Media appearances, guest essays, and more.
Book reviews
A New Book Fills In the Human Stories Behind Unmarked Graves
Review in The New York Times
There Is More Good Than Evil in This Country
Review in The Atlantic
L.A. Doesn’t Have a Homelessness Crisis. It’s a Crisis of Abandonment.
Review in The New Republic
The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels
Review in LA Weekly
Interviews
A new book traces the lives of 4 people among thousands of ‘unclaimed’ deaths in L.A.
Interview with Scott Simon on NPR’s Weekend Edition, March 9, 2024
‘The Unclaimed’ spotlights the stories behind the abandoned dead of LA County
Live interview with KQED’s “Forum,” March 12, 2024
What happens when dead bodies go unclaimed
Live interview with All Sides with Anna Staver-WOSU, March 28, 2024
Unclaimed with Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans
“Talk Nerdy” podcast, March 18, 2024
Ep. 311 They Say We Die Twice with Pamela Prickett & Stefan Timmermans
“The Stacks” podcast, March 20, 2024
In the news
Why are more Americans dying alone?
Op-ed in Los Angeles Times. With Stefan Timmermans, March 24, 2024
A Rising Tally of Lonely Deaths on the Streets
Quoted in New York Times piece by Thomas Fuller, April 18, 2022
Appearance on This Is Uncomfortable, hosted by Reema Khrais, May 19, 2022
The Number of Homeless Men Dying in L.A. Has Exploded
Quoted in LA Magazine, piece by Kevin Andrew Dolak, April 19, 2022
The Unclaimed Bodies of America
Appearance on Radio Health Journal, September 11, 2022
Research cited in Washington Post series by Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, September 17, 2021
Today is L.A. County's crucial annual memorial for the living and the dead.
Op-ed in Los Angeles Times. With Stefan Timmermans, December 5, 2018
Religion Unmuted is the podcast that brings women’s voices to the table.
Hosts Pamela Prickett, Elaine Howard Ecklund, and Rachel Schneider explore how religion impacts public discourse around important social issues, like racism, politics, immigration, health, and the body. Join us for research-driven dialogue that amplifies women's voices in conversation about religion and public life.