Research, Publications, and Press Appearances
Published Research on Trash Talk
Emotional Manipulation and Task Distraction as Strategy: The Effects of Insulting Trash Talk on Motivation and Performance in a Competitive Setting
Published Research on Public Relations
Polarizing Organizations and Image Repair: The Effects of Extreme Disposition and Ego-Involvement on ELM Processing Routes for Organizational Responses
Press Appearances
- Quoted in SportsNet, “’Be physical, don’t talk, don’t have a personality,’” February 15, 2022.
- Quoted in ESPN, “Before ‘The Last Dance,’ Scottie Pippen delivered six words of trash talk that changed NBA history,” May 15, 2020.
- Quoted in Conor McGregor: Obsessions by Charles Thiallier, 2020, Hugo Publishing.
- Quoted in BBC Worklife “The surprising benefits – and risks – of trash talk,” October 10, 2019.
- Featured in The Conversation, “When does trash talking work?,” August 21, 2019
- Featured on 11Alive Morning Rush News, Atlanta, GA, “Study says trash talk really does make athletes, gamers perform worse,” July 29, 2019
- Featured online in The Hartford Courant, “UConn Study Finds that Trash Talk Leads to Anger, Shame, Poor Performance,” August 7, 2019.