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Dec. 19, 2025

Professor Stacey Wood Talks Scams on The You Project Podcast

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Dec. 10, 2025

Professor Stacey Wood Warns Political Scams on the Rise

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Oct. 1, 2025

Professor Stacey Wood Cited in Inc. Piece on Scam Culture

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December 19, 2025

Professor Stacey Wood Talks Scams on The You Project Podcast

Balch Auditorium Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood spoke with Craig Harper on The You Project Podcast about how scammers sink their teeth into particularly vulnerable populations, like the elderly, and […]

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December 10, 2025

Professor Stacey Wood Warns Political Scams on the Rise

Professor of Psychology and Psychology Today contributor Stacey Wood warns that political scams are on the rise—and so is their success rate. In the article, written in collaboration with Wood […]

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October 1, 2025

Professor Stacey Wood Cited in Inc. Piece on Scam Culture

Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood A recent Inc. article on scamming has cited Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood. The piece referenced Wood’s research […]

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May 2, 2025

Professor Stacey Wood Warns California Commuters of New Scam

Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood published an article with Psychology Today in collaboration with Scripps student and Wood Lab member Hana Skigen ’26 warning California commuters about […]

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October 14, 2024

Professor Stacey Wood Quoted in NBC News Story on Financial Elder Abuse

NBC News mentioned Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood in a shocking story of a Los Angeles couple who survived a chimp mauling only […]

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August 20, 2024

Professor Stacey Wood’s Research Mentioned on No Stupid Questions Podcast

Psychologist Angela Duckworth and technology executive Mike Maughan discussed Professor of Psychology and Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology Stacey Wood’s research on scams during the latest episode of their […]

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August 6, 2024

Stacey Wood Shares Financial Elder Abuse Scams with MarketWatch

In an article by MarketWatch, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology Stacey Wood shares insights on how to recognize and respond to common financial elder abuse scams. Wood says scammers […]

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May 9, 2024

Stacey Wood’s Psychology Today Article on Fake Job Scams

In her Psychology Today article, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology Stacey Wood discusses the rising number of scams targeting college students with fake job offers.

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May 6, 2024

Stacey Wood Authors Psychology Today Piece on Scams

Stacey Wood, Scripps’ Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology, authored a piece for Psychology Today, “Why and How Impersonation Scams Thrive.”

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April 18, 2024

The Academic Minute Podcast Takeover: Stacey Wood

Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology Stacey Wood discusses why society needs to overhaul its practices for dealing with fraud in her episode of The Academic Minute for Scripps’ week-long takeover of the podcast.

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