Hello everyone!
We wanted to share that we now have a “Media Features” link [https://www.heshmatiwellbeinglab.com/love-project-media] in our website navigation that will contain media features (e.g., podcasts, interviews, press releases) related to the project and our team members.
Currently, we have two features from February to highlight!
Saida Heshmati and Podcast host, Juan José Candón
1. Research Team Featured on Hablamos Del Amor Podcast [Feb 12, 2025]
Last month (Jan 2025) in Madrid, Spain, the research team (PI Saida Heshmati, PhD Students Jaymes Paolo Rombaoa and Andrew Villamil, and collaborators Pandelis Perakakis and Carmen Goicoechea) serendipitously met and connected with a local Spanish podcaster, Juan José Candón. He hosts a podcast called Hablamos Del Amor Con Juan José Candón [translated: “Let’s Talk About Love with Juan José Candón]. Since the podcast was literally about love, we found it such an opportune moment to share our research and thoughts on love from psychological science and cultural perspectives.
In Season 2025 Episode 3 (February 12, 2025), Saida Heshmati and Andrew Villamil are featured. As a note, the Podcast episode is in Spanish. When Juan interviews Saida, there is a Spanish-dubbed voiceover of her responses; Andrew speaks primarily in Spanish for the interview.
You can listen to the full podcast episode here: https://shows.acast.com/hablamos-del-amor/episodes/67ac8717b468a1d76ff3a225, or you can watch the YouTube version.
2. Zita Oravecz Interview with PennState News [Feb 11, 2025]
Co-PI Zita Oravecz was interviewed by Pennsylvania State University News on the topics of how people express and feel love in their daily lives and the connection to mental health and well-being. Dr. Oravecz discusses the concept of love, how it’s defined, the primary indicators of love, and how love is expressed and felt. In the interview, Zita summarizes the findings of several past studies on love, and discusses expressing and experiencing love in relation to a holiday such as Valentine’s Day and how love can go beyond the romantic context (e.g., “Galentine’s Day” from Parks and Recreation).
Read the full interview here: https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/qa-does-expressing-love-make-us-feel-more-love?utm_audience=Students&utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Penn%20State%20Today&utm_content=02-11-2025-21-13&utm_term=Research%20-%201
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