PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

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Smith, S. M., Stinson, V. & Patry, M. W. (in press). Confession Evidence in Canada: Psychological Issues and Legal Landscapes. Psychology, Crime & Law: DOI:10.1080/1068316X.2010.486380

Sawicki, V., Wegener, D. T., Clark, J. K., Fabrigar, L. R., Smith, S. M. & Bengal, S. J. (in press). Seeking confirmation in times of doubt: Selective exposure and the motivational strength of weak attitudes. Social and Personality Psychological Science. doi:10.1177/1948550611400212

Makrides, L., Smith, S. M., Allt, J., Curwin, S., Montgomery, D., Farquharson, J., Szpilfogel, C.,  Veinot, P., Wang, F., & Edington, D. (in press). The Healthy LifeWorks Project: A Pilot Study of the Economic Analysis of a Comprehensive Workplace Wellness Program in a Canadian Government Department. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Smith, S. M., Makrides, L., & Schryer Lebel, F. (in press). The Healthy Lifeworks Project: The Role of Organisational Health in the Personal Health of Employees. International Journal of Workplace Health Management

Kredenster, M., Fabrigar, L. R., & Smith, S. M. (in press). Following What People Think We Should Do Versus What People Actually Do:  Elaboration as A Moderator of the Impact of Descriptive and Injunctive Norms. Social and Personality Psychology Science.

Maddocks, J., Novkovic, S., & Smith, S. M. (2011). Measuring Performance for Accountability of a Small Social Economy Organization: The Case of an Independent School. Canadian Journal of Non-Profit and Social Economy Research, 2(1), 45-60.

Smith, S. M., Patry, M. W. & Stinson, V. (2011). Fact or Fiction? The Myth and Reality of the CSI Effect. Court Review, 47, 4-7.

Smith, S. M., Stinson, V., & Patry, M. W. (2010). High Risk Interrogation: Using the "Mr. Big" Technique to Elicit Confessions. Law and Human Behavior, 34, 39-40.

Patry, M. W., Stinson, V. & Smith, S. M. (2009). Supreme Court of Canada Addresses Admissibility of Post-Hypnosis Witness Evidence: R. v. Trochym (2007). Canadian Psychology, 50, 98-105.

Lefebvre, C. D., Marchand, Y., Smith, S. M., & Connolly, J. F. (2009). Use of event-related brain potentials (ERPs) to assess eyewitness accuracy and deception. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 73, 218-225.

Smith, S. M., Stinson, V., & Patry, M. W. (2009). The Mr. Big Technique: Successful Innovation or Dangerous Development in the Canadian Legal System? Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 15, 168-193.

Slaunwhite, J., Smith, S. M., Fleming, M. T. & Fabrigar, L. R. (2009). Using Normative Messages to Increase Healthy Behaviours. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 2, 231-244

Slaunwhite, J., Smith, S. M., Fleming, M. T., & Strang, R. (2009). Increasing vaccination rates among Health Care Workers: Using unit “Champions” as a motivator. Canadian Journal of Infection Control,  

Lightstone, K., & Smith, S. M. (2009). University Student Choice of Computer vs. Traditional Paper-and-pencil Tests: What Predicts Preference and Performance? International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education, 6(1), 30-45.

Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R. & Norris, M. E. (2008). Reflecting on Six Decades of Selective Exposure Research: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities. Social and Personality Compass, 2, 464-493.

Power, T. & Smith, S. M. (2008). Predictors of Fear of Death and Self-Mortality: An Atlantic

Canadian Perspective. Death Studies, 32, 253-272.

Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., MacDougall, B. L., & Wiesenthal, N. L. (2008). The Role of

Amount, Cognitive Elaboration, and Structural Consistency of Attitude-Relevant Knowledge in the Formation of Attitude Certainty. European Journal of Social Psychology

Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., Powell, D. M. & Estrada, M.-J. (2007). The role of information

processing capacity and goals in attitude-congruent selective exposure effects.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 33. 948-960.

Lefebvre, C. D., Marchand, Y., Smith, S. M., & Connolly, J. F. (2007). Determining

eyewitness identification accuracy using event-related brain potentials (ERPs). Psychophysiology, 44, 894-104.

Stinson, V., Smith, S. M., & Patry, W. (2007). The CSI Effect: Reflections from police and

forensic investigators. Canadian Journal of Police and Security Services, 5, 125-133.

