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Prentice Post (Summer 2015)
No full textHighlights the Prentice Institute's activities, initiatives and research affiliations.Inside this issue:
The Prentice Institute does research on
the changing human population and its
potential impacts on social and economic
issues, and communicates its findings
widely.
The Prentice Institute and its research
collaborators seek to understand long-term
changes in the human and economic
environments, within a historical context,
with particular attention to the role human
actions play in influencing those out-comes.
We conduct and integrate research on the
dynamics of Canadian and global demog-raphy
and their impacts on economic well-being
through migration, culture, trade
and natural resource availability.
We communicate widely the output of our
work and that of others to stimulate fur-ther
research and to enable individuals,
governments, and corporations to make
better-informed decisions. We educate
students and future researchers.
Director’s Note & Name our ‘Duck’ 1
Prentice Institute Publication 1
Prentice Institute Post—Docs 2
Prentice Institute News 3-4
Recognitions 5
Book Publications, 2013-2015 6-7
Public Lectures Spring 2015 8
Mission Statement
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Di rec tor’ s Note
Prentice Post Summer 2015
Prent ice Institute Publicat ion
Summer 2015 is far from a time of fun in
the sun for us in the Prentice Institute. It is
full steam ahead with our many research
and outreach endeavours. Many of us
associated with the Prentice Institute are
giving research papers at various
conferences. And all are busy doing research
and writing up our research for publication.
The reach and recognition of the
Prentice Institute grows each year locally,
nationally and internationally. Our research
is always peer-reviewed and academic. This
gives the research we do a special credibility
and helps build our reputation across the
world. You will get a sense of the breadth
and amount of research we are doing from
checking the URL below. This will take you
to a summary report of our research over
only a two year period. It will be apparent
why the reach and reputation of the
Prentice Institute is growing by leaps and
bounds.
Wishing all our followers and supporters an
enjoyable summer.
~Susan A. McDaniel
Who is the ‘duck’ in
gumboots? Well, let me
introduce this duck, which
is actually a gull. What
everyone in the Prentice
Institute refers to as a
duck, seems to make an
appearance every time I
appear in any news story
that includes a photo. This
is one photogenic ‘duck’ so
we thought maybe she/he
has become our mascot.
She/he may need a name.
Suggestions welcome.
The Prentice Institute has published a summary report
showcasing the outstanding research done by our many
afiliates at the University of Lethbridge, across Canada
and over-seas. Covering the academic years of 2013-
2015, this publication highlights the numerous ways our
affiliates contribute to their diverse fields of study.
Included is how active many of them are in outreach to
their communities and society at large. We are proud to
present our research, please go to: http://issuu.com/
prenticeinstitute/docs/research_affiliate_book
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Prent ice Inst itute Post Docs
Prentice Institute Post Doc Dr. Jing Shen says goodbye
Dr. Andrew Patterson joins us from the
University of British Columbia where he
completed his Ph.D. in Sociology. His
research compares the impact of political
regimes on population health. He finds a surprisingly strong relationship
between democratic governance and population health. As part of his post-doctoral
research, he intends to compare more regime types, further
exploring the relationship between democracy, economic prosperity and
health, attempting to discern why neither systems of accountability for
leaders’ decisions nor social inequalities act as mediators. He is very keen
to analyse causes and explanations of the relationship of governance to
population health, relying on an ecological
perspective.
We are sad to see Jing leave our Institute early. She completes her journey here on
April 30th and will return to her husband in Toronto shortly thereafter.
We wish you well Jing, with all your future endeavours!
Dr. Daniel Dutton is currently a Research Associate at The School of
Public Policy, University of Calgary. His training is in population health and
economics and he has a special interest in how policy can change
population-level health outcomes. In the past he worked for the Ontario
Ministry of Finance before moving to Alberta for his Ph.D.
On a side note, in a funny email exchange, Daniel wanted me to mention that
he is very disorganized . I don’t believe it.
