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Media & Outreach

Press features, interviews, and public scholarship, most recent first.

Medium · April 2026

Springing Forward: How the “April Theory” Is Transforming Goal-Setting and Mental Health on Social Media

Cited among psychologists linking spring's rise in serotonin and sense of renewal to improved mood and motivation.

Verywell Health · 2026

The “April Theory”: Why Spring Can Feel Like the Right Time to Reset

On the seasonal lift in mood and motivation and how it shapes goal-setting and mental health.

Podcast · November 2025

Harmony and Healing: Exploring Music, Mind, and Community

Harvard Extension School Psychology Student Club Podcast — on communal music, reward, and belonging.

Video · November 2025

The Psychology of Rewards & Mechanisms and Markers of Psychopathology

Harvard Extension Student Psychological Club — a talk on how reward shapes behavior and on the markers and mechanisms of mental illness.

The Epoch Times · July 2025

10 Research-Backed, Natural Ways to Counter Depression

On behavioral loops in depression and the everyday effectiveness of CBT: “moving in the right direction matters more than moving quickly.”

HuffPost · May 2025

Inflation Is Hurting Everyone — But for Parents, It's Taking a Deeper Toll

Quoted on protecting parents' mental health under financial strain: “caring for your own nervous system is essential to caring for your kids.”

Podcast · May 2024

QuantComigo, Episode 2

Portuguese-language conversation on his path from Brazil to Harvard, reward science, and mental health.

Swissnex Brazil · 2021

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships as a Springboard

On the path from a small town in southern Brazil to doctoral research in Switzerland.

Founder · Online Project · 2020–Present

Psicologia no Sofá

“Couch-talk psychology” — free, high-quality psychology talks and lectures that have reached more than 4,000 Portuguese- and English-speaking listeners since 2020.

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2026

Mayron Piccolo, Tanya Tandon, Dany Laure Wadji, Stephanie Haymoz, Christophe Mueller-Pfeiffer, Gabriella Milos, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2026. “An Exploratory Study on Portion Size Estimation Errors: Psychological Correlates of Portion Size Estimation Errors in a Non-Clinical Sample With Normal-Weight”. Eating and Weight Disorders, 31, 1. doi:10.1007/s40519-026-01864-2
Mayron Piccolo, Tanya Tandon, Dany Laure Wadji, Stephanie Haymoz, Christophe Mueller-Pfeiffer, Gabriella Milos, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2026. “An Exploratory Study on Portion Size Estimation Errors: Psychological Correlates of Portion Size Estimation Errors in a Non-Clinical Sample With Normal-Weight”. Eating and Weight Disorders, 31, 1. doi:10.1007/s40519-026-01864-2

2025

Mayron Piccolo, Deborah Wanderley Dos Santos, Shaun Herold, and Jill M. Hooley. 2025. “Communal Music As a Tool to Improve Positive Affect After Social Ostracism or Negative Autobiographical Memory Recollection”
Mayron Piccolo, Deborah Wanderley Dos Santos, Shaun Herold, and Jill M. Hooley. 2025. “Communal Music As a Tool to Improve Positive Affect After Social Ostracism or Negative Autobiographical Memory Recollection”
Mayron Piccolo. 2025. “Ensuring Clinical Validity. The Case for Reconsidering ‘Several Days’ in the PHQ-9 Brazilian Version”
Mayron Piccolo. 2025. “Ensuring Clinical Validity. The Case for Reconsidering ‘Several Days’ in the PHQ-9 Brazilian Version”
Hoang Le, Jaisy Lau, Zikki Zhao, and Mayron Piccolo. 2025. “Idioms of Distress in PTSD Assessment: A Cambodian Perspective”
Hoang Le, Jaisy Lau, Zikki Zhao, and Mayron Piccolo. 2025. “Idioms of Distress in PTSD Assessment: A Cambodian Perspective”
Mayron Piccolo and Ludmila Zatorre Dantas. 2025. “First Tones: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of Communal Music-Making on Mental Health and Developmental Markers of Brazilian Preschoolers”
Mayron Piccolo and Ludmila Zatorre Dantas. 2025. “First Tones: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of Communal Music-Making on Mental Health and Developmental Markers of Brazilian Preschoolers”
Hoang Le, Mayron Piccolo, and Clare Killikelly. 2025. “The Role of Vietnamese Mourning Culture in Grief Symptomatology - A Study Protocol”. Grief
Hoang Le, Mayron Piccolo, and Clare Killikelly. 2025. “The Role of Vietnamese Mourning Culture in Grief Symptomatology - A Study Protocol”. Grief
Mayron Piccolo, Deborah Wanderley Dos Santos, Shaun Herold, and Jill M. Hooley. 2025. “Communal Music As a Tool to Improve Positive Affect After Social Ostracism or Negative Autobiographical Memory Recollection”. Scientific Reports, 15, 1, Pp. 33821+. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-05119-5
Mayron Piccolo, Deborah Wanderley Dos Santos, Shaun Herold, and Jill M. Hooley. 2025. “Communal Music As a Tool to Improve Positive Affect After Social Ostracism or Negative Autobiographical Memory Recollection”. Scientific Reports, 15, 1, Pp. 33821+. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-05119-5

