Stacey J.T. Hust, Ph.D. is a professor of health communication and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and College Operations in the Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. She studies how media influence adolescents’ romantic and sexual lives. Learn more about Dr. Hust and her research.

Rebecca Ortiz, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Her research focuses on sexual health promotion, sexual violence prevention, and media effects on adolescents and young adults. Learn more about Dr. Ortiz and her research. 

Jessica Fitts Willoughby, Ph.D. is a Lester M. Smith Distinguished Associate Professor in the Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. She examines how media can be used to improve health attitudes and behaviors among adolescents. Learn more about Dr. Willoughby and her research. 

All were doctoral advisees of Dr. Jane D. Brown, James L. Knight Professor Emerita in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.