The Prentice Institute has two new Post-Docs ~ July 2015
Dr . S e o n g - ge e Um, f o rme r p o s t - d o c t o r a l fe l l ow a t t he P r e n t ic e
In s t i t u t e , i s n o t o n l y c o - a u t h o r wi th S u s a n McDa n i e l o f t h e re ce n t l y
p u b l i s h e d 2 0 1 5 b o o k , S t at e s an d M ark e t s : Pu b l i c Po l i c y i n Can ad a
(Ox f o r d Un i ve r s i t y P r e s s ) , b u t s h e h a s r e c e n tl y b e e n awa r d e d a
p e rma n e nt j o b a s Re se a r c he r wi t h th e We l l e s l e y In s t i t u t e i n
T o r o n t o . h t t p :/ /ww w.we l l e s l e yi n s t i t u t e .c om/
Congratulations Seong -gee!
(We l l e s l e y i s d e d i c a t e d t o u r b a n h ea l t h )
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New a f f i l i at e
He r b Eme r y
Give the gift of reading
A people-to-people initiative to rebuild school
libraries in disaster-affected communities
ReadWorld Foundation has sent over 30 boxes of
donated books to Tacloban City, Philippines to help
rebuild libraries in public schools affected by super
typhoon Haiyan. This was made possible by the
generosity of the Lethbridge community- schools,
students, teachers, parents, colleagues, friends,
residents, and West Lethbridge Lions Club.
Update:
It takes more than 1 box to reconstruct libraries damaged by the strongest typhoon ever recorded. The Lethbridge community has
continued donate books and we need to ship them. We are looking for sponsors to help us send these books to the Philippines.
Shipping cost of 1 standard box (18 x 18 x 33) is $90. Please contact [email protected] if you wish to become a
sponsor. We accept individual, group, and corporate sponsorship.
Prent ice Inst itute News
The Prentice Institute is pleased to welcome
Our Newest Research Affiliate (International)
Dr. Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun, Associate Professor of Sociology, School of
Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dr. Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun studies family, population and genomic medicine in
global contexts. She was a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Brit-ish
Columbia (UBC) for AY2014-2015, while on sabbatical leave from Nanyang
Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. She is a graduate of New York
University, and the author of Population Policy and Reproduction in Singapore:
Making Future Citizens (Routledge, 2012).
More about her work can be found at http://works.bepress.com/shirleysun.
ReadWorld Foundation
Founding President, Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Glenda Bonifacio
IS THIS HOW YOU FEEL?
http://isthishowyoufeel.weebly.com/this-is-how-scientists-feel.html (James Byrne)
In the Media
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News Cont inues
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Gender, Migration and the Work of Care, SSHRC Partnership Project
Sub-Project Title: Demography, Economics and Policy
Domain: Structural Factors a in the Supply & Demand for Care
Under the direction of Susan McDaniel, Sub-project lead and
Co-Investigator of overall project, participants gathered from
across Canada to share ongoing research, discuss
collaborations and set deliverable outcomes.
The Workshop began with a social evening followed by an
intensive day of presentations and round-table discussions. The
major topics included: an overview of the larger project; global
migration, inequality, ageing populations, transnationalism;
temporary foreign workers, low-skilled vs high skilled, human
capital, deskilling; pathways to migration, world system theory,
institutional theory, social network theory; reproductive labour
vs productive labour, comparison research, mutually dependent
care chains; producer lead migration, consumer lead migration,
retirement migration and many others. The working day ended
with renewed connections and clear ideas where the research
and collaborations are.
Front Left - Right
Zenaida Ravanera (Western University), Matthew Kerr (University of Lethbridge), Alex Zanidean (University of Lethbridge), Mon ica van Huystee
(Citizenship and Immigration Canada), Seong-gee Um (University of Montreal), Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun (,Nanyang Technological University) Glenda
Bonifacio (University of Lethbridge)
Standing Left – Right
Teresa Abada (Western University), Peter Kellett (University of Lethbridge), Leanne Little (University of Lethbridge), Susan McDaniel (University of
Lethbridge), John Rietschlin (Employment & Social Development Canada), Ito Peng (University of Toronto)
03.11.2015
Economist and Prentice Institute Research Affiliate Richard E. Mueller from the
University of Lethbridge lectured at UM (Universidad De Montevideo)
On March 11, Richard E. Mueller from the University of Lethbridge visited the UM. He met with authorities and
students and lectured in the cycle of seminars of the School of Economics. Researchers Alejandro Cid, Ana Balsa,
Marcelo Caffera, Ignacio Presno and Daniel Ferrés attended his talk.