Smith, S. M., Stinson, V., & Patry, M. (2007). But what is the CSI Effect? How crime dramas

influence people's beliefs about forensic evidence. Canadian Journal of Police and

Security Services, 5, 187-195.

Fleming, M. T., Smith, S. M., & Slaunwhite, J. (2006) Investigating non-technical competencies

in cardiac surgery teams. Canadian Journal of Surgery, 49, 22-30.

Smith, S. M. & Kalin, R. (2006). Right-Wing Authoritarianism as a moderator of the

similarity-attraction effect. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 38, 63-71.

Fabrigar, L. R., Petty, R. E., Smith, S. M., & Crites, S. L. Jr. (2006) Understanding knowledge effects on attitude-behavior consistency: The role of relevance, complexity, and amount of knowledge. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90, 556-577

Smith, S. M., Stinson, V., & Prosser, M. A. (2004). Do they all look alike? An

Exploration of  Decision-Making Strategies in Cross-Race Facial Identifications.

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 36, 144-153.

Smith, S. M., Lindsay, R. C. L., & Pryke, S. & Dysart, J. (2001). Postdictors of eyewitness errors: Can false identifications be diagnosed in the cross race situation? Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 5, 153-169

Smith, S. M., Lindsay, R. C. L., & Pryke, S. (2000). Postdictors of eyewitness errors:

Can false identifications be diagnosed? Journal of Applied Psychology, 85, 542-550.

Lindsay, R. C. L., Smith, S. M., & Pryke, S. (1999). Measures of lineup fairness: Do

they postdict identification accuracy? Applied Cognitive Psychology, 13, 93-108.

Lindsay, R. C. L., Ross, D. F., Smith, S. M., & Flanagan, S. (1999). Does race influence measures of lineup fairness? Applied Cognitive Psychology, 13, 109-120.

Smith, S. M. & deMan, A. F. (1996). Selected personality characteristics and attitudes toward feminism. Social

            Behavior and Personality, 24, 273-278

 

 

  

   

BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS

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Myers, D. G. & Smith, S. M. (in press) Exploring Social Psychology: 3rd Canadian Edition.

Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.

Smith, S. M. & Novkovic, S. (2011). Assessing and Promoting Change in a Non-Profit Organization; to appear in L. Brown & S. Novkovic (Eds.). Social Economy in Atlantic Canada

Myers, D. G. & Smith, S. M. (2009) Exploring Social Psychology: 2nd Canadian Edition.

Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.

Smith, S. M. (2009). Instructor’s Manual to Accompany: David G. Myers & Steven M. Smith’s

            Exploring Social Psychology: 2nd Canadian Edition. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.

Patry, M. W., Stinson, V., & Smith, S. M. (2008). The Reality of the CSI Effect. In Greenberg, J., & Elliott, C (eds.). Communication in Question: Competing Perspectives on Controversial Issues in Communication Studies. Scarborough, Ontario: Thompson-Nelson.

Smith, S. M. (2008). Primacy and Recency Effects. In W. A. Darrity et al. (Eds.). The

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. MacMillan Publications: New York, NY.

Smith, S. M. (2008). Persuasion. In W. A. Darrity et al. (Eds.). The International

Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. MacMillan Publications: New York, NY.

Smith, S. M., & Stinson, V. (2008). Does race matter? Exploring research on the cross-

race effect in eyewitness identification (pp. 102-114). In S. E. Jones, J. Cardi, & G. Parks (Eds.). Critical Race Realism: Intersections of Psychology, Race and Law. The New Press: New York, NY, USA.

Smith, S. M., Patry, M., & Stinson, V. (2008). Is the CSI Effect Real? If it is, What is it? In G. Bourgon, R.K. Hanson, J.D. Pozzulo, K.E. Morton Bourgon, & C.L. Tanasichuk (Eds.), The Proceedings of the 2007 North American Correctional & Criminal Justice Psychology Conference (User Report). Ottawa: Public Safety Canada

Patry, M., Stinson, V. & Smith, S. M. (2008). Blurring the line between fact and fiction: Expert opinions about forensic investigation tools represented on CSI. In G. Bourgon, R.K. Hanson, J.D. Pozzulo, K.E. Morton Bourgon, & C.L. Tanasichuk (Eds.), The Proceedings of the 2007 North American Correctional & Criminal Justice Psychology Conference (User Report). Ottawa: Public Safety Canada

Myers, D. G. & Smith, S. M. (2007). Exploring Social Psychology: Canadian Edition.

Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.

Smith, S. M. (2007). Instructor’s Manual to Accompany: David G. Myers & Steven M. Smith’s

Exploring Social Psychology: Canadian Edition. Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.

Smith, S. M. (2007). Memory. In R. Baumeister & K. Vohs (Eds). The Encyclopedia of Social

Psychology Volume 2 (pp. 551-553). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Smith, S. M. (2007). Eyewitness Testimony/Accuracy. In R. Baumeister & K. Vohs (Eds).

The Encyclopedia of Social Psychology Volume 1 (pp. 337-338). Thousand Oaks, CA:

Sage Publications.

Smith, S. M. (2006). Understanding and Avoiding Eyewitness Errors. In Proceedings of the 2006

Criminal Law Conference: Sexual Offenses: From Wrongful Identification to Computer

Luring. Nova Scotia Barristers Society. Halifax, NS.

Smith, S. M. & Fabrigar, L. R. (2000). Attitude: Overview. In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), The

encyclopedia of psychology. NY: APA Books & Oxford University Press.

Fabrigar, L. R., Smith, S. M., & Brannon, L. A. (1999). Social cognition: Attitudes as

cognitive structures. In F. Durso, R. Schvaneveldt, M. Chi, S. Lindsay, R.

Nickerson, & S. Dumais (Eds.), Handbook of applied cognition (pp. 173-206). London: Wiley Books

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TECHNICAL ARTICLES & REPORTS

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NON-REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

 

Smith, S. M. (2008). Review of B. Wittenbrink & N. Schwarz (2007) Implicit Measures of

            Attitudes. Canadian Psychology

Smith, S. M., Patry, M. W. & Stinson, V. (2008) Detecting False Confessions: Are Judges Better than Average? Crime Scene 15 (2), 23-24.

Prosser, M. A. & Smith, S. M. (2008). Review of R. H. Fazio & R. E. Petty (Eds) (2008)

Attitudes: Their Structure, Function, and Consequences. Canadian Psychology, 49, 348-349.

Smith, S. M., Stinson, V. & Patry, M. W. (2007). Does Television Influence Our Beliefs about

the Legal System? Or: What the heck is the CSI Effect Anyway? Crime Scene, 14(1), 7-8.

Stinson, V., Patry, M. W., & Smith, S. M. (2005, December). Help crack the CSI effect. The

Society Record, 23(5), p. 42. Halifax, NS: Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society.

Dutcher, J. W., Carrick, K. & Smith, S. M. (2003). Is Your HPIAM Programme Really

Effective? (Part I). MARSS Ground effects Newsletter, 1 (1), 7-10.

Dutcher, J. W., Carrick, K. & Smith, S. M. (2003). Is Your HPIAM Programme Really

Effective? (Part II). MARSS Ground effects Newsletter, 1 (2), 8-11.

 

REPORTS

 

Smith, S. M. (2011). Parents’ Evaluations of the Halifax Independent School: Results of the 2011 Parent Feedback Survey. Prepared for the Board of Directors of Halifax Independent School

Martinell, J., McPhee, M., & Smith, S. M. (2010). Parents’ Evaluations of the Halifax Independent School: Results of the 2010 Parent Feedback Survey. Prepared for the Board of Directors of Halifax Independent School

Wilson, N., Martinell, J. & Smith, S. M. (2010). Staff Evaluations of the Halifax Independent School: Results of the 2010 Staff Feedback Survey. Prepared for the Board of Directors of Halifax Independent School.

Patry, M. W., Stinson, V. & Smith, S. M. (2009). Evaluation of the Small Claims Court in Nova Scotia: Report to the Nova Scotia Law Reform Commission.

Smith, S. M. (2009). Parents’ Evaluations of the Point Pleasant Child Care Centre: Results of

the 2009 Parent Feedback Survey. Report submitted to the Board of Governors of Point

Pleasant Child Care Centre.

Patry, M. W., Smith, S. M., & Stinson, V. (2008). The Small Claims Court in Nova Scotia:

Litigants Perceptions. Report to the Nova Scotia Law Reform Commission.

Smith, S. M. (2008). Parents’ Evaluations of the Halifax Independent School: Results of the 2008 Parent Feedback Survey. Prepared for the Board of Directors of Halifax Independent School

Smith, S. M. (2008). Staff Evaluations of the Halifax Independent School: Results of the 2008 Staff Feedback Survey. Prepared for the Board of Directors of Halifax Independent School.

