April | 2023 | WSU MAC Lab | Washington State University

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MAC Lab article receiving attention

April 14, 2023 jessica.willoughby

In January 2023, members of the MAC Lab published an article in Health Communication about associations between viewing pro and anti-cannabis social media messages and teens’ and college students’ intentions to use cannabis. A WSU Insider piece by Sara Zaske described the research and was quickly picked up by other media outlets. The research has been covered in 47 news outlets. The results of that interest? The article has been viewed more than 4000 times!

Leti Couto receives WSU Graduate School award

April 12, 2023 jessica.willoughby

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The Washington State University Graduate School has named Leticia Couto, a research assistant in the MAC Lab, as the recipient of the Richard R. and Constance M. Albrecht Scholarship. The award is open to all active doctoral graduate students who have passed their preliminary examinations and is awarded to students based on excellence in scholarly and research activities. Such activities can include peer-reviewed publications, grant efforts, and service to the institution, profession and community. Congratulations, Leti!

Opeyemi Johnson successfully defended her thesis proposal

April 11, 2023 jessica.willoughby

Opeyemi Johnson, a research assistant with the MAC Lab, recently successfully defended her thesis proposal. Opeyemi will be conducting a content analysis to examine the consent messages present in children’s books. We look forward to hearing more about Opeyemi’s work.

Presentation with title does consent matter and photo of Opeyemi

New article in Drug and Alcohol Review

April 7, 2023 jessica.willoughby

A new article in Drug and Alcohol Review describes a MAC Lab experiment on the inclusion of sexualized appeals in cannabis advertising. The research team conducted an online experiment with college students in Washington state, showing participants brand-generated cannabis social media ads that included either images that contained sexual objectification of women or recreational appeals. Exposure to sexualized ads was associated with increased perceptions of cannabis sex enhancement scripts and increased cannabis sex enhancement expectancies. Full text is available in the journal.