He presented his research on access to
post-secondary education and also
reported the attendance rates to university
among children who were immigrants or
were born to immigrant parents. He finds
that these children are more likely to
attend post-secondary education than
non-immigrant youth.
www.um.edu.uy/international/news/148-
economist-from-the-university-of-lethbridge-
at-the-um/
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25 years ~ Pamela Winsor, Education
15 years ~ James Graham, New Media - Abdie Kazemipur, Sociology - Heidi MacDonald, History
Richard Mueller, Economics and Wei Xu, Geography
10 years ~ Henning Bjornlund (retired 2015), Economics and Bonnie Lee, Health Science
Retiree Recognition ~ Peter McCormick, Political Science
40 years ~ Reginald Bibby, Sociology, and Peter McCormick
Prentice Institute Research Affiliate Annual Long Service Awards and Retiree Recognition, UofL
May 2015
The sun never sets on the age of e-globalization
Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Constantine Passaris
troymedia.com
Electronic interconnectedness - e-globalization - is the virtual glue that holds the
contemporary global economy together.
U of L sociologist & Prentice Institute Research
Affiliate Kazemipur wins prestigious book award
Dr. Abdie Kazemipur, a University of Lethbridge professor of sociology and
the University Scholar research chair in social sciences, has been named by
the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) as this year’s recipient of
The John Porter Tradition of Excellence Book Award for his recent book
The Muslim Question in Canada: A Story of Segmented Integration
(2014, UBC Press).
Reg Bibby
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Please take the time to check out all of our affiliates publications, news releases, conferences and opportunities on the
Prentice Institute website www.uleth.ca/prenticeintsitute
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Book Publicat ions 2013-2015
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please email [email protected]
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For more videos from the Prentice Institute go to the website at ww.uleth.ca/prenticeinstitute or type Prentice Institute on YouTube
We had a well r ounded and infor mative ar r ay of Br own Bag lectur es this last semester and ar e alr eady wor king on
our upcoming sessions. We encourage all of you to watch our webpage for upcoming Brown Bag events.
Friday 9 January 2015
“Canadian Families and Care-Related Expenses”
Karen Duncan, Associate Professor, Department of Family Social Sciences, University of Manitoba
Thursday 5 February 2015
“Host Cities and the Olympics: An Uneasy Relationship?”
Harry H. Hiller, Director of The Cities and the Olympics Project and Faculty Professor of Urban Sociology at the
University of Calgary
Thursday 12 March 2015
“The Resource Curse: The Challenges of Managing an Economy Dependent on Volatile Commodity Prices”
Herbert Emery, Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Program Director for Health Policy in the School of Public
Policy, University of Calgary and Managing Editor of Canadian Public Policy/Analyse de politiques
Thursday 9 April 2015
“International Development, Poverty, and Income Differentials: A Special Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa”
Alexander Darku, Associate Director, Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy,
Associate Professor, Economics
Department, University of Lethbridge
Wednesday 22 April 2015
“Personalized Medicine and Asian DNA: Pharmacogenomics and Market Forces”
Dr. Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun, Associate Professor, Sociology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
The Prentice Institute
Brown Bag Series – Winter & Spring 2015
On Thursday, March 12, 2015 the Prentice Institute hosted an evening Cafe Conversation discussion panel at
Osho Restaurant. Panelists included Trevor Harrison, Associate Dir ector Pr entice Institute, Pr ofessor of So-ciology,
UofL and Director of Parkland Institute, Herbert Emery, Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Program
Director for Health Policy in the School of Public Policy, UofC and Managing Editor of Canadian Public Policy/
Analyse de politiques Geoffrey E. Hale, Professor, Department of Political Science, UofL. Moderated by Pamela
Winsor, Pr entice Institute Resear ch Affiliate Pr ofessor , Faculty of Education, Uof
Irish educators: an evaluation of the effect of age, gender, experience, job satisfaction and personality on stress
No full textThe purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of particular variables on stress experienced by Irish educators in the primary, secondary and third level education sectors in Ireland. In a cross-sectional design, 108 educators from the primary (female=20, male =20) secondary (female=20, male =16) and third level (female=11, male =21) sector participated. Three questionnaires were used: the Minnesota Satisfaction short-form Questionnaire (Weiss, Dawis, England & Lofquist, 1967), the QUASK Stress Test (Prentice & Elliot, 2006) and the Life Orientation Test-Revised (Scheier, Carver and Bridges, 1994). Predictor variables were age, gender, experience, job satisfaction and personality traits. The criterion variable was the total stress score. The results indicate that there is a moderate relationship between stress and job satisfaction particularly among primary sector educators [r=-.424, n=108, p<.01]. However, there is little support for the effects of optimism and age, gender, experience and job satisfaction on stress among participants. Strengths and limitations and future research directions are discussed