White, J. & Smith, S. M. (2007). Best Practices for Promoting and Normalizing Youth Sexual

Health: A Review of the Literature. Prepared for the Nova Scotia Roundtable on Youth

Sexual Health.

Patry, M. W., Stinson, V., Smith, S. M. & White, J. (2007). Small Claims in Nova Scotia:

Reflections from Adjudicators, Clerks, and Lawyers. Report to the Nova Scotia Law

Reform Commission.

Smith, S. M. (2007). Parents’ Evaluations of the Point Pleasant Child Care Centre: Results of

the 2007 Parent Feedback Survey. Report submitted to the Board of Governors of Point

Pleasant Child Care Centre.

White, J. & Smith, S. M. (2007). Parents’ Evaluations of the Halifax Independent School:

Results of the 2007 Parent Feedback Survey. Prepared for the Board of Directors of

Halifax Independent School

White, J. & Smith, S. M. (2007). Staff Evaluations of the Halifax Independent School:

Results of the 2007 Staff Feedback Survey. Prepared for the Board of Directors of

Halifax Independent School.

Smith, S. M. Slaunwhite, J., & Fleming, M. T. (2006). Report on the Atlantic Health and

Wellness Institute’s Department of Justice Leadership Summits. Prepared for the Atlantic Health and Wellness Institute and the Nova Scotia Department of Justice

Patry, M. W., Smith, S. M. & Stinson, V. (2006). Evaluation of the RCMP Crime Scene

Management Workshop held on June 22, 2006. Prepared for the RCMP Forensic Unit.

Stinson, V., Newsome, S., & Smith, S. M. (2004). Increasing compliance with environmental

regulations: Suggestions for Environment Canada’s Role in effecting organizational

Change. Prepared for Environment Canada

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SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

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Sawicki, V., Clark, J. K., Wegener, D. T., Fabrigar, L. R.  & Smith, S. M. (2012). Feeling Conflicted and Seeking Information: When Ambivalence Enhances and Diminishes Selective Exposure to Attitude-Consistent Information. Poster to be presented at the 12th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Smith, S. M., Norris, M. E., Fabrigar, L. R., & Wegener, D. T. (2012). Attitude-Memory Congeniality Effects: When do They Happen, and How Can They be Reversed? Poster to be presented at the 12th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Kredenster, M. S., Fabrigar, L. R. Smith, S. M., Slaunwhite, J. (June, 2011). Persuasiveness of Descriptive and Injunctive Normative Appeals: So Extraversion and Self-Monitoring Play a Role? Poster presented at the Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, ON.

Norris, M. E. Fabrigar, L. R, Smith, S. M. & Wegener, D. T. (2011, May). Attitude-Memory Congeniality Effects: Where To Find Them. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association annual conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Sawicki, V., Clark, J. K., Wegener, D. T., Fabrigar, L. R., & Smith, S. M. (2011, May). When Does (Un)Certainty Motivate Selective Exposure? It Depends on Familiarity. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association annual conference, Chicago, Illinois

Wood, J. K. Fabrigar, L. R., Smith, S. M. & Wegener, D. T. (2011, January). Deconstructing Attitude Strength: Understanding the Subjective Beliefs Related to Attitudes. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX, January, 2011.

Hartnell, N., MacKinnon,N., Sketris, I., Smith, S. M. & Fleming, M. (2010. October). Incentives, Barriers and Facilitators for Medication Error Reporting: Perceptions of health professionals from Nova Scotia. Paper presented at Halifax 10: The Canadian Healthcare Safety Symposium, Halifax, NS.

Wood, J. K., Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., & Fitzsimmons, M. G. The structure and origins of attitude-strength related beliefs.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV, January, 2010.

Slaunwhite, J. M., Smith, S. M. & Fleming, M. T. (2009, November). Assessing psychological motivators for influenza vaccination among employees: Moving beyond traditional knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs. Paper presented at the Work Stress and Health Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA.

Fabrigar, L. R., Smith. S. M., Wegener, D. T., Sawicki, V. & Norris, M. E. (2009, October). Exploring Capacity and Information Processing Goals in Selective Exposure Effects. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Portland, ME.

