Research Papers & Academic Writing
Scholarship on the Emotional, Existential, and Social Forces That Shape Human Life
Psychological research should do more than inform — it should illuminate.
This body of work examines the emotional, existential, and cultural forces shaping how we live and relate — through the lens of psychological theory and evidence-based inquiry. Each publication reflects a commitment to rigor, relevance, and reach, offering scholarship that speaks not just to the academy, but to the world we’re all trying to understand.
How Other Countries Stayed Kind While America Turned on Itself
American civility hasn’t just faded—it’s fractured. This post explores how emotional norms in the U.S. have shifted toward reactivity and mistrust, while other nations continue to prioritize restraint, kindness, and community-mindedness. Based on a new theoretical paper, it asks what we’ve lost—and what we might still recover.