Interviews & Media

Washington Post (August 3, 2023). The Barbie-Taylor-Beyonce summer offers a release of pandemic emotions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/08/03/barbie-beyonce-taylor-swift-summer-pandemic/

Goodnet (Feb. 18, 2023). How to choose goals that make you come alive. https://www.goodnet.org/articles/how-to-choose-goals-that-make-you-come-alive

Science news explores (Nov. 11, 2022). Why fandom feels good – and may be good for you. https://www.snexplores.org/article/fandom-fan-psychology-comiccon-marvel-fiction

The Chill Factory (Sep. 22, 2022). Anticipate! https://www.podpage.com/the-chill-factory/anticipate/

NY Times (May 31, 2022). https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/well/mind/anticipation-happiness.html.

Insidehook (Sep 7, 2021). https://www.insidehook.com/article/news-opinion/did-hot-vax-summer-actually-suck

Futurezone.de (May 27, 2021). https://www.futurezone.de/science/article232382967/Erholung-ohne-Urlaub-zu-machen-Forscher-kennen-Trick.html

Eat this not that (May 27, 2021). https://www.eatthis.com/heres-why-science-says-you-should-book-a-vacation-now/

Washington Post (May 18, 2021). https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/post-vaccination-summer-partying-dating-sex/2021/05/17/a04ca36e-b43c-11eb-9059-d8176b9e3798_story.html

Vice.com. (March, 2021). https://www.vice.com/en/article/93wp7a/how-to-make-time-until-vaccinated-go-by-faster

Wall Street Journal (January 27, 2021). https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-making-plans-brings-joy-in-january-11611673200

Vice.com. (December, 2020). https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k9wvb/science-says-you-need-future-plans-to-look-forward-to-during-pandemic

WFU News Center. (April, 2020), Coping with Corona: WFU professor creates video series to help. https://news.wfu.edu/2020/04/23/coping-with-corona-wfu-professor-creates-video-series-to-help/

Medium.com. (May, 2020). It’s Time to Learn How to Microdose Anticipation. https://elemental.medium.com/its-time-to-learn-how-to-microdose-anticipation-10cb6250a663

“Emotional well-being: Why you should at least consider eating cupcakes with dead cockroaches next to them.” (2018) Emotional well-being blog for WFU.

http://thrive.wfu.edu/2018/10/emotional-wellbeing-least-consider-eating-cupcakes-dead-cockroaches-next/

“Clues from psychology: Morning ice cream may be good for you” (2018) expert opinion on using positive distraction to cope with chronic stress of hiking the PCT.  (https://cluestothepacificcresttrail.wordpress.com/2018/02/08/clues-from-psychology-morning-ice-cream-may-be-good-for-you/)

“Sticking to your New Year’s resolution is not about willpower” (2018) – expert opinion on positive emotions while hiking the pacific crest trail hike.

“Most and least stressed cities in America” (2017) – Expert opinion on work and family stress (https://wallethub.com/edu/most-least-stressed-cities/22759/#)

“Extending holiday cheer” (2011) – Reported in US News and World Report, Sacramento Bee, and the Business Journal, and Healthfinder.gov, a website sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (http://healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=659172).  

Television

WXII (2024) – The Psychology of Spooky Season: The reason you may love haunted houses and scary movies (or not). https://www.wxii12.com/article/the-psychology-being-scared-haunted-houses-halloween/62715163

CNN (2023) – How the summer craze can help people cope with stress

“Extending holiday cheer” (2011) – Appeared on Fox8News and News 2 in Greensboro.

Radio

Brain Matters at University of Alabama (October, 2021). The habits of stress-resilient people.

Global news radio 980 CVPL in London, Ontario (December, 2020). Planning things to look forward to can give you a positive boost.

The measure of everyday life (January, 2021). The science of hope. https://measureradio.libsyn.com/the-science-of-hope