Hartnell, N. R., MacKinnon, N. J., Sketris, I., Smith, S. M., & Fleming, M. T. (2009, August). Identifying, Understanding, and Overcoming Barriers to Medication Error Reporting in Hospitals in Nova Scotia, Canada. Paper accepted for presentation at the Canadian Pharmacy Association, Halifax, NS.

Hartnell, N. R., MacKinnon, N. J., Sketris, I., & Smith, S. M. (2009, August). Identifying, Understanding, and Overcoming Barriers to Medication Error Reporting in Hospitals in Nova Scotia, Canada. Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists Summer Education Series. Winnipeg, MB.

Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., Wood, J. A. & Fitzsimmons, M. G. (2009, August).  Assessing the Factor Structure of Attitude Strength Related Beliefs. Paper presented at the 70th American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.

Smith, S. M., Patry, M. W. & Stinson, V. (2009, August). Confession Evidence in Canada: Psychological Issues in the Legal Context. Poster presented at the 70th American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.

Patry, M. W., Stinson, V. & Smith, S. M. (2009, August) Small Claims Court in Nova Scotia: Litigant’s Perspectives. Paper presented at the 70th American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.

Fitzsimmons, M. G., Smith, S. M., Prosser, M. A. & Stinson, V. (2009, June). An Investigation of Feedback, Race, and Individual Differences on the Confidence-Accuracy Correlation in Eyewitness Identifications. Paper presented at the 70th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Montreal, QC.

Slaunwhite, J. M., Smith, S. M. & Fleming, M. T. (2009, June). The First Line of Defence: A Cross-Sectional Investigation into the Predictors of Hand Hygiene Practices among Hospital Staff, Patients and Visitors.  Paper presented at the 70th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Montreal, QC.

Smith, S. M., Patry, M. W. & Stinson, V. (2009, June). Confession Evidence in Canada: Psychological Issues in the Legal Context. Paper presented at the 70th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Montreal, QC.

Hartnell, N. R., MacKinnon, N. J., Smith, S. M., & Fleming, M. T. (2009, April). Identifying, Understanding, and Overcoming Barriers to Medication Error Reporting in Hospitals in Nova Scotia, Canada. Paper presented at the International Conference on Clinical Pharmacy, Orlando, FL.

Stinson, V, Patry, M. W. & Smith, S. M. (2009, March) True or false confession? Canadian judges evaluate the veracity of confessions. Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Austin, TX.

Slaunwhite, J.M. Smith, S.M., Fleming, M.T., Strang, R., & Lockhart, C. (2009, February). Co-workers as champions to promote vaccine uptake. Poster presented at the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology Research Symposium, Halifax, Canada.

Smith, S. M., Wood, J. K., Fabrigar, L. R., Petty, R. T., & Crites Jr., S. (2009, February). Exploring the Roles of Complexity, Relevance, and Consistency in Attitude-Behaviour Consistency. Poster presented at the 10th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting. Tampa, FL.

Slaunwhite, J.M. Smith, S.M., Fleming, M.T., Strang, R., & Lockhart, C. (2008, Dec.). Using unit champions to promote vaccine uptake. Paper presented at the Canadian Immunization Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Hartnell, N. R., MacKinnon, N. J., Smith, S. M., & Fleming, M. T. (2008, Aug). Identifying, Understanding, and Overcoming Barriers to Medication Error Reporting in Hospitals in Nova Scotia, Canada. Paper presented at The International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology Annual Conference. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Patry, M. W., Stinson, V., & Smith, S. M. (2008, June). Supreme Court of Canada Addresses Admissibility of Post-Hypnosis Witness Evidence: R. v. Trochym (2007). Poster presented at the 69th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Halifax, NS.

Smith, S. M., Patry, M. W. & Stinson, V. (2008, June). Detecting False Confessions: Are judges better than average? Poster presented at the 69th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Halifax, NS.

Bradley, S., Penney, H., & Smith, S. M. (2008, June). The Role of Need for Achievement and Self-Esteem in Cognitive Dissonance Poster presented at the 69th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Halifax, NS.

Maddocks, J. Novkovic, S., & Smith, S. M. (2008, May). Evaluating performance of small social-economy organizations: A case of an independent school.  Paper presented at the 8th Annual International Society for Third Sector Research. Barcelona, Spain.

Smith, S. M., Stinson, V. & Patry, M. W. (2008, March). Media Portrayals of the CSI Effect: Does Media Reflect Reality? Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL.

