Lisa A. Phillips is the author of Unrequited: Women and Romantic Obsession (2015)
and Public Radio: Behind the Voices (2006). Her articles have appeared in many national
publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Psychology
Today, Cosmopolitan, and The Boston Globe. A former radio reporter, she has
contributed stories to NPR, Marketplace, and other radio programs. She is a journalism
professor at SUNY New Paltz, where she teaches Love and Heartbreak, an interdisciplinary
seminar exploring romantic love through psychology, media narrative, literature, and lived
experience.
Phillips has received many reporting awards, including several regional Edward R. Murrow
awards and a New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault Media Excellence Award.
She is the recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts grant and writing residencies at
Yaddo, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Ucross, and Jentel.
What’s she working on: Lisa is under contract with Rowman & Littlefield to write First
Love, a book will illuminate the challenges young people face as they go through crushes,
heartbreak, and relationships—and what parents can do to help them. If you’re in your
teens or early twenties and are interested in doing an interview with Lisa, tell her a
little about yourself here. If you’re a parent of a teen and want to connect with Lisa, let
her know about you here.
