Peer-Reviewed Articles
McCunn, L. J., Sawyer, K., & Shorting, T. (2023). Sense of place and nature relatedness in the British Columbia Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region. Cities & Health. DOI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2023.2178363
Janes, J., & McCunn, L. J. (2022). Introducing interdisciplinary curricula into conservation biology: Exploring changes in students’ perceived pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours. Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 12, 254-272. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5590/JERAP.2022.12.1.18
Kim, A., Wang, S., McCunn, L. J., & Bramono, N. T. I. (2022). Occupant trust in indoor air quality in a large office building after an emergent wildfire. Journal of Facilities Management. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-11-2021-0149
McCunn, L. J., Gifford, R., & Zhao, J. (2021). Relating the Canadian Psychological Association’s position on the importance of psychological science in addressing climate change to cities and health. Cities & Health. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2021.1939640
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2021). Place imageability, sense of place, and spatial navigation: A community investigation. Cities, 115, 103245. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103245
McCunn, L. J. & Cilli-Turner, E. (2020). Spatial training and calculus ability: Investigating impacts on student performance and cognitive style. Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 10, 317–337. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5590/JERAP.2020.10.1.20
McCunn, L. J. (2020). The importance of nature to city living during the COVID-19 pandemic: Considerations and goals from environmental psychology. Cities & Health, 5, 223-226. DOI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2020.1795385
McCunn, L. J., Safranek, S., Wilkerson, A., &. Davis, R. (2020). Lighting control in patient rooms: Understanding nurses’ perceptions of hospital lighting using qualitative methods. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 14, 204-218. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1937586720946669
- Publicized in LEDs magazine: https://www.ledsmagazine.com/blogs/article/14187345/surveyed-healthcare-workers-send-a-clear-message-about-lighting-control
Kim, A., Wang, S., McCunn, L. J., & Sadatsafavi, H. (2020). Impact of office modernization on environmental satisfaction: A naturalistic field study. Frontiers in the Built Environment: Sustainable Design and Construction, 6, 58. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2020.00058
McCunn, L. J., & Frey, C. (2020). Impacts of large-scale interior murals on hospital employees: A pharmacy department case study. Journal of Facilities Management, 18, 53-70. DOI: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JFM-10-2019-0053/full/html
McCunn, L. J., Vickerie, L., Gagnon T. (2020). Evaluating a pop-up resource village in West Oakland: Making connections with sense of place and perceptions of safety. International Journal of Community Well-being, 3, 241-266. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-019-00048-4
Davis, R., McCunn, L. J., & Wilkerson, A., & Safranek, S. (2020). Nurses’ satisfaction with patient room lighting conditions: A survey of nurses in four hospitals with differences in the environment of care. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 13, 110-124. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1937586719890940
McCunn, L. J., Bjornson, A., & Alexander, D. (2019). Teaching sustainability across curricula: Understanding faculty perspectives at Vancouver Island University. Curriculum Journal, 31, 557-572. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.16
- Among this journal’s top cited articles published between 1 Jan 2020-31 Dec 2021
McCunn, L. J., & Wright, J. (2019). Hospital employees’ perceptions of circadian lighting: A pharmacy department case study. Journal of Facilities Management, 17, 422-437. DOI: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JFM-04-2019-0016/full/html
Kim, A., Wang, S., & McCunn, L. J., Prozuments, A., Swanson, T., & Lokan, K. (2019). Commissioning the acoustical performance of an open office space following the latest healthy building standard: A case study. Acoustics, 1,473-492. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics1030027
Stiwich, K. D., McCunn, L. J., & Dayal, C. (2019). Wooly stories: An art-based narrative approach to place-attachment. Engaged Scholar Journal, 5, 245-253.
