Media mention: Stewart quoted in Southern Living

Stewart quoted in Southern Living

Alan Stewart, professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, was quoted in a recent Southern Living story on the psychology of buying bread before a snowstorm.

He said purchasing essentials like milk and bread prior to a storm can be traced back to weather-related or childhood trauma.

“It probably is fear of, one, not knowing how long the event is going to last, and two, do people have everything they need?” Stewart said. “So, if the weather service and the media want to prepare people—people get milk, bread, and eggs. These are just things you get every few days.”

Read the full story on Southern Living’s website.