BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cannabis Research Center - ECPv6.1.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://crc.wsu.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Cannabis Research Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T160000 DTSTAMP:20260619T080136 CREATED:20251223T165309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T180409Z UID:10000007-1778835600-1778860800@crc.wsu.edu SUMMARY:WSU/UW Joint Cannabis Syposium DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the upcoming WSU/UW Joint Cannabis Research Symposium\, a biennial statewide event bringing together researchers\, students\, and community partners from across Washington. \n  \nEvent Highlights include: \n\nCutting-edge cannabis research from Washington State University and the University of Washington\nStudent and trainee “data blitz” presentations\nOpportunities for networking across research\, policy\, and public health communities\n\n  \nDate: May 15\, 2026\nTime: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.\nLocation: Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center\, Pullman Campus\nCost: Free registration\nLunch: Provided \n  \nWe encourage faculty\, students\, trainees\, and community partners to attend and engage in this collaborative\, interdisciplinary event. Additional details and registration information will be shared closer to the date. \nRSVP DEADLINE: April 1\, 2026 \nRSVP below —we look forward to seeing you in Pullman! \n\n \n Name\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email\n \n Title/Role Affiliation Food Restrictions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://crc.wsu.edu/event/wsu-uw-joint-cannabis-syposium/ LOCATION:Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center\, 405 SE Spokane St\, Pullman\, WA\, 99164\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Cannabis%20Research%20Center":MAILTO:wsu.crc@wsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260406T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260406T130000 DTSTAMP:20260619T080136 CREATED:20260122T003146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T003146Z UID:10000012-1775476800-1775480400@crc.wsu.edu SUMMARY:Investigating the Effects of Cannabigerol on the Mind and Body DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Cannabis Research Seminar Series\, highlighting outstanding cannabis research conducted within WSU. \n  \nInvestigating the Effects of Cannabigerol on the Mind and Body\nPresented by Dr. Erika Lutz \n\nMonday\, April 6th\n12:00pm – 1:00pm\nVeterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 (Pullman)\nZoom options available \n  \nConnect over lunch\, coffee\, and engaging discussions with our guest speakers. \n  \nPlease reach out if you have any questions!\nwsu.crc@wsu.edu URL:https://crc.wsu.edu/event/investigating-the-effects-of-cannabigerol-on-the-mind-and-body/ LOCATION:Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 ORGANIZER;CN="Cannabis%20Research%20Center":MAILTO:wsu.crc@wsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260323T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260323T130000 DTSTAMP:20260619T080136 CREATED:20260122T003033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T003033Z UID:10000011-1774267200-1774270800@crc.wsu.edu SUMMARY:Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Relationships between Smoking and Cannabis Co-Use DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Cannabis Research Seminar Series\, highlighting outstanding cannabis research conducted within WSU. \n  \nGenetic and Environmental Influences on the Relationships between Smoking and Cannabis Co-Use and Their Association with Chronic Pain: a Twin Story\nPresented by Dr. Crystal Smith \n\nMonday\, March 23rd\n12:00pm – 1:00pm\nVeterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 (Pullman)\nZoom options available \n  \nConnect over lunch\, coffee\, and engaging discussions with our guest speakers. \n  \nPlease reach out if you have any questions!\nwsu.crc@wsu.edu URL:https://crc.wsu.edu/event/genetic-and-environmental-influences-on-the-relationships-between-smoking-and-cannabis-co-use/ LOCATION:Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 ORGANIZER;CN="Cannabis%20Research%20Center":MAILTO:wsu.crc@wsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260309T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260309T130000 DTSTAMP:20260619T080136 CREATED:20260122T002710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T002710Z UID:10000010-1773057600-1773061200@crc.wsu.edu SUMMARY:The Land-Grant Mission in Action DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Cannabis Research Seminar Series\, highlighting outstanding cannabis research conducted within WSU. \n  \nThe Land-Grant Mission in Action: Engaging Community in Adaptation of a Cannabis Prevention Program\nPresented by Dr. Elizabeth Weybright \n\nMonday\, March 9th\n12:00pm – 1:00pm\nVeterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 (Pullman)\nZoom options available \n  \nConnect over lunch\, coffee\, and engaging discussions with our guest speakers. \n  \nPlease reach out if you have any questions!