Deanne Tak On Wah

Publications

Journal Publications

[8] Wah, D. T. O., & Joanisse, M. F. (2026, May 7). Representations of Orthographic, Phonological, Semantic, and Intermediate Mappings During English Word Reading. [Preprint] Retrieved from osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/kfsrd_v1
[7] Wah, D. T. O., & Joanisse, M. F. (2026, May 1). Orthographic-Phonological and Orthographic-Semantic Effects in Monosyllabic and Disyllabic English Word Reading. [Preprint] Retrieved from osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/bc5pe_v2
[6] Kavaliers, M., Wah, D. T. O., Bishnoi, I. R., Ossenkopp, K.-P., & Choleris, E. (2023). Disgusted snails, oxytocin, and the avoidance of infection threat. Hormones and Behavior, 155: 105424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2023.105424
Associated Open Access Dataset: Kavaliers, M., Wah, D., Bishnoi, I. R., Ossenkopp, K. -P., & Choleris, E. (2023). Disgusted Snails, Oxytocin, and the Avoidance of Infection Threat Dataset. Federated Research Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.20383/103.0787
[5] Wei, J., Xiang, J., Yasin, Y., Barszczyk, A., Wah, D. T. O., Yu, M., Huang, W., Feng, Z.-P., Lee, K., & Luo, H. (2021). Physical Features and Vital Signs Predict Serum Albumin and Globulin Concentrations Using Machine Learning. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 22(2), 333–340. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.2.333
[4] Doobay, M., Cross-Mellor, S. K., Wah, D. T. O., Kavaliers, M., & Ossenkopp, K.-P. (2021). Toxin-induced aversive context conditioning: Assessing active aversive behaviors conditioned to the context of an automated activity monitor. Physiology & Behavior, 240, 113559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113559
[3] Kavaliers, M., Colwell, D. D., Wah, D. T. O., Bishnoi, I. R., Ossenkopp, K., & Choleris, E. (2019). Conspecific infection threat rapidly biases the social responses of female mice: Involvement of oxytocin. Hormones and Behavior, 113, 67–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.04.016
[2] Wah, D. T. O., Ossenkopp, K.-P., Bishnoi, I., & Kavaliers, M. (2019). Predator odor exposure in early adolescence influences the effects of the bacterial product, propionic acid, on anxiety, sensorimotor gating, and acoustic startle response in male rats in later adolescence and adulthood. Physiology & Behavior, 199. 35-46. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.11.003.
[1] Wah, D. T. O., Ossenkopp, K.-P., Bishnoi, I., & Kavaliers, M. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced sickness in early adolescence alters the behavioral effects of the short-chain fatty acid, propionic acid, in late adolescence and adulthood: Examining anxiety and startle reactivity. Behavioural Brain Research, 360. 312-322. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.12.003. \

Magazine Publications

[6] Wah, D. (2026). When Math Meets Dr. Seuss: Our Brain’s Shared System for Mathematics and Language The Dorsal Column, 7(1).
[6] Wah, D. (2024). How the Brain Fine-Tunes Itself in Preparation for Childbirth The Dorsal Column, Research Highlights.
[5] Wah, D. (2023). Strong ties: who do we share our microbiome with? The Dorsal Column, Research Highlights.
[4] Wah, D. (2023). Brains in synchrony: A study of social cognition and Despicable Me? The Dorsal Column, 4(1).
[3] Wah, D. (2022). Using brain scanning to communicate when all else fails. The Dorsal Column, 3(3).
[2] Wah, D. (2022). What is reading comprehension like with ADHD? It is hard, but you can help. The Dorsal Column, 3(1).
[1] Wah, D. (2020). Spoken word in education. Hey, Teach!, 11(2), 27.

Open Science Registrations

[1] Wah, D. & Hannah, K. (2023). Understanding Verbal Irony and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review Protocol. Open Science Framework.