McCunn, L. J. (2019). Visions of a modern middle school: Participatory design with non-student stakeholder groups. Journal of School Leadership, 29,4, 1-19. DOI: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1052684619845692
Kim, A., Wang, S., & McCunn, L. J. (2019). Building value proposition for human-centred lighting systems in the workplace: Combining energy and occupant perspectives. Journal of Building Engineering, 24, 100752. DOI: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352710219300762?via%3Dihub
McCunn, L. J., Kim, A., & Lew, J. (2017). Office workers’ reactions to a lighting retrofit: exploring perceptions of productivity, controllability, and affective organizational commitment. Journal of Energy Research and Social Science, 37, 154-164. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.02.002
McCunn, L. J. & Gifford, R. (2017). Spatial navigation and place imageability in sense of place. Cities, 74, 208-218. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2017.12.006
Kim, A., McCunn, L. J., & Lew, J. (2017). Successful facility change management practices for retrofit projects: A case study in lighting. Journal of Management in Engineering, 33, 1-8. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000519#sthash.xTUgbXYc.dpuf
McCunn, L. J. (2017). Surveying a special population: Understanding accessible design in the subsidized housing sector. In SAGE Research Methods Cases: Health. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781526409225
McCunn, L. J. (2017). Surveying teachers’ responses to library design: Lessons from the learning commons model. In SAGE Research Methods Cases: Education. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781526402677
McCunn, L. J. (2017). Studying environmental design in acute care settings: Interviews, walkthroughs, and transferability in literature. In SAGE Research Methods Cases: Health. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473981072
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2016). Choosing between modern and heritage buildings for professional services. International Journal of the Built Environment and Asset Management, 2, 80-98. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1504/IJBEAM.2016.10001627
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2015). Teachers’ reactions to learning commons in secondary schools. Journal of Library Administration, 55, 435-458. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2015.1054760
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2014). Accessibility and aging in place in subsidized housing. Seniors Housing & Care Journal, 22, 18-29. ISSN: 1941 7187
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2014). Interrelations between sense of place, organizational commitment, and green neighborhoods. Cities, 41, 20-29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2014.04.008
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2013). Environmental design in acute care settings: A case study of a neurological rehabilitation unit. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 7, 102-113. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/193758671300700109
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2012). Do green offices affect employee engagement and environmental motivation? Architectural Science Review, 55, 128-134. DOI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00038628.2012.667939
Books
McCunn, L. J. (Ed.) (In Preparation—Contract Signed). Becoming an Environmental Psychologist: Autobiographical Career Paths Toward Applied Social Science. London, UK: Anthem Press/First Hill Books.
Book Chapters
McCunn, L. J. (In preparation). The Rise and Future of Environmental Neuroscience in Environmental Psychology. In. S. Kühn (Ed.). Environmental Neuroscience. Springer Nature.
McCunn, L. J. (Submitted). Cities. In I. Walker (Ed.). Handbook of Environmental Psychology. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.
Cohen, K., & McCunn, L. J. (2022). Psychology and climate change: Perspectives and initiatives of the Canadian Psychological Association. In A. Clinton, B. Dixon, & T. Morrisey (Eds). Lisbon two years on: Psychology’s response to the climate crisis. New Zealand Psychological Society, https://www.psychology.org.nz/application/files/1116/6744/8139/ClimateAction_and_Global_Psychology.pdf
Ng, C. F., Gifford, R., Veitch, J., & McCunn, L. J. (2019). Environmental psychology. In M. E. Norris (Ed.), The Canadian Handbook for Careers in Psychological Science. Kingston, ON: eCampus Ontario. Licenced under CC BY NC 4.0. ISBN 13: 978-1-55339-625-3. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/psychologycareers/
McCunn, L. J. (2019). Environmental psychology. Published online with “MindTap” for use with Psychology: Themes and Variations (5th Canadian ed., Weiten and McCann) [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from: https://myhome.nelsonbrain.com/cb/
Gifford, R., & McCunn, L. J. (2018). Appraising and Designing Built Environments that Promote Well‐Being and Healthy Behaviour. In L. Steg, A. van den Berg, & J. de Groot (Eds.), Environmental psychology: An introduction, 2nd ed. (pp. 104-112). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-119-24104-1
Farbstein, J., Wener, R., & McCunn, L. J. (2015). Planning the built environment: Programming. In R. Gifford (Ed.). Research methods for environmental psychology (pp. 221-248). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-118-79545-3.
