Press
- McGraw Hill Higher Education, Communication Corner Podcast
April 11, 2024
If Being Alone Gives You the Ick, Try These 5 Tips
- Mental
October 10, 2023
- Oprah Daily
September 15, 2023
Why it May Be Better to Give Than to Receive This Valentine's Day
- UA News
February 8, 2023
Simple Steps for Managing Holiday Loneliness
- The New York Times
December 20, 2022
More Than Just Caffeine: The Benefits of a Coffee Group
- Next Avenue
May 27, 2022
COVID-19 Stress May Affect Your Physical Well-Being
- ABC News
December 31, 2021
Affection With Dr. Kory Floyd (audio)
- Luvbites by Dr. Tara
December 7, 2021
How We Communicate Our Need for Affection
- Communication Matters, Psychology Today
November 29, 2021
You Really Do Need a Hug (audio)
- BYU Radio, Top of Mind with Julie Rose
October 4, 2021
- The Conversation
August 16, 2021
- Swell
January 19, 2021
Expert Advice on How to Deal with Loneliness and Isolation During Quarantine (video)
- Good Morning America
November 29, 2020
Lack of Affection in Pandemic Leaving Many People Missing Human Touch (video)
- ABC15 Arizona
July 13, 2020
The Heritability of Affection and “Skin Hunger” in COVID-19 Times
- Technology Networks
June 24, 2020
Are You a Hugger? It Might Be Hereditary
- UA News
June 23, 2020
Has a Lack of Touch Impacted Our Desires?
- Canvas8
June 19, 2020
- Daily Mail
June 9, 2020
People Are Experiencing ‘Skin Hunger’ After Months Without Touching Anyone
- Business Insider
June 9, 2020
Can We Still Be Friends? Coronavirus Means Working at Formerly Easy Relationships
- All Things Considered, NPR
May 28, 2020
Skin Hunger: Why We’re Craving Touch and How to Cope During the Coronavirus Pandemic (video)
- The Washington Post
May 22, 2020
I Desperately Miss Human Touch. Science May Explain Why
- The Guardian
May 21, 2020
8 Ways to Get Through the Pandemic With Your Relationship Intact
- Sharecare
May 14, 2020
Affection Deprivation: What Happens to Our Bodies When We Go Without Touch?
- The Independent
May 8, 2020
What Happens When We Don’t Touch
- The Coronavirus Chronicles: New York in the Time of Pandemic
May 6, 2020
- Yahoo Life
April 14, 2020
How to Maintain Relationships in Self-Isolation
- BBC
April 14, 2020
- Well+Good
April 11, 2020
16 Things to Do When You’re Feeling Lonely, According to Experts
- Good Housekeeping
February 3, 2020
How Can Feeling Lonely All The Time Impact Healthy Aging? (video)
- Sixty and Me
February 24, 2019
I’m Usually a Lonely Jew on Christmas. Last Year, I Found Community on Twitter.
- The Washington Post
December 24, 2018
Feelings of Loneliness Can Increase Around the Holidays, Professor Says
- Arizona Public Media, NPR
December 21, 2018
What You Can Do to Stop Feeling Lonely During the Holiday Season
- Thrive Global
November 19, 2018
Comfort a Friend Facing a Lonely Holiday
- #OptionBThere
November 2018
What Makes It So Hard To Tell Your Dad “I Love You”?
- ShortList
June 16, 2018
- MEL Magazine
April 6, 2018
The Plus Factor: How’s Your Social Life? (and Why That Question Is Critical to Your Health)
- Well+Good
March 5, 2018
Writing a Love Letter Can Improve Your Health and Lower Stress Levels
- Good Morning Arizona
February 14, 2018
How to Write a Love Letter for Valentine's Day (or Any Other Day) and Why It's Good for You
- AZ Central
February 9, 2018
UA Professor Studying the Science of Affection
- Tucson Local Media
February 7, 2018
Study Finds Hugs Have Positive Effects on Relationships and Emotion Disorders
- Psych Central
December 24, 2017
The Power of Touch, Especially for Men
- The New York Times
December 5, 2017
The Understated Affection of Fathers
- The Academic Minute
September 22, 2017
A Father's Affection (audio)
- Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge
June 16, 2017
The Understated Affection of Fathers
- The Conversation
June 12, 2017
5 Rituals to Reconnect in Your Relationship
- The Gottman Institute
June 2, 2017
Embracing the Bro Hug (video)
- CBS Sunday Morning
February 12, 2017
Hugging at the Office? (video)
- CBS News
February 12, 2017
Side Hug Etiquette (video)
- CBS News
February 12, 2017
The Rituals in Our Marriage That Keep Us Close
- The Good Men Project
August 26, 2016
Caught in a Bad Bromance? We Should Be Encouraging Man Hugs, Not Mocking Them
- Salon
August 17, 2016
Kory Floyd Talks to Professor Steve Stifano (audio)
- COMMPENDIUM: The Communication Podcast (Univ. of Connecticut)
October 6, 2015
3 Reasons a Kiss Can Make or Break Your Date
- SELF
September 2, 2015
Digital ‘Friends’ No Replacement for the Personal Touch
- Chicago Tribune
September 1, 2015
Books to Help You Have an Awesome Summer
- Foreword Reviews
June 2, 2015
- Psychology Today
August 25, 2013 – March 29, 2015
Humans Kiss to Assess Potential Romantic Partners, Build Intimacy; Oxford Study Finds
- Nature World News
October 11, 2013
- MetroWest Daily News
June 24, 2013
Expressing Love Can Improve Your Health
- Medical Xpress
February 11, 2013
Time to Reach Out and Touch Someone...It's National PDA Day
- ChicagoNow
June 20, 2012
Express Your Affection Through Touch on National PDA Day
- EmpowHER
June 14, 2012
Having Trouble Sharing or Understanding Emotions? Affection Could Help
- ScienceDaily
April 7, 2011
How to Bring Chemistry to Your Marriage
- Global Post