\nwsu.crc@wsu.edu URL:https://crc.wsu.edu/event/the-land-grant-mission-in-action/ LOCATION:Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 ORGANIZER;CN="Cannabis%20Research%20Center":MAILTO:wsu.crc@wsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260223T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260223T130000 DTSTAMP:20260619T080136 CREATED:20260121T225621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T225621Z UID:10000009-1771848000-1771851600@crc.wsu.edu SUMMARY:Reassessment of the Analgesic Effect of THC in Rats DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Cannabis Research Seminar Series\, highlighting outstanding cannabis research conducted within WSU. \n  \nReassessment of the Analgesic Effect of THC in Rats\nPresented by Dr. Mike Morgan \n\nMonday\, February 9th\n12:00pm – 1:00pm\nVeterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 (Pullman)\nZoom options available \n  \nConnect over lunch\, coffee\, and engaging discussions with our guest speakers. \n  \nPlease reach out if you have any questions!\nwsu.crc@wsu.edu URL:https://crc.wsu.edu/event/reassessment-of-the-analgesic-effect-of-thc-in-rats/ LOCATION:Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 ORGANIZER;CN="Cannabis%20Research%20Center":MAILTO:wsu.crc@wsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260209T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260209T130000 DTSTAMP:20260619T080136 CREATED:20260121T225247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T225348Z UID:10000008-1770638400-1770642000@crc.wsu.edu SUMMARY:Weeding Mechanisms of Pharmacokinetic Cannabis-Drug Interactions Using Translational Tools DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Cannabis Research Seminar Series\, highlighting outstanding cannabis research conducted within WSU. \n  \nWeeding Mechanisms of Pharmacokinetic Cannabis-Drug Interactions Using Translational Tools\nPresented by Dr. Mary Paine \n\nMonday\, February 9th\n12:00pm – 1:00pm\nVeterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 (Pullman)\nZoom options available \n  \nConnect over lunch\, coffee\, and engaging discussions with our guest speakers. \n  \nPlease reach out if you have any questions!\nwsu.crc@wsu.edu URL:https://crc.wsu.edu/event/weeding-mechanisms-of-pharmacokinetic-cannabis-drug-interactions-using-translational-tools/ LOCATION:Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 ORGANIZER;CN="Cannabis%20Research%20Center":MAILTO:wsu.crc@wsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251013T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251203T130000 DTSTAMP:20260619T080136 CREATED:20251013T205301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T205301Z UID:10000006-1760356800-1764766800@crc.wsu.edu SUMMARY:Cannabis Research Fall Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:The Cannabis Research Seminar Series is funded through the WSU Center for Cannabis Policy\, Research\, and Outreach (CCPRO) and is intended to highlight some of the excellent cannabis research conducted within the WSU system. Each seminar will occur on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 12-1pm (PT) in the Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, room 305 and over zoom. The first 20 minutes will be reserved for networking\, coffee\, and snacks; the rest of our time will be dedicated to hearing from our excellent speakers. \nZoom link for this seminar: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/97628150566  \nThis seminar will be led by the faculty listed below. \n  \nAustin Alt\n\n\n\nAs a student in the Molecular Plant Sciences program at WSU\, I am interested in utilizing genetic techniques to harness natural biological processes for novel applications. Currently I research the biosynthesis of unique volatile compounds in Cannabis sativa as well as other relevant organisms. Ideally this work will lead to deeper understandings of molecular mechanisms underlying complex aromas – and potentially also improve sustainable agriculture in the process.As a student in the Molecular Plant Sciences program at WSU\, I am interested in utilizing genetic techniques to harness natural biological processes for novel applications. Currently I research the biosynthesis of unique volatile compounds in Cannabis sativa as well as other relevant organisms. Ideally this work will lead to deeper understandings of molecular mechanisms underlying complex aromas – and potentially also improve sustainable agriculture in the process. URL:https://crc.wsu.edu/event/cannabis-research-fall-seminar-series/ LOCATION:Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 ORGANIZER;CN="Center%20for%20Cannