Amanda McIntyre
(mcintyam@uvic.ca)

Research Interests:

My current research examines how differences in personality variables predict levels of environmental concern. My past research has also addressed a variety of topics including self-regulation depletion, empathy, egoistic and biospheric environmental concern, the link between time perspective and climate change engagement, as well as how to frame the problem of climate change so that it may be effectively communicated.

Education:

September 2009 – present		Master's Student University of Victoria Social and Environmental Program Victoria, British Columbia
2004 - 2008		Bachelor of Arts Degree, Honours with distinction Campion College at the University of Regina Major in Psychology, Minor in English Regina, Saskatchewan Honours Thesis entitled Self-Regulation Depletion: An Examination of Underlying Mechanisms

Awards and Academic Recognition:

University of Victoria Fellowship (Sep 2010- August 2011)

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Canada Graduate Scholarship Program - Master's Scholarship  (Sep 2009  – Aug 2010)

University of Victoria President's Research Scholarship (Sep 2009 – April 2010)

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Undergraduate Student Research Award (May 2008 – Aug 2008)

University of Regina Academic Silver Scholarship (Jan 2007  – Apr 2007)

University of Regina Academic Gold Scholarship (Sep 2006 – Dec 2006)

Rev. E. Peter W. Nash, S. J. Scholarship - Social Science (Sep 2006 – Dec 2006)

University of Regina Academic Gold Scholarship (Jan 2006  – Apr 2006)

University of Regina Academic Gold Scholarship (Sep 2005 – Dec 2005)

Centennial Merit Scholarship (Sep 2004 – Dec 2004)

Dean’s Honours List – Arts Jan 2005  – Dec 2007

Publications:

Gifford, R., Kormos, C., & McIntyre, A. (2011). Behavioral Dimensions of Climate Change: Drivers, Responses, Barriers, and Interventions. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change. doi: 10.1002/wcc.143

Gifford, R., Scannell, L., Kormos, C., Rourke, J., McIntyre, A. Neighbourhood predictors of quality of life. American Journal of Community Psychology. (in preparation).

McIntyre, A., & Gifford, R. Communicating climate change: Future versus present framing of climate change information and the role of time perspective in climate change engagement. (in preparation).

Conference Presentations:

McIntyre, A., & Gifford, R. (2011, June). Communicating current versus future impacts: How can we increase climate change engagement? Oral presentation at the 72st Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, Ontario. 

Gifford, R., Rourke, J., McIntyre, A., Scannell, L., & Kormos, C. (2011, June). Neighbourhood predictors of quality of life. Poster presentation at the 72st Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

McIntyre, A., & Gifford, R. (2010, June). Egoistic and biospheric concern; What are the differences? Oral presentation at the 71st Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

McIntyre, A, Acton, S., Shiplette, R., Patterson, B., & Arbuthnott K. D. (2009, April).  How psychology can save the environment: Conservation Psychology theory and research.  Poster presented at the 4th Annual University of Regina Graduate Research Conference, Regina, Saskatchewan.

McIntyre, A. & Arbuthnott K. D. (2008, June).  Self-regulation depletion: An Examination of the underlying mechanisms. Poster presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science, London, Ontario.

McIntyre, A. & Arbuthnott K. D. (2008, April).  Self-regulation depletion: An Examination of the underlying mechanisms.  Poster presented at the 3rd Annual University of Regina Graduate Research Conference, Regina, Saskatchewan.

McIntyre, A., Partyka, J,. Pandey, M., Will, N., Scott, C., Relkey, K., Brand, J. (April 2008). Why do Reginians feel safe in “Canada’s worst neighbourhood?” Poster presented at the 3rd Annual University of Regina Graduate Research Conference.

McIntyre, A., et al. (April 2008). Why do Reginians feel safe in “Canada’s worst neighbourhood?” Poster presented at the University of Winnipeg’s Department of Psychology 27th Annual Prairie Undergraduate Research Conference.

Published Abstracts:

McIntyre, M., & Arbuthnott, K. (2008). Self-regulation depletion: An examination of underlying mechanisms. [Abstract]. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 62 (4), 283.

Research Experience:

Research Assistant, Examining the Effectiveness of Laboratories in Undergraduate Psychology Courses, with Dr. Robert Gifford, Department of Psychology, University of Victoria (September 2009 – present)

Research Assistant, Neighbourhood Determinants of Quality of Life, with Dr. Robert Gifford, Department of Psychology, University of Victoria (September 2009 – present)

Research Assistant, Examining the affect of self-regulation depletion on cooperative conservation behaviour, with Dr. Katherine Arbuthnott, Department of Psychology, Campion College. Responsible for conceptualising experiment, reviewing relevant literature, preparation and programming study, data collection and cleaning, assisting data analysis and creating and presenting a conference poster on the results. (May 2008 - Aug 2008 & Feb 2009 - April 2009)

Research Assistant, Examining mathematical thinking in children, with Dr. Katherine Robinson, Department of Psychology, Campion College. Responsible for collecting qualitative and quantitative data from children within the elementary school system.  (October 2008)

Teaching Experience:

Department of Psychology. Weekly invigilation of make-up exams., Jan 2010 – Apr 2010.

Introductory Psychology; Cognitive and Biological elements, Dr. Jody Bain. Sept 2010 – Dec 2010.

Social Psychology, Dr. Jim Gibson, Jan 2011 – Apr 2011.

Human Perception, Dr. Helena, Kadlec, July 2011.

Social Psychology, Dr. Jim Gibson, Sept 2011 – Dec 2011.

Introductory Psychology; Cognitive and Biological elements, Dr. David Medler, Sept 2011 – Dec 2011.

Introductory Psychology; Social and Applied elements, Dr. Jody Bain, Jan 2012 – Apr 2011.

Interpersonal Relations, Dr. Jim Gibson, Jan 2012 – Apr 2011.

Teaching Assistant, Personality Psychology, University of Victoria (September 2009-December 2009)

Department Positions:

Cognitive Brain Science, Social and Individualized Program Graduate Student Representative, Sept 2011-August 2012

Professional Development:

“TA Day” Attended a workshop on teaching, University of Victoria, Learning and Teaching Centre (September 2009)