Wood, J. K., Fabrigar, L. R., Petty, R. T., Smith, S. M., & Crites Jr., S. (2008, February). The Effects of Knowledge on Attitude-Behaviour Consistency: Examining the Roles of Complexity, Relevance and Consistency. Poster presented at the 9th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, NM.

Norris, M. E., Fabrigar, L. R., Smith, S. M., & Wegener, D. T. (2008, Feb.).  The Impact of Information Processing Goals and Capacity Restrictions on Attitude-MemoryPoster presented at the 9th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.

Smith, S. M. & White, J. (2008, Feb.) Is Seeing Believing? Exploring Positive Psychological Effects of Entertainment Media. Poster presented at the 9th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, NM.

Hurd, M., Novkovic, S., & Smith, S. M. (2007, June). Measuring performance in the social economy – The Halifax Independent School. Paper Presented at the CASC/ICA/ACE joint conference (Canadian Association for the Studies of Cooperation/ International Co-operative Alliance/Association of Co-operative Educators). Saskatoon, SK.

Patry, M. W., Smith, S. M., Stinson, V., & McCullough, T. (2007, June). Blurring the line between fact and fiction: Expert opinions about forensic investigation tools represented on CSI. Paper presentation, North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference. Ottawa, Ontario.

Smith, S. M., Patry, M. W., & Stinson, V. (2007, June). What do Police Think About the "CSI Effect"? Poster presentation, North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference. Ottawa, Ontario.

Lefebvre, C., Marchand, Y., Smith, S. M., & Connolly, J. (2007, June). Assessing the use of brainwaves (event-related brain potentials) as a tool to determine eyewitness identification accuracy across various time delays. Poster presentation, North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference. Ottawa, Ontario.

Holmvall, C. M., Smith, S., & Langille, A. (2007, May). Examining the Joint Effects of Interpersonal Justice and Informational Justice on Reactions to Unfavourable Outcomes. Poster presented at the meeting of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Stockholm, Sweden.  

Fleming, M. T., Wentzell, N., Gatien, B., Smith, S. M. & Stinson, V. (2007, May) Understanding your Dark Matter to Prevent a Big Bang Safety Culture Audit. Poster presented at the PRAC Research and Development Forum, St John’s Newfoundland.

Smith, S. M., Stinson, V., & Patry, M. W. (2007, March). What, no DNA analysis on the fingerprint? Research questions and policy implications for the "CSI effect". Paper presented at the “Off the Witness Stand” Conference, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, NY, NY.

Stinson, V., Patry, M. W., & Smith, S. M. (2007, March). What do Police Professionals

Think About the "CSI Effect"? Paper presented at the “Off the Witness Stand”

Conference, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York,

NY, NY.

Smith, S. M. & Fabrigar, L. R. (2007, January). Amount, Cognitive Elaboration, and Structural Consistency of Knowledge as Origins of Attitude Certainty. Poster presented at the 8th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting. Memphis, TN.

Wood, J. K., Fabrigar, L. R., Petty, R. T., Smith, S. M., & Crites Jr., S. (2007, January). The Role of Relevance, Complexity, and Consistency of Attitude Dimensions on Attitude-Behaviour Consistency. Poster presented at the 8th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting. Memphis, TN.

Quigg, S., Arnoldin, P., Stinson, V., Smith, S. M., & Patry, M. W. (2006, November). Television media effects on people's opinions of forensic science: Is there a 'CSI effect'? Poster Presented at the Dalhousie University Forensic Psychology Practice Day, Halifax,NS.

Head, N. Smith, S. M., Stinson, V. & Patry, M. W. (2006, November). CSI: Ratings or Reality? Poster presented at the Dalhousie University Forensic Psychology Practice Day, Halifax, NS.

Patry, M. W., Stinson, V., & Smith, S. M. (2006, November). What do we know about the CSI effect? Paper presented at the Dalhousie University Forensic Psychology Practice Day, Halifax, NS.

Smith, S. M., Patry, M. W., Stinson, V., & White, J. (2006, June). Policy Implications for a possible "CSI Effect" in Canada. Paper presented at the Canadian Psychological Association 67th Annual Convention, Calgary, Alberta.

Slaunwhite, J.M., Smith, S.M , & Fleming, M.T. (2006, May). From theory to application: Changing behaviour using normative messages. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association annual conference, Chicago, Illinois.

