Joan Cook

Cook is a psychologist and associate professor at Yale University and an Op-Ed Project Public Voices Fellow

Recent Articles

Becoming Numb to School Shootings Won’t Save Anyone

After yesterday’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed at least 17 people and injured 14 others, many of us are again outraged. But where was our collective outrage at...

By Joan Cook

How to Gain Perspective About Politics

And reduce anxiety

By Joan Cook

How to Move Past the Shock of the Election

Focus on the positive

By Joan Cook

Get Ready for Election Blues

Practice forgiveness

By Joan Cook

What 9/11 Taught Us About Helping Trauma Survivors

We now know more about how to implement programs to meet their needs

By Joan Cook

How to Ease the Tensions in Milwaukee

A simple tool for overcoming prejudice

By Joan Cook

Emile Weaver and the Dangers of Denial

The case of the young mother who killed her newborn is awful but not unbelievable

By Joan Cook

The Psychology of Hate

It can live in an individual, and it can spread through a society

By Joan Cook

Doctor-Assisted Suicide Cannot Be an Answer for Trauma Victims

We cannot allow survivors to give up on themselves

By Joan Cook

Why People React to Terrorism News Differently

Some people are more at risk of post-traumatic stress

By Joan Cook

What Spotlight Teaches Us About Institutional Betrayal

We must look beyond individual cases to address larger issues

By Joan Cook

How to Not Be Scared of Terrorism—Or Anything Else

During stressful times, we have to keep perspective

By Joan Cook

This May Be Why Some of Us Have Given Up on Gun Control

When so many horrible events happen, we get ‘compassion fatigue’

By Joan Cook
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