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  • Obesity and its relation to employment incomes: does the bias in self-reported BMI matter? 
    Perks, Tom (University of AlbertaArts and ScienceDepartment of SociologyUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://dx.doi.org/10.25336/P6SS36, 2015)
    This study explores what difference, if any, the bias in self-reported body mass index (BMI) has on our understanding of the relationship between body size and income attainment. To accomplish this, aggregated data from ...
  • Classroom re-design to facilitate student learning: a case-study of changes to a university classroom. 
    Perks, Tom; Orr, Doug; Alomari, Elham (Indiana University. Faculty Academy on Excellence in TeachingArts and ScienceDepartment of SociologyUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://dx.doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v16i1.19190, 2016)
    This case study examines the physical aspects of a particular university classroom, and what affect specific changes to the classroom had on the perceptions of students, instructors and observers regarding the room as an ...