We are running a series of cross-Canada surveys and interviews to better understand the social dimensions of the Coronavirus outbreak and to help inform response efforts.
What do Canadians think about the COVID-19 vaccine? We explored the views of those who wanted to delay getting the vaccine to understand their views, concerns, and hopes.
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Published
Chaufan, C., Ilinca A. Dutescu, Hanah Fekre, Saba Marzabadi, & K.J. Noh. (2021). The Military as a Neglected Pathogen Transmitter, From the Nineteenth Century to COVID-19: A Systematic Review. Glob health res policy 6(48). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-021-00232-0
Kennedy, Eric B., Jean-François Daoust, Jenna Vikse, & Vivian Nelson. (2021). “Until I Know It’s Safe for Me”: The Role of Timing in COVID-19 Vaccine Decision-Making and Vaccine Hesitancy. Vaccines, 9(12), 1417. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9121417
Fafard, Patrick., Adele Cassola, Margaret MacAulay, & Michèle Palkovits. (2021). The politics and policy of Canada’s Covid-19 response. In S. L. Greer, E. J. King, E. M. da Fonseca, & A. Peralta-Santos (Eds.), Coronavirus politics: The comparative politics and policy of COVID-19 (pp. 459–477). University of Michigan Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3998/mpub.11927713.27
Wu, Cary., Eric B. Kennedy, Yue Qian, & Rima Wilkes. (2021). Anti-Asian Racism during COVID-19: How Have Native-Born Asians and Foreign-Born Asians Fared Differently? Pre-print available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3935761
Jensen, Eric A., Eric B Kennedy, & Ethan Greenwood. (2021). Pandemic: Public Feeling More Positive About Science (Correspondence). Nature 591:34. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00542-w
Claudia Chaufan & K. J. Noh. “The neglected role of the military as a disease vector: Implications for Covid-19 and for global public health policy”. Social Medicine, 14 (3), pp.61-67. Available through SSRN at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3875608
Kennedy, Eric B., Jenna Vikse, Claudia Chaufan, Kieran O’Doherty, Cary Wu, Yue Qian, & Patrick Fafard. (2020). Canadian COVID-19 Social Impacts Survey. Rapid Summary of Results #1: Risk Perceptions, Trust, Impacts, and Responses (York University Disaster and Emergency Management Technical Report #004). http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12121905. (25pp).
Wu, Cary, Rima Wilkes, Yue Qian, & Eric B. Kennedy. (2020). Acute Discrimination and East Asian-White Mental Health Gap during COVID-19 in Canada. Canadian Diversity 17(3): 60-66. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3626460
Jensen, Eric, Aaron Jensen, Axel Pfleger, Eric B. Kennedy, & Ethan Greenwood. March 12, 2021. “Has the Pandemic Changed Public Attitudes About Science?” London School of Economics Impact Blog. Online, available at https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2021/03/12/has-the-pandemic-changed-public-attitudes-about-science
Forthcoming
Kennedy, Eric B., Eric Jensen, & Aaron Jensen. Forthcoming (accepted October 18th, 2021). “Methodological Considerations for Survey-Based Research during Emergencies and Public Health Crises: Improving the Quality of Evidence & Science Communication.” Frontiers in Communication.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2021.736195/abstract
Pre-registered Research Protocols
Joyal-Desmarais, Keven, Jovana Stojanovic, Joanne Enticott, Vincent Gosselin Boucher, Eric B. Kennedy, Mariam Atoui, & Hung Vo. (2021). “Examining the Comparability Between the Canadian Representative Sample and the Convenience Samples of the iCARE Study.” https://mbmc-cmcm.ca/icare-kjd-0020-establishing-the-comparability-between-the-icare-representative-and-convenience-samples/
Under Review
O’Doherty, K. C. “Trust, trustworthiness, and relationships: Ontological reflections on public trust in science.” Submitted to Journal of Responsible Innovation.
Kennedy, Eric B., Mia Charifson, Megan Jehn, Eric A. Jensen, & Jenna Vikse. “Prospective Sampling Bias in COVID-19 Recruitment Methods: Experimental Evidence from a National Randomized Survey Testing Recruitment Materials.” Submitted to BMC Medical Research Methodology.
Wu, Cary, Eric B. Kennedy, Yue Qian, & Rima Wilkes. “Anti-Asian Racism During COVID-19: How have Native-born Asians and Foreign-born Asians Fared Differently?” Submitted to Migration, Mobility, and Displacement.
