Illness and isolation. Rats and lingerie.
Concordia in the news
Posted on February 16, 2015
Researchers in the news
The scholarly work of Concordia faculty and researchers informs and improves society on many issues that affect our daily lives. Visit the Research section to read news stories involving research at Concordia, or read the most recent items here:
- Irish Health picks up an earlier release about new research conducted by MA candidate Meaghan Barlow, PhD candidate Sarah Liu, and psychology professor Carsten Wrosch, into the effects of illness on a person's sense of social isolation. The study is published in Health Psychology.
- Psychology professor Jim Pfaus is interviewed on Global Montreal about working with rats in his research into human sexuality. He mentions the study he led into how males become excited at the sight of women wearing specific clothing items. A link to the Global interview is provided by Yahoo.