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The Effects of Prestige on Collective Performance and Information Flow in a Strictly Hierarchical Institution (2019)
Journal Article

Institutions such as the military aim to respond efficiently to complex logistical challenges using a strictly hierarchical structure, where leaders are assigned a rank by senior colleagues and team members are trained to obey leader commands. Anthro... Read More about The Effects of Prestige on Collective Performance and Information Flow in a Strictly Hierarchical Institution.

Inequalities in mental health and well-being in a time of austerity: Follow-up findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study (2018)
Journal Article

In response to the 2007/8 financial crisis and the subsequent ‘Great Recession’, the UK government pursued a policy of austerity, characterised by public spending cuts and reductions in working-age welfare benefits. This paper reports on a case study... Read More about Inequalities in mental health and well-being in a time of austerity: Follow-up findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study.

An experimental investigation into the transmission of antivax attitudes using a fictional health controversy (2018)
Journal Article

Rationale: Although vaccines are an invaluable weapon in combatting diseases, they are often surrounded by controversy. Vaccine controversies usually arise with the claims of some parents or doctors who link vaccines to harmful outcomes. These contro... Read More about An experimental investigation into the transmission of antivax attitudes using a fictional health controversy.

Communicating for Conservation: Circumventing Conflict with Communities over Domestic Dog Ownership in North Morocco (2018)
Journal Article

Conservationists consider open and direct communication as best practice even when their data conflict with local beliefs. However, ensuring the effective delivery of a controversial message without overtly challenging community identity is difficult... Read More about Communicating for Conservation: Circumventing Conflict with Communities over Domestic Dog Ownership in North Morocco.