Craig Anderson

Craig A. Anderson interviewed for WebMD article on climate change and mental health
Craig A. Anderson, Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Department of Psychology, was recently interviewed for an article on WebMD on climate change and mental health.

August 20, 2024
Craig A. Anderson presented with an International Society for Research on Aggression Life Fellow award
Craig A. Anderson, Distinguished Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology, has been presented with the International Society for Research on Aggression Life Fellow award, along with two European scholars.

August 20, 2024
Craig Anderson quoted in Gannett’s USA Today Network
Craig A. Anderson, Distinguished Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology, was recently quoted in a highly-circulated article by journalist Rob Miraldi titled “Can the First Amendment bend to help teens fixated on social media?” Anderson is quoted on the issue of harm to teens. The article was…

August 4, 2023
Craig Anderson quoted in Washington Post

October 24, 2022
Craig Anderson’s research featured in Forbes Magazine
Craig Anderson’s latest research is the subject of a Forbes Magazine article. Anderson is a Distinguished Professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of psychology. The article, “Does laughing at TV violence mean you have a dark personality? New psychological research weighs in,”…

April 25, 2022
New book connects the climate crisis and violence
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig A. Anderson co-authored the book with Andreas Miles-Novelo, an Iowa State psychology graduate student.

February 22, 2022
Craig A. Anderson and Andreas Miles-Novelo publish book: “Climate Change and Human Behavior”
Craig A. Anderson, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and Andreas Miles-Novelo, a graduate student in the Department of Psychology, have published a book, “Climate Change and Human Behavior: Impacts of a Rapidly Changing Climate on Human Aggression and Violence.” The monograph was recently published by Cambridge University Press. Summary…

February 15, 2022
Cross-cultural study strengthens link between media violence and aggressive behavior
This first-of-its-kind study, conducted in seven different countries, confirms six decades of research showing the effect is the same, regardless of culture.

April 11, 2017