Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD (Psychology), York University, Toronto, Ontario, 2010-2014
Honours and Awards
2014 Sandra Pyke Award for Graduate Student Excellence, York University
2013–2014 President’s Susan Mann Dissertation Scholarship, York University, $23,000
2013–2014 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), $15,000
2013 CCCJ-John Lockwood Memorial Award, York University, $4,000
2013 John W. Berry Award: Best Student Paper, Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA),
International and Cross-Cultural Psychology Section, $100
2010–2013 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award, Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada (SSHRCC), $105,000
2012 European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus Program, TRANS-DOC Project at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), $3,940
2012 Award Nominee, Norman S. Endler Research Fellowship in Psychology, York University
2008 Graduate Scholarship, York University, $6,000
2007 Dean’s Honour List, The University of Western Ontario
2006 Dean’s Honour List, The University of Western Ontario
2005 Dean’s Honour List, The University of Western Ontario
2003 Admission Scholarship of Distinction, The University of Western Ontario, $1,500
Publications
Conference Presentations and Invited Talks
Honours Thesis Co-Supervision (with Dr. Richard Lalonde), York University, Toronto, ON
2013–2014 Dan Tao, Thesis: “How does acculturation affect Chinese Canadians' career identity style?”
2012-2013 Heemok Kim, Thesis: “The effects of the model minority stereotype on Korean Canadians”
2011-2012 Jia Leung, Thesis: “Biracials and perceptions of social status”
2010-2011 Jenny Cao, Thesis: “Interracial dating among East Asians: Using meta-perceptions to explain dating patterns”
2009-2010 Kalkiden Tesfu, Thesis: “Immigration generational status and academic achievement: A focus on Habesha Canadians”
2008-2009 Zohrah Haqanee, Thesis: “Essentialist and entitative beliefs about mental disorders”
2008-2009 Carlos Wilson, Thesis: “Multiracial self-identifications, identity integration, and self-concept clarity within an ecological
framework”
Teaching and Mentoring Experience
Winter 2013 Teaching Assistant, Cultural Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON
Winter 2012 Teaching Assistant, Cultural Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON
Winter 2011 Teaching Assistant, Cultural Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON
Spring 2010 Methodological and Statistical Consultant for Honours Theses, York University, Toronto, ON
2009-2010 Undergraduate Research Mentorship and Co-Supervision, York University, Toronto, ON
2009-2010 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON
2008-2009 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON
Professional Involvement & Development
Oct 2020-Present Senior Consultant, Navigator Ltd., Toronto, ON
May 2018-Sep 2020 Senior Consultant, Navigator Ltd., Toronto, ON
Oct 2015-Apr 2018 Consultant, Navigator Ltd., Toronto, ON
May-Oct 2015 Associate Consultant, Navigator Ltd., Toronto, ON
Jan 2014-Apr 2015 Research Consultant, The Strategic Counsel, Toronto, ON
Aug 2013 Foundations of Project Management I, Mitacs Step Workshop, Toronto, ON
May 2013 An Introduction to R, Short Course offered by the Institute for Social Research, York University, Toronto, ON
2009-2013 Co-Organizer, The Cultural Collective, York University, Toronto, ON
Summer 2012 Visiting Scholar, TRANS-DOC Project by the European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus Program, University at Buffalo
(SUNY), Buffalo, NY
2009-2011 CPA Campus Representative (Graduate) for York University
Oct 2010 Peer Reviewer for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) 2011 Outstanding Research Award
Summer 2010 Reviewer for the International Journal of Intercultural Relations (IJIR)
Dec 2009 Peer Reviewer for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) 2010 Student Poster Award and 2010 Outstanding Research Award
Aug 2009 Student Volunteer for Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR)
PhD (Psychology), York University, Toronto, Ontario, 2010-2014
- Dissertation: “Racial stereotypes, identity, and identity denial among East Asian Canadians”
- Advisor: Dr. Richard N. Lalonde
- Thesis: “Bicultural conflict: How emotions can shape cultural values in Chinese Canadians”
- Advisor: Dr. Richard N. Lalonde
- Thesis: “The influence of biculturalism on personality assessment”
- Advisors: Dr. Ryan Y. Hong & Dr. Sampo V. Paunonen
Honours and Awards
2014 Sandra Pyke Award for Graduate Student Excellence, York University
2013–2014 President’s Susan Mann Dissertation Scholarship, York University, $23,000
2013–2014 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), $15,000
2013 CCCJ-John Lockwood Memorial Award, York University, $4,000
