Megan Hughes
Biographic Data
| ID | 6053592 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Megan Hughes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Megan |
| FAMILY NAME | Hughes |
| SIGNATURE | HUGHES M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7188-3221 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Evaluation of a person-centred, nurse-led model of care delivering hepatitis C testing and treatment in priority settings
Providing outreach hepatitis C services in community-based services was effective in engaging people living with and at-risk of hepatitis C, in education, testing, and care. Nurse-led, person-centred care was critical to the success of the project. Our evaluation underscores the importance of employing a partnership approach when delivering hepatitis C models of care in community settings, and incorporating workforce education and capacity-buildi…
Cognitive overload—A medical student’s perspective
Playing games
The rise in new communication technologies makes anonymous interactions increasingly possible, extending the possibilities for understanding the effects of anonymity on the behaviour of individuals. Theories of deindividuation and dehumanisation propose that anonymity will automatically lead to aggressive and antisocial behaviour, while the Social Identity Model of Deindividuation Effects adds that the social environment can mediate this effect. …
Vocabulary Instruction in the Disciplines
This column explores how literacy practices similarly enacted across disciplines served as a platform for considering collaborative professional development contexts. With current educational policy, content area teachers are expected to include relevant literacy practices within their disciplinary instruction. Based on research across science and history classrooms, general vocabulary development was present during engagement with texts as a ste…
Migrating Birds as Dispersal Vehicles for West Nile Virus
Turning points in the lives of young inner-city men forgoing destructive criminal behaviors
This article explores the lives of inner-city African American and Latino American young men previously involved in trajectories of destructive behavior, including violence, illegal drug marketing, and other crimes, who had made positive behavioral changes and were now contributing to their community's well-being. In-depth interviews with 20 young men examined their life courses from the time of their earliest memories. Personal and environmental…
Turning points in the lives of young inner-city men forgoing destructive criminal behaviors
This article explores the lives of inner-city African American and Latino American young men previously involved in trajectories of destructive behavior, including violence, illegal drug marketing, and other crimes, who had made positive behavioral changes and were now contributing to their community's well-being. In-depth interviews with 20 young men examined their life courses from the time of their earliest memories. Personal and environmental…
Playing games
The rise in new communication technologies makes anonymous interactions increasingly possible, extending the possibilities for understanding the effects of anonymity on the behaviour of individuals. Theories of deindividuation and dehumanisation propose that anonymity will automatically lead to aggressive and antisocial behaviour, while the Social Identity Model of Deindividuation Effects adds that the social environment can mediate this effect. …
Turning points in the lives of young inner-city men forgoing destructive criminal behaviors
This article explores the lives of inner-city African American and Latino American young men previously involved in trajectories of destructive behavior, including violence, illegal drug marketing, and other crimes, who had made positive behavioral changes and were now contributing to their community's well-being. In-depth interviews with 20 young men examined their life courses from the time of their earliest memories. Personal and environmental…
Migrating Birds as Dispersal Vehicles for West Nile Virus
Vocabulary Instruction in the Disciplines
This column explores how literacy practices similarly enacted across disciplines served as a platform for considering collaborative professional development contexts. With current educational policy, content area teachers are expected to include relevant literacy practices within their disciplinary instruction. Based on research across science and history classrooms, general vocabulary development was present during engagement with texts as a ste…
Playing games
The rise in new communication technologies makes anonymous interactions increasingly possible, extending the possibilities for understanding the effects of anonymity on the behaviour of individuals. Theories of deindividuation and dehumanisation propose that anonymity will automatically lead to aggressive and antisocial behaviour, while the Social Identity Model of Deindividuation Effects adds that the social environment can mediate this effect. …
Cognitive overload—A medical student’s perspective
Evaluation of a person-centred, nurse-led model of care delivering hepatitis C testing and treatment in priority settings
Providing outreach hepatitis C services in community-based services was effective in engaging people living with and at-risk of hepatitis C, in education, testing, and care. Nurse-led, person-centred care was critical to the success of the project. Our evaluation underscores the importance of employing a partnership approach when delivering hepatitis C models of care in community settings, and incorporating workforce education and capacity-buildi…
Psychology (3 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aggression (1 work) · Animal ecology (1 work) · Anonymity (1 work) · Biological dispersal (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (1 work)