The following is a little scrapbook of some of my papers and articles. I will add more as I continue converting them to HTML. Please note that some of these articles are still being edited and updated.

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• Letter: Victims of domestic violence share responsibility. XTRA! West, 15 March 2007.
• Letter: Crossen not insulting. XTRA! West, 1 March 2007.
• Against Depression (Book review). Positive Living Newsletter, International Network on Personal Meaning, July 2006.
• I'd like to remain miserable just a little longer: What it takes before change can happen. (Submitted to XTRA! West for 11 November 2004.)
• Beating the winter blues by seeking out relationships? Finding contentment within yourself might be a better bet. Positive Living Newsletter, International Network on Personal Meaning, January 2004.
• Letter: Get help for depression. XTRA! West, 25 December 2003.
• EQ overboard! From workplace to home and school: Are we going too far with "emotional intelligence"? Almost done!
• Making peace with myself. Positive Living Newsletter, International Network on Personal Meaning, December 2003.
• What is this thing called "happiness"? Positive Living Newsletter, International Network on Personal Meaning, August 2003.
• Transcending the Black Dog: Living with depression. Psychjourney.com and Positive Living Newsletter, International Network on Personal Meaning, July 2003.
• "What's love got to do with it?" The double standard of love. Positive Living Newsletter, International Network on Personal Meaning, June 2003.
• Depression [or substitute any major "disorder" here] isn't really caused by specific events or issues: It happens when you don't have the necessary resources to cope with something. Personal (in my Diary section), 25 March 2003.
  
• Shyness: What it is, when it's too much, and managing it successfully. University of Toronto Health Service, April 2000 and Social Phobia Support Group of New Zealand Newsletter, September/October 2003.
• Tipping the balance: The role of precipitating factors on identity development in Eric Valli's Himalaya.
  Simon Fraser University, Department of Psychology, August 2002.
• Public figures and mental illness. eddyelmer.com, March 2001.
• Shyness: What it is, when it's too much, and managing it successfully. University of Toronto Health Service, April 2000.
• Marijuana: Some observations on pros and cons. University of Toronto Health Service, April 1998. To be revised extensively.
• Eating disorders: What are they? University of Toronto Health Service, March 1998.
• The "hangover": Friend or foe? University of Toronto Health Service, January 1998.
• Transvestism and the nature of cross-dressing. Personal, October 1992. Still editing.
• See also reference guides, organisational charts, and primers
   

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• Letter: Out but not in? XTRA! West, 11 October 2007.
• Letter: Wearing assless chaps on street not a gay right. 24 hours, 7 August 2007.
• It takes a Village. Westender, 15 September 2005.
• Just when I thought I was free of my family. Positive Living Newsletter, International Network on Personal Meaning, May 2005.
• Playing the respect card: What's the real motivation? Positive Living Newsletter, International Network on Personal Meaning, November 2004.
• Please be yourself—as long as who you are suits me. Toronto Digital Queeries, September-October 2004.
• Pink bus shelters on Davie Street. Westender, 23 September 2004.
• Getting high before studying. A subtle form of "cheating"? The Peak, SFU, Coming soon!
• New "Creative Class" must take more responsibility for the future of our cities. Coming soon!
• Why has play become a "task"? The "work hard, play hard" fallacy. Coming soon!
• The "Frankenstein Effect": Do people need institutions to get things done right? Almost done!
• "I don't want to get involved!" What does this really mean? Almost done!
• The double standard on physical attractiveness. Personal (in my Diary section), 31 October 2003.
• Why are stepparents nearly 100 times more likely than biological parents to abuse or kill their children? The roles of evolved psychological mechanisms, pre-existing parental psychopathology, and adult attachment history.
  Simon Fraser University, Department of Psychology, April 2003. To be posted.
• The use of stimulant substances by college students to enhance academic performance—A subtle form of cheating?
  Simon Fraser University, Department of Psychology, November 2002.
• On evolution and morality—How long can we continue co-opting Darwin for our own selfish purposes?
  Forthcoming, November 2002.
• Beyond legal definitions, euthanasia and suicide are quite different acts. Is it important to understand the differences?
  Simon Fraser University, Department of Gerontology, November 2002.
• How fear of the unknown can cloud better judgement—The case of Bowers v. Hardwick.
  Simon Fraser University, Department of Psychology, August 2002.
• Split in half: Reflections on the suicide of a former Enron executive. Personal, 30 January 2002.
• Obsessed with being best. The Peak, SFU, 14 May 2001.
• Hunting children online. *spark-online.com, May 2001.
• Do we know our neighbour's children? Stoney Creek News, 5 May 1999.
• Tequila ad not so bad. UT Varsity, 30 January 1997.

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• Marriage should make two partners better people. But why do some newlyweds become narcissists? Coming soon!
• Toddler sports. Is it ever too early to get started? Coming soon!
• Comatose movie-goers: Will cinema be the end of self-reflection? Coming soon!
• Lone player: Thoughts from a suspected misanthrope. *spark-online.com, February 2002.
• The Varsity's list of the most intriguing people of 1996. UT Varsity, 13 January 1997. To be posted.
• Life not a bed of roses for drivers. UT Varsity, 24 October 1996.
• The difficulty with compliments. UT Varsity, 26 September 1996.
• The deception quota: Embellishing your job titles. Stoney Creek News, 8 May 1996.
• Potheads not the only complainers. UT Varsity, 19 March 1996.
• The problem at Eaton's. Personal, 1996.
• My trip to the bank. Personal, 1996.
• The Varsity's list of the most intriguing people of 1995. UT Varsity, 15 January 1996. To be posted.
• Buying gifts for mom: Experiences of a hyper-sexed teenager. UT Varsity, 30 November 1995.
   

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• Is psychology really in the service of the individual? In progress.
• A bottom-up perspective: How do psychology students and clinical trainees influence psychology orientation, education, and pratice?
  Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, April 2003.
• A qualitative review of the process and consequences of socialisation amongst stockbrokers.
  Faculty of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University, July 2002.
• Shedding our defences: Towards a holistic approach to crime and deviance.
  School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, May 2002.
• Blind justice: Can effective decisions be made by choosing information at random?
  School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, March 2002.
• Promoting safer sexual behaviour to reduce the rising rates of HIV infection in the elderly: The role of education and attitudes.
  Simon Fraser University, December 2001.
• Sexual dysfunction and ageing: Outline for presentation given to "Gerontology: Mental Health Issues and Ageing".
  Simon Fraser University, Fall 2001.
• A review of the validity and reliability of Pfeiffer's Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire.
  Simon Fraser University, October 2001. To be posted.
• Aesthetic considerations in long-term care and psychiatric facility design: Ideas from environmental psychology.
  Simon Fraser University, Fall 2001.
• Patterns of support between a cohabiting elderly father and openly-homosexual son: A case study.
  Simon Fraser University, July 2001.
• Applying symbolic interactionism and age stratification theories to the study of sexuality in the elderly.
  Simon Fraser University, June 2001.
• Fitting in everywhere—One young woman's experience as a 'cross-pollinator' at a medium-sized law firm: A case study.
  Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, June 2001.
• The psychological motives of the last will and testament.
  Simon Fraser University, February 2001.
• Death and regression to childhood: Outline for presentation given to "Gerontology: Death and Dying".
  Simon Fraser University, September 2000.
• Negatively-worded items in measures of subjective loneliness: The impact of direct references to "loneliness" on self-reporting.
  Simon Fraser University, November 2000. To be posted.
• See also reference guides, organisational charts, and primers

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