Research InterestsMultidimensional health benefits of nature environments, virtual reality, Tandem VR™, www.Tandemvr.org, personalized nature, environmental psychology, storytelling, qualitative and mixed method research design 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
Yuan, S., Li, F., Browning, M. H. E. M., Bardhan, M., Zhang, K., McAnirlin, O., Patwary, M. M., & Rueben, A. (2024). Leveraging and exercising caution with ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools in environmental psychology research. Frontiers in Psychology, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1295275
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
Dong, J., Browning, M. H. E. M., Reuben, A., McAnirlin, O., Yuan, S., Stephens, C., Maisonet, M., Zhang, K., Hart, J. E., James, P., Yeager, R. (2024). The paradox of high greenness and poor health in rural Central Appalachia. Environmental Research, 248, 118400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.118400
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
Thurson, K. M., McAnirlin, O. E., Dubin, A., Powell, G. M., & Stephens, L. E. (2023). Virtual notebooks: Collaboration & connection during Covid-19 and beyond. SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/1937156X.2022.2156408
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
Sharaievska, I., McAnirlin, O., Browning, M. H. E. M., Larson, L. R., Mullenbach, L., Rigolon, A., Cloutier, S., Thomsen, J., Reigner, N., Metcalf, E. C., & D’Antonio, A. (2022). “Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on students’ social experience: A cross-sectional qualitative study across seven universities in the U.S. SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/1937156X.2022.2138644
Browning, M. H. E. M., Larson, L. R., Sharaievska, I, Rigolon, A, McAnirlin, O, Mullenbach, L., Cloutier, S., Vu, T. M., Thomsen, J., Reigner, N., Metcalf, E. C., D'Antonio, A., Helbich, M., Bratman, G. N., & Alvarez, H. O. (2022) Correction: Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States. PLOS ONE, 17(8): e0273938. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273938
Sharaievska, I., McAnirlin, O., Browning, M. H. E. M., Larson, L. R., Mullenbach, L., Rigolon, A., D’Antonio, A., Cloutier, S., Thomsen, J., Metcalf, E. C., & Reigner, N. (2022). “Messy transitions”: Students’ perspectives on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00843-7
Becker, D. A., Browning, M. H. E. M., McAnirlin, O., Yuan, S., & Helbich, M. (2022). Is green space associated with opioid-related mortality? An ecological study at the U.S. county level. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 70, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127529
Sillman, D., Rigolon, A., Browning, M. H. E. M., Yoon, H., & McAnirlin, O. (2022). Do sex and gender modify the association between green space and physical health? A systematic review. Environmental Research, 209, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.112869
Browning, M., Rigolon, A., McAnirlin, O., Yoon, H. (Violet). (2022). Where greenspace matters most: A systematic review of urbanicity, greenspace, and physical health. Landscape and Urban Planning, 217, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104233
Larson, L. R., Mullenbach, L. E., Browning, M. H. E. M., Rigolon, A., Thomsen, J., Metcalf, E. C., Reigner, N. P., Sharaievska, I., McAnirlin, O., D’Antonio, A., Cloutier, S., Helbich, M., & Labib, S. M. (2021). Greenspace and park use associated with less emotional distress among college students in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental Research, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.112367
Browning, M. H. E. M., Larson, L. R., Sharaievska, I., Rigolon, A., McAnirlin, O., Mullenbach, L., Cloutier, S., Vu, T. M., Thomsen, J., Reigner, N., Metcalf, E. C., D'Antonio, A., Helbich, M., Bratman, G. N., & Alvarez, H. O. (2021). Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States. PLOS ONE, 16(1), e0245327. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245327
Rigolon, A., Browning, M. H. E. M., McAnirlin, O., & Yoon, H. (Violet). (2021). Green space and health equity: A systematic review on the potential of green space to reduce health disparities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 2563. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052563
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
McAnirlin, O. & Maddox, C. B. (2020): ‘We have to be a little more realistic’: women’s outdoor recreation experiences in a community hiking group, Annals of Leisure Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2020.1820880
Honors and AwardsClemson University’s 2023 Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award
Clemson University – Clemson, SC
May 2023
College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences (CBSHS) Doctoral Award Outstanding Researcher
Clemson University – Clemson, SC
April 2023
Graduate Student Award of Excellence
Clemson University Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management Department – Clemson, SC
April 2022
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Fellowship
Clemson University – Clemson, SC
August 2020 – December 2021
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