Alison Palmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3660195 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison Palmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison |
| FAMILY NAME | Palmer |
| SIGNATURE | PALMER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Wildlife Fund Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8189-6790 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Perspective
Young workers, those under the age of 25, are considered a vulnerable working population, primarily due to their increased risk of injury. In this study we investigate if young workers may also be at an increased risk for occupational exposure to carcinogens. Using the 2006 and 2016 Canadian Census of Population and previously obtained CAREX Canada data, this study aimed to identify sectors and occupations that have high proportions of young work…
Identity integration in people with acquired disabilities
OBJECTIVE: This qualitative investigation focused on identity integration in a sample of individuals who acquired physical disabilities in adulthood. It also argues for the importance and ethics of these methods in the broader field of scholarship on personality change following adversity. METHOD: Thirteen adults participated in the study. Participants engaged in an expanded Life Story Interview wherein they narrated the story of their life, incl…
Cancer and the Environment projects with four First Nations organizations
The participant-led approach and multi-year funding to support capacity enhancement and face-to-face engagement were facilitators to project success. However, participants did face important barriers to collaborate which should be considered in future projects of this kind: the most important being a lack of resources (people and time), given competing and often more urgent priorities
What makes representation of executive women in business happen
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the underlying organisational features, according to the gendered organisation theory, that have contributed to high levels of representation of women executives, contrary to the trend in the South African financial services industry. Design/methodology/approach A critical realist approach was employed, using semi-structured interviews, based on a theoretical framework of the gendered organisation.…
School food standards in the UK
Objective To outline the evolution of school food standards and their implementation and evaluation in each of the four countries of the UK since 2000. Design Review of relevant policies, surveys and evaluations, including country-specific surveys and regional evaluations. Setting UK: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Subjects Primary and secondary schools and schoolchildren. Results By September 2013 standards will have been introdu…
Colonial and modern genocide
Comparative and systematic analyses of genocide are rare. This article addresses theoretical questions of this most severe form of conflict. Its purpose is threefold. First, to outline factors whose conjuncture appears to be significant for a genocidal outcome in two colonial cases of genocide: Aborigines in Queensland, 1840-1897, and Hereros in South West Africa, 1884-1906. The second is to demonstrate that understanding genocides of colonialism…
The History and Sociology of Genocide. Analyses and Case Studies
Colonial and modern genocide
Comparative and systematic analyses of genocide are rare. This article addresses theoretical questions of this most severe form of conflict. Its purpose is threefold. First, to outline factors whose conjuncture appears to be significant for a genocidal outcome in two colonial cases of genocide: Aborigines in Queensland, 1840-1897, and Hereros in South West Africa, 1884-1906. The second is to demonstrate that understanding genocides of colonialism…
What makes representation of executive women in business happen
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the underlying organisational features, according to the gendered organisation theory, that have contributed to high levels of representation of women executives, contrary to the trend in the South African financial services industry. Design/methodology/approach A critical realist approach was employed, using semi-structured interviews, based on a theoretical framework of the gendered organisation.…
The History and Sociology of Genocide. Analyses and Case Studies
Colonial and modern genocide
Comparative and systematic analyses of genocide are rare. This article addresses theoretical questions of this most severe form of conflict. Its purpose is threefold. First, to outline factors whose conjuncture appears to be significant for a genocidal outcome in two colonial cases of genocide: Aborigines in Queensland, 1840-1897, and Hereros in South West Africa, 1884-1906. The second is to demonstrate that understanding genocides of colonialism…
School food standards in the UK
Objective To outline the evolution of school food standards and their implementation and evaluation in each of the four countries of the UK since 2000. Design Review of relevant policies, surveys and evaluations, including country-specific surveys and regional evaluations. Setting UK: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Subjects Primary and secondary schools and schoolchildren. Results By September 2013 standards will have been introdu…
What makes representation of executive women in business happen
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the underlying organisational features, according to the gendered organisation theory, that have contributed to high levels of representation of women executives, contrary to the trend in the South African financial services industry. Design/methodology/approach A critical realist approach was employed, using semi-structured interviews, based on a theoretical framework of the gendered organisation.…
Identity integration in people with acquired disabilities
OBJECTIVE: This qualitative investigation focused on identity integration in a sample of individuals who acquired physical disabilities in adulthood. It also argues for the importance and ethics of these methods in the broader field of scholarship on personality change following adversity. METHOD: Thirteen adults participated in the study. Participants engaged in an expanded Life Story Interview wherein they narrated the story of their life, incl…
Cancer and the Environment projects with four First Nations organizations
The participant-led approach and multi-year funding to support capacity enhancement and face-to-face engagement were facilitators to project success. However, participants did face important barriers to collaborate which should be considered in future projects of this kind: the most important being a lack of resources (people and time), given competing and often more urgent priorities
Perspective
Young workers, those under the age of 25, are considered a vulnerable working population, primarily due to their increased risk of injury. In this study we investigate if young workers may also be at an increased risk for occupational exposure to carcinogens. Using the 2006 and 2016 Canadian Census of Population and previously obtained CAREX Canada data, this study aimed to identify sectors and occupations that have high proportions of young work…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Genocide (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)