1. Profiles of My Research
Podcast interview for Rethinking Wellness: “Why Wellness Sells: The Benefits and Harms of Wellness Culture with Colleen Derkatch,” 3 July 2023.
Print interview for New Scientist: “Why we fall for wellness, even when the science says it doesn’t work,” by Wendy Glauser, 30 March 2023.
Podcast interview for Conspirituality: “The Magic Spells of Wellness with Colleen Derkatch,” 9 March 2023.
Print review: “Why the Gospel of Wellness Sells: Two recent books shed much-needed light on the societal problems that make people seek out wellness in the first place,” by Jonathan Jarry, 30 December 2022.
Profile in TorontoMet Today: “Jumping from one health trend to the next and not seeing results? How to keep a realistic perspective on wellness,” by Tania Ulrich, 26 January 2023.
Web profile, Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Toronto Metropolitan University: “New book by TMU researcher explores why people buy into wellness culture,” by Michelle LePage, 13 December 2022.
Video interview for Rhetoric of Health & Medicine: “The Self-Generating Language of Wellness and Natural Health, with Ella Browning, 12 September 2018.
Podcast interview for Interdisciplinary Radio: “Science and Medicine,” with Derek Gottlieb, January 2016. A clip of this interview is also included at the top of another another episode, April 2016.
Podcast interview for New Books Network: “Bounding Biomedicine,” with Mikey McGovern, March 2017.
2. Print Interviews
“I joined the wellness set just like Kate Moss. Am I woo-woo too?” by Jane Mulkerrins, The Times, February 2023.
“‘We’re sedating women with self-care’: how we became obsessed with wellness,” by Katherine Rowland, The Guardian, October 2023.
“Ketamine’s Woo-Woo Rebrand,” by Shayla Love, Harper’s Bazaar, May 2023. Reprinted as “How efficient is Ketamine to cure depression in therapy” in Harper’s Bazaar India, 8 May 2023.
“Everybody Has a “Stack” Now: From building muscle to sleeping through the night, the ‘optimize everything’ mindset is coming for us all,” by Ashwin Rodrigues, GQ, 24 April 2023.
“Does wellness have ableism at its core?” by Hannah Turner, Dazed & Confused, 25 January 2023.
“Numb to the numbers: Canadians desensitized to COVID-19 case and death rates,” by Brooke Taylor, CTV News, 26 February 2021.
“Provinces need one trusted voice on pandemic response, experts say,” by Brooke Taylor, CTV News, 26 February 2021.
“Researchers Investigate the Effectiveness of Public Health Messaging During the Pandemic,” by Wendy Glauser, University Affairs, 2 September 2020.
“Want the latest COVID-19 health advice? On Twitter, ‘we’re seeing scientific and medical research unfold in real time,’” by Marco Chown Over. Toronto Star, 6 May 2020. Picked up by 9 other media outlets.
“Uncertainty in Science Communication: Include It or Lose It?” by Alice Fleerackers, Science Borealis, 4 May 2020.
“Kill The Canadian Common CV, Researchers Urge the Tri-Council,” by Wendy Glauser, University Affairs, 30 September 2019.
“After 2 City Hall Lockdowns in Less Than a Month, Councillor Calling for Annual Drills,” by Lauren Pelley, CBC News, 16 July 2019.
“Reclaiming the Act of Writing,” by Sherrina Harris, The Eyeopener, 25 September 2018.
“What Are Active-Shooter Drills Doing to Kids? The Psychological Effects of Realistic Simulations Could Be Dangerous,” by James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 28 February 2018. Republished in: CityLab, CityLabLatino (as “El duro efecto de los simulacros de tiroteos en los niños”), MSNBC. Picked up by Inquisitr, Montana Post, Planet Jackson Hole.
“How Should We Approach the Abortion Dispute? A Rhetoric Expert and Activists Weigh in on How Language Shapes the Debate,” by Julie Mutis, McClung’s Magazine, 17 April 2017.
“Perusing Perspective,” by Julia Ho, The Ryersonian, 16 March 2017.
“Top University Health Network doctor steps down amid falsified data investigation,” Toronto Star, 27 July 2015. Republished in Metro, 27 July 2015.
3. Audio and Video Interviews
“COVID-19 is airborne. Why is this so controversial?” with Katherine DeClerq, Life Unmasked, CTV News (audio and video), 17 January 2022.
“Bounding Biomedicine in the Pandemic with Colleen Derkatch,” with Scott Gabriel Knowles, COVID-Calls (audio and video), 17 June 2021.
“Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy,” with Suze Morrison, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament, YouTube (video), 20 May 2021.
CBC Radio interviews about language, health policy, and COVID-19, 14 January 2021:
- London Morning with Rebecca Zandbergen (London)
- Morning North with Markus Schwabe (Sudbury)
- Ontario Morning with Juliette Hazlewood (Ontario-wide)
- Superior Morning with Amy Hadley (Thunder Bay)
- The Morning Edition: K-W with Craig Norris (Kitchener-Waterloo)
- Windsor Morning with Tony Doucette (Windsor)
4. Writing
“Sabbatical Life Lessons,” Hook & Eye, November 2018.
“Sabbatical Report Card,” Hook & Eye, November 2018.