Articles for General Audiences

The most obvious writing I’ve done for general audiences is my book, More Than Words, but I’m also actively writing short pieces related to talking and other topics.

If you’re interested in discussing ideas for an article I might write, please contact me.

Gen Zers Aren’t Talking—and it Could Cost Them, Washington Post, January 11, 2026
This guest essay (what used to be called an op-ed) discusses a generational change, young people talking less, the social and cognitive consequences, and suggestions for what to do about it.

How to Talk to Yourself, Psyche, 2025.
An article explaining the benefits of talking to yourself, with suggestions for how to use self-talk.

You Can Learn a Lot About Someone’s Mind From the Way They Talk, Resilience, 2025.
This article was created by someone else by stitching together parts my book (with permission from the publisher).

Book Language: What it is, How Children can “Get it”
This article is for parents and teachers of young readers. It was published in the International Dyslexia Association Perspectives, Vol 51(2) pp. 16-18, 2025

“We Can Learn to Talk to Each Other with Masks On”
Op-Ed, Capital Times, March 17, 2021

How can you get better at learning a foreign language?
An article for children about learning a second language. Rojas, C. E., Hopman, E. W. M., & MacDonald, M. C. (2020).
Frontiers for Young Minds, 8, 42.