamputtong (Ed.), Handbook of Social Inclusion. Springer.
- Lalonde, D. (2019). Does Cultural Appropriation Cause Harm? Politics, Groups, and Identities, 9(2), 329-46.
- Achieved recognition for ranking among the top 10 all-time most read publications in Politics, Groups, and Identities.
- Lalonde, D. (2018). Regret, Shame, and Denials of Women’s Voluntary Sterilization. Bioethics, 32(5), 281-8.
- Featured in The New York Times, WIRED, and The World Economic Forum.
Selected Op-Eds
- Online Harms Need a Gender-Based Analysis – Policy Options: Institute for Research on Public Policy (2024).
- Presented expert testimony on gender-based violence and online harms to the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, referencing insights from this article.
- Cyberflashing Is a Form of Gendered Sexual Violence That Must Be Taken Seriously – The Conversation Canada (2024).
- Sexist Barriers Block Women’s Choice to Be Sterilized – The Conversation Canada (2018).
Selected Online Resources
Issue-Based Newsletter
Addressing Sexual Violence and Promoting the Sexual Rights of Women Labelled with Intellectual Disabilities – Dianne Lalonde, Bonnie Brayton, Valérie Grand’Maison, and Maggie Lyons-MacFarlane
Comic
Taking Back Power: Annie Faces an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) – Julie Macfarlane, Stacey Buchholzer, Dianne Lalonde, and Emily Kumpf
Issue-Based Newsletter
Trauma- and Violence-Informed Interview Strategies in Work with Survivors of Gender-Based Violence – Dianne Lalonde, Linda Baker, Robert Nonomura, and Jassamine Tabibi
Infographic
10 Ways to Invest in Survivor Expertise – Dianne Lalonde
Selected Certificates
- Gender Analytics Specialization, Institute for Gender and the Economy, University of Toronto
- Equitable and Inclusive Leadership Certificate Program, Canadian Equality Consulting
- Scientist Knowledge Translation Training, Hospital for Sick Children
- Gender-Based Analysis Plus Course, Women and Gender Equality Canada
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