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Publications

Lab and collaborator publications, most recent first. For a complete, continuously updated record, see Dr. LoTemplio’s Google Scholar profile.

2026

01
Single-trial relationships between the error-related negativity, Pe, error-related pupillary dilation response, and post-error behavior
LoTemplio, S., Silcox, J., Strayer, D. L., & Payne, B. R.
Psychophysiology, 63(1), e70216
02
Examining neurophysiological responses to immersive nature and environmental images
Scott, E. E., McDonnell, A. S., LoTemplio, S. B., McNay, G. D., Greenberg, K., Castro, S. C., & Strayer, D. L.
Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 1–26
03
A natural boost to cognitive control? Two pilot studies on nature exposure as a potential modulator of the anterior N2 component and midline frontal theta
LoTemplio, S., Euler, M. J., Scott, E. E., McDonnell, A. S., McKinney, T. L., Castro, S. C., McNay, G. M., Greenberg, K., Payne, B. R., & Strayer, D. L.
Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 1–24
04
A conceptual comparison of the influence of nature images, soundscapes, and virtual reality on affect and working memory
McDonnell, A. S., Scott, E. E., Jecmen, D., Crabtree, K. W., Hopman-Droste, R. J., Walker, S. E., Strayer, D. L., Coane, J. H., & LoTemplio, S. B.
Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 1–22
05
How does gamification affect virtual reality nature experience?
Huang, Y., Jin, Q., LoTemplio, S., Ortega, F. R., & Interrante, V.
ACM Transactions on Applied Perception
06
Walking in an urban environment and a virtual reality replica: Comparisons of physical activity duration and intensity
Spitzer, A. N., Ramey, M. R., Yu, Y., Oselinsky, K. M., McMahon, K., Kelley, B., Rojas-Rueda, D., Dean, D., LoTemplio, S. B., Ortega, F. R., & Graham, D. J.
Transportation Research Record, 2680(2), 519–542
07
“Nature from my perspective”: Leveraging participatory mental modeling to understand the well-being impacts of outdoor retreats for Black men
Johnson, S., Walker, S. E., Goulding, C. J., LoTemplio, S., & Zarestky, J.
Ecopsychology, 18(1), 56–72

2025

01
Immersion in nature decreases neural sensitivity to extrinsic reward
McDonnell, A. S., LoTemplio, S. B., Scott, E. E., McNay, G. D., Greenberg, K., Castro, S. C., & Strayer, D. L.
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102, 102546
02
Examining the relationship between greenspace and substance use among adolescents and young adults: A scoping review
Fenton, M. P., Smail, E. J., Konyayev, K., McCall-Junkin, P., & LoTemplio, S.
Environment and Behavior, 57(1–2), 143–178
03
Nature imagery’s influence on ERN amplitude: an examination of Attention Restoration Theory using EEG
Collins, S. A., McDonnell, A. S., Scott, E. E., McNay, G. D., Shannon, M. F., Augustin, L., Hoffmann, J. N., Johnson, S., Strayer, D. L., & LoTemplio, S. B.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 19, 1567689
04
Nature images are more visually engaging than urban images: evidence from neural oscillations in the brain
McDonnell, A. S., LoTemplio, S. B., Scott, E. E., & Strayer, D. L.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 19, 1575102
05
VR versus IRL walking: equivalencies and discrepancies between walking through a downtown district in virtual reality and in real life
Spitzer, A. N., Oselinsky, K., Kelley, B., Rojas-Rueda, D., LoTemplio, S. B., & Graham, D. J.
Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2025(1), 4765842

2024

01
Improvements in depressive symptoms in nature may be partly caused by improvements in vagal tone: A review and theoretical perspective
Jecmen, D., & LoTemplio, S.
Ecopsychology, 16(1), 11–22
02
Nature and health practitioner needs assessment: investigating organizational capacity to leverage science for impact
Tamlyn, K., Johnson, S., Collins, S. A., Farwell, J., Zarestky, J., Walker, S., & LoTemplio, S.
Colorado State University Libraries
03
Nature and health researcher needs assessment: investigating the state of evidence among researchers to better inform practitioners
Merfeld, J., Tamlyn, K., Johnson, S., Terol, S., Collins, S. A., Farwell, J., Zarestky, J., Walker, S., & LoTemplio, S.
Colorado State University Libraries
04
Enhancing well-being through positive technology: VR forest bathingPreprint
Ortega, F. R., Interrante, V., LoTemplio, S., Masters, R., Nicoly, J., Borhani, Z., Davalos, D., & Zielasko, D.
arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.06293

2023

01
Measuring affect and complex working memory in natural and urban environments
Scott, E. E., Crabtree, K. W., McDonnell, A. S., LoTemplio, S. B., McNay, G. D., & Strayer, D. L.
Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1039334
02
Updating the relationship of the Ne/ERN to task-related behavior: A brief review and suggestions for future research
LoTemplio, S. B., Lopes, C. L., McDonnell, A. S., Scott, E. E., Payne, B. R., & Strayer, D. L.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17, 1150244
03
To err is human—to understand error-processing is divine: Contributions of working memory and anxiety to error-related brain and pupil responses
LoTemplio, S., Silcox, J., Murdock, R., Strayer, D. L., & Payne, B. R.
Psychophysiology, 60(12), e14392
04
Do mental health changes in nature co-occur with changes in heart rate variability and executive functioning? A systematic review
LoTemplio, S., Bettmann, J. E., Scott, E., & Blumenthal, E.
Current Environmental Health Reports, 10(3), 278–290
05
Healthy by nature: Policy practices aimed at maximizing the human behavioral health benefits of nature contact
LoTemplio, S., McDonnell, A. S., Nadkarni, N., Walker, S., Gallegos-Riofrío, C. A., Scott, E. E., Bettmann, J. E., Rojas-Rueda, D., Dahl, J., Tomasso, L. P., et al.
Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 10(2), 247–255

2021

01
Inter- and intra-individual coupling between pupillary, electrophysiological, and behavioral responses in a visual oddball task
LoTemplio, S., Silcox, J., Federmeier, K. D., & Payne, B. R.
Psychophysiology, 58(4), e13758
02
The autonomic nervous system in its natural environment: Immersion in nature is associated with changes in heart rate and heart rate variability
Scott, E. E., LoTemplio, S. B., McDonnell, A. S., McNay, G. D., Greenberg, K., McKinney, T., Uchino, B. N., & Strayer, D. L.
Psychophysiology, 58(4), e13698
03
Toward a unified model of stress recovery and cognitive restoration in nature
Scott, E. E., McDonnell, A. S., LoTemplio, S. B., Uchino, B. N., & Strayer, D. L.
Parks Stewardship Forum, 37(1), 46–60

2020

01
Nature as a potential modulator of the error-related negativity: A registered report
LoTemplio, S. B., Scott, E. E., McDonnell, A. S., Hopman, R. J., Castro, S. C., McNay, G. D., McKinney, T. L., Greenberg, K., Payne, B. R., & Strayer, D. L.
International Journal of Psychophysiology, 156, 49–59
02
Resting-state posterior alpha power changes with prolonged exposure in a natural environment
Hopman, R. J., LoTemplio, S. B., Scott, E. E., McKinney, T. L., & Strayer, D. L.
Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 5(1), 51

2017

01
Ethiopian Orthodox church forests provide regulating and habitat services: evidence from stream sediment and aquatic insect analyses
LoTemplio, S., Reynolds, T. W., Wassie Eshete, A., Abrahams, M., Bruesewitz, D., & Wall, J. A.
African Journal of Ecology, 55(2), 247