2013 John W. Berry Award: Best Student Paper, Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA),
International and Cross-Cultural Psychology Section, $100
2010–2013 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award, Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada (SSHRCC), $105,000
2012 European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus Program, TRANS-DOC Project at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), $3,940
2012 Award Nominee, Norman S. Endler Research Fellowship in Psychology, York University
2008 Graduate Scholarship, York University, $6,000
2007 Dean’s Honour List, The University of Western Ontario
2006 Dean’s Honour List, The University of Western Ontario
2005 Dean’s Honour List, The University of Western Ontario
2003 Admission Scholarship of Distinction, The University of Western Ontario, $1,500
Publications
- Padgett, J.K., Lou, E., Lalonde, R.N. Sasaki, J.Y. (2020). Too Asian? The model minority stereotype in the Canadian context. Asian American Journal of Psychology. doi.org/10.1037/aap0000203
- Tao, D., Zhang, R., Lou, E., & Lalonde, R. N. (2018). The Cultural Shaping of Career Aspirations: Acculturation and Chinese Biculturals’ Career Identity Styles. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 50(1), 29–41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000091
- Lou, E., Lalonde, R. N., & Wong, J. Y. T. (2015). Acculturation, gender, and views on interracial relationships among Chinese Canadians. Personal Relationships, 22(4), 621-634. doi: 10.1111/pere.12099
- Lou, E., & Lalonde, R. N. (2015). Signs of transcendence? A changing landscape of multiraciality in the 21st century. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 45, 85-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2015.01.004
- Lalonde, R. N., Cila, J., Lou, E., & Cribbie, R. A. (2015). Are we really that different from each other? The difficulties of focusing on similarities in cross-cultural research. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 21(4), 525-534. doi: 10.1037/pac000134
- Haqanee, Z., Lou, E., Lalonde, R. N. (2014). Essentialist and entitative beliefs in relation to prejudice towards mental disorders. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 44(2), 145–153. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12249
- Lalonde, R. N., Cila, J., Lou, E., & Giguère, B. (2013). Delineating groups for cultural comparisons in a multicultural setting: Not all Westerners should be put into the same melting pot. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 45(4), 296–304. doi: 10.1037/a0034257
- Lou, E., Lalonde, R. N., & Giguère, B. (2012). Making the decision to move out: Bicultural young adults and the negotiation of cultural demands and family relationships. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 43(5), 663–670. doi: 10.1177/0022022112443414 (a more detailed version)
- Lou, E., Lalonde, R. N., & Wilson, C. (2011). Examining a multidimensional framework of racial identity across different biracial groups. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 2(2), 79–90. doi: 10.1037/a0023658
- Giguère, B., Lalonde, R. N., & Lou, E. (2010). Living at the crossroads of cultural worlds: The experience of normative conflicts by second generation immigrant youth. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 4(1), 14–29. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2009.00228.x
Conference Presentations and Invited Talks
- Lou, E., & Lalonde, R. N. (2014, June). Unmasking the façade of the model minority stereotype. Poster presentation at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, Canada.
- Lalonde, R. N., Cila, J., & Lou, E. (2014, January). Are we really that different from each other? The difficulties of focusing on similarities in psychological research. Managing Diversity: Research and Practice in Divided Societies. Georgetown University Conflict Resolution Program. Washington, D.C.
- Lou, E., & Lalonde, R. N. (2013, June). The curious case of positive stereotypes: When being “good at math” has negative outcomes for East Asian Canadians. Paper presentation at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Quebec City, Canada.
- Lalonde, R. N., Lou, E., & Leung, J. (2013, June). Too Asian? A critical analysis of media portrayals of Asian Canadian students. Paper presentation at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Quebec City, Canada.
- Lou, E., & Lalonde, R. N. (2012, June). Multicultural experiences and biculturalism do not always guarantee enhanced creativity. Poster presentation at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, Canada.
- Lalonde, R. N., Cila, J., & Lou, E. (2012, June). Culture, gender, and intergenerational conflict for second-generation Canadians. Poster presentation at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, Canada.
