A Ro

Biographic Data

ID5303
NAMEA Ro
GIVEN NAMESA
FAMILY NAMERo
SIGNATURERO A
AFFILIATIONSMcMaster University
ORCID0000-0002-6387-638X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS28
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1990
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX3

  • Forms of trust and polypharmacy among older adults

    Open AccessA Ro, James GillettARTICLEAgeing and Society2021

    This article examines how older adults make decisions about their medications through interconnected axes of trust that operate across social networks. Trust is negotiated by older adults enrolled in a deprescribing programme which guides them through the process of reducing medications to mitigate risks associated with polypharmacy. Habermas’ work on the significance of communicative action in negotiating trust within social relationships inform…

  • Confronting Medicine's Dichotomies

    Open AccessA Ro, James GillettARTICLEQualitative Health Research2020Cited by: 1References: 22

    To address the risks associated with polypharmacy, health care providers are investigating the feasibility of deprescribing programs as part of routine medical care to reduce medication burden to older adults. As older adults are enrolled in these programs, they are confronted with two dominant and legitimate accounts of medications, labeled the medication paradox: medications keep you healthy but they might be making you sick. We investigated ho…

  • Deconstructing Immigrant Illegality

    Open AccessLaura E Enriquez, Martha Morales Hernandez et al.ARTICLERace and Social Problems2018Cited by: 11References: 43

  • The Spotted Nightjar Calls When Dingo Pups Are Born

    Open AccessMyfany Turpin, A Ro et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnobiology2013

    Across cultures there are known signs that signal the availability of certain foods, predict the weather or warn people of impending events. In Central Australia the call of the spotted nightjar (Eurostopodus argus) signals the time when dingo pups are born. This article identifies indicator events known by speakers of the Arandic languages in Central Australia. Indicator events can be described as the presence or behavior of a particular species…

  • Social Status Correlates of Reporting Gender Discrimination and Racial Discrimination Among Racially Diverse Women

    A Ro, Annie E Ro et al.ARTICLEWomen & Health2009Cited by: 8References: 18

    The growing body of research on discrimination and health indicates a deleterious effect of discrimination on various health outcomes. However, less is known about the sociodemographic correlates of reporting racial discrimination and gender discrimination among racially diverse women. We examined the associations of social status characteristics with lifetime experiences of racial discrimination and gender discrimination using a racially-diverse…

  • Kant's ?An Essay on the Maladies of the Mind? and Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and the Sublime 1

    Open AccessMonique David-Menard, A Ro et al.ARTICLEHypatia2000References: 1

  • Ballots, bullets, or Batmen

    A Ro, A RossARTICLEScreen1990Cited by: 8

    Journal Article Ballots, bullets, or Batmen: can cultural studies do the right thing? Andrew Ross Andrew Ross Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Screen, Volume 31, Issue 1, Spring 1990, Pages 26–44, https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/31.1.26 Published: 01 March 1990