News Media Coverage & Commentary
-2026-
Tillery, D. (2026, February 25). Woman has serious symptoms--Doctor's 'harmful' reaction shocks. Newsweek. www.newsweek.com/woman-has-serious-symptoms-doctors-harmful-reaction-shocks-11580311
-2025-
Goodman (Host). (2022-present). Healthcare invalidation & MCS: Allyson Bontempo, Ph.D. [Video podcast]. The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHQvRitIVJA
Yasgur, B. S. (2025, July 15). The antidote to medical gaslighting: Validating patients' concerns. Medscape. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/antidote-medical-gaslighting-validating-patients-concerns-2025a1000ip3
Haelle, T. (2025, June 3). Symptom invalidation' in clinically uncertain diagnoses can leave lasting mental health harms. Medscape.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/symptom-invalidation-clinically-uncertain-diagnoses-can-2025a1000ewd?form=fpfFDSf
Escalante, A. (2025, May 29). The negative consequences of invalidating patients' symptoms. Psychology Today. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shouldstorm/202505/the-negative-consequences-of-invalidating-patients-symptoms
Littrell, A. (2025, May 14). When doctors don't listen, patients stop talking. Medical Economics. www.medicaleconomics.com/view/when-doctors-don-t-listen-patients-stop-talking
Smith, A. (2025, May 12). When doctors dismiss symptoms, patient suffer lasting harm. Rutgers University Office for Research. https://research.rutgers.edu/news/when-doctors-dismiss-symptoms-patients-suffer-lasting-harm
Teegala, S., & Bajaj, S. (2025, March 25). For some women with serious ailments, mental illness has become a scapegoat diagnosis. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/for-some-women-with-serious-physical-ailments-mental-illness-has-become-a-scapegoat-diagnosis-180986203
Yasgur, B. S. (2025, July 15). The antidote to medical gaslighting: Validating patients' concerns. Medscape. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/antidote-medical-gaslighting-validating-patients-concerns-2025a1000ip3
Haelle, T. (2025, June 3). Symptom invalidation' in clinically uncertain diagnoses can leave lasting mental health harms. Medscape.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/symptom-invalidation-clinically-uncertain-diagnoses-can-2025a1000ewd?form=fpfFDSf
Escalante, A. (2025, May 29). The negative consequences of invalidating patients' symptoms. Psychology Today. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shouldstorm/202505/the-negative-consequences-of-invalidating-patients-symptoms
Littrell, A. (2025, May 14). When doctors don't listen, patients stop talking. Medical Economics. www.medicaleconomics.com/view/when-doctors-don-t-listen-patients-stop-talking
Smith, A. (2025, May 12). When doctors dismiss symptoms, patient suffer lasting harm. Rutgers University Office for Research. https://research.rutgers.edu/news/when-doctors-dismiss-symptoms-patients-suffer-lasting-harm
Teegala, S., & Bajaj, S. (2025, March 25). For some women with serious ailments, mental illness has become a scapegoat diagnosis. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/for-some-women-with-serious-physical-ailments-mental-illness-has-become-a-scapegoat-diagnosis-180986203
-2024-
Trzcinski (Host). (2022-present). Connecting The Research and Reality of Endometriosis with Allyson Bontempo, Ph.D [Audio podcast]. Endo Battery.
Peters, C. (2024, April 15). SC&I Ph.D. Candidate Allyson Bontempo awarded a Rutgers Excellence in Outreach and Service Award. Rutgers University School of Communication & Information News. https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/sci-phd-candidate-allyson-bontempo-awarded-rutgers-excellence-outreach-and-service-award
Peters, C. (2024, April 15). SC&I Ph.D. Candidate Allyson Bontempo awarded a Rutgers Excellence in Outreach and Service Award. Rutgers University School of Communication & Information News. https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/sci-phd-candidate-allyson-bontempo-awarded-rutgers-excellence-outreach-and-service-award
-2023-
Guido (Host). (2023-present). Medical invalidation is real [Video podcast]. Periods in Pain.
