A5036810724- Fire effects on ecosystems
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Fire dynamics and safety research
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Disaster Response and Management
- Risk Perception and Management
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
- Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Information Systems Theories and Implementation
- Academic integrity and plagiarism
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
York University
2018-2024
Arizona State University
2014-2017
Menzies School of Health Research
2016
Responsible innovation requires that scientific and other expert practices be responsive to society. We take stock of various collaborative approaches socio-technical integration seek broaden the societal contexts technical experts into account during their routine activities. Part a larger family engaged scholarship includes inter- transdisciplinarity as well stakeholder public engagement, we distinguish in terms its proximity transformation practices. survey variety differ widely...
Scientific institutions are increasingly embracing values of inclusivity and public engagement, but how do these two dimensions intersect? Science festivals have rapidly expanded in recent years as an outgrowth values, aiming to engage educate the about scientific topics research. While resources invested engagement by scientists, universities, governments admirable principle; this study indicates that their ambition broaden reach science may be going unrealized practice. Using data from...
Fire regimes are changing across the globe, with new wildfire behaviour phenomena and increasing impacts felt, especially in ecosystems without clear adaptations to wildfire. These trends pose significant challenges scientific community understanding communicating these changes their implications, particularly where we lack underlying evidence inform decision-making. Here, present a perspective on priority directions for science research—through lens of academic government scientists from...
Since the COVID-19 outbreak started in China, Chinese and looking East Asian Canadians have experienced more racist attacks, violence, discrimination. In this article, we consider whether face a disproportionate mental health impact of pandemic and, if so, increased levels discrimination explain differential impact. Analyzing data from nationally representative survey conducted March April, 2020, indeed find that higher incidences acute encountered by during their symptoms as compared to...
Managing the COVID-19 pandemic—and other communicable diseases—involves broad societal uptake of vaccines. As has been demonstrated, however, vaccine is often uneven and incomplete across populations. This a substantial challenge that must be addressed by public health efforts. To this point, significant research focused on demographic attitudinal correlates with hesitancy to understand patterns. In study, we advance understandings individual decision-making processes involved in through...
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has resulted in a massive amount of global research on the social and human dimensions disease. Between academic researchers, governments, polling firms, thousands survey projects have been launched globally, tracking aspects like public opinion, impacts, drivers disease transmission mitigation. This deluge created numerous potential risks problems, including methodological concerns, duplication efforts, inappropriate selection application science...
In the context of COVID-19, Canadian healthcare workers (HCWs) worked long hours, both to respond pandemic and compensate for colleagues who were not able work due infection burnout. This may have had detrimental effects on HCWs' mental health, as well engagement in health-promoting behaviours. study aimed identify changes health outcomes behaviours experienced by HCWs throughout COVID-19 pandemic.
Wildfire impacts are increasing due to the multiplicative effect of several factors, including climate change, increased vulnerability in wildland-urban interface, and management decisions. This has also led an increase evacuations number wildfires people affected. study collected information on behaviour during wildfire evacuation fill critical research gaps human knowledge. Seven videos residents’ from 2016 Fort McMurray fire were public platforms. Their routes analyzed, notable...
In the context of COVID-19 pandemic, social science research has required recruiting many prospective participants. Many researchers have explicitly taken advantage widespread public interest in to advertise their studies. Leveraging this interest, however, risks creating unrepresentative samples due differential topic. study, we investigate design survey recruitment materials with respect views resultant
Public participation and engagement in decision-making regarding science technology ('PP&E') is an increasingly common practice. But what known of whether PP&E achieves its goals? Surprisingly, little research evaluates PP&E. We put forth three reasons why advocates practitioners should take evaluation seriously: the absence causes PP&E's advocacy to fail a minimal burden-of-proof standard; costs are greater than they appear; these may be disproportionately borne by already-disadvantaged....
Background Virtually every decision within wildland fire management includes substantial ethical dimensions. As pressures increase with ever-growing fires, it is becoming increasingly important to develop tools for assessing and acting on the values intrinsic wildfire management. Aims This paper aims foster an applied ethics of by bringing forefront debates, highlighting areas where issues have been previously discussed, providing a framework assist in future discussion. Methods Through...
Background. COVID-19 research has relied heavily on convenience-based samples, which—though often necessary—are susceptible to important sampling biases. We begin with a theoretical overview and introduction the dynamics that underlie bias. then empirically examine bias in online surveys evaluate degree which common statistical adjustments for demographic covariates successfully attenuate such Methods. analysed responses identical questions from three convenience largely representative...
(2020). Predictive rebound & technologies of engagement: science, technology, and communities in wildfire management. Journal Responsible Innovation: Vol. 7, Special Issue: Engaging Asymmetries: Public Engagement Contested Political Contexts; Guest Editors: Shannon N. Conley Emily York, pp. 104-111.