Articles

To explore David’s scientific and general interest writings, pick a topic at left. Or check out his recent essays on psychology and life at TalkPsych (a selection of which will be among a forthcoming essay collection to be published in 2022 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Or perhaps one of these essays would be of interest:

• 2023 TIME.com essay on the psychological science of juvenile life sentences
• 2023 Institute for Family Studies essay on phone “phubbing” and relationships
• 2021 Inside Higher Ed article on the benefits of captioning for all.
• 2019 Perspectives on Psychological Science article on his hearing loop advocacy
• 2017 Quartz article on politics and evangelicalism.
• 2015 Scientific American Mind_ article on the teen brain & juvenile life sentences
• 2015 Wall Street Journal article about hearing loop technology.
• 2012 Perspectives essay advocating marriage equality.
• 2011 APS hearing article on harnessing the human factor in hearing assistance.
• 2009 Perspectives essay on national secularity, individual religiosity, and human flourishing. For more data, see here.
• 2009 Wall Street Journal essay on bridging the gay-evangelical divide.
• 2008 Los Angeles Times essay on why we care who wins.
• 2006 Los Angeles Times essay on President Bush’s intuition, and our own.
• 2006 Society of Personality & Social Psychology (SPSP) Presidential Symposium presentation on the red-blue divide
• 2005 APS Observer essay on psychology and religion
• Essays that explain his advocacy for “hearing aid compatible assistive listening” for fellow hard of hearing Americans
  • 2007 Hearing Health
  • 2005 Hearing Review
  • 2005 Saturday Evening Post
• 2005 APS Observer essay on “Teaching Tips”
• 2004 Los Angeles Times op-ed essay on why we fear the wrong things.
• 2004 Los Angeles Times op-ed essay on cognitive dissonance and the Iraq war
• 2004 Holland Sentinel op-ed essay on anti-gay marriage amendments
• Chapter on psychological science and spiritual pursuits

Articles on psychology and faith.

For complete list of David’s journal articles see his CV.