2024

Tanya Tandon, Mayron Piccolo, Katharina Ledermann, Richard J. McNally, Rashmi Gupta, Naser Morina, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2024. “Mental Health Markers and Protective Factors in Students With Symptoms of Physical Pain across WEIRD and Non-WEIRD Samples - a Network Analysis”. BMC Psychiatry, 24, 1, Pp. 318+. doi:10.1186/s12888-024-05767-3
Tanya Tandon, Mayron Piccolo, Katharina Ledermann, Richard J. McNally, Rashmi Gupta, Naser Morina, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2024. “Mental Health Markers and Protective Factors in Students With Symptoms of Physical Pain across WEIRD and Non-WEIRD Samples - a Network Analysis”. BMC Psychiatry, 24, 1, Pp. 318+. doi:10.1186/s12888-024-05767-3

2023

Tanya Tandon, Mayron Piccolo, Katharina Ledermann, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2023. “Mental Health Markers and Protective Factors in Students With Symptoms of Physical Pain across WEIRD and Non-WEIRD Samples - a Network Analysis”
Tanya Tandon, Mayron Piccolo, Katharina Ledermann, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2023. “Mental Health Markers and Protective Factors in Students With Symptoms of Physical Pain across WEIRD and Non-WEIRD Samples - a Network Analysis”
Katharina Ledermann, Mayron Piccolo, Romina Evelyn Recabarren, and Haiko Sprott. 2023. “Interactions Between Self-Reported Pain Intensity and Affects in Daily Life: A Pilot Study Comparing Individuals With Chronic Pain With Primary and Secondary Pain Disorders”
Katharina Ledermann, Mayron Piccolo, Romina Evelyn Recabarren, and Haiko Sprott. 2023. “Interactions Between Self-Reported Pain Intensity and Affects in Daily Life: A Pilot Study Comparing Individuals With Chronic Pain With Primary and Secondary Pain Disorders”

2022

Tanya Tandon, Mayron Piccolo, Katharina Ledermann, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2022. “The Relationship Between Behavioral and Mood Responses to Monetary Rewards in a Sample of Indian Students With and Without Reported Pain”
Tanya Tandon, Mayron Piccolo, Katharina Ledermann, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2022. “The Relationship Between Behavioral and Mood Responses to Monetary Rewards in a Sample of Indian Students With and Without Reported Pain”
Patrick Pasi, Mayron Piccolo, Lisa-Katrin Kaufmann, and Gabriella Milos. 2022. “Estimation of Meal Portions in Bulimia Nervosa Compared to Anorexia Nervosa and Healthy Controls”
Patrick Pasi, Mayron Piccolo, Lisa-Katrin Kaufmann, and Gabriella Milos. 2022. “Estimation of Meal Portions in Bulimia Nervosa Compared to Anorexia Nervosa and Healthy Controls”