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Selected Media Coverage
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​of the Life Events Lab
Profiles of Kate Sweeny's Work
  • Fig. 1, University of California
  • ​APA Profile of the Life Events Lab
  • American Psychologist Award Profile
  • ​NOVA's The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers profile (sample video below)
  • UCR Experts on Demand
  • APS Rising Star profile
  • UCR Living the Promise profile

Newspaper and Magazine 
  • With Omicron comes uncertainty. Here’s how to handle it. NY Times, Dec 2021.
  • How long is this going to take? Americans settle in to wait. NY Times, Nov 2020.
  • You’re waiting for election results. It’s agony. Here’s what to do. NY Times, Nov 2020.
  • ​Getting good at waiting: 'You want something that challenges you, but not too much.' The Guardian, April 2020.
  • For Dreamers, deportation is scary--but waiting is even worse. Washington Post op-ed, April 2018. 
  • When a little agonizing helps. Wall Street Journal, May 2017.
  • While waiting for test results, worrying may help in the long run. NY Times, Nov 2015.
  • Here's how to make waiting a little less excruciating. TIME Magazine, Dec 2014.
  • Lean toward the sunny side, but don’t overdo it. NY Times, Sept 2011.
Podcasts
  • Why Do We Do That? Mar 2024.
  • The Art of Manliness. Apr 2023.
  • Chasing Life. Oct 2021.
  • NPR's Hidden Brain. Dec 2020.
  • 10 Percent Happier. May 2020.
  • NPR's Wow in the World. Dec 2018.
  • ​The Existential Files (#57). June 2017.
Radio ​Interviews
  • NPR's Morning Edition. Mar 2024.
  • ​NPR's Morning Edition. Nov 2018.
  • ​NPR's Science Friday. Apr 2017.
OWN Show videos, Oprah.com:
  • The Right Way to Prepare for Bad News
  • ​The Best Way to Deal When You're Waiting ​for Big News​
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