Ralph Adam
Biographic Data
| ID | 292661 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ralph Adam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ralph |
| FAMILY NAME | Adam |
| SIGNATURE | ADAM R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Heriot-Watt University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1754-6312 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1922 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Switching cost and cognate facilitation between two signed languages
This study investigated language switching and cognate facilitation in deaf bilinguals fluent in two signed languages—Irish Sign Language (ISL) and British Sign Language (BSL). Ten participants, who were all deaf and were educated in ISL and later exposed to BSL, completed a picture-naming task requiring them to switch between the two languages based on visual cues. The study aimed to establish whether a switching cost—typically observed in unimo…
Positive mental health outcomes experienced by signing deaf adults in Australia
Objective This study sought to identify factors that participants associated with the development and maintenance of positive mental health across the life course. Method One-on-one semi-structured interviews were held with 16 Australian signing deaf adults who reported experiencing poor mental health during their lives. Interviews were transcribed from Auslan (Australian Sign Language) to written English and inductively coded using thematic anal…
Through deaf eyes
Deaf people are at higher suicide risk, yet little is known about the factors that contribute to this elevated risk, particularly in Australia. This research explored factors which deaf Australian adults perceived to influence their suicidal behavior. A parallel multi-methods sequential design study using a strengths-based deaf-centric approach was conducted. This incorporated qualitative interviews with deaf sign language users who reported adve…
Generation of Novel Ideas
Creativity refers to the ability to produce ideas or actions that are novel and useful, incorporating convergent and divergent thinking. Currently, limited attention has been paid to changes in creativity with disease progression (e.g. mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease). Therefore, this study examined the patterns of creativity between healthy controls (n = 36), adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI; n = 23), and adults with …
At home, I never felt included, I always felt on the outside”
The study highlights deaf Australians' perceived negative impacts from proximal and distal communication-related stressors during childhood on mental health outcomes. Addressing communication barriers in childhood through the implementation of interventions and support strategies may help to avoid adverse mental health outcomes for deaf adults
The association between early life access to communication and perceived mental health in a cross-sectional study of deaf Australian adults
Background Deaf people experience worse mental health compared to their hearing counterparts. We aimed to test the association between early life access to communication and perceived mental health among deaf adults in Australia.Methods An online cross-sectional study was conducted with deaf Australians who reported becoming deaf before the age of 5. Logistic regression models were fitted to assess the relationships between types of early life ac…
Representation and diversity in the sign language translation and interpreting profession in the United Kingdom
This article reports the findings of a nationwide sign language translator and interpreter (SLTI) census to establish a baseline description of the United Kingdom’s SLTI workforce that was commissioned by the Association of Sign Language Interpreters UK. Complete responses were received from 690 practitioners from across the United Kingdom (43% of the potential sample). The survey responses were analysed using the SPSS statistical software, speci…
The Golden Generation and the wasted generations
This paper examines the relationship between Romania and the World Cup and finds this relationship to be influenced by the achievements of the 1990s. That decade, an exception in a rather poor World Cup history of Romania, set too high expectations for the Romanian football fans from the subsequent generations. A division was created between the so called ‘Golden Generation’, which in fact was nowhere near winning a trophy, and the following ʿwas…
The glocalisation of the World Cup
SCOPUS: ed.j
Geographies and circulations
Football and authoritarianism in twentieth century Romania
SCOPUS: ar.j
Design of Information Systems in the Social Sciences. Research Reports, Series A, No. 1. Towards the Improvement of Social Science Information Systems
The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Vol. 4: October 1788 to December 1793
"The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Vol. 4: October 1788 to December 1793" published on by Athlone Press.
Deviancy and the Family
Naval Office on the Potomac
Naval Office on the Potomac
Deviancy and the Family
The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Vol. 4: October 1788 to December 1793
"The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Vol. 4: October 1788 to December 1793" published on by Athlone Press.
Design of Information Systems in the Social Sciences. Research Reports, Series A, No. 1. Towards the Improvement of Social Science Information Systems
Football and authoritarianism in twentieth century Romania
SCOPUS: ar.j
Representation and diversity in the sign language translation and interpreting profession in the United Kingdom
This article reports the findings of a nationwide sign language translator and interpreter (SLTI) census to establish a baseline description of the United Kingdom’s SLTI workforce that was commissioned by the Association of Sign Language Interpreters UK. Complete responses were received from 690 practitioners from across the United Kingdom (43% of the potential sample). The survey responses were analysed using the SPSS statistical software, speci…
The Golden Generation and the wasted generations
This paper examines the relationship between Romania and the World Cup and finds this relationship to be influenced by the achievements of the 1990s. That decade, an exception in a rather poor World Cup history of Romania, set too high expectations for the Romanian football fans from the subsequent generations. A division was created between the so called ‘Golden Generation’, which in fact was nowhere near winning a trophy, and the following ʿwas…
The glocalisation of the World Cup
SCOPUS: ed.j
Geographies and circulations
Generation of Novel Ideas
Creativity refers to the ability to produce ideas or actions that are novel and useful, incorporating convergent and divergent thinking. Currently, limited attention has been paid to changes in creativity with disease progression (e.g. mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease). Therefore, this study examined the patterns of creativity between healthy controls (n = 36), adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI; n = 23), and adults with …
At home, I never felt included, I always felt on the outside”
The study highlights deaf Australians' perceived negative impacts from proximal and distal communication-related stressors during childhood on mental health outcomes. Addressing communication barriers in childhood through the implementation of interventions and support strategies may help to avoid adverse mental health outcomes for deaf adults
The association between early life access to communication and perceived mental health in a cross-sectional study of deaf Australian adults
Background Deaf people experience worse mental health compared to their hearing counterparts. We aimed to test the association between early life access to communication and perceived mental health among deaf adults in Australia.Methods An online cross-sectional study was conducted with deaf Australians who reported becoming deaf before the age of 5. Logistic regression models were fitted to assess the relationships between types of early life ac…
Switching cost and cognate facilitation between two signed languages
This study investigated language switching and cognate facilitation in deaf bilinguals fluent in two signed languages—Irish Sign Language (ISL) and British Sign Language (BSL). Ten participants, who were all deaf and were educated in ISL and later exposed to BSL, completed a picture-naming task requiring them to switch between the two languages based on visual cues. The study aimed to establish whether a switching cost—typically observed in unimo…
Positive mental health outcomes experienced by signing deaf adults in Australia
Objective This study sought to identify factors that participants associated with the development and maintenance of positive mental health across the life course. Method One-on-one semi-structured interviews were held with 16 Australian signing deaf adults who reported experiencing poor mental health during their lives. Interviews were transcribed from Auslan (Australian Sign Language) to written English and inductively coded using thematic anal…
Through deaf eyes
Deaf people are at higher suicide risk, yet little is known about the factors that contribute to this elevated risk, particularly in Australia. This research explored factors which deaf Australian adults perceived to influence their suicidal behavior. A parallel multi-methods sequential design study using a strengths-based deaf-centric approach was conducted. This incorporated qualitative interviews with deaf sign language users who reported adve…
Hearing Impairment and Communication (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (3 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works)