Jorida completed her PhD in Psychology at York University in 2018 and is now a SSHRC-funded postdoctoral scholar in the SPP Lab. Broadly speaking, Jorida’s work lies at the intersection of culture and identity, and examines various social issues relevant in a multicultural context.
Jorida’s dissertation research examined identity and pragmatic motivations associated with name choices and preferences among bicultural individuals. In a related line of research, Jorida examines some of the outcomes of having an ethnic name in a mainstream cultural context. In another active line of research Jorida examines how important social identifications (e.g., religious identity) affect psychological well-being among minorities. Jorida has also published on the topics of interfaith dating, language brokering, and culture and preferred mate attributes.
Her postdoctoral research examines the role of identity and intergroup threat on attitudes toward reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians.
E-mail: jorida.cila@psych.ryerson.ca
Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jorida_Cila
Select publications
Cila, J., & Lalonde, R. N. (In Press). What’s in a name? Motivations for baby-naming in multicultural contexts. In A. Al-Hoorie & P. D. MacIntyre (Eds.), Contemporary Language Motivation Research: 60 Years Since Gardner and Lambert (1959). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
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, 525–534.
Cila, J. & Lalonde, R. N. (2014). Personal openness toward interfaith dating and marriage among Muslim young adults: The role of religiosity, cultural identity, and family connectedness. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 17, 357–370.
Lalonde, R., Cila, J., Lou, E., & Giguere, 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 Behavioral Science, 45, 296–304.