# Clay Routledge **URL:** --- Dr. Clay Routledge is a social psychologist and professor of psychology at North Dakota State University. His research focuses on the many ways that people gain and maintain perceptions of meaning in life and how these perceptions contribute to psychological and physical health. He has published over 90 scholarly papers, co-edited a book on the psychology of meaning, and authored the book _Nostalgia: A Psychological Resource_. He was also a contributing author for the books _The Walking Dead Psychology: Psych of the Living Dead_, _Star Wars Psychology: Dark Side of the Mind_, and _Star Trek Psychology: The Mental Frontier_. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, and the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Dr. Routledge’s work has been featured by many media outlets such as the _New York Times_, CBS News, ABC News, BBC News, CNN, MSNBC, _Men’s Health_, the _Atlantic_, and the _New Yorker_. Dr. Routledge writes a popular online column for _Psychology Today_ called More Than Mortal, has served as a guest blogger for _Scientific American_, and frequently serves as a guest expert for national and international radio programs.