February 25, 2025: Can a pet fulfill friendship needs? Dr. Mueller weighs in for Yahoo Life!
February 20, 2025: Waltham Petcare Science Institute announces the PAWS Program, a series of landmark studies on the mutual impacts of human-animal relationships. The PAW Lab is a key contributor to this program with the Teen & Dog Study.
May 5, 2024: Dr. Mueller is interviewed for a Seattle Times article, “Pets make us feel good: But what does the science say?”
March 22, 2024: Dr. Mueller is interviewed for a New York Times magazine article My Goldendoodle Spent a Week at Some Luxury Dog ‘Hotels.’ I Tagged Along
This article was also featured in the December 22, 2024 episode of The Daily podcast.
February 14, 2024: Dr. Mueller is interviewed on The Dream Beyond podcast on “The Science and Soul of Animal Companionship”
September 20, 2023: National Geographic interviewed Dr. Mueller for an article on the science of pets and health. Read more here!
August 3, 2023: Listen to Dr. Mueller featured on NPR’s Weekly Dose of Wonder segment on interacting with dogs!
April 10, 2023: Dr. Mueller participated in a panel discussion on “The power of pets: How animals affect human health” hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. A recording of the discussion is available here.
June 13, 2022: Dr. Mueller is interviewed for an article on pets and child development for the BBC.
February 24, 2022: Dr. Mueller publishes an article in The Conversation about how pets can contribute to social capital and community cohesion.
February 22, 2021: Dr. Hal Herzog features a recently published study from the PAW Lab on his “Animals and Us” blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animals-and-us/202102/study-finds-therapy-dogs-have-no-effect-anxiety-in-teens
February 2, 2021: Dr. Mueller discussed the complex relationship with pets, exacerbated by pandemic-related trends. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2021/02/pets-are-helping-us-cope-during-the-pandemic/#close
October 6, 2020: Dr. Mueller was featured in a recent Chronicle episode discussing pets during the pandemic. https://www.wcvb.com/article/four-legged-friends-pet-adoptions-have-significantly-increased-during-covid-19/34278123
April 21, 2020: Dr. Mueller discussed the role that pets play in helping people cope during the pandemic. https://whdh.com/news/pets-helping-people-cope-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/
February 20, 2020: Dr. Mueller discussed the issue of whether or not pets are “good for us.” https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/20/health/benefits-of-having-a-pet-wellness/index.html