Publications
Wirth, J. H., Hales, A. H., Wicks, S. G., & Okdie, B. M. (2026). CyberballOS: An updated, easily implemented open-source virtual ball-toss game to study social interactions. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/25152459261437994
Wood, N. R., Wicks, S. G., Beam, A. J., Mudryk, E., Fitts, E., & Hales, A. H. (2026). What could have been: Predicted and actual exclusion by potential romantic partners and platonic friends. European Journal of Social Psychology.
Wicks, S. G., & Hales, A. H. (2026). Examining the impact of brief exposure to happy and sad music on ostracism recovery. Current Psychology, 45(6), 586. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08990-7
Wicks, S. G., & Sinclair, H. C. (2026). Single‐sided: Associations between social network opinions and singlehood among heterosexual and sexually diverse individuals. Personal Relationships, 33(1), e70055. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.70055
Wicks, S. G., Paul, M., & Sinclair, H. C. (2025). Balancing relationships: What happens when your friends and romantic partners do not get along? Personal Relationships, 32(4), e70039. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.70039
Hales, A. H., Wicks, S. G., Wood, N. R., & Mohammadi, S. (2024). Phubbing responses in real-time: rapid recovery from a single phub and declining affect with repeated phubs. Social Influence, 19(1).
Wicks, S. G., Hales, A. H., & Hennes, E. P. (2023). Does disseminating (mis)information restore social connection during a global pandemic? Social and Personality Psychology Compass, e12825. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12825
Wood, N. R., Leckfor, C. M., Wicks, S. G., & Hales, A. H. (2023). Ghosting from the workplace: The impact of feedback (or lack thereof) on applicants’ psychological needs satisfaction. Routledge Open Research, 2(3), 3.
Book Chapter
Wicks, S. G., Mohammadi, S., Wood, N. R., & Hales, A. H. (2026). Ostracism as an existential threat. In K. E. Vail, D. R. Van Tongeren, R. J. Schegel, J. Greenberg, L. A. King, & R. M. Ryan (Eds.). Handbook of the Science of Existential Psychology.