2026 Science Posters
The Effects of Mindfulness with Nature on Mental Wellbeing: Preliminary findings from an RCT study
Event: Western Psychological Association (WPA) Annual Convention
Dates: April 30-May 3, 2026, Tacoma, WA
2025 Industry Publications
The Effects of Extreme Heat on k-12 Learning
Paper: American Psychological Association (APA) Advisory Report
Role: Co-author and co-editor; author of subsection: Cognitive, behavioral, and socio-emotional effects
Publication date: November 2026
2025 Science Posters
The Effects of Mindfulness with Nature on Mental Wellbeing: Preliminary findings from an RCT study
Event: Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA)
Dates: August 7-9, 2025; Denver, CO + Virtual
Exploring the Effects of Mindfulness and Nature Engagement on Mental Wellbeing.
Event: Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Date: May 23-25, 2025; Washington, DC
Eco-Anxiety Among College Students: The Role of Personal Experience, Social Media Use, and College Major.
Event: Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association
Date: May 17 – 21, 2025, Los Angeles,
Nature in the K-12 classrooms: The role of natural light, indoor greenery, and wood furniture in learning processes and academic outcomes.
Honors Student: Mayahuel Garcia-Harper
OSU Spring Poster Symposium, May 20, 2025
2026 Invited Conference Talks
Presidential Distinguished Speaker:
Topic: Mindfulness with Nature: Simple Practice, Powerful Science
Western Psychological Association (WPA) Annual Convention
Dates: April 30-May 3, 2026, , Tacoma, WA
2025 Invited Conference Talks
Trailblazing Health: Trails as a Public Health Infrastructure
Collaborators: Salmonberry Trail Foundation, Adventist Health, OSU’s NEST Lab
Event: OSU Engagement Conference
Date: Dec 4, 2025, Oregon State University
Trailblazing Health: Trails as Public Health Infrastructure
Event: Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit
Collaborator: Salmonberry Trail Foundation
Audience: 600+ regional and national health care, outdoor & recreation providers.
Dates: Nov 6 – 8, Pendleton, Oregon
Two-Part Webinar Series: Mindfulness With Nature
Organizer: Oregon Health Authority
Audience: 300,000+ members of the Public Employee Benefit Board and the Oregon Educators Benefit Board plus their dependents.
Dates: May 28 & June 11
Session Chair: Stress and Anxiety
Event: Western Psychological Association Annual Meeting
Dates: May 1-4, 2025, Las Vegas, NV
CEOAS Ignite Community Outreach Conference, Jan 23, 2025.
Topic: Stress Less, Go Outside: Mindful Nature Engagement: Cultivating Community Wellness.
2024 Invited Talks
OSU Engagement Conference, Dec 6., 2024
Topic: Mindful Nature Engagement: Cultivating Community Wellness.
Presentation (30 min.): Predictors of eco-anxiety to inform low threshold intervention for college students
Association for Psychological Science (APS) Global Psychological Science Summit, Virtual Conference. October 23-24, 2024
Critical Conversations (25 min.): Mindful Nature Engagement and Mental Wellbeing on College Campuses
Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Seattle
August 5-9, 2024
2024 Science Posters
Climate Change Anxiety: The Role of Media Exposure, Personal Experience, and College Major
Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Seattle
August 5-9, 2024
Climate Change Anxiety: The Role of Media Exposure, Personal Experience, and College Major
Annual Meeting of the International Association People-Environmental Studies (IAPS), Barcelona, Spain. July 2-5, 2024.
Climate Change Anxiety: The Role of Media Exposure, Personal Experience, and College Major
Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), San Francisco
May 22-25, 2024
Climate Change Anxiety among OSU students
OSU Spring Poster Symposium, May 16, 2024