How much can a short visit from a therapy dog ease workplace stress? At WWRI we're working to measure it — turning what people feel into data the medical field can stand behind.
Phoenix Rise Connect · July 2026
Coverage, conversations, and appearances featuring the Work & Wellness Research Institute and our research into animal-assisted therapy at work. New appearances are added here as they happen.
The Work & Wellness Research Institute joined the Phoenix Rise Connect: Business Spotlight podcast to talk about animal-assisted therapy at work — how its effects can be measured, and why it matters for the wellbeing of employees and performers alike. The videos below are short highlight clips from that conversation.
Watch the full interview on YouTube →
How much can a short visit from a therapy dog ease workplace stress? At WWRI we're working to measure it — turning what people feel into data the medical field can stand behind.
Phoenix Rise Connect · July 2026
Stage fright is among the biggest fears performers face. A calm, constant animal companion could be part of the answer — and it's exactly the kind of question our research aims to test.
Phoenix Rise Connect · July 2026
Animal-assisted therapy still isn't welcome everywhere it could help — and many workplaces still won't allow it. We're working to change that, one workplace at a time.
Phoenix Rise Connect · July 2026
Take our two-minute Workplace Wellbeing Survey and add a data point to the research.