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Testing an integrated behavioural and biomedical model of disability in N-of-1 studies with chronic pain. (2013)
Journal Article
QUINN, F., JOHNSTON, M. and JOHNSTON, D. W., 2013. Testing an integrated behavioural and biomedical model of disability in N-of-1 studies with chronic pain. Psychology and health [online], 28(12), pages 1391-1406. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2013.814773

Background. Previous research has supported an integrated biomedical and behavioural model explaining activity limitations. However, further tests of this model are required at the within-person level, because while it proposes that the constructs ar... Read More about Testing an integrated behavioural and biomedical model of disability in N-of-1 studies with chronic pain..

The self-reference effect on memory in early childhood. (2013)
Journal Article
CUNNINGHAM, S.J., BREBNER, J.L., QUINN, F. and TURK, D.J. 2014. The self-reference effect on memory in early childhood. Child development [online], 85(2), pages 808-823. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12144

The self-reference effect in memory is the advantage for information encoded about self, relative to other people. The early development of this effect was explored here using a concrete encoding paradigm. Trials comprised presentation of a self- or... Read More about The self-reference effect on memory in early childhood..

Racial formations: South Africa. (2013)
Book Chapter
MUELLER-HIRTH, N. 2013. Racial formations: South Africa. In Mason, P.L. (ed.) Encyclopedia of race and racism. Second edition. Andover: Cengage, volume 3.

South Africa became a democratic, non-racial state in 1994. The first democratic elections were preceded by fifty years of legislated racial domination. Apartheid (separateness in Afrikaans) involved racial segregation in every aspect of social and p... Read More about Racial formations: South Africa..

Socio-sexuality and episodic memory function in women: further evidence of an adaptive "mating mode". (2013)
Journal Article
SMITH, D.S., JONES, B.C. and ALLAN, K. 2013. Socio-sexuality and episodic memory function in women: further evidence of an adaptive "mating mode". Memory and cognition [online], 41(6), pages 850-861. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-013-0301-1

The functionalist memory perspective predicts that information of adaptive value may trigger specific processing modes. It was recently demonstrated that women's memory is sensitive to cues of male sexual dimorphism (i.e., masculinity) that convey in... Read More about Socio-sexuality and episodic memory function in women: further evidence of an adaptive "mating mode"..

Interprofessional education in practice. (2012)
Presentation / Conference
HAXTON, J., JOSEPH, S., DIACK, L., MCFADYEN, M., WOOD, C., MIFSUD, L., KUMARASAMY, Y., MACDONALD, D., BRANNAN, J. and BEDFORD, H. 2012. Interprofessional education in practice. Presented at the 6th International conference on interprofessional education and collaborative practice (All Together Better Health VI): exploring new horizons: diversity and quality in interprofessional education and collaborative practice, 5-8 October 2012, Kobe, Japan.

This presentation focused on the implementation of interprofessional education (IPE) in practice-based settings for health and social care students. Building from recommendations and evidence accumulated during a classroom-based IPE programme at two... Read More about Interprofessional education in practice..

The evolution of student identity: a case of caveat emptor. (2012)
Journal Article
MARTIN, L., SPOLANDER, G., ALI, I. and MAAS, B. 2014. The evolution of student identity: a case of caveat emptor. Journal of further and higher education [online], 38(2), pages 200-210. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2012.722200

Engaging students has been seen as the key to promoting their achievement in higher education institutions. However, there is an important stage prior to this: the development of a positive student identity which influences students’ motivation to en... Read More about The evolution of student identity: a case of caveat emptor..

Testing the integration of ICF and behavioral models of disability in orthopedic patients: replication and extension. (2012)
Journal Article
QUINN, F., JOHNSTON, M., DIXON, D., JOHNSTON, D.W., POLLARD, B. and ROWLEY, D. I. 2012. Testing the integration of ICF and behavioral models of disability in orthopedic patients: replication and extension. Rehabilitation psychology [online], 57(2), pages 167-177. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028083

Objective: Disability from chronic illness is a major problem for society, yet the study of its determinants lacks an overall theoretical paradigm. Johnston (1996) has proposed conceptualizing disability as behavior and integrating biomedical and beh... Read More about Testing the integration of ICF and behavioral models of disability in orthopedic patients: replication and extension..

Alcohol use during pregnancy: an application of the theory of planned behavior. (2012)
Journal Article
DUNCAN, E.M., FORBES-MCKAY, K.E. and HENDERSON, S.E. 2012. Alcohol use during pregnancy: an application of the theory of planned behavior. Journal of applied social psychology [online], 42(8), pages 1887-1903. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00923.x

The objective of this research was to apply the theory of planned behavior (TPB; Ajzen, 1988, 1991) to alcohol use during pregnancy. Of the pregnant women (N=130) who participated in the study, over one third reported consuming alcohol (34.8%), and t... Read More about Alcohol use during pregnancy: an application of the theory of planned behavior..

If you don't count, you don't count: monitoring and evaluation in South African NGOs. (2012)
Journal Article
MUELLER-HIRTH, N. 2012. If you don't count, you don't count: monitoring and evaluation in South African NGOs. Development and change [online], 43(3), pages 649-670. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2012.01776.x

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are increasingly challenged to demonstrate accountability and relevance, with reporting, monitoring and evaluation arguably having become development activities in their own right. Drawing on interviews and obser... Read More about If you don't count, you don't count: monitoring and evaluation in South African NGOs..

Paying the price for corporate social responsibility: social costs and dividends of oil and gas company approaches in Nigeria. (2012)
Journal Article
VERTIGANS, S. 2012. Paying the price for corporate social responsibility: social costs and dividends of oil and gas company approaches in Nigeria. Social responsibility review, 2012(1), pages 35-48.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has grown in prominence over recent years. And rising levels of interest have been accompanied by contests within academic and business circles over the purpose and suitability of businesses having social respons... Read More about Paying the price for corporate social responsibility: social costs and dividends of oil and gas company approaches in Nigeria..

Successful project management in social work and social care: managing resources, assessing risks and measuring outcomes. (2012)
Book
SPOLANDER, G. and MARTIN, L. 2012. Successful project management in social work and social care: managing resources, assessing risks and measuring outcomes. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Managers in social work and social care contexts are required to manage a wide range of projects: long-term and short-term, on large and small scales, in partnership with other agencies, and covering a broad range of issues and contexts. Management o... Read More about Successful project management in social work and social care: managing resources, assessing risks and measuring outcomes..

The North Laine: a visual essay. (2012)
Journal Article
YUILL, C. 2012. The North Laine: a visual essay. Sociological research online [online], 17(1), pages 66-75. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.2572

The North Laine in Brighton provides a useful case study in exploring different ways of experiencing and imagining urban life. The area possess many distinctive street forms and supports counter-cultural lifestyles, which emphasise environmentalism a... Read More about The North Laine: a visual essay..

The realities of a part-time PhD (2012)
Journal Article
SMITH, D. 2012. The realities of a part-time PhD. Psychologist [online], 25(1), pages 80-81. Available from: https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/careers-diplomat-director

According to a recent review (Kulej & Park, 2008, cited in Hooley et al., 2009) 32 % of full-time PhD students are below the age of 25 while just 5 % of part-time students are. This statistic shows that amongst graduates the latter option is highly u... Read More about The realities of a part-time PhD.

Evidence of adaptation for mate choice within women's memory. (2011)
Journal Article
ALLAN, K., JONES, B.C., DEBRUINE, L.M. and SMITH, D.S. 2012. Evidence of adaptation for mate choice within women's memory. Evolution and human behavior [online], 33(3), pages 193-199. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.09.002

Sexually dimorphic characteristics in men may act as cues, advertising long-term health, dominance, and reproductive potential to prospective mates. Evolution has accordingly adapted human cognition so that women perceive sexually dimorphic facial fe... Read More about Evidence of adaptation for mate choice within women's memory..

A modulatory effect of male voice pitch on long-term memory in women: evidence of adaptation for mate choice? (2011)
Journal Article
SMITH, D.S., JONES, B.C., FEINBERG, D.R. and ALLAN, K. 2012. A modulatory effect of male voice pitch on long-term memory in women: evidence of adaptation for mate choice? Memory and cognition [online], 40(1), pages 135-144. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-011-0136-6

From a functionalist perspective, human memory should be attuned to information of adaptive value for one's survival and reproductive fitness. While evidence of sensitivity to survival-related information is growing, specific links between memory and... Read More about A modulatory effect of male voice pitch on long-term memory in women: evidence of adaptation for mate choice?.

The sociology of terrorism: peoples, places and processes. (2011)
Book
VERTIGANS, S. 2011. The sociology of terrorism: peoples, places and processes. Abingdon: Routledge [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203855812

This is the first terrorism textbook based on sociological research. It adopts an innovative framework that draws together historical and modern, local and global, and social processes for a range of individuals, groups and societies. Individual beha... Read More about The sociology of terrorism: peoples, places and processes..

CSR as corporate social responsibility or colonial structures return? (2011)
Journal Article
VERTIGANS, S. 2011. CSR as corporate social responsibility or colonial structures return? A Nigerian case study. International journal of sociology and anthropology [online], 3(6), pages 159-162. Available from: http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/IJSA/article-abstract/67C611F2245

In this paper the impact of oil and gas companies in Nigeria is explored under the umbrella concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). At one level there is acknowledgement of greater emphasis on socially responsible policies. Nevertheless the... Read More about CSR as corporate social responsibility or colonial structures return?.

Islam and the construction of modern nationalism: the unintended consequences of state sponsored socialisation. (2011)
Book Chapter
VERTIGANS, S. 2011. Islam and the construction of modern nationalism: the unintended consequences of state sponsored socialisation. In Franco, G.H. and Cervantes, S.L. (eds.) Islam in the 21st century. New York: Nova Science Publishers [online], pages 1-26. Available from: http://www.novapublishers.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=11164

Around the world approaches by Muslim governments to introduce secularisation and create national consciousness have relied heavily upon processes of state sponsored socialisation. Across the overwhelming majority of Muslim societies, secular structu... Read More about Islam and the construction of modern nationalism: the unintended consequences of state sponsored socialisation..

The 'ins' and 'outs' of terrorism: the roles of emotions throughout 'terrorists' careers. (2011)
Book Chapter
VERTIGANS, S. 2011. The 'ins' and 'outs' of terrorism: the roles of emotions throughout 'terrorists' careers. In Gallore, A.M. (ed.) Terrorism: motivation, threats and prevention. New York: Nova Science Publishers [online], chapter 6, pages 119-134. Available from: http://www.novapublishers.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=13869

Terrorism is a subject that arouses considerable emotions. These emotions are largely associated with public reactions to attacks and particular events. Analysis of terrorism and 'terrorists', in particular, also identifies the significance of emotio... Read More about The 'ins' and 'outs' of terrorism: the roles of emotions throughout 'terrorists' careers..

Social work education in Canada, England and South Africa: a critical comparison of undergraduate programmes. (2011)
Journal Article
SPOLANDER, G., PULLEN-SANSFACON, A., BROWN, M. and ENGELBRECHT, L. 2011. Social work education in Canada, England and South Africa: a critical comparison of undergraduate programmes. International social work [online], 54(6), pages 816-831. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872810389086

Globalized labour mobility has led to questions regarding the degree to which social work education in one country can be applicable to practice in another. This paper examines social work education programmes and practice contexts in South Africa, E... Read More about Social work education in Canada, England and South Africa: a critical comparison of undergraduate programmes..