Social Scientist and Multidisciplinary Artist
WRITING AND MEDIA
"All The Lonely Students" Inside Higher Ed • June 2023
"9 Research-Backed Ways to Connect With Others" Psychology Today • May 2023
"6 Conversation Habits for More Meaningful Connections" Psychology Today • April 2023
Podcast Interview: "Building Connection and a Conspiracy of Communication" Simply Said • February 2023
Featured in Inc. Magazine Newsletter • February 2023
"6 Conversation Habits to Break" Psychology Today • February 2023 [Also included in Psychology Today Magazine in print].
"Can Asking Specific Questions Deepen Any Relationship?" Psychology Today • February 2023
"I'm Your Partner, and I'm Here to Help" Psychology Today [Print Magazine] • January 2023
"Are Moments of Human Connection Always Joyful?" Psychology Today • January 2023
"Dating Profile Red Flag: “Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously” Psychology Today • January 2023
"How to Practice Forgiveness" Psychology Today • December 2022
Interview: "Warum Freundschaften so wichtig sind – auch für die Gesundheit (Why Friendships Are So Important - Also For Health)" Die Welt • November 2022
"5 Ways Relationships Can Survive the Most Stressful Times" Psychology Today • November 2022
"Being Vulnerable is Just One of Many Ways to Connect" Psychology Today • November 2022
"Social Connection Matters–and There are Many Ways to Connect" The Academic Minute [syndicated public radio program - also featured on Inside Higher Ed] • September 2022
"A Common Misunderstanding that Leads Couples into Conflict" Psychology Today • September 2022
"How Disaster Can Inspire Human Connection" Psychology Today • September 2022
"The Relationship Skill Every Couple Must Keep In Mind" Psychology Today • September 2022
"Feeling connected Enhances Mental and Physical Health -Here are Four Researched-Backed Ways to Find Moments of Connection with Loved Ones and Strangers" The Conversation [also featured in Salon] • July 2022
"Perceptions of Partner Responsiveness Across the Transition to Parenthood Journal of Family Psychology • June 2022
"Experiences of Meaningful Connection in Social Interactions" PhD Dissertation • December 2021
"Experiences of Meaningful Connection in the First Weeks of the COVID-19 Pandemic" Journal of Social and Personal Relationships • September 2021
“Atlas of the Human Life” Illustrated Educational Instagram Profile • 2019–2020
"Practicing Forgiveness: A Framework for a Routine Forgiveness Practice" Spirituality in Clinical Practice • December 2019
"Mindful Masculinity: Positive Psychology, McMindfulness, and Gender" Feminist Review • September 2019
"Gottman Sound Relationship House" Entry in Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family • August 2019
"The Art and Science of Human Connection" Illustrated Educational Module • March 2017
Interview: "Grad Student Smallen: Well Connected" University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology News • August 2016