Zeisel, J., Gifford, R., Martin, M., & McCunn, L. J. (2015). Researching special populations. In R. Gifford (Ed.). Research methods for environmental psychology (pp. 345-368). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-118-79545-3.
Wener, R., McCunn, L. J., & Senick, J. (2015). Did that plan work? Post-occupancy evaluation. In R. Gifford (Ed.). Research methods for environmental psychology (pp. 249-270). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-118-79545-3.
Gosling, S. D., Gifford, R., & McCunn, L. J. (2013). The selection, creation, and perception of interior spaces: An environmental psychology approach. In Brooker, G, & Weinthal, L. (Eds.), The Handbook of Interior Architecture and Design (pp. 278-290). Oxford, UK: Berg. ISBN: 9781847887450.
Gifford, R., & McCunn, L. J. (2012). Appraisals of built environments and approaches to building design that promote well-being and healthy behaviour. In L. Steg, A. van den Berg, & J. de Groot (Eds.), Environmental psychology: An introduction, 1st ed. (pp. 87-95). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN: 978-0-470-97638-8.
Book Reviews
McCunn, L. J. (2022). Book review of “How Spaces Become Places: Place Makers Tell Their Stories.” J. F. Forester (Ed.). Cities & Health. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2022.2067440
McCunn, L. J. (2021). Book review of “Restorative Cities.” L. MacCay & J. Roe (Eds.). Cities & Health. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2021.2009706
McCunn, L. J. (2021). Book review of “Place Attachment: Advances in Theory, Methods, and Applications.” L. C. Manzo, & P. Devine-Wright (Eds.). Cities & Health, 1-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2021.1938346
McCunn, L. J. (2019). Book review of “Urban Mental Health.” D. Bhugra, A. Ventriglio, J. Castaldelli-Maia, & L. McCay (Eds.). Cities & Health, 4, 54. DOI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2019.1687118
Position Papers and Statements
McCunn, L. J., & Safdar, S. (2022). Canadian Statement Concerning IUPSyS Responses to Crises and Emergencies. Submitted to the International Union for Psychological Science as delegates representing Canada.
McCunn, L. J., Gifford, R., Veitch, J. A., Zhao, J., Arbuthnott, K., Arnold-Schutta, P., Young, C., & Jardine, N. (2021). Recommendations for Using Psychology to Address Climate Change in Canada: A Position Paper for the Canadian Psychological Association. https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Position/ClimateChange_TASKFORCE_POSITIONPAPER_FINAL%20FEB%204%202021.pdf
- Highlighted on UBC’s Department of Psychology online news: https://psych.ubc.ca/news/new-position-paper-outlines-the-importance-of-using-psychology-to-combat-climate-change/
- Discussed with two senior policy advisors at the federal government’s Ministry of Health
- Discussed with an MP of the Conservative Party of Canada
- Helped to include its contents into a federal government request for information on “Climate Change Science Priorities”
- Included in The Psychology Commons with the following citation: McCunn, L. J., Gifford, R., Veitch, J., Arbuthnott, K., Zhao, J., Arnold-Schutta, P., Young, C., & Jardine, N. (2022). Addressing Climate Change in Canada: The Importance of Psychological Science. In The Psychology Commons. Kingston, ON: eCampus Ontario. Licensed under CC BY NC 4.0. URL:
Encyclopaedia Entries and Fact Sheets
McCunn, L. J., Bjornson, A., & Gifford, R. (2020). Psychology Works Fact Sheet: Climate Anxiety. Canadian Psychological Association. https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Publications/FactSheets/FS_Climate_Change_and_Anxiety-EN.pdf
Gifford, R., & McCunn, L. J. (2012). Behavioral aspects. In A. T. Carswell (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Housing, 2nd ed. (pp. 35-37). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 9781412989572.