FL.Stinson, V., Patry, M. W., Smith, S. M., & White, J. (2006, May). Is There a CSI Effect? Opinions and Experiences of Criminal Defense Attorneys. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, New York, NY.

Smith, S. M., Stinson, V., Patry, M. W., Fitzsimmons, M. G., & Prosser, M. (2006, March). Public and expert opinions of forensic techniques: Is there a “CSI Effect”? Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, St. Petersburg

Stinson, V., Smith, S. M., Patry, M. W., Fitzsimmons, M. G., & Finney, S. (2006, March). Do television  viewing habits predict opinions of the reliability of forensic evidence? Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.

Patry, M. W., Stinson, V., Smith, S. M., Fitzsimmons, M., J. & Strongman, D. B. (2006, March). Changing opinions on the reliability of forensic techniques. Poster presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.

Lefebvre, C., Marchand, Y., Bourque, D., Smith, S. M., & Connolly, J. (2005, Sept.). The use of ERPs to assess eyewitness accuracy and deception. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Lisbon, Portugal.

Slaunwhite, J., Fleming, M. T., & Smith, S. M. (2005, Oct.). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Poster Prompts on Stair-Use: Does the Message Really Matter? Paper presented at the Atlantic Networks for Prevention Research Forum. White Point, NS, Canada.

Marchand, Y., Lefebvre, C., Smith, S. M., & Connolly, J. (2005, Sept.). Eye blink frequency is associated with eyewitness identification and deception. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Lisbon, Portugal.

Konopasky, R., Parks, J., Smith, S. M. & Fleming, M. T. (2005, May). Establishing fair credit for student contributions to multiple-author articles: Different contributions are valued differently across disciplines. Paper presented at Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning.

Parks, J., Konopasky, R., Fleming, M. T. & Smith, S. M. (2005, June). Giving 158 percent: How authors judge the amount and type of contribution to academic journal articles. Poster  presented at the 67th annual conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, QC.

Stinson, V. Smith, S. M., Prosser, M. A., & Fitzsimmons, M. G. (2005, March). Decision making strategies in same versus cross-race lineup identifications: A comparison approach. Paper presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, La Jolla, CA.

Atkins, R. J., Pfister, H. P, Fleming, M. T. & Smith, S. M. (2004, July). Safety Climate and Accidents in Australian Coal Mines. Paper presented at the 112th Annual American Psychological Association Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Smith, S. M. (2004, June). The Relationship Between Attitudes and Biased Memory. Invited presentation at the Social and Personality Pre-Conference of the 65th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference. St. John’s, NF.

Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., Petty, R. E. & Crites, S. L. Jr. (2004, January). Ability to

deliberate and the role of attitude bases in attitude-decision consistency. Poster

presented at the 5th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual

Meeting. Austin, TX.

Saad, K., Smith, S. M. & Fitzsimmons, M. J. (2004, January). Factors Influencing Juror Decision-Making: Examining the Role of Need for Cognition in Primacy and Recency effects. Poster presented at the 5th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting. Austin, TX.

Prosser, M. A., Catano, V. M., Coyne, I., & Smith, S. M. (2004, January). Something smells fishy but it isn’t a “Red Herring”. Poster presented at the 5th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting. Austin, TX.

Houde, S. J. R. J. & Smith, S. M. (2004, January). The Moderating role of attitude structure in the likelihood of automatic attitude activation. Poster presented at the 5th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting. Austin, TX.

Ackbar, S., MacDougall, B. L., Fabrigar, L. R., & Smith, S. M. (2004, January). Structural and process variables as origins of attitude strength-related beliefs. Poster presented at the 5th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting. Austin, TX.

Atkins, R. J., Pfister, H. P, Spigelman, A., Smith, S. M., & Fleming, M. T. (2003, Dec.). Team operations: Non-technical competencies in Surgery. 2003 Australian Aviation

Psychology Symposium.

Fleming, M. T. & Smith, S. M. (2003, October). Investigating team-based attitudes in the

operating room. Paper presented at the 2003 Canadian Society of Clinical

Perfusion Annual Meeting. Toronto, ON.

Smith, S. M., Fleming, M. T., Slaunwhite, J. M. & Prosser, M. A. (2003, May). Investigating team-based attitudes in the operating theatre. Paper presented at the 1st New South Wales Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Newcastle, Australia.

