- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses
- Heat shock proteins research
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Multisensory perception and integration
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Wilfrid Laurier University
2013-2025
York University
2023
University of Central Lancashire
2023
Toronto Metropolitan University
2023
University of Waterloo
2004-2019
University of Toronto
2014-2015
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
2014-2015
Western University
2015
University of Guelph
2009-2014
University of Florida
2013
Objective Lack of consensus on the definition mental health has implications for research, policy and practice. This study aims to start an international, interdisciplinary inclusive dialogue answer question: What are core concepts health? Design participants 50 people with expertise in field from 8 countries completed online survey. They identified extent which 4 current definitions were adequate what were. A qualitative thematic analysis was conducted their responses. The results validated...
Why are people with low self-esteem (LSE) less motivated than high (HSE) to improve sad moods? The present research examined whether feelings of personal deservingness contribute this difference. Four experiments undergraduate participants involved a mood induction, manipulation deservingness, or both. Results suggested that (a) LSEs feel deserving positive outcomes and moods do HSEs, (b) can vary the situation, be lowered through reminders social rejection flaws, (c) feeling relatively...
Although the brains of lower vertebrates are known to exhibit somewhat limited regeneration after incisional or stab wounds, Urodele brain exhibits extensive massive tissue removal. Discovering whether and how neural progenitor cells that reside in ventricular zones Urodeles proliferate mediate repair response injury may produce novel leads for regenerative strategies. Here we show endogenous resident zone spontaneously proliferate, producing progeny migrate throughout telencephalon before...
Immediately following the emergency use authorizations of COVID-19 vaccines, governments around world made these products available to their populations and later started implementing differential rules for vaccinated unvaccinated citizens regarding mobility access venues services. The Oxford Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) is a time series database that reflects extent public health measures in each country. On basis OxCGRT Containment Health Index, we calculated corresponding...
Immediately following the emergency use authorizations of COVID-19 vaccines, governments around world made these products available to their populations and later started implementing differential rules for vaccinated unvaccinated citizens regarding mobility access venues services. The Oxford Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) is a time series database that reflects extent public health measures in each country. On basis OxCGRT Containment Health Index, we calculated corresponding...
Immediately following the emergency use authorizations of COVID-19 vaccines, governments around world made these products available to their populations and later started implementing differential rules for vaccinated unvaccinated citizens regarding mobility access venues services. The Oxford Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) is a time series database that reflects extent public health measures in each country. On basis OxCGRT Containment Health Index, we calculated corresponding...
Protecting democracy requires that the general public be educated on how people can manipulated by government and media into forfeiting their civil liberties duties. This article reviews research cognitive constructs prevent from processing information challenges preexisting assumptions about government, dissent, discourse in democratic societies. Terror management theory system justification are used to explain beliefs interfere with people’s examination of evidence for state crimes against...
Abstract Introduction Anxiogenic and anxiolytic effects of cannabinoids are mediated by different mechanisms, including neural signaling via cannabinoid receptors (CBRs) nicotinic cholinergic (nAChRs). This study examined the prior nicotine (the psychoactive component in tobacco) exposure on behavioral sensitivity to delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC; cannabis) challenge animals. Methods Male female adult Sprague‐Dawley rats ( N = 96) were injected daily with (1 mg/kg, i.p.) or vehicle for...
<abstract><sec> <title>Background</title> <p>Responses to COVID-19 in Canadian postsecondary education have overhauled usual norms and practices, with policies of unclear rationale implemented under the pressure a reported public health emergency.</p> </sec><sec> <title>Objective</title> <p>To critically appraise decision-making process informing policy sector.</p> <title>Methods</title> <p>Our scoping...
Can exposure to a cleanliness prime affect moral judgements towards harm reduction strategies (HRS) for individuals with substance use disorders? Our research examined (a) the effect of on attitudes HRS and (b) whether this would be attenuated by brief educational presentation. Participants were randomly assigned priming condition an presentation condition. Results demonstrated that did not shift HRS, however, presentations significantly shifted more positive after Harm Reduction negative...
<p>Government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic left a trail of physical, mental, and social damage, while dissenting experts had argued for more balanced measures avoid these harms. Here we propose critical review research context preliminary design set “pandemic report cards” selection world countries. The purpose this conference poster is discuss our proposed assessment criteria. Once completed, cards will be combined in an atlas illustrating many challenges need overcome...
<p>Government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic left a trail of physical, mental, and social damage, while dissenting experts had argued for more balanced measures avoid these harms. Here we propose critical review research context preliminary design set “pandemic report cards” selection world countries. The purpose this conference poster is discuss our proposed assessment criteria. Once completed, cards will be combined in an atlas illustrating many challenges need overcome...