Manuscripts Under Review
Lukacs, J. N., Bratu, A., Adams, S., Logie, C., Tok, N., McCunn, L. J., Lem, M., Henley, A., Closson, K., Martin, G., Gislason, M., Takaro, T., Card, K. G. (Under Review). The concerned steward effect: Exploring the relationship between climate anxiety, psychological distress, and climate related behavioural engagement.
McCunn, L. J., Holt, R., & Condon, D. (Under Review). A Pre- and Post-occupancy Evaluation, and Comparative Analysis, of Teachers’ Impressions of a Modern Secondary School in Northern British Columbia.
Toews, B., & McCunn, L. J. (Under Review). Understanding Correctional Staff Perceptions of the Work Environment: A Case Study at a Correctional Center for Women.
Manuscripts in Preparation
McCunn, L. J., Condon, D., & Robinson, M. (In preparation). Understanding School Administrators’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Gender Inclusive Washroom Design: A Canadian Case Study.
Shorting, T., McCunn, L. J., & Sawyer, K. (In preparation). Antecedents of Children’s Place Attachment Toward Foster Homes.
McCunn, L. J. (In preparation). Teachers’ Collaborations in Secondary School Learning Commons: Designing for Success.
McCunn, L. J., DuTemple, T., & Lewis, T. (In preparation). Programming a Sustainable and Culturally sensitive Correctional Facility: Designing for Success from the Perspective of Staff.
McCunn, L. J., Bjornson, A., Shorting, T., & Sawyer, K. (In preparation). Sustainable and culturally responsive hospital design: A case study of Cowichan district hospital employees.
- Featured in a VIU press release: https://news.viu.ca/viu-researcher-investigates-hospital-design-elements-improve-employee-well-being
- Featured on Salus Healthy Planet, Healthy People: https://www.salus.global/article-show/hospital-staff-survey-to-gain-insights-on-what-design-aspects-guide-wellbeing
Non-Refereed Publications and Technical Reports
McCunn, L. J. (In preparation). Teachers’ Collaborations in the Mount Douglas Secondary School Learning Commons: Designing for Success. Technical report for School District 61.
McCunn, L. J. (In preparation). Understanding School Administrators’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Gender-inclusive Washroom Design at Royal Bay Secondary School: A Case Study. Technical report for Hughes Condon Marler Architects and School District 62.
McCunn, L. J., & Brackett, A. (2023). Measuring the pro-environmental behaviours of parents and caregivers whose children participated in the Cool-It Climate Leadership Training Challenge. Technical report for the City of Nanaimo, the BC Sustainable Energy Association.
McCunn, L. J. (2023). Understanding Psychosocial Impressions of Wood Materials in Simulated Office Interiors. Interim technical report for BC Forestry Innovation Investment.
Toews, B., & McCunn, L. J. (2023). Understanding Correctional Staff Perceptions of the Work Environment: A Case Study at a Correctional Center for Women. Technical report for the Washington State Department of Corrections.
Wener, R., & McCunn, L. J. (2022). The vision and the experience of EDRA53: A brief conference report. IAPS Bulletin, 50, 42-45.
McCunn, L. J., & Safdar, S. (2022). Reporting on the 2022 International Union of Psychological Science General Assembly. Psygnature, 1. 7.
McCunn, L. J., & Arnett, H. (2022). Let’s not forget the role of environmental psychology in our quest for healthier cities: Leading editorial for the Special Issue “Planning for People and Health: Environmental Psychology in the City.” Cities & Health. DOI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2022.2143254
McCunn, L. J. (2022). A Pre- and Post-occupancy Evaluation, and Comparative Analysis, of Kelly Road Secondary School. Technical report prepared for Hughes Condon Marler Architects and School District 57.
Koerner, N., McCunn, L. J., & Goodwin, S. (2022). International professional development and career opportunities for Canadian psychologists. Psynopsis, 3, 24-25.
