Research PublicationsSwami, V., White, M. P., Voracek, M., Tran, U. S., Aavik, T., Ranjbar, H. A., ... & Lombardo, C. (2024). Exposure and connectedness to natural environments: An examination of the measurement invariance of the Nature Exposure Scale (NES) and Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102432.
McAnirlin, O., Browning, M. H. E. M., Fasolino, T., Okamoto, K., Sharaievska, I., Thrift, J., & Pope, J. K. (2024). Psychological well-being benefits of co-creating nature-based VR: Preliminary evidence from U.S. adults living with severe COPD. Wellbeing, Space & Society.
McAnirlin, O., Thrift, J., Li, F., Pope, J. K., Browning, M. H. E. M., Moutogiannis, P. P., Thomas, G., Farrell, E., Evatt, M. M., & Fasolino, T. (2024). The Tandem VR(TM) protocol: Synchronized nature-based and other outdoor experiences in virtual reality for hospice patients and their caregivers. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications.
Bolouki, A., McAnirlin, O., M. H. E. M., Browning, & Maynard, A. (2024). Optimizing virtual nature for psychological and physiological well-being: A systematic review of the moderating effects of duration, nature type, sample characteristics, and immersiveness and potential risks of bias. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2024.2338327
McAnirlin, O. (2024). ‘It feels really vulnerable and a little dangerous’: When words are not enough. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2024.2329423
Patwary, M. M., Bardhan, M., Browning, M. H. E. M., Astell-Burt, T., van den Bosch, M., Dong, J, Dzhambov, A. M., Dadvand, P., Fasolino, T., Markevych, I., McAnirlin, O., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J., White, M. P., & Van Den Eeden, S. K. (2024). The economics of nature's healing touch: A systematic review and conceptual framework of green space, pharmaceutical prescriptions, and healthcare expenditure associations. Science of The Total Environment, 914, 169635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169635
Moutogiannis, P. P., Thrift, J., Pope, J. K., Browning, M. H. E. M., McAnirlin, O., & Fasolino, T. (2023). A rapid review of the role of virtual reality in care delivery of palliative care and hospice. Rapid Reviews.
Swami, V., Tran. U. S., Steiger, S., Aavik, T., Ranjbar, H. A., Adebayo, S. O., Afhami, R., ___Ahmed, O., Aimé, A., Akel, M., Halbusi, H. A., Alexias, G., & et al. (2023). Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age. Body Image, 46, 449-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.07.010
Bardhan, M., Zhang, K., Browning, M. H. E. M., Dong, J., Li, T., Bailey, C., McAnirlin, O., Hanley, J., Minson, C. T., Mutel, R. L., Ranganathan, S., Rueben, A. (2023). Time in nature is associated with higher levels of positive mood: Evidence from the 2023 NatureDose™ student survey. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102083
Browning, M. H. E. M., Shin, S., Drong, G., McAnirlin, O., Gagnon, R. J., Ranganathan, S., Sindelar, K., Hoptman, D., Bratman, G. N., Yuan, S., Prabhu, V. G., & Heller, W. (2023). Daily exposure to virtual nature reduces symptoms of anxiety in college students. Sci Rep, 13(1239). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28070-9
Yuan, S., Browning, M. H. E. M., McAnirlin, O., Sindelar, K., Shin, S., Drong, G., Hoptman, D., & Heller, W. (2023). A virtual reality investigation of factors influencing landscape preferences: Natural elements, emotions, and media creation. Landscape and Urban Planning, 230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104616
Li, H., Browning, M. H. E. M., Rigolon, A., Larson, L. R., Taff, D., Labib, S. M. Benfield, J., Yuan, S., McAnirlin, O., Hatami, N., & Kahn, P. H. Jr. (2023). Beyond “bluespace” and “greenspace”: A narrative review of possible health benefits from exposure to other natural landscapes. Science of the Total Environment, 856(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159292
Hartshorn, G., Browning, M. H. E. M., Madathil, K. C., Mau, F., Ranganathan, S., Todd, A., Bertrand, J., Maynard, A., McAnirlin, O., Sindelar, K., Hernandez, R., & Gomez, T. H. (2022). Efficacy of virtual reality assisted guided imagery (VRAGI) in a home setting for pain management in patients with advanced cancer: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12, e064363. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064363
Browning, M. H. E. M., Saeidi-Rizi, F., McAnirlin, O., Yoon, H., & Pei, Y. (2020). The role of methodological choices in the effects of experimental exposure to simulated natural landscapes on human health and cognitive performance: A systematic review. Environment and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916520906481
Browning, M. H. E. M., Shipley, N., McAnirlin, O., Becker, D., Yu, C. P., Hartig, T., & Dzhambov, A. M. (2020). An actual natural setting improves mood better than its virtual counterpart: A meta-analysis of experimental data. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 2200. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02200
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