Kennedy, Eric B., January 22 & February 5, 2021. Invited expert panelist on behavioural sciences regarding vaccine hesitancy. Canadian Chief Science Advisor’s Expert Panel on COVID-19.Learn more about the panel here: https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/h_98013.html
Kennedy, Eric B., November 10, 2020. Invited presentation on national survey & ‘COVID fatigue.’ Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. Learn more about the table here: https://covid19-sciencetable.ca/
Office of the Chief Scientist of Canada. August 20, 2020. Report from the CSA Expert Panel on COVID-19 Strategic Communication for Testing and Contact Tracing. (Internal government technical report) https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/h_98013.html
Kennedy, Eric B., July 24, July 31, August 7, 2020. Invited expert panelist on risk and behavioural sciences. Canadian Chief Science Advisor’s Expert Panel on COVID-19. Learn more about the panel here: https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/h_98013.html
Chaufan, Claudia. August 11, 2021. “The military as a disease vector, from the 19th century to COVID-19: Implications for global health policy and equity – seminar with Prof. Chaufan”. Invited speaker for Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research Seminar, York University, Toronto, Canada (presented remotely during COVID-19). https://www.yorku.ca/dighr/event/the-military-as-a-disease-vector-from-the-19th-century-to-covid-19-implications-for-global-health-policy-and-equity-seminar-with-prof-chaufan/
Kennedy, Eric B. July 28, 2021. Invited discussant for session “What is the impact of public deference to scientific authority?” United States Department of Energy’s Communicating the Future: Engaging the Public in Basic Science conference (presented remotely during COVID-19). https://scipep.org/event/communicating-the-future-engaging-the-public-in-basic-science/
Chaufan, Claudia. June 9, 2021. “The military as a disease vector, from the 19th century to COVID-19: Implications for global health policy and equity”. Presented as part of “York Scholar’s Hub @ Home Series, York University, Toronto, Canada (presented remotely during COVID-19). https://fb.watch/a0je8FcEU3/
Wu, Cary, Eric B. Kennedy, Yue Qian, & Rima Wilkes. May 31, 2021. “Anti-Asian racism during COVID-19: How have native-born Asians and foreign-born Asians fared differently?” Canadian Sociological Association (presented remotely during COVID-19). https://congress2021.ca/sites/default/files/association/2021/05/59-csa-scs-2021-05-24-final.pdf
Kennedy, Eric B. December 1, 2020. “Cognitive, Behavioural, and Human Factors in COVID-19.” Invited talk for TTI Vanguard [next] Conference (presented remotely during COVID-19). https://www.ttivanguard.com/TTI-VANGUARD/next-Virtual-Conference
Kennedy, Eric B. & Eric Jensen. October 13, 2020. “Social science and survey research in COVID-19.” Invited talk in the “COVID Calls” Series, Drexel University (presented remotely during COVID-19). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Spg6pERrus
Kennedy, Eric B. September 29, 2020. “Pandemics, Fires, and Other Catastrophes: Science & Technology Studies in the Governance of Emergencies.” Invited talk in the Science & Technology Studies Seminar Series, York University, Toronto, Canada (presented remotely during COVID-19) https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2020/09/27/research-seminar-series-in-science-technology-studies-examines-fires-and-other-catastrophes/ .
Kennedy, Eric B. September 16, 2020. “Evidence needs in social science COVID-19 research.” Invited panelist for Evidence for Democracy, Ottawa, Canada (presented remotely during COVID-19). https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/content/panel-covid-19-and-canadas-data-needs
O’Doherty, Kieran. May 20-30, 2020. Trust, Trustworthiness, and Governance in Times of COVID. Invited Keynote Presentation at The Psychology of Global Crises – Virtual Conference hosted by The American University of Paris, https://www.aup.edu/psychology-global-crises.
Kennedy, Eric B. May 21, 2020. “COVID-19, Canadian Views and Crisis Management.” Presented as part of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada’s “Governing Through Crisis” series (presented remotely during COVID-19). https://www.ipac.ca/NCR_FR/iCore/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=WEB20GTC05&WebsiteKey=b80c47b4-709f-4629-8ff8-be1e1ab8be6a
Kennedy, Eric B. April 17, 2021. “Contagion & Conflagration: Emergency Management in a Time of Infection.” Presented as part of “York Circle” event The Impact of the Pandemic on the Environment, York University, Toronto, Canada (presented remotely during COVID-19). https://www.yorku.ca/alumniandfriends/event/york-circle-home-the-impact-of-the-pandemic-on-the-environment/
Kennedy, Eric B. March 31, 2020. “York University Expert Panel on COVID-19.” Invited panelist for Scholars’ Hub @ Home Series, York University, Toronto, Canada (presented remotely during COVID-19). https://fb.watch/a0wpr4S2c6/
Conferences, Workshops, and Working Groups Organized
Kennedy, Eric B. Founder/organizer of International working group on COVID-19 survey research methods. https://www.cemppr.org/research/covid-19-survey-research-working-group
Conference Presentations
Chaufan, Claudia. June 2, 2021. “Documenting the presence of an absence: A critical assessment of the medical literature on the military as a pathogen transmitter, from the World Wars to COVID-19”. Presented as part of “Empire and colonialism: Origins, histories, and aftermaths” session at the Canadian Sociological Association’s 2021 Annual Conference (presented remotely during COVID-19). https://congress2021.ca/sites/default/files/association/2021/03/59-csa-scs-2021-03-19-draft.pdf
February 18, 2021. When pandemics and discrimination collide: researchers track the impacts of COVID-19 on Chinese Canadians and learn from their community capacity. Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. http://www.ideas-idees.ca/blog/when-pandemics-and-discrimination-collide- researchers-track-impacts-covid-19-chinese-canadians.
