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Cara MacInnis is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Acadia University. Her research focuses on intergroup relations, prejudice reduction, and socio-political orientations. She holds a B.Sc. from Cape Breton University, an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Brock University, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship (P.D.F.) from the University of Toronto.
Her research interests center on understanding barriers to positive intergroup interactions, including dehumanization, meta-stereotypes, and emotions like disgust. She examines factors such as authoritarianism and social dominance orientation, exploring their impact on intergroup relations and potential solutions like cross-group contact.
MacInnis has published widely in journals like the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science and Psychology of Women Quarterly. Her work addresses topics ranging from dietary biases (e.g., toward vegetarians) to healthcare compassion measurement and policy implications of intergroup contact.
Notable contributions include the development of the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ) for healthcare settings and studies on weight bias among physicians. She has mentored students including E. Buliga and S. Nutter, focusing on applied and theoretical social psychology.
