Last week marked 50 years of Murrow Symposium excellence, making this year’s event all the more special! On the second day of the festivities, MAC Lab members presented their research to Symposium attendees at the Interactive Research & Student Showcase Expo. Team members discussed MAC Lab projects and student-led studies alike among fellow Murrow College faculty, students, and staff. Thanks to everyone who took part in the Showcase Expo, both as contributors to research and as MAC Lab representatives at the event!

Above: MAC Lab members (from left to right) CJ Janssen, Folake Okor, MAC Lab Co-Director Jessica Willoughby, Ph.D., Opeyemi Johnson, Sandy Munoz, and Joy Wanja Muraya

The MAC Lab was represented with flying colors at the WSU 2026 Academic Showcase, as four members of our team presented research at the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Research Exposition. Congratulations to everyone who presented! We are so lucky to have such wonderful people on our team. Take a look at the photos (provided by Anika Ausness-Ayers) below to learn more about our team’s work!

Opeyemi Johnson presented findings from a survey of campus health educators (CHEs) regarding pressing issues in the realms of college students’ health, prevention programming, training, and intervention implementation.

Folake Okor and her poster highlighted findings of a mixed-methods study examining college students’ awareness of cannabis use disorder (CUD) related to a digital cannabis harm-reduction intervention.

Joy Muraya’s poster presentation provided an overview of an international online survey of adolescents from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Participants provided their experiences with and perceptions on sharing contraceptive access content on social media.

Anika Ausness-Ayers presented research led by fellow MAC Lab member, Kimberly Klein. This qualitative thematic analysis examined young adults’ (ages 21-25) experiences and perspectives on using cannabis prior to sexual intimacy, with particular focus on sexual consent.