Research Matters Podcast
Episodes
Mary Alvord, PhD, on Building Resilience, Scaling Access, and Practice-Based Research in Real-World Settings
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mary Alvord is a clinical psychologist with over four decades of experience, known for her innovative work integrating cognitive-behavioral ther...
Louis Castonguay, PhD, on Practice Research Networks, Mutual Respect in Science, and the Joy of Collaboration
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Louis Castonguay, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Penn State University and a leading figure in contemporary psychotherapy research. With a c...
Dr. Jackie Persons on Integrating Research into Private Practice and Advancing CBT
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jacqueline (Jackie) Persons is a distinguished clinician, researcher, and Clinical Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. She serv...
Patricia Arean, PhD: Effective Strategies for Community Engagement and Digital Innovations in Mental Health Research.
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Patricia Arean is is the Director of the Division of Services and Intervention Research at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), as we...
Tony Biglan, Ph.D., on balancing funding with following your true passions
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Biglan, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist at Oregon Research Institute and Co-Director of the Promise Neighborhood Research Consortium. For the past ...
Dean McKay, Ph.D., A.B.B.P. on mental health in academia, getting into grad school, authorship, and personal planning
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dean McKay, Ph.D., A.B.B.P. is Professor of Psychology at Fordham University where he is a member of the clinical psychology doctoral program. His la...
Steven C. Hayes, PhD, on controversy, his lab culture, and how political organizing can help you in science
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hayes is a Nevada Foundation Professor of Psychology in the Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. An author of 46 books an...
Jessica Borelli, Ph.D., on Work/Family Conflict, Gender Roles, and Intervention Research with Diverse Communities
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Borelli, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychological Science at the University of California, Irvine. She is a clinical psychologist ...
James Kirby, PhD, and Jeffrey Kim, on incorporating physiological data in psychological research
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
James Kirby, Ph.D., is a researcher and senior lecturer at the University of Queensland in Australia, who studies the effects of kindness and compassi...
Bethany Teachman, PhD, and Jeremy Eberle, on embracing an open-science mindset
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Does the thought of practicing open science give you sweaty palms? That's a normal reaction for those of us who weren't formally trained in the open-s...
Jessica Schleider, PhD, on Open Science and Replicability Practices and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academia
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Schleider, PhD, is an assistant professor of clinical psychology at Stony Book University and a graduate of the Clinical Psychology Program a...
Maria Karekla, PhD, on wearables in research and getting a psychophysiology lab up and running
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Maria Karekla is an assistant professor at the University of Cyprus where she studies anxiety and cravings and specializes in utilizing psychophys...
Todd Kashdan, on going against the grain, idea capture, and autonomy
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Kashdan, PhD, is a professor of psychology at George Mason University, where he's senior scientist at the Center for the Advancement of Wellbein...
Ken Weingardt, on personal mission statements and tech startups in the mental health space
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How many people do you know who have a personal mission statement…and have it memorized…and actually live by it? Well, now you know of one more. D...
Kelly Wilson, PhD, on the importance of theory, chasing your interests, and giving away ideas
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kelly Wilson is a recently retired, emeritus faculty at the University of Mississippi. He is a leading researcher, theorist, and trainer of Accept...
Lynnette Averill, PhD, on moving from counseling psychology to neuroscience, getting a Fulbright, and ketamine research
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Averill is an assistant professor in the Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and research fellow in the clinical neurosciences divis...
Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, on embracing the messy and dissemination and implementation science
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, PhD, of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University Medical School and is Acting Deputy Direc...
Alan Kooi Davis on Getting Started in Psychedelic Science, Collaboration, and the Source Research Foundation
27 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alan Kooi Davis is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at The Ohio State University and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Psychedelic Resear...
George Bonanno on Unconventional Research, Being Led by Curiosity, and How to Deal with Setbacks
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bonanno is chair of the department of counseling and clinical psychology at Columbia University's Teachers College. He is a world leader on resea...
Joanna Arch on Disciplined Time Tracking, Grant Writing, and the Blending of Passion and Profession
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joanna Arch is an associate professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is also a member of the Cancer Center in the Division of Cancer Prev...
Evan Forman on Nurturing Collaborations, Finding Stellar Project Coordinators, and Healthy Skepticism
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Evan Forman is a professor of psychology at Drexel University and a director of the University's "WELL Center" (Center for Weight, Eating and Life...
Matthew McKay on How to Write More than 30 Professional Books
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's interview is with Dr. Matthew McKay. Dr. McKay is a co-founder of New Harbinger publications and a professor at The Wright Institute in Berkel...
Jonathan Bricker on Creating Research Teams and Life at an Independent Research Center
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I'm pretty sure that Jonathan Bricker has more research funding to study Acceptance and Commitment Therapy than any other researcher (it's hard to con...
Kelly Koerner on Finding the Edge of What is Known in Research
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kelly Koerner is currently the Creative Director of the Evidence-Based Practice Institute, a company she founded. Her work combines technology, de...
E1 - Mike Twohig on Producing Tons of Research While Biking Hundreds of Miles a Week and Having a Family
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For this show I interview Dr. Mike Twohig, a professor at Utah State University. I've known Mike since the end of graduate school where I first observ...