Faculty and Staff Profile

Olivia McAnirlin

Educational Background

PhD Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Clemson University 2023

MS Kinesiology and Health, concentration: Sport Psychology
Miami University 2019

BS Exercise Science
Colby-Sawyer College 2017

Research Interests

Multidimensional health benefits of nature environments, virtual reality, personalized nature, environmental psychology, storytelling, qualitative and mixed method research design

Research Publications

Moutogiannis, P. P., Thrift, J., Pope, J. K., Browning, M. H. E. M., McAnirlin, O., & Fasolino, T. (2023). A rapid review of the role of virtual reality in care delivery of palliative care and hospice. Rapid Reviews.

Swami, V., Tran. U. S., Steiger, S., Aavik, T., Ranjbar, H. A., Adebayo, S. O., Afhami, R., ___Ahmed, O., Aimé, A., Akel, M., Halbusi, H. A., Alexias, G., & et al. (2023). Body ___appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation ___Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age. Body Image, 46, 449-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.07.010

Bardhan, M., Zhang, K., Browning, M. H. E. M., Dong, J., Li, T., Bailey, C., McAnirlin, O., Hanley, J., Minson, C. T., Mutel, R. L., Ranganathan, S., Rueben, A. (2023). Time in nature is associated with higher levels of positive mood: Evidence from the 2023 NatureDose™ student survey. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102083

Thurson, K. M., McAnirlin, O. E., Dubin, A., Powell, G. M., & Stephens, L. E. (2023). Virtual notebooks: Collaboration & connection during Covid-19 and beyond. SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/1937156X.2022.2156408

Browning, M. H. E. M., Shin, S., Drong, G., McAnirlin, O., Gagnon, R. J., Ranganathan, S., Sindelar, K., Hoptman, D., Bratman, G. N., Yuan, S., Prabhu, V. G., & Heller, W. (2023). Daily exposure to virtual nature reduces symptoms of anxiety in college students. Sci Rep, 13(1239). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28070-9

Yuan, S., Browning, M. H. E. M., McAnirlin, O., Sindelar, K., Shin, S., Drong, G., Hoptman, D., & Heller, W. (2023). A virtual reality investigation of factors influencing landscape preferences: Natural elements, emotions, and media creation. Landscape and Urban Planning, 230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104616

Li, H., Browning, M. H. E. M., Rigolon, A., Larson, L. R., Taff, D., Labib, S. M. Benfield, J., Yuan, S., McAnirlin, O., Hatami, N., & Kahn, P. H. Jr. (2023). Beyond “bluespace” and “greenspace”: A narrative review of possible health benefits from exposure to other natural landscapes. Science of the Total Environment, 856(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159292

Hartshorn, G., Browning, M. H. E. M., Madathil, K. C., Mau, F., Ranganathan, S., Todd, A., Bertrand, J., Maynard, A., McAnirlin, O., Sindelar, K., Hernandez, R., & Gomez, T. H. (2022). Efficacy of virtual reality assisted guided imagery (VRAGI) in a home setting for pain management in patients with advanced cancer: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12, e064363. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064363

Sharaievska, I., McAnirlin, O., Browning, M. H. E. M., Larson, L. R., Mullenbach, L., Rigolon, A., Cloutier, S., Thomsen, J., Reigner, N., Metcalf, E. C., & D’Antonio, A. (2022). “Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on students’ social experience: A cross-sectional qualitative study across seven universities in the U.S. SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/1937156X.2022.2138644

Browning, M. H. E. M., Larson, L. R., Sharaievska, I, Rigolon, A, McAnirlin, O, Mullenbach, L., Cloutier, S., Vu, T. M., Thomsen, J., Reigner, N., Metcalf, E. C., D'Antonio, A., Helbich, M., Bratman, G. N., & Alvarez, H. O. (2022) Correction: Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States. PLOS ONE, 17(8): e0273938. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273938

Sharaievska, I., McAnirlin, O., Browning, M. H. E. M., Larson, L. R., Mullenbach, L., Rigolon, A., D’Antonio, A., Cloutier, S., Thomsen, J., Metcalf, E. C., & Reigner, N. (2022). “Messy transitions”: Students’ perspectives on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00843-7

Becker, D. A., Browning, M. H. E. M., McAnirlin, O., Yuan, S., & Helbich, M. (2022). Is green space associated with opioid-related mortality? An ecological study at the U.S. county level. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 70, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127529

Sillman, D., Rigolon, A., Browning, M. H. E. M., Yoon, H., & McAnirlin, O. (2022). Do sex and gender modify the association between green space and physical health? A systematic review. Environmental Research, 209, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.112869

Browning, M., Rigolon, A., McAnirlin, O., Yoon, H. (Violet). (2022). Where greenspace matters most: A systematic review of urbanicity, greenspace, and physical health. Landscape and Urban Planning, 217, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104233

Larson, L. R., Mullenbach, L. E., Browning, M. H. E. M., Rigolon, A., Thomsen, J., Metcalf, E. C., Reigner, N. P., Sharaievska, I., McAnirlin, O., D’Antonio, A., Cloutier, S., Helbich, M., & Labib, S. M. (2021). Greenspace and park use associated with less emotional distress among college students in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental Research, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.112367

Browning, M. H. E. M., Larson, L. R., Sharaievska, I., Rigolon, A., McAnirlin, O., Mullenbach, L., Cloutier, S., Vu, T. M., Thomsen, J., Reigner, N., Metcalf, E. C., D'Antonio, A., Helbich, M., Bratman, G. N., & Alvarez, H. O. (2021). Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States. PLOS ONE, 16(1), e0245327. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245327

Rigolon, A., Browning, M. H. E. M., McAnirlin, O., & Yoon, H. (Violet). (2021). Green space and health equity: A systematic review on the potential of green space to reduce health disparities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 2563. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052563

Browning, M. H. E. M., Saeidi-Rizi, F., McAnirlin, O., Yoon, H., & Pei, Y. (2020). The role of methodological choices in the effects of experimental exposure to simulated natural landscapes on human health and cognitive performance: A systematic review. Environment and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916520906481

Browning, M. H. E. M., Shipley, N., McAnirlin, O., Becker, D., Yu, C. P., Hartig, T., & Dzhambov, A. M. (2020). An actual natural setting improves mood better than its virtual counterpart: A meta-analysis of experimental data. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 2200. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02200

McAnirlin, O. & Maddox, C. B. (2020): ‘We have to be a little more realistic’: women’s outdoor recreation experiences in a community hiking group, Annals of Leisure Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2020.1820880

Honors and Awards

Clemson University’s 2023 Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award
Clemson University – Clemson, SC
May 2023

College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences (CBSHS) Doctoral Award Outstanding Researcher
Clemson University – Clemson, SC
April 2023

Graduate Student Award of Excellence
Clemson University Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management Department – Clemson, SC
April 2022

Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Fellowship
Clemson University – Clemson, SC
August 2020 – December 2021

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