MacDougall, B. L., Fabrigar, L. R., Smith, S. M., & Wiesenthal, N. L.  (2003, Feb.). 

Attitude strength-related beliefs: Determinants and outcomes.  Poster presented at the 4thAnnual Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Universal City, CA.

Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., Houde, S. J. R. J., & Prosser, M. A. (2003, Feb.) The role

of motivation on the relationship between attitudes and recall. Poster presented at the 4thAnnual Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Universal City, CA.

Dutcher, J. W., Carrick, K. & Smith, S. M. (2002, June). Flight safety attitudes and

human factors training. Paper presented at the 5th International Workshop on Human Error, Safety and Systems Development, Newcastle, Australia.

Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., Powell, D. M., & Estrada, M. J. (2002, May). Situational

determinants of attitude-memory-congeniality effects. Paper presented at the 73rd

Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Smith, S. M., & Stinson, V. (2002, Mar.). An investigation of decision-making strategies

involved in cross-race facial identification. Paper presented at the 2002 American

Psychology-Law Society Biennial Conference, Austin, Texas.

MacDougall, B. L., Ackbar, S., Fabrigar, L. R., & Smith, S. M.  (2002, February).  Structural and process determinants of attitude strength-related beliefs. Poster presented at the 3rd Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Savannah, Georgia.

Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., Powell, D. M., & Estrada, M. J. (2002, Feb.).

The measurement of attitude memory congeniality effects. Poster presented at the 3rd Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Savannah, Georgia.

Lindsay, R. C. L. & Smith, S. M. (2001, June). Race and identification procedure: Does

the sequential lineup effect generalize? Paper presented at the 4th Biennial

Meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition,

Kingston, Ont.

Saad, K. S., & Smith, S. M. (2001, June). The impact of post-decision feedback on the relationship between confidence and accuracy. Paper presented at the 4th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Kingston, Ont.

Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., Petty, R. E., & Crites, S. L. (2001, May). Mechanisms and

moderators for the relationship between knowledge and attitude-decision consistency. Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., Powell, D. M., & Estrada, M. J. (2001, Feb.). Mediators and moderators of attitude memory congeniality effects. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

MacDougall, B. L., Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., & Wiesenthal, N. L. (2001, Feb.). The

role of attitude structure in the development of attitude strength related beliefs.

Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

Lindsay, R. C. L., Smiths, S. M., Pryke, S. & Dysart, J. (2000, Mar.). Are postdictors of

eyewitness accuracy effective in the cross-race situation? Paper presented at the

Bi-Annual American Psychology-Law Society Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Fabrigar, L. R., Smith, S. M., Petty, R. E., & Crites, S. L. Jr. (2000, Feb.). The role of

amount, complexity, and consistency of knowledge on attitude-decision

consistency. Poster presented at the 1st Annual Society for

Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.

Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., Wiesenthal, N. L., & MacDougall, B. L. (2000, Feb.). The

role of cognitive underpinnings of attitudes in the development of attitude

strength related beliefs. Poster presented at the 1st Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.

Wiesenthal, N. L., Smith, S. M., & Fabrigar, L. R. (1999, August). An examination of

two possible determinants of attitude-strength related beliefs. Poster presented at

the 107th Annual American Psychological Association Conference, Boston,

Massachusetts.

Smith, S. M., Lindsay, R. C. L., & Pryke, S. (1999, August). Postdictors of eyewitness

accuracy: Can false ID’s be diagnosed? Paper presented at the 107th Annual

American Psychological Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

Powell, D. M., Smith, S. M., & Fabrigar, L. R. (1999, August). The contextual nature of

attitude-memory effects. Poster presented at the 107th Annual American

Psychological Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

Smith, S. M., Fabrigar, L. R., Petty, R. E., & Crites, S. L. Jr. (1999, May). The role of

attitude structure in attitude-decision consistency. Paper presented at the 70th

Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Smith, S. M. & Kalin, R. (1998, May). Authoritarianism as a moderator of the similarity-

attraction effect. Paper presented at the 69th Annual Midwestern Psychological

Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Lindsay, R. C. L., Pryke, S. & Smith, S. M. (1998, March). Unexplored issues when

measuring lineup fairness. Paper presented at the Annual American Psychology

and the Law Society Conference, Redondo Beach, California.

Smith, S. M. & Kalin, R. (1997, June). Authoritarianism as a moderator of the similarity-

attraction effect. Poster presented at the 58th Canadian Psychological Association

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