Meet Our Team
Dusty (She/Her)
Director of Sexual Violence Prevention, Resistance, and Support
Dr. Dusty Johnstone is the Director of the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, Resistance, and Support at the University of Windsor. She is responsible for the oversight of the University of Windsor’s sexual violence portfolio and the implementation of the Prevent Resist Support Sexual Violence Strategy. The most important part of Dusty’s work is providing direct support and guidance to members of the campus community who have been harmed by sexual violence. She is also a resource to members of the campus community who have received disclosures and are seeking guidance in how to best respond to an incident of sexual violence or are looking for policy guidance.
Dusty has been a member of the University of Windsor community since 2005 and completed both her MA and PhD degrees in Applied Social Psychology at the University of Windsor. Dusty taught in Women’s and Gender Studies for five years, overseeing the implementation of the University of Windsor’s Bystander Initiative to End Sexual Violence. Her research on women’s experiences of rape has been recognized by the American Psychological Association, and her teaching has been recognized by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. In 2024, she was the recipient of the University of Windsor’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Aspire award.
Support
- Accessing support
- Disclosure Training for staff & faculty
Contact Dusty at dustyj@uwindsor.ca
Anne (She/Her)
Manager of Education and Survivor Support
Anne Rudzinski is the Manager of Education and Survivor Support.
Anne has been working as a sexual violence public educator for a decade and got her start in this work as a workshop facilitator for the Bystander Initiative. Anne completed her Bachelor's degrees in Anthropology and Psychology at the University of Windsor and her Master's in Community Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University, where she studied bystander intervention programming from an intersectional perspective. She has also researched women's experiences of verbal sexual coercion and their labelling of those events.
In the OSVPRS, Anne oversees the development and delivery of public education programming, which includes training programs, workshops, guest lectures, and events. Anne brings expertise in sexual assault resistance and self-defense to the University of Windsor. She is a Campus Trainer for the Flip the Script™ Program with EAAA at the University of Windsor and a certified Wen-Do Women's Self Defense instructor. Anne has taught Practical Strategies for Social Change and Gender, Sexuality, and Social Justice for the Women & Gender Studies program at the University of Windsor and #MeToo: Women's Movements and Beyond in Community Studies at St. Clair College. Anne was also a founding member of the UWinPRIDE Committee.
In addition to her educational work, Anne also works directly with survivors of sexual violence and supports Dusty with client support and case management. Anne can help by talking, exploring accommodations, or organizing shenanigans (like leaving tiny ducks around campus).
Prevent Resist Support:
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The Prevent Resist Support campaign
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The Prevent Resist Support podcast
Prevent
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Educational content on sexual violence prevention, including workshops and guest lectures
Resist
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The Flip the Script with EAAA™ program at the University of Windsor
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Self-defense programming at the University of Windsor
Support
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Disclosure Training for students, staff, and faculty
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The Survivor & Supporter event series
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The Survivorship zine
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Direct support (via svsupport@uwindsor.ca)
Contact Anne at arudzins@uwindsor.ca
Frankie (She/Her)
Coordinator of University of Windsor's Bystander Initiative
Dr. Frances (Frankie) Cachon is a Learning Specialist in the Department of Interdisciplinary and Critical Studies and the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, Resistance, and Support. She serves as Program Coordinator for the University of Windsor's Bystander Initiative, a campus-wide sexual violence prevention program.
Frankie holds a PhD in Sociology with a specialization in Social Justice. Her research interests include the bystander approach as a means of engaging post-secondary communities in the prevention of sexual violence, feminist pedagogies, and youth-led social change.
Prevent
- Practical Strategies for Social Change: Intervening to Prevent Sexual Violence (3500/3501)
- Practicum in Social Change (4500)
- The Bringing in the Bystander workshop
Contact Frankie at mfcachon@uwindsor.ca
Salsabel (She/Her)
Course Instructor for the University of Windsor's Bystander Initiative
Dr. Salsabel Almanssori is an Adjunct Professor and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Education. In collaboration with the PRS Team, she regularly teaches 3500/01: Practical Strategies for Social Change: Intervening to Prevent Sexual Assault. She also teaches courses at the Faculty of Education (at both undergraduate and graduate levels), where she recently developed a new course called Teacher Education to Prevent Sexual Violence.
Salsabel holds a PhD in Education Studies. Drawing on her lived experience as a former middle school teacher, Salsabel’s research focuses on sexual violence education in teacher training. She also studies online sexual violence narratives, digital public pedagogies, and participatory methodologies. Her work can be found in peer-reviewed journals such as Gender and Education, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, and Teaching and Teacher Education, among others. She is co-editing a special issue, called The Girl in the Hijab, to be published journal Girlhood Studies in December 2023. Salsabel was recently awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant to investigate the intersections between extremist masculinity and technology-facilitated sexual violence online and in schools.
Prevent
- Practical Strategies for Social Change: Intervening to Prevent Sexual Violence (3500/3501)
Contact Salsabel at Salsabel.Almanssori@uwindsor.ca
Jessica (She/Her)
Sexual Violence Educational Assistant
Jessica is the Sexual Violence Educational Assistant at the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, Resistance and Support. Her role includes providing educational presentations and workshops about consent, sexual violence, and responding to disclosures; campus-wide outreach and event planning; and communications for the Office and the Bystander Initiative. Jessica is also a facilitator for the Flip the Script with EAAA™ program.
Jessica completed her Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Criminology and her Master's in Social Work at the University of Windsor. She has prior experience as a Workshop Facilitator, Teaching Assistant, and Campus Outreach Assistant with the Bystander Initiative. She also was a Research Assistant for the Girls Resist Project with the University of Windsor's Psychology Department.
Prevent
- Consent workshops for students
- Events, communications, & OSVPRS resources
- Period products and safer sex supplies
Resist
- The Flip the Script with EAAA™ Program
Support
- Responding to Disclosures Training for students
Contact Jessica at jglaze@uwindsor.ca
Danielle (She/Her)
Administrative Assistant
Danielle Reaume (she/her) is the Administrative Assistant for the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, Resistance, and Support. In this role, she provides support to the various initiatives under P.R.S., including the University of Windsor's Bystander Initiative.
In her 20+ years on campus, Danielle has been involved in delivering feminist programming in the Windsor-Essex area, including the Distinguished Visitors in Women’s Studies Program which brings prominent Canadian feminists to speak at the University of Windsor and in the community, and providing financial accounting support to the documentary film This Is What a Feminist Sounds Like (2012) featuring local social justice activist, Patricia Noonan.
Danielle provides administrative support to the Health Research Centre for the Study of Violence Against Women which brings together faculty and student researchers across disciplines to collaborate on research projects and host events for campus and community around the praxis of research and practice in supporting women experiencing violence. As a research administrative assistant, she has supported major projects led by Canada Research Chair, Dr. Charlene Senn, a leader in sexual violence resistance education.
In her spare time, Danielle helps run a local animal rescue which brings abandoned and mistreated dogs and cats into loving foster homes while they receive veterinary care and await their perfect forever homes. She has delivered several educational events and media interviews related to animal rescue and continues to advocate on behalf of those without a voice. Danielle lives and works on the traditional territories of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations.
Prevent
- Questions about the Bystander Initiative
Resist, Support
- Questions about the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, Resistance, and Support
Contact Danielle at dreaume@uwindsor.ca or 519-253-3000 ext. 2061