Physical activity, its relationship with psychological wellbeing and self perception, and in keeping us all psychologically healthier
No full textThis study provided quantative correlational review of the relationship between physical
activity, psychological well being and self perception. A total of (n = 65) participants took
part in this study ranging between 18 and 40 years of age. Demographic details were also
reviewed in relation to the three variables. Measurements for the study included the Habitual
Physical Activity Questionnaire, the Psychological General Well Being Index and the Body
Esteem Scale. Results indicated a positive non significant relationship between physical
activity and psychological well being (r = .11), a significant correlation relationship between
physical activity and self perception (r = .018). No significant relationship was found
between physical activity scores and a specific gender, and no significant difference was
observed between self perception scores and gender. Author keywords: Physical exercise, psychological wellbeing, sport, self perception, mental health, physical activity, physical self perceptio
Engendering habituation to stimulus of smoking through mental simulation of smoking
No full textThis study investigates whether mental simulation of the act of smoking a cigarette can
engender habituation to the stimulus of smoking in a number of participants and, as such, result in a
reduction in the amount the individual participants smoke or score on the Fagerstrom Test for
Nicotine Dependence (FTND). It also investigates the effect, if any, an individual's personality
might play in a quit attempt. Participants Stage of Change was taken into consideration in an effort
to further gauge the affect mental simulation and tailor any future interventions using mental
simulation to a given stage. The study found that participants (n=26) showed no reduction in either
the amount smoked or the FTND score when the act of smoking is stimulated mentally. Participants
scoring high in extraversion on the EPQ-R recorded an increase in amount smoked, while those
high in neuroticism failed to significantly reduce either amount smoked or FTND score. The study
concludes that considerably more detailed research is needed to test whether the mental simulation
of smoking a cigarette can engender habituation to the stimulus of smoking. It is more than likely
that the technique of mental simulation will only have supplementary considerations in the field of
smoking cessation. Author keywords: Smoking, cessation, mental stimulation, habituation, stages of change, transtheoretical mode
Positive effects of exercise on health and wellbeing of active individuals compared to sedentary
No full textoai:https://esource.dbs.ie:10788/458Abstract: Objective: The current study examined relationships among social physique anxiety, obligation to exercise, reasons for exercise, self-esteem, body-esteem and psychological health. Participants and methods: College students and members of the general public (N = 100; 50 women, 50 men) volunteered to complete questionnaires. Results: There was no significant difference (t(98) = -1.000, p = .320) between exercise and sedentary group in the scores on psychological health. Psychological health (r = .34), obligation to exercise (r = .40), self-esteem (r = .48), and social physique anxiety (r = -.55) were statistically significantly related (p < 0.01) to body esteem levels. Conclusions: Regular exercise does appear to affect body-esteem but not psychological health when compared with sedentary. The four predictor variables were statistically significantly related to body esteem levels
The role of motivational style, self-esteem, academic stress, gender and student’s expectations in predicting academic outcomes
No full textThis study examined the role of extrinsic and extrinsic motivation, stress, self-esteem, gender
and students’ expectations in predicting academic outcomes. Participants were DBS
psychology freshman (N= 75: Male, N=149: Female). All participants completed intrinsic
and extrinsic motivation questionnaire, academic stress scale, and self-esteem scale. In
general, participants reported strong intrinsic motivation orientation than extrinsic motivation
styles. However, Female students were significantly motivated in term of fear of failure (t
(222) = -4.81, p < .001); authority expectations (t (222) = -2.03, p = .043); peer acceptance (t
(222) = -2.50, p = .013). Results showed significant gender differences in stress (t (222) = -
2.680, p = .008) significant difference in students’ expectation in term of data analysis result
(t (201) = 12.906, p < .001) and overall average result (t (201) = 14.956, p < .001).but no
significant gender differences in self-esteem. In the first predictive model power
motivation (β =.204, p = .009), self-esteem (β =.181, p = .034) positively influenced data
analysis performance. Whereas authority expectation had negative significant correlation
these results (β = -.234, p = .007). In the second model power motivation (β =.186, p = .018),
academic stress (β =.171, p = .045) positively affected end of year overall average
performance, but negative results were significantly associated with authority expectation (β
=-.216, p = .014). Both models significantly explain data analysis results (Adjusted R-sq. =
.078; F (10, 182) = 2.62, p = .005), and end of first year overall average results Adjusted Rsq.
