Kevin Peters
Associate Professor
M.A., Ph.D. (University of British Columbia)
Office: DNA C137
Phone: 705-748-1011 ext. 7795
Email: kevinpeters@trentu.ca
Research interests:
My current research interests cover two main areas:
- Effect Sizes in Psychology: Effect size refers to the magnitude of a given result (e.g., how far apart two group means are) and provides information that complements traditional measures of statistical significance. I’m interested in how different stakeholder groups (e.g., researchers, editors, educators, clinicians, policymakers) think about and use effect size information.
- Neuroessentialism: Neuroessentialism is the notion that the brain controls all aspects of behavior (i.e., we are our brains). I’m interested in how neuroessentialistic beliefs influence our attributions of other people’s behaviour.
Teaching:
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PSYC 2018H-A FA PTBO: Critical Thinking/Research Methods
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PSYC 2019H-A WI PTBO: Basic Research Methods & Stats
Selected publications:
- Peters, K.R., Kalinina, A., Downer, N.M, & Van Elswyk, A. (2021). Deterministic attributions of behavior: Brain versus genes. Neuroethics, 14, 507-528.
- Davidson, H., Jabbari, Y., Patton, H., O’Hagan, F., Peters, K., & Cribbie, R. (2019). Statistical software in Canadian university psychology courses. Teaching of Psychology, 46(3), 246-250.
- Bolzon, J., Peters, K.R., O’Hagan, F., & Cribbie, R. (2022). Effect sizes in psychology: Expert perspectives. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Canadian Psychological Association held in Calgary, AB, June 17-19, 2022.