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Elisa Romano is a Full Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Social Sciences with a joint appointment in the Faculty of Education. She serves as Co-Director of the Clinical Psychology Program since 2020 and is affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child at the Faculty of Law. Her academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Manitoba (1999), followed by postdoctoral research at l'Université de Montréal.
Her research centers on childhood emotional and behavioral development, with specialized focus on child maltreatment impacts and trauma-informed interventions. Key areas include parenting practices, evaluation of intervention programs (particularly for maltreated children), and neurophysiological correlates of childhood trauma. Her work bridges clinical practice with policy-relevant research, emphasizing vulnerable populations in child welfare systems.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent thematic focus on trauma-informed care across multiple contexts: foster care systems (21% of publications), parenting interventions (18%), neurobiological trauma effects (15%), and pandemic-related child protection challenges (12%). Methodologically, 68% employ quantitative approaches with longitudinal designs in 31% of studies.
- Prix d'excellence en recherche (2019) - University of Ottawa
- Prix d'excellence en recherche (2016) - Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa
Romano's research program is sustained by major grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). She supervises graduate students through clinical practica (PSY 6007) and specialized courses on trauma treatment (PSY 7109), emphasizing evidence-based approaches. Her Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child facilitates cross-faculty collaboration between Psychology, Law, and Social Work departments, particularly focused on child welfare policy implementation and rights-based intervention frameworks.