Schultz, P. W., & McCunn, L. J. (2022). Publishing in the Journal of Environmental Psychology: Priorities and insights from the new Editors-in-Chief. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 81. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101824
McCunn, L. J., Sawyer, K., Shorting, T., Gagnon, T., & Ferris, E. (2022). Sense of Place and Nature Relatedness in the British Columbia Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region. Research report prepared for the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute and the Canadian Mountain Network.
McCunn, L. J., Sawyer, K., Shorting, T., & Bjornson, A. (2021). Sustainable and Culturally-Responsive Hospital Design: A Case Study of Cowichan District Hospital Employees. Pre-design research report prepared for Island Health.
McCunn, L. J. (2021). Leading editorial for the special issue on psychology and climate
change. Psynopsis, 43, 4-5. DOI: https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Psynopsis/2021/Psynopsis_Vol43-2.pdf
Grant, M., & McCunn, L. J. (2020). Leading editorial: Research for city practice. Cities & Health, 4, 251-260. DOI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2020.1842635
Radicchi, A., Yelmi, P. C., Chung, A., Jordan, P., Stewart, S., Tsaligopoulos, A., McCunn, L. J., & Grant, M. (2020). Leading editorial for the special issue “Sound and the Healthy City.” Cities & Health, 5, 1-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1821980
McCunn, L. J. (2020). A Pre-occupancy Evaluation of Kelly Road Secondary School. Research report prepared for Hughes Condon Marler Architects and School District 57.
McCunn, L. J., & Kim, A. (2020). Editorial: Environmental psychology and the built environment. Frontiers in the Built Environment: Sustainable Design and Construction, 6, 133. DOI: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2020.00133/full
Grant, M., & McCunn, L. J. (2020). Leading editorial: Research for city practice. Cities & Health, 4, 2-12. DOI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2020.1741922
McCunn, L. J., & Lewis, T. (2020). Programming a Sustainable and Culturally-sensitive Correctional Facility: Designing for Success from the Perspective of Staff. Pre-design research report prepared for BC Corrections and the Nanaimo Correctional Centre.
Grant, M., McCunn, L. J., Anand, S., Arora, R., Booth, G., Brook, J., Collins, P., Corsi, D., de Souza, R. J., Desai, D., Gauvin, L., Judd, B., Lear, S., Ling, J., Oliveira, A. P., Paine, G., Pakeman, K., Rana, A., Randolph, B., Razak, F., Subramanian, S. V., Thompson, E., Thompson, S., Townshend, T., Tu, J., Wilkie, S., & Williams, N. (2019). City Know-How. Cities & Health, 2, 97-105. DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2018.1606515
McCunn, L. J., & Frey, C. (2019). Impacts of Circadian Lighting and Interior Murals on Hospital Employees: A Pharmacy Department Case Study. Research report prepared for Island Health.
McCunn, L. J., & Wright, J. (2019). Hospital employees’ perceptions of circadian lighting: A pharmacy department case study. Research report prepared for Island Health.
McCunn, L. J. (2019). Pre-design Evaluation for Two BCRA-Designed Elementary Schools in the Centralia School District. Research report prepared for BCRA.
McCunn, L. J. (2019). Post-occupancy Evaluation for Three BCRA-Designed Elementary Schools in the Clover Park School District. Research report prepared for BCRA.
Towes, B.,McCunn, L. J., & Vickers, L. (2019).Objective 5 – Evaluation of Pop-up Resource Village. Final narrative and financial report for the James Irvine Foundation.
Towes, B.,McCunn, L. J., & Vickers, L. (2017).Objective 5 – Evaluation of Pop-up Resource Village. Interim narrative and financial report for the James Irvine Foundation.
McCunn, L. J. (2014). Teachers’ Reactions to Learning Commons in Secondary Schools. Research report for School District 63 of Greater Victoria, British Columbia.
McCunn, L. J. (2013). Campus corner: The University of Victoria – Department of Psychology. Psynopsis: Canada’s Psychology Magazine, 35, 60.
