A5010221431- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Architecture and Computational Design
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Spatial Cognition and Navigation
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
York University
2020-2024
University of Saskatchewan
2015-2021
When taking a self-portrait or "selfie" to display in an online dating profile, individuals may intuitively manipulate the vertical camera angle embody how they want be perceived by opposite sex. Concepts from evolutionary psychology and grounded cognition suggest that this manipulation can provide cues of physical height impressions power viewer which are qualities found influence mate-selection. We predicted men would orient selfies more often below appear taller (i.e., powerful) than...
When leaning forward to kiss a romantic partner, individuals tend direct their the right more often than left. Studies have consistently demonstrated this kissing asymmetry, although other factors known influence lateral biases, such as sex or situational context, had yet be explored. The primary purpose of our study was investigate if turning direction consistent between (parent-parent) and parental (parent-child) secondly, examine differences influenced bias parent-child partners. An...
From Mr. Peanut to the GEICO gecko, spokes-characters have been a consistently used promotional tool across time; previous research demonstrates that between 1950s and 1990s, spokes-character use remained stable at 7% of all print ads targeted adults. Our study investigates whether are still prevalent strategy by advertisers engage modern consumers. In total, 922 collected from men's women's magazines indicate significantly increased over past 20 years; types characters featured also...
When leaning toward a partner for kiss, the direction that individuals turn their head when planting kiss is found to vary based on kiss's context; romantic kissing between adult couples consistently directed rightward, though recently, non-romantic parent–child was observed be leftward. The current study further examines lateral head-turning using novel context: first strangers. Observing strangers feasible due unique social media phenomenon; since 2014, 23 "First Kiss" online videos have...
<h3>Background:</h3> Although disparities in cancer rates, later diagnoses and lower survival rates between Indigenous non-Indigenous people have been documented, little is known about how patients with encounter the health care system. We explored perceptions experiences of their families to understand better 2 key concepts — trust world view influence decisions. <h3>Methods:</h3> In this patient-oriented study that included participation patient partners, qualitative data were collected...
Abstract Background In Saskatchewan, Canada, Indigenous cancer care services at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels are intended to improve quality but can result in a complex, fragmented, multi-jurisdictional health system. A multi-phase needs assessment project was initiated document needs. Guided by patient partners, clinicians, academics, policy makers, present study reflects of supports from perspectives service providers. Methods Qualitative data were collected through three...
Discrimination in the evaluation of others is a key cause social inequality around world. However, relatively little known about psychological interventions that can be used to prevent biased evaluations. The limited evidence exists on these strategies spread across many methods and populations, making it difficult generate reliable best practices effective contexts. In present work, we held research contest solicit with goal reducing discrimination based physical attractiveness using...
For both marketing professionals and researchers, what is shiny new continues to captivate. The latest ‘it’ thing that marketers are gravitating towards shoppable video where brands retailers emphasize, entertain engage consumers with mobile content directly ‘shoppable.’ In this temporal spatial interactive context, study dissects the informative of videos develop an initial comprehensive understanding videos. A analysis 200 utilizing emotional soft-sell type appeals, utilitarian hard-sell...
Abstract Background: In Saskatchewan, Canada, Indigenous cancer care services at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels are intended to improve quality but can result in a complex, fragmented, multi-jurisdictional health system. A multi-phase needs assessment project was initiated document needs. Guided by patient partners, clinicians, academics, policy makers, present study reflects of supports from perspectives service providers. Methods: Qualitative data were collected through...
Individuals tend to perceive the direction of light come from above and slightly left; it has been speculated that this phenomenon is also producing similar lighting preferences within 2-dimensional artworks (e.g., paintings, advertisements). The purpose present study was address if bias in 3-dimensional medium sculpture by implementing a virtual art gallery paradigm. Thirty-nine participants completed computer task consisted 48 galleries each containing one (24 original sculptures, 24...
Abstract Background: In Saskatchewan, Canada, Indigenous cancer care services at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels are intended to improve quality but can result in a complex, fragmented, multi-jurisdictional health system. A multi-phase needs assessment project was initiated document needs. Guided by patient partners, clinicians, academics, policy makers, present study reflects of supports from perspectives service providers. Methods: Qualitative data were collected through...