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Laura MacKay

Laura MacKayE-mail: laura.mackay@kwantlen.ca

Phone:TBA vm 9425 (604.599.2222)

Office Location: TBA

List of courses taught:

Psyc 1100 Introduction to Psychology: Basic Processes

Psyc 2330 Social Psychology

Psyc 2400 Experimental Psychology: Research Methodology


Areas of Interest & Investigation:

Positive indicators of health and well-being in adolescents, positive psychology, risk and resilience among vulnerable youth populations

Educational Background: B.A. (Hons.)(S.Fraser), M.A. (S.Fraser), Ph.D. (S.Fraser)



Selected References:

  • Mackay, L. (in press). School Connectedness: It Matters to your Health. Visions, BC's Mental Health and Addictions Journal.

  • Saewyc, E., MacKay, L., Anderson, J., & Drozda, C. (2008). It’s Not What You Think: Sexually Exploited Youth in British Columbia. Vancouver: University of British Columbia School of Nursing. ISBN # 978-0-9810280-0-2.

  • Parkes, S., Cox, D., Saewyc, E., MacKay, L. (2008). The relationship between body image and stimulant use among Canadian adolescents. The Journal of Adolescent Health, 43(6), 616-618.

  • MacKay, L., Cox, D., Saewyc, E., Slaney, K., & Poole, G. (August 2008). Psychosocial Strengths Related to Positive Adolescent Health and Development. Poster presented at the 116th annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Mass.

  • Smith, A., Peled, M., Albert, M., MacKay, L., Stewart, D, Saewyc, E., & the McCreary Centre Society. (2008). Making the Grade: A Review of Alternate Education Programs in British Columbia. Vancouver, BC: McCreary Centre Society. ISBN # 978-1-895438-86-1

  • Albert M, Saewyc E, Smith A, MacKay L. (2008). Changes in substance use patterns for street-involved youth cohorts in British Columbia. [abstract] Journal of Adolescent Health, 42 (2), S49.
     

  • Saewyc, E., MacKay, L., Henderson, A., Peled, M., & Northcott, M. (June 2008). Which Comes First: Sexual Exploitation or Other Risk Exposures Among Street-Involved Youth? Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Public Health Association, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

  • Saewyc, E., MacKay, L., Alexander, J., & Drozda, C. (April 2008). "You can't ask that: Doing population research about sexually-exploited youth without stigmatizing". Workshop given at the Knowledge without Harm: Strategies for Ethical Research with Youth Conference, Vancouver, BC.

  • Smith, A., Saewyc, E., Albert, M., MacKay, L., Northcott, M. and the McCreary Centre Society (2007). Against the odds: A profile of marginalized and street-involved youth in B.C. Vancouver, BC: The McCreary Centre Society, ISBN#: 978-1-895438-83-7.

  • MacKay, L, Cox, D, Slaney, K, Saewyc, E., & Poole, G. (2007). Healthy youth development: The role of positive assets. Paper presented at the Rethinking Risk conference, Vancouver, BC, April 27-28.

  • MacKay, L, Cox, D, Poole, G., Slaney, K & Saewyc, E. (2006). The role of positive assets in healthy youth development. Paper presented at The Challenges of Transition: Moving into Adulthood Conference, Vancouver, BC, April 28-29.

  • McFarland, C., Buehler, R., & MacKay, L. (2001). Affective reactions to social comparisons with extremely close others. Social Cognition, 19, 547-586.