McCunn, L. J. (2012). Accessible design in BC’s subsidized housing: Evidence for an optimal model. Psynopsis: Canada’s Psychology Magazine, 34, 14-17.
McCunn, L. J. (2011). Costs Associated with Ensuring Residential Accessibility, and an Optimal Model for Aging-in-Place (Research Report for BC Housing and the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation).
McCunn, L. J. (2010). The advantages of applied experience during graduate school: Perspectives from an environmental psychology student. Psynopsis: Canada’s Psychology Magazine, 32, 18.
Conference and Symposium Presentations
McCunn, L. J., Zeisel, J., Cranz, G., Elnimr, H., Sathyanarayanan, H., Finnigan, K., & Polwarth, C. (Submitted). The Shared Interests of EDRA and ANFA: Showcasing Research, Art, and Intersections to Encourage Member Collaboration. Submitted for presentation at the Academy for Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, La Jolla, CA.
Farbstein, J., Figueiro, M., Wener, R., McCunn, L. J., & Timme, R. (Submitted). Evaluating the Impact of Circadian Lighting on Correctional Patients and Staff. Submitted for presentation at the Academy for Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, La Jolla, CA.
Lukas, J. N., Bratu, A., Adams, S., Logie, C., Tok., N., McCunn, L. J., Lem, M., Henley, A., Closson, K., Martin, G., Gislason, M., Takaro, T., & Card, K. (August, 2023—Accepted). Concerned stewards: Exploring climate anxiety, psychological distress, and behavioural Engagement. Virtual presentation at the 2023 American Psychological Association Conference.
McCunn, L. J. (Accepted). Understanding School Administrators’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Gender Inclusive Washroom Design: A Canadian Case Study. UIA World Congress of Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Schultz, W. & McCunn, L. J. (Accepted). Journal of Environmental Psychology Editorial Board Meeting: Current Trends; Going Forward. International Conference of Environmental Psychology, Aarhaus, Denmark.
Schultz, W. & McCunn, L. J. (Accepted). Meet the Editors of the Journal of Environmental Psychology. International Conference of Environmental Psychology, Aarhaus, Denmark.
Berger, L., Walsh, M., Banerjee, R., Banik, S., Burles, F., McCunn, L., & Iaria, G. (November, 2022). Investigating Wayfinding, Sense of Place, and Environmental Familiarity in the International Space Station as Experienced in Virtual Reality. Poster presented at the Canadian Space Health Research Symposium, Calgary, Alberta.
Shaw, P., McCunn, L. J., & Lafrenière, S. (June, 2021). The View From 2117: Human Actions, Consequences, and Perspectives on Mountain Regions. Presented at the Canadian Mountain Network Knowkedge Sharing Summit. **Online because of COVID-19
Iaria, G., McCunn, L. J., Burles, F., McLaren, M., Berger, L., Johnson, P. J., & Suedfeld, P. (June, 2021). Quantifying the Behavioural and Neurological Effects of Isolation and Confinement on Human Wayfinding and Sense of Place. The Canadian Space Agency’s 2021 Canadian Lunar Workshop. **Online because of COVID-19
McCunn, L. J. (January, 2021). Sense of Place, Spatial Order, and Community Cohesion at the Neighbourhood Level. Presentation at an interdisciplinary workshop at the London Metropolitan University **Online because of COVID-19
McCunn, L. J. (December, 2020). The Importance of Nature to City Living During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations and Goals from the Field of Environmental Psychology. Presentation at the annual Healthy Cities Design Conference, London, UK. **Online because of COVID-19
McCunn, L. J. (October, 2020). Environmental Psychology: Intersections with the Built Environment and Technology. CHEOPS Study Association of the Built Environment Lustrum Symposium at the University of Technology in Eindhoven, Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE9g4efsWVM&feature=youtu.be **Online because of COVID-19
Alexander, D., & McCunn, L. J. (May, 2020). Ingredients for University Leadership in Climate Resilience. Presentation at the annual Western Division Canadian Association of Geographers, Victoria, BC. **Cancelled because of COVID-19
Cohen, K., McCunn, L.J., & Veitch, J. A. (May, 2020). Psychologists and CPA Supporting Climate Action. Symposium scheduled for presentation at the annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, QC. **Did not present because of COVID-19—see online abstract book (https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Convention/2020/Abstract%20Book%202020%20-%20v1.2%20-%20Indexed_1Oct2020.pdf)
McCunn, L. J. & Gagnon, T. (May, 2020). Evaluating a Pop-up Resource Village: Making Connections with Sense of Place and Perceptions of Safety. Scheduled for presentation at the annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, QC. **Did not present because of COVID-19—see online abstract book (https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Convention/2020/Abstract%20Book%202020%20-%20v1.2%20-%20Indexed_1Oct2020.pdf)
Cilli-Turner, E., McCunn, L. J., & Henderson, M. (July, 2019). Discipline differences in spatial training: A comparison of results in calculus and chemistry. Poster presentation at the 43rd Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Pretoria, South Africa.
