Media

I enjoy writing and speaking about my research for non-academic audiences. Here’s a selection of articles and podcasts I’ve provided expert commentary for. To inquire about interviews, speaking engagements, or anything else, please reach out.

Audio

• “How to Lighten the Mental Load, with Allison Daminger,” Before Breakfast, September 24, 2025

• “The Mental Load of Family Life: The Work You Can’t See But Always Feel,” Under the Influence with Jo Piazza, September 24, 2025

• “Women Carry a Household’s Mental Load. Now, a Wisconsin Researcher Has Receipts,” Wisconsin Public Radio, September 10, 2025

• “Fresh Take: Allison Daminger, What’s On Her Mind",” What Fresh Hell, September 5, 2025

• “What’s on Her Mind: A Conversation with Dr. Daminger,” Modern Husbands, August 26, 2025

• “Mental Load Expert Allison Daminger Answers Your Burning Questions…”, Best Laid Plans, July 21, 2025

• “Division of Labor and Mental Load,” Best of Both Worlds, August 3, 2021

• “Why Women in Heterosexual Partnerships Do Most of the ‘Mental Workload’,” Central Time, Wisconsin Public Radio, June 1, 2021

• “Dividing up the Domestic Mental Load,” Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Radio New Zealand, May 4, 2021

• “The Gender Divide in Household Worrying,” All of it with Alison Stewart, WNYC Radio, April 28, 2021

• “Work toward Fairness at Home,” Tough Calls, November 16, 2020