Publications
Articles are provided in line with Tri-Agency Open Access Policy. Published articles that are not available through open access journals are provided as author accepted manuscripts, which have been peer-reviewed but not typeset and copy-edited by the journal. For published works, please cite the publisher version accordingly.
† = equal authorship, * = supervised trainee or highly qualified personnel
Refereed Journals
Palma, P. A., Skakoon-Sparling, S., Dawson, J.*, Zandi, R .*, Zhang, T., Campbell, E., Tan, D. H. S., Lachowsky, N. J., Cox, J., Lambert, G., Dvorakova, M., Lal, A., Jollimore, J., Grace, D., & Hart, T. A. (2025). Disparities in healthcare, STI testing, and PrEP access among newcomer sexual minority men in Canada’s three largest urban centers. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 25(1), e12448. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/asap.12448
[Open Access]
Skakoon-Sparling, S., Chow, S.*, Palma, P. A., Adams, B., Elkington, N., Dvorakova, M., Hanes, D. W., Zhang, T. H., Grace, D., Jollimore, J., Tan, D. H. S., & Hart, T. A. (2025). Social-support (in)directly buffers internalized homonegativity’s effects on depression and intrusive sexual thoughts/behaviors. Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001468
[Author Accepted Manuscript]
Esses, V. M., Sutter, A., Hamilton, L., Bilodeau, A., Palma, P. A., Lacassagne, A., Neuman, K., & Gaucher, D. (2024). Public attitudes toward immigrants and immigration in smaller Canadian communities. Canadian Ethnic Studies, 56(3), 43 – 67. https://doi.org/10.1353/ces.2024.a939615
[Infographic]
Hart, T. A., Berlin, G. W., Deng, Y., Noor, S. W., Palma, P. A., Skakoon-Sparling, S., Wardell, J. D., Tan, D. H. S., Grace, D., Lachowsky, N. J., Cox, J., Moore, D. M., Lambert, G., Zhang, T., Dvorakova, M., Lal, A., & Jollimore, J., for the Engage Study. (2024). Different classes of crystal methamphetamine use are associated with psychological and sexually transmitted infection outcomes among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06737-4
[Open Access via ResearchGate]
Zahran, A., Dermody, S. S., Berlin, G. W., Palma, P. A., Skakoon-Sparling, S., Noor, S. W., Lachowsky, N., Grace, D., Cox, J., Moore, D. M., Lambert, G., Jollimore, J., & Hart, T. A. (2024). Problematic alcohol use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada: The role of proximal stressors and anxiety. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19, 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-024-00597-8
[Open Access]
Hart, T. A., Noor, S. W., Tavangar, F., Zahran, A., Skakoon-Sparling, S., Tan, D. H. S., Lambert, G., Grace, D., Lachowsky, N., Sang, J. M., Palma, P. A., Zhang, T., Dvorakova, M., Cox, J., & Moore, D. M., for the Engage Study (2024). HIV treatment attitudes and bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among gay and bisexual men. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 51(3), 178-185. https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001915
[Open Access]
Skakoon-Sparling, S., Palma, P. A., Zahran, A., Hart, T. A., Moore, D.M., Cox, J., Lachowsky, N. J., Dvorakova, M., Daroya, E., & Grace, D. (2023). Loneliness and the Sexual Health of Sexual Minority Men in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 17(9), e12814. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12814
[Open Access] [OSF]
Palma, P. A., Sinclair, V. M., & Esses, V. M. (2020). Facts versus Feelings: Objective and subjective experiences of diversity differentially impact attitudes toward the European Union. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 23(5), 726–743. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430219854805
[Author Accepted Manuscript] [OSF]
Balakrishnan, A.†, Palma, P. A.†, Patenaude, J.†, & Campbell, L. (2017). A 4-study replication of the moderating effects of greed on socioeconomic status and unethical behaviour. Scientific Data, 4, 160120. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.120
[Open Access] [OSF]
Pre-print & Under Review
Palma, P. A., & Esses, V. M. (2024). Of mice and machines: The asymmetric dehumanization of immigrants as a function of perceived economic contribution [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/wyv56
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Palma, P. A., & Esses, V. M. (2023) Economic thinking and cultural enrichment beliefs about immigration: Development and validation of the ETCEI scale [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/6s3pz
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Other Publications
Palma, P. A. & Zenger, N. (2020). The Promises and Pitfalls of Corporate Diversity Initiatives. Report written for Visier, Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Palma, P. A. & Zenger, N. (2020). Global Diversity: Understanding How People Define Diversity and How to Measure It. Report written for Visier, Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Palma, P. A.†, Balakrishnan, A.†, Esses, V. M., Hussein, H., Eldik, L., & Walsh, C. (2019). London and Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership: 2019 Community capacity and perceptions of the LMLIP. Report written for the City of London.
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Currie-Patterson, N.†, Le, T. H. A.†, Palma, P. A.†, & Sinclair, V. M.† (2018). Value of residential care: Review and strategies to advocate for better wages for PHSS. Report written for Participation House Support Services, London, ON, Canada.
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Balakrishnan, A.†, Palma, P. A.†, Esses, V. M., Hussein, H., & Walsh, C. (2016). London and Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership: 2016 Community capacity and perceptions of the LMLIP. Report written for the City of London.
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