-2022-
Farmer, J. (2022, March 1). 8 things you need to know about endometriosis. Happiful. https://happiful.com/8-things-you-need-to-know-about-endometriosis/
-2021-
Charlton-Dailey, R. (2021, December 10). 90% of people with endometriosis report being dismissed by doctors and family. VeryWellHealth. https://www.verywellhealth.com/endometriosis-survey-disbelieved-5211872
Peters, C. (2021, July 9). A standardized term is needed to describe and advance work on invalidation of patient symptoms, a new study finds. Rutgers University School of Communication & Information News. https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/standardized-term-needed-describe-and-advance-work-invalidation-patient-symptoms-new-study-finds
Cleghorn, E. (2021, June 23). The gender pain gap has gone on for too long – it’s time we closed it. NewScientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25033400-100-the-gender-pain-gap-has-gone-on-for-too-long-its-time-we-closed-it/
Gray, L. (2021, May 18). Examining the patient & provider relationship in endometriosis care: A look inside PhD Candidate Allyson Bontempo’s work. Endometriosis Foundation of America. https://www.endofound.org/examining-the-patient-provider-relationship-in-endometriosis-care-a-look-inside-phd-candidate-allyso
Fernández-Carnicero, C. (2021, January 30). Trust me, it’s OK to miss your old life when you become a mother. Vogue (UK). https://www.vogue.co.uk/mini-vogue/article/new-mother-missing-former-life
Fernández-Carnicero, C. (2021, January 28). Es ist o.k. sein altes Leben zu vermissen, wenn man ein Kind bekommt. Vogue (Germany). https://www.vogue.de/beauty/artikel/mutter-sein-es-ist-ok-sein-altes-leben-zu-vermissen-wenn-man-ein-kind-bekommt
Fernández-Carnicero, C. (2021, January 21). Tener un bebé puede hacer que extrañes tu antigua vida, y está bien. Vogue (Mexico). https://www.vogue.mx/belleza/articulo/tener-un-bebe-y-extranar-tu-vida-anterior
Britt, T. (2021, January 16). What endometriosis feels like: First-person accounts from people who live with and manage the condition. Business Insider (India). https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/what-endometriosis-feels-like-first-person-accounts-from-people-who-live-with-and-manage-the-condition/articleshow/80295203.cms
Fernández-Carnicero, C. The honest truth about having a baby. Vogue (Singapore). https://vogue.sg/the-honest-truth-about-having-a-baby/
Fernández-Carnicero, C. (2021, January 14). La realidad de tener un bebé (y echar de menos tu antigua vida: Tener un bebé puede hacer que eches de menos tu Antigua vida (y no hay nada de malo en ello). Vogue (Espana). https://www.vogue.es/moda/articulos/maternidad-tener-bebe-echar-menos-antigua-vida
Fernández-Carnicero, C. (2021, January 21). The honest truth about having a baby: Having a baby may make you miss your old life, and that’s OK. Vogue (India). https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/pregnancy-and-motherhood-the-honest-truth-about-having-a-baby
Peters, C. (2021, July 9). A standardized term is needed to describe and advance work on invalidation of patient symptoms, a new study finds. Rutgers University School of Communication & Information News. https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/standardized-term-needed-describe-and-advance-work-invalidation-patient-symptoms-new-study-finds
Cleghorn, E. (2021, June 23). The gender pain gap has gone on for too long – it’s time we closed it. NewScientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25033400-100-the-gender-pain-gap-has-gone-on-for-too-long-its-time-we-closed-it/
Gray, L. (2021, May 18). Examining the patient & provider relationship in endometriosis care: A look inside PhD Candidate Allyson Bontempo’s work. Endometriosis Foundation of America. https://www.endofound.org/examining-the-patient-provider-relationship-in-endometriosis-care-a-look-inside-phd-candidate-allyso
Fernández-Carnicero, C. (2021, January 30). Trust me, it’s OK to miss your old life when you become a mother. Vogue (UK). https://www.vogue.co.uk/mini-vogue/article/new-mother-missing-former-life
Fernández-Carnicero, C. (2021, January 28). Es ist o.k. sein altes Leben zu vermissen, wenn man ein Kind bekommt. Vogue (Germany). https://www.vogue.de/beauty/artikel/mutter-sein-es-ist-ok-sein-altes-leben-zu-vermissen-wenn-man-ein-kind-bekommt
Fernández-Carnicero, C. (2021, January 21). Tener un bebé puede hacer que extrañes tu antigua vida, y está bien. Vogue (Mexico). https://www.vogue.mx/belleza/articulo/tener-un-bebe-y-extranar-tu-vida-anterior
Britt, T. (2021, January 16). What endometriosis feels like: First-person accounts from people who live with and manage the condition. Business Insider (India). https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/what-endometriosis-feels-like-first-person-accounts-from-people-who-live-with-and-manage-the-condition/articleshow/80295203.cms
Fernández-Carnicero, C. The honest truth about having a baby. Vogue (Singapore). https://vogue.sg/the-honest-truth-about-having-a-baby/
Fernández-Carnicero, C. (2021, January 14). La realidad de tener un bebé (y echar de menos tu antigua vida: Tener un bebé puede hacer que eches de menos tu Antigua vida (y no hay nada de malo en ello). Vogue (Espana). https://www.vogue.es/moda/articulos/maternidad-tener-bebe-echar-menos-antigua-vida
Fernández-Carnicero, C. (2021, January 21). The honest truth about having a baby: Having a baby may make you miss your old life, and that’s OK. Vogue (India). https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/pregnancy-and-motherhood-the-honest-truth-about-having-a-baby
-2020-
Peters, C. (2020, September 18). Expressing negative emotions may benefit gynecological cancer patients, according to new SC&I research. Rutgers University School of Communication & Information News. https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/expressing-negative-emotions-may-benefit-gynecological-cancer-patients-according-new-sci-research