- Lalonde, R. N., Lou, E., & Giguère, B. (2012, mars). La négociation des demandes culturelles et familiales chez les jeunes adultes biculturels: Quand la réponse à la question « Partir en appartement ou rester à la maison? » dépend de beaucoup plus que du facteur financier. Convention de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
- Lou, E., & Lalonde, R. N. (2011, June). Bicultural conflict: How emotions can shape cultural values in Chinese Canadians. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
- Lou, E. (2010, October). Bicultural conflict: How emotions can shape cultural values. Invited talk at the Cultural Collective, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada.
- Lou, E., Lalonde, R. N., & Wilson, C. (2010, June). Going beyond Black and White: Unpacking the complexity of biracial identities. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Winnipeg, Canada.
- Haqanee, Z., Lalonde, R. N., & Lou, E. (2010, June). Essentialist and entitative beliefs about mental disorders. Poster presentation at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Winnipeg, Canada.
- Lou, E., Lalonde, R. N., & Giguère, B. (2010, May). Culture and moving out of the family home: Are Xiaoyue, Anju, and Mary Lou alike? Paper presented at the 5th Annual York/University of Toronto Social, Personality, and Abnormal Psychology Conference, Toronto, Canada.
- Lou, E., Lalonde, R. N., & Wilson, C. (2010, January). A multidimensional framework for examining racial identity across different biracial groups. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
- Lou, E., Lalonde, R. N., Giguère, B., & Koustova, N. (2009, August). Moving out and the influence of culture and family relationships. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association’s Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
- Lou, E., Hong, R. Y., & Paunonen, S. V. (2009, June). The influence of biculturalism on personality assessment. Poster presentation at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, Canada.
- Lou, E., Lalonde, R. N., & Giguère, B. (2009, April). The Influence of Culture on Leaving Home: Views on Moving Out among Canadians with South Asian, East Asian, and European Backgrounds. Poster presentation at the CERIS Ontario Metropolis Centre Graduate Student Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Honours Thesis Co-Supervision (with Dr. Richard Lalonde), York University, Toronto, ON
2013–2014 Dan Tao, Thesis: “How does acculturation affect Chinese Canadians' career identity style?”
2012-2013 Heemok Kim, Thesis: “The effects of the model minority stereotype on Korean Canadians”
2011-2012 Jia Leung, Thesis: “Biracials and perceptions of social status”
2010-2011 Jenny Cao, Thesis: “Interracial dating among East Asians: Using meta-perceptions to explain dating patterns”
2009-2010 Kalkiden Tesfu, Thesis: “Immigration generational status and academic achievement: A focus on Habesha Canadians”
2008-2009 Zohrah Haqanee, Thesis: “Essentialist and entitative beliefs about mental disorders”
2008-2009 Carlos Wilson, Thesis: “Multiracial self-identifications, identity integration, and self-concept clarity within an ecological
framework”
Teaching and Mentoring Experience
Winter 2013 Teaching Assistant, Cultural Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON
Winter 2012 Teaching Assistant, Cultural Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON
Winter 2011 Teaching Assistant, Cultural Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON
Spring 2010 Methodological and Statistical Consultant for Honours Theses, York University, Toronto, ON
2009-2010 Undergraduate Research Mentorship and Co-Supervision, York University, Toronto, ON
2009-2010 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON
2008-2009 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON
Professional Involvement & Development
Oct 2020-Present Senior Consultant, Navigator Ltd., Toronto, ON
May 2018-Sep 2020 Senior Consultant, Navigator Ltd., Toronto, ON
Oct 2015-Apr 2018 Consultant, Navigator Ltd., Toronto, ON
May-Oct 2015 Associate Consultant, Navigator Ltd., Toronto, ON
Jan 2014-Apr 2015 Research Consultant, The Strategic Counsel, Toronto, ON
Aug 2013 Foundations of Project Management I, Mitacs Step Workshop, Toronto, ON
May 2013 An Introduction to R, Short Course offered by the Institute for Social Research, York University, Toronto, ON
2009-2013 Co-Organizer, The Cultural Collective, York University, Toronto, ON
Summer 2012 Visiting Scholar, TRANS-DOC Project by the European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus Program, University at Buffalo
(SUNY), Buffalo, NY
2009-2011 CPA Campus Representative (Graduate) for York University
Oct 2010 Peer Reviewer for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) 2011 Outstanding Research Award
Summer 2010 Reviewer for the International Journal of Intercultural Relations (IJIR)
Dec 2009 Peer Reviewer for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) 2010 Student Poster Award and 2010 Outstanding Research Award
Aug 2009 Student Volunteer for Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR)