Eliane Dionne

Eliane Dionne has been an assistant professor in the Occupational Therapy program at the University of Ottawa since 2025. She received a PhD from McGill University, where her work aimed to better understand academic difficulties in children with developmental coordination disorder, particularly in mathematics. She also led research projects on the role of occupational therapists in supporting these children.

Before coming to the University of Ottawa, Eliane Dionne worked as an occupational therapist in private practice, mainly with children presenting with neurodevelopmental disorders and their families. She teaches pediatric occupational therapy at the Faculty of Health Sciences and is also a visiting professor in the Faculty of Education.

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Professor Dionne is accepting new students for thesis supervision. 

• Math-related daily activities
• Academic learning
• Elementary school aged children
• Occupational therapy in school settings
• Service provision models
• Neurodevelopmental disorders
• Assessment tools 

Eliane Dionne’s research program aims to support children’s participation in daily activities that require mathematics, notably those involving concepts of quantity, time, distance and/or money. Her current work focuses on the integration of health-care services in school settings, optimization of service delivery models, and evaluation and intervention involving children presenting with difficulties in mathematics.

Eliane Dionne invites students at all levels and colleagues in occupational therapy and other disciplines to collaborate and engage with her to further mutual learning and interdisciplinary development.

• Dionne, E., Majnemer, A., Beauchamp, M. H., & Brossard-Racine, M. (2025). Occupational therapy for Children with DCD and Academic Difficulties: A Pan-Canadian Survey. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy.
• Dionne, E., Majnemer, A., Beauchamp, M. H., & Brossard-Racine, M. (2024). Factors associated with mathematical capacity in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 147, 104710.
• Dionne, E., Bolduc, M.E., Majnemer, A., Beauchamp, M., & Brossard-Racine, M. (2022). Academic challenges in Developmental Coordination Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, p.1-24.
• Bolduc, M.E., Dionne, E., Gagnon, I., Rennick, J., Majnemer, A., Brossard-Racine, M. (2020). Motor Impairment in Children with Congenital Heart Defects: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 146(6).