The following Wayne State University experts are available to provide commentary and analysis for a variety of Valentine's Day topics, such as aspects of online dating, communication in long-distance relationships, and adolescents’ romantic and sexual development.

• Stephanie Tong, assistant professor of communication in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts — Tong's research interests lie at the intersection of interpersonal communication and new media. Specifically, she studies how people initiate, maintain and terminate relationships using computer-mediated communication. Her current research is funded by the National Science Foundation and examines aspects of online dating, relationship initiation and courtship.

• Valerie Simon, assistant professor of psychology at WSU and the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child and Family Development — Simon examines the development of adolescents' peer relationships and sexuality from a developmental psychopathology framework. Her work focuses on a myriad of factors that affect adolescents' romantic and sexual development.

• Katheryn Maguire, associate professor of communication in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts — Maguire's research centers on how individuals and families use communication to cope with stress and maintain relationships in several contexts, including military deployments, long-distance romances and transnational families.