= .064; F (10, 182) = 2.30, p = .014).
The findings provide greater insight into the psychological factors influencing first year
undergraduate psychology students’ performance when entering university. Author keywords: motivation, intrinsic, extrinsic, stress, self-esteem,
expectations, academic
performanc
Substance dependence, hopelessness and associated variables: correlations across gender in Ireland
No full textThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between sex, hopelessness levels and substance dependence levels alongside other associated variables among substance users in Ireland. The study consisted of a cross-sectional, psychometric and between-subjects design. Participants included 16 clients attending a six-month rehabilitative program at Coolmine Therapeutic Community, and 54 non-clinical substance users from the general public in Ireland. A purpose-designed questionnaire, The Leeds Dependence Questionnaire (LDQ), The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Perceived Stress Scale, BriefCope Scale were used. Hopelessness, gender, previous treatment, family dependence history, stress levels, and coping styles are the predictor variables. Substance dependency level is the criterion variable. A multiple regression analysis indicated the combination of the 23 predictor variables has a significant predictive value in relation to substance user's levels of dependence (Adjusted R Square = 0.686, F(23,46) = 7.558, p>0.05)
Understanding the role of emotion in connection with Music preference and chords in musical compositions
No full textThe aim of the study is to investigate the role of musical chords on emotions. Major modes are believed to be associated with happiness, while Minor modes are associated with sadness. The experiment was devised to produce music stimuli with conflicting cues in 4 conditions, (major, major inverted to minor, minor, and minor inverted to major). The participants (n = 118) rated their emotions with the GEMS-45 scale and their musical preference with the STOMP(R) prior to music stimuli, additionally the subjects described their personal experiences with music. The subjects rated their emotions after the stimulus and found that there were no differences on emotive states(sublimity/vitality/unease) due to chord conditions. There were however differences in emotions such as nostalgia and wonder with pre-test and post-test analysis which showed the beneficial effects music has on the individual. The study also demonstrated the significant differences of musical taste between age groups
Acculturative stress, resilience, religiosity and depression amongst non-Irish nationals living in Dublin
No full textThe purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between acculturative stress and depression in non-Irish nationals living in Dublin. Moderating factors included resilience and religiosity (measured as frequency of religious worship attendance and intrinsic religiosity), and mediating factors of gender, age, marital status, country of origin, and English language proficiency were taken into account. Participants were 70 foreign nationals (29 male and 41 female, mean age 32.84), obtained through snowball sampling. A cross-sectional design was employed. An analysis of covariance suggested a relationship between acculturative stress and depression, as well as a relationship between resilience and depression. A Pearson's r correlation coefficient suggested a positive relationship between acculturative stress and depression, and a negative relationship between resilience and depression. Limitations included small sample size, and high frequency of missing values in data. Further research is recommended
Deaf, hard-of-hearing or hearing : is my social scene an anxious one?
No full textThe current research examines whether deaf and hard-of-hearing person's experience more social anxiety than hearing persons. A total of 109 participants (55 hearing and 54 deaf / hard-of-hearing) filled out a questionnaire that incorporated 2 anxiety scales (SAD & IAS) and 2 elements of the EPQ-R questionnaire (extroversion and neuroticism). The research employed a between-subjects unrelated questionnaire design. Results indicate deaf and hard-of-hearing persons experience more social anxiety (p <.01) and are more prone towards introversion than hearing persons (p <.01). The current research has accentuated the urgent need of an investigation of the causal factors of social anxiety among this population. From this basis the field of psychology can give practical assistance by means of interventions to decrease social anxiety levels
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