Press
My work has been featured in various media outlets throughout the years including National Public Radio (NPR), the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, and Wired Magazine. You can find an archive of some of these pieces below.
Press
My work has been featured in various media outlets throughout the years including National Public Radio (NPR), the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, and Wired Magazine. You can find an archive of some of these pieces below.
Examining the positive and negative sides of gaming with Dr. Rachel Kowert
Mobile Syrup
Silence from Sony, Remedy, other studios could worsen harassment campaign
Game Developer
Video Games That Encourage Human Interaction Can Build Better Vibes
Wired
Study Says 7 Out Of 10 Players Avoid Playing Certain Games Because Of Toxic Communities
exputer
Meet The Psychologist Determined To Prove Video Games Are Good, Actually
Kotaku
People Who Identify as ‘Gamers’ More Prone to Racist, Sexist Behavior: Study
Vice
A time bomb ‘supercharged’ by the pandemic: How white nationalists are using gaming to recruit for terror
Independent
DHS to Spend Almost $700,000 Investigating ‘Radicalization in Gaming’
Vice
Are Virtual Worlds Safe for Children?
The Wall Street Journal
The Metaverses Effects on Mental Health Trivial or Troubling
The Wall Street Journal
Warzone and Animal Crossing help my ADHD and anxiety – I asked a psychologist why
GamesRadar+
How video games can make you a better a person, but not a worse one
Metro
Opinion: China’s law restricting video gaming for kids isn’t wise — it’s misdirected moral panic
The Washington Post
Parents deserve so much more when it comes to the ways video games are discussed in our popular media
Culture Study
The Tangled Web of Video Game Addiction
Game Informer
To Help Gamers on Twitch, Dr. K Balances Mental Health Advice With Medical Ethics
NPR
Videogame Developers Are Making It Harder to Stop Playing
The Wall Street Journal
What's the truth about video games and the damage they may do?
Polygon
Video
Will Games Eat the World?
WIRED
A Psychologist Reveals If They're Saving or Ruining Kids' Minds
Smore Science
More Than Just Trash Talk: Dark Participation in Gaming
Gamers Gab
Dangerous game? China forces out Fortnite amid tighter gaming controls
France 24
Toxicity and the Bottom Line
NBC News Now
Games, Extremism, and Identity Fusion
What's Good Games
Rachel Kowert Talks Psychology, D&D, & Henry Cavill While Playing Mario Party
Game Changers
Is gaming breeding violent extremism?
Visionaries
Dr Rachel Kowert - The Psychology of Gaming Interview
Encased - Gamereactor
Cloud9 Webinar: Can Esports Teach Life Lessons
Positive Coaching Alliance
How the Industry Can Change the "Games Are Bad" Narrative
GDC
EGFC Leads Week 2: Mental Health in Esports
EGF - Electronic Gaming Federation
An Interview with Dr. Rachel Kowert, Research Psychologist, Take This
The Academy of Esports
The Science of Games - Dr. Rachel Kowert Interview
Digital Doc Games
A Conversation with Dr. Rachel Kowert // She Returns, and, Wow, the World Has Changed!
The Academy of Esports
Good News about Kids & Video Games: Dr. Rachel Kowert
Annie Fox, Author
Online Gaming Research with Dr. Rachel Kowert - Expert Interview
The White Hatter
Audio
- Microaggressions with Rachel Kowert
Safety is Sexy
- The power to transform: can gaming have benefits?
ABS Radio National
- Toxicity In Games - Interview with Dr. Rachel Kowert
Virtual Soundscapes
- "Extremism in Gaming Spaces" with Rachel Kowert and Linda Schlegel
Bellingcat
- Parasocial Relationships with Dr. Rachel Kowert
The Anna & Raven Show
- Gaming & Extremism: Identity Fusion
Tech Against Terrorism
- The study of extremism in gaming spaces
Academy of esports
- Psychology, Gaming Disorder and Cavill Influencers with Dr. Rachel Kowert
Safe Space Podcast
- No - Video Games Won't Make You A More Violent Person
Room 104 With Cormac Moore and Saoirse Long
- Dark Patterns in Video Games with Dr. Rachel Kowert and Dr. Celia Hodent
Busch League Gaming
- Mind Games
Gameplay
- Podcast 7: The State of Video Game Debates
The Psychology of Video Games
- A Parents Guide to Video Games, an interview with Dr. Rachel Kowert
The Mental Mile
- Dr. Rachel Kowert on Video Games & Mental Health
Ego Check with The Id DM
- Rachel Kowert, PhD on Stereotypes and Parenting
Humans of Gaming Podcast
- Parenting, Psychology, and Pirate Captains with Dr. Rachel Kowert
Super Gamer Podcast
- Industry Perspectives : Dr. Rachel Kowert of Take This on the Benefits of Gaming
Seasoned Gaming
- Polygamer #108: Dr. Rachel Kowert of Psychgeist
Polygamer – A Podcast of Equality & Diversity in Gaming & Video Games
- Dr. Rachel Kowert
The Center for Suicide Awareness's Podcast
- Let Children Play Games, with Guest Dr. Kowert
Building Bridges
- Bad Vibes: Video Games Aren't Bad - with Dr. Rachel Kowert
Engaged Family Gaming
- What's Going On in a Gamer's Brain?! GKSP101 #008: Dr Rachel Kowert / Psychgeist
Geekoscopy 101: A Science, Story and Play Podcast
- Episode 94: A Parent's Guide to Video Games with Dr. Rachel Kowert