Media Appearances: National Outlets
- “Psychology Reveals the Comforts of the Apocalypse”, Scientific American, 2013.
- “It’s Not the End of the World as We Know It. But Admit It—You’re a Tiny Bit Worried”, Slate, 2013.
- Press release of ‘Fear Factor: Study Shows Brain’s Response to Scary Stimuli’, Health News Digest, University of Florida, 2013.
- “It’s Highly unlikely that you’ll become infected with Ebola. So what are you so afraid of?”, Washington Post, 2014.
- “Shiver or Shrug: On a Bitter Cold Day, the Ultimate Rorschach Test”, Washington Post, 2014.
- “Ebola News Gives Me a Guilty Thrill. Am I Crazy?”, Pacific Standard: The Science of Society, 2014.
- “Our Love/Hate Relationship with the End of the World”, Salt Lake Tribune, 2015.
- Why Obama may be wrong about freedom being more powerful than fear
Media Appearances: Local Outlets
- “Why We Enjoy Being Scared”, CBS Minnesota Radio, 2011.
- Segment on marital commitment anxiety, Radio K, 2011.
- “Simply Science”, KARE 11 Nightly News, 2012.
- “Owatonna not Buying into Mayan Apocalypse”, Owatonna People’s Press, 2013.
- “The Mayan Apocalypse and Our Fascination with Fear”, Access Minnesota, Minnesota Broadcasters Association, 2013.
- “Will the World End Dec. 21 in the Mayan Apocalypse? Psychology Expert on the Science of Fear”, The Roadhouse, WTIP Radio, 2013.
- Segment on the brain basis of human anxiety, Culture Queue, Radio K, 2013.
- “Neurolaw Could Split Parties”, Minnesota Daily, 2015.
- ‘What’s the story behind fear?’ KARE 11, 10/30/15