Patrick Ladouceur
Areas of Expertise
- Housing, Homelessness and Poverty
- Social Work Practice and Theory
- Violence, Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
Biography
I am a proud Franco-Ontarian and joined the Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University as an Assistant Professor in July 2026. I completed my PhD in social work at the University of Ottawa in 2025. My doctoral research examined how Francophone social movements in Canada define and advance social justice.
My research and teaching focus on social justice, social work practice, social and public policy, poverty, housing, domestic violence, social inequalities, social movements, and Francophone minority communities. I bring more than 15 years of experience in community development and over 10 years in the Ontario and Nova Scotia public services. Before joining Laurier, I was an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Laurentian University (Sudbury, Ontario). Earlier in my career, I served as Manager of Projects and Policies, Domestic Violence Initiatives, at the Nova Scotia Department of Justice.
I remain actively engaged in Francophone and community organizations, including as a member of the national board of the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada. I am also a member of the FemAnVi research collective and the editorial board of the academic journal Reflets.
Research Interests
- Social Justice & Social Work
- Social Policy & Public Policy Development (Ontario, Nova Scotia & Québec)
- Violence Against Women & Domestic Violence
- Critical Theory | Critical Discourse Analysis
- Poverty, Housing & Social Inequalities
- Francophone Minorities in Ontario and in Canada
Languages
- English
- French