June 19, 2020. East Asian Canadians face a ‘disproportionate’ mental health impact of COVID, study says. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/06/19/east-asian-canadians-face-a-disproportionate-mental-health-impact-of-covid-study-says.html
April 15, 2020. Canadians value science, medical advice over economic factors in COVID-19 response: York U study. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/york-university-covid19-survey-1.5531986. (Interview also used on CBC Radio).
March 29, 2020. Experts study how coronavirus pandemic affects trust in officials, ourselves. The Canadian Press. CTV News and other outlets. https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/experts-study-how-coronavirus-pandemic-affects-trust-in-officials-ourselves-1.4873359
Appearances as Guest Expert Television
November 25, 2020. Interview on COVID-19 Decision-making and Ontario Auditor General Report. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/7482841/coronavirus-ontario-auditor-general-report-communications/
Radio
December 18, 2020. Interview on COVID-19. 660 News Calgary. (Provincial/Canada, pre-recorded, 12 minutes).
December 2, 2020. Interview on vaccine decision-making. Radio-Canada. (National/Canada, pre-recorded, various clips aired and used in online content, see https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1754120/vaccination-sondage-manitoba-reaction-covid19).
Print and Online
June 14 & 15, 2021. An injection of hope: What we learned from the vaccine rollout and COVID-19 and the Road to Recovery. Ashley Goodfellow Craig, York University “YFile.” https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2021/06/13/an-injection-of-hope-what-we-learned-from-the-vaccine-rollout/.
January 14, 2020. ‘We need everyone to use their best judgement:’ Questions linger as stay-at-home order descends on the province. Taylor Blewett, Ottawa Citizen. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/we-need-everyone-to-use-their-best-judgment-questions-linger-as-stay-at-home-order-descends-on-the-province.
December 14, 2020. ‘Le premier centre de vaccination du Manitoba se prépare à Winnipeg.’ Radio-Canada. (interview also used for radio content). https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1757089/vaccin-covid-travailleurs-sante-winnipeg-manitoba-sante.
November 30, 2020. 'It's easy to dismiss them, unfortunately:' What's behind non-adherence to the public health pandemic guidelines? Taylor Blewett, Ottawa Citizen. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/mistrust-fatigue-inconsistency-why-arent-people-following-the-public-health-guidance.
November 25, 2020. Auditor general highlights Ontario’s ‘confusing,’ indirect communications on COVID-19 in new report. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/7482841/coronavirus-ontario-auditor-general-report-communications/
Sarah Cowan, co-supervised by Eric B. Kennedy and Jennifer A. Spinney. Underway. Assessing the Public Perception of Fairness and Equity in COVID-19 Government Measures. Masters in Disaster & Emergency Management, York University.
Emily Patterson, supervised by Kieran C. O’Doherty. Parents’ Experiences of Navigating Roles During COVID-19. 2021-2022. Bachelor of Arts Psychology, University of Guelph.
Angela Delodder, supervised by Kieran C. O’Doherty. 2021-2022. Canadians’ Reflections on Transformational Change During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Analysis. Bachelor of Arts Psychology, University of Guelph.
Anna (Mikaela) Beijbom, supervised by Kieran C. O’Doherty. 2021-2022. Constructions of Parenthood and Childhood During the Canadian COVID-19 Pandemic. Masters in Applied Social Psychology, University of Guelph.
Nathan Yiu, supervised by Eric B. Kennedy. 2020-2021 Combating Stigma in Infectious Disease: A Scoping Review of De-stigmatization Campaigns. Masters in Disaster & Emergency Management, York University.
Vivian Nelson, supervised by Kieran C. O’Doherty. 2020-2021. Between Injection and Objection: A Thematic Analysis of Ontarians’ Perspectives on a COVID-19 Vaccine. Masters in Applied Social Psychology, University of Guelph. https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10214/25750/Nelson_Vivian_202105_MA.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y
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