Crystal Dieleman
Associate Professor

Related information
- Twitter: @CrystalDieleman
- ResearchGate
Email: crystal.dieleman@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-1982
Fax: 902-494-1229
Mailing Address:
- Criminalized Populations
- Intersection of Health & Criminal Justice
- Restorative & Rehabilitative Approaches to Justice
- Policy Implementation in Criminal Justice Settings
- Professional Practice
- Naturalistic Inquiry
Education
- BSc(OT), Western University
- MSc, Queen’s University
- PhD, Queen’s University
Other Department Affiliations
Coordinator, Everyday Living Research Collaboratory
Research Scholar, Dalhousie Health Law Institute
Affiliate Scholar, Maritime SPOR Unit
Research interests
Dr. Dieleman engages in naturalistic inquiry, grounded critical social and legal theories, to examine the intersection of health and justice as experienced by criminalized populations and the service providers with whom they interact. Her work focuses on implications for service design, policy implementation, and professional practice.
Selected publications
Dieleman C, Ivany M, Wong C. (2019). Let's talk about sex: Staff attitudes and perspectives about sexual activity among forensic mental health clients, Journal of ethics in mental health, Volume 10, Issue 1, 1-15 [PDF - 303 kB].
Employment
- 2000-2006 Occupational Therapist, Regional Treatment Centre (Ontario), Correctional Service of Canada
- 1996-2000 Occupational Therapist, Regional Health Centre (Pacific), Correctional Service of Canada
Memberships
- College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Society of Occupational Therapists
- Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
- World Federation of Occupational Therapists
- Canadian Criminal Justice Association
Selected awards and honours
- Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists 2015 Award for Innovative Practice
Service & activity
- 2013 - Member, Advisory Panel, TAIN2: Towards an Integrated Network for Preventing the Criminalization of People with Mental Health Problems, 2nd Edition, St. Leonard’s Society of Canada
- 2012 - Member, Review Panel, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Practitioners in Canada Competencies Validation Tool, PSR Competency Task Force, PSR/RPS Canada
- 2010-2012 - Member, Scientific Review Panel, Mental Health and Addictions Strategy Panel, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation