Researchers

Research conducted by Mrugank Thakor, professor in the Department of Marketing, is published by Noodls and World News. Thakor’s study investigated American consumers’ perceptions of products that were “made in the USA” with those made locally. 

Dutch-language news outlet DeOndernemer (translated from Dutch) mentions research conducted by Gary Johns, professor in the Department of Management, about the dangers of presenteeism.

A research release issued by l’Université de Montréal discusses a study led by U de M psychiatry professor Sheilagh Hodgins in collaboration with Mark Ellenbogen, professor in the Department of Psychology and CRDH researcher, postdoctoral researcher Peter Lam and two other U de M professors Frank Vitaro and Richard E. Tremblay. The study found that primary teachers are able to identify potentially violent adults based on childhood behaviour. 

The Huffington Post Canada features research conducted by Damon Matthews, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, in collaboration with Susan Solomon, Ellen Swallow Richards professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Science at MIT. The research shows that immediate decrease in carbon dioxide emissions would result in an immediate decrease in the rate of climate change. Matthews’s research is also discussed on YubaNet, Zimbabwe Star, Democratic Underground, TVA Nouvelles, Noodls and Inside Climate News.

Research conducted by Sylvia Santosa, professor in the Department of Exercise Science and a Canada Research Chair in Clinical Nutrition, is featured on the website Health Goes Strong. Santosa’s research suggests that a decrease in estrogen during menopause can create weight gain. Her study is also discussed in Canoë Santé, Psychomédia and Vancouver Sun.

Saturday’s Le Devoir features an article about the exhibition Material Traces/Les traces matérielles by Amelia Jones that is currently running in the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery.

HealthCanal details new research by Sylvia Santosa, an assistant professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Canada Research Chair in Clinical Nutrition, that provides a new understanding of the connection between fat storage and estrogen in post-menopausal women.  Santosa’s research was published in the March issue of Diabetes. The article also highlights Santosa’s affiliation with the PERFORM Centre.

Research conducted by Lawrence Kryzanowski, professor in the Department of Finance and Ned Goodman Chair in Investment Finance, is discussed by Fox Business. Kryzanowski’s study found that a company that revises its previous financial statements is more likely to have been poorly governed. The research also appears on Truth Dive, Yahoo! India News, India Vision, Rupee Rains, Science Newsline, Science Blog, Science Codex, Press-News, The Atlantic Wire and Zeebiz (India).

An article in The Huffington Post Canada about deception tactics used by men and women while dating features research conducted by Gad Saad, professor in the Department of Marketing, which found that driving a Porsche raised testosterone levels in men.

Research conducted by Gad Saad, professor in the Department of Marketing, is featured in Folha de S. Paulo (Brazil). The article discusses Saad’s book, The Consumer Instinct.