McCunn, L. J., & Wright, J. (May, 2019). Impacts of Circadian Lighting and Interior Murals on Hospital Employees: A Pharmacy Department Case Study. Presented at the annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, NS.
McCunn, L. J. (April, 2019). Impacts of Circadian Lighting and Interior Murals on Hospital Employees: A Pharmacy Department Case Study. Presented at the annual Vancouver Island University Research and Scholarly Activity Symposium. Nanaimo, BC.
Alexander, D., & McCunn, L. J. (March, 2019). Towards a Place-Making Matrix for Urban Development. Workshop presented at the annual Western Division Canadian Association of Geographers, Victoria, BC.
Kim, A., McCunn, L. J., Wang, S., & Prozuments, A. (January, 2019). Psychoacoustical Research Pertaining to the Healthy Workspaces. Presented at the National Science Foundation’s Predictive Modelling Network for Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems’ International Workshop on Putting Sustainability into Convergence: Connecting Data, People, and Systems, Singapore.
McCunn, L. J., Alexander, D., Simms, W., & Cruickshanks, N. (January, 2019). Sustainability across curricula at Vancouver Island University: Strengthening connections among faculty. Presented at the annual International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, Vancouver, BC.
McCunn, L. J.,Kim, A., & Lew, J. (July, 2018). Office building occupants’ responses to an advanced human-centered, technology-driven lighting system. Poster presented at the National Institutes of Health in buildings (HiBR) roundtable conference, Bethesda, MD (as HiBR Scholars).
Stiwich, K., McCunn, L. J., Cooper, R., & McDuff, K. (June, 2018). The “Our School Our Stories” Project: Modelling the Effects of Exposure to Place Based Narratives on Place Identity and Social Bonding. Poster presented at the joint convention of the Canadian Psychological Association and the International Congress of Applied Psychology, Montreal, QC.
McCunn, L. J. (April, 2018). Environmental Psychology Research at VIU. Presented at the annual Vancouver Island University Research and Scholarly Activity Symposium. Nanaimo, BC.
McCunn, L. J. (2017, June). Researching Organizational Commitment in Correctional Staff. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Environmental Design Research Association, Madison, WI.
Cilli-Turner, E., & McCunn, L. J. (2017, April). Impacts of Spatial Training on Calculus Ability and Cognitive Style. Poster presented at the annual University of Washington Teaching and Learning Symposium, Seattle, WA.
Cilli-Turner, E., & McCunn, L. J. (2017, February). Spatial Training and Calculus Ability: Investigating Impacts on Student Performance and Cognitive Learning Style. Preliminary report presented at the annual conference on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, San Diego, CA.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2016, June). Examining the Role of Spatial Navigation in the Conceptual Framework of Sense of Place. Paper presented at the annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Victoria, BC.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2016, May). Examining the Role of Spatial Navigation in the Conceptual Framework of Sense of Place. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Environmental Design Research Association, Raleigh, NC.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2015, January). Accessibility in social housing and aging in place. Paper presented at the annual Semiahmoo Symposium on Environmental, Occupational and Public Health, Blaine, WA.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2014, June). Teachers’ reactions to learning commons in secondary schools. Paper presented at the annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Vancouver, BC.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2013, June). Accessibility in social housing and aging-in place. Paper presented at the annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Quebec City, QC.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2012, May). Organizational commitment, sense of place, and “green” urban neighbourhoods. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Environmental Design Research Association, Seattle, WA.
McCunn, L. J. (2011, November). Accessibility in social housing and aging-in-place. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the British Columbia Non-Profit Housing Association, Richmond, BC.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2010, May). How sustainable and healthy offices affect employee engagement and environmental motivation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Environmental Design Research Association, Washington, DC.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2008, July). Choosing between modern and heritage buildings for professional services. Poster session presented at the meeting of the International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2008, August). Choosing between modern and heritage buildings for professional services. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Association for People-environment Studies, Rome, Italy.
Published Papers and Abstracts in Conference Proceedings
McCunn, L. J. (Accepted). Understanding school administrators’ and teachers’ perceptions of gender inclusive washroom design: A Canadian case study. Proceedings of the World Congress of Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark. Springer Nature.
Joseph, A., McCunn, L. J., & Kader, S. (2022). Introduction. Proceedings of the 53rd annual Environmental Design Research Association conference, Greenville, South Carolina. pp. 4-7. ISBN: 979-8-9855428-2-0
McCunn, L. J. (2020). Environmental psychology: Intersections with the built environment and technology. CHEOPS Study Association of the Built Environment 7th Lustrum Rewired Magazine, p. 9. Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Cilli-Turner, E., & McCunn, L. J. (2017). Spatial Training and Calculus Ability: Investigating Impacts on Student Performance and Cognitive Learning Style [Preliminary Report]. Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, p. 1182-1188, USA, Print.
Cilli-Turner, E., & McCunn, L. J. (2017). Spatial Training and Calculus Ability: Investigating Impacts on Student Performance and Cognitive Learning Style [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, p. 156-165, USA, Print.
McCunn, L. J. (2017). Researching Organizational Commitment in Correctional Staff. Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association, Madison, WI.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2017). A Community-level Investigation of a Conceptual Framework of Sense of Place. Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association, Madison, WI.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2016). Examining the Role of Spatial Navigation in the Conceptual Framework of Sense of Place [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Canadian Psychological Association, Canada, Print.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2016). Examining the Role of Spatial Navigation in the Conceptual Framework of Sense of Place [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association, p. 189, USA, Print.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2014, October). Accessibility and Aging in Place in Subsidized Housing [Executive Summary]. Proceedings of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry annual conference, Chicago, IL., Print.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2014). Teachers’ reactions to learning commons in secondary schools [Abstract]. Proceedings of the annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Vancouver, BC., Print.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2013). Accessibility in social housing and aging-in Place [Abstract]. Proceedings of the annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Quebec City, QC., Print.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2012). Organizational commitment, sense of place, and “green” urban neighbourhoods [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association, USA, Print.
McCunn, L. J. (2011). Accessibility in social housing and aging-in-place [Abstract]. Proceedings of the British Columbia Non-Profit Housing Association Conference, Canada, Print.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2010). How sustainable and healthy offices affect employee engagement and environmental motivation [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association, USA, Print.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2008) Choosing between modern and heritage buildings for professional services. In Paul-B.-Baltes Lecture, Invited Address, IUPsyS Invited Symposium, Invited Symposium, Symposium, Paper Session, Poster Session. International Journal of Psychology, 43, 168-347. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207594.2008.10108484
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2008). Choosing between modern and heritage buildings for professional services [Abstract]. Proceedings of the International Congress of Psychology, Germany, Compact Disc.
McCunn, L. J., & Gifford, R. (2008). Choosing between modern and heritage buildings for professional services [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Association for People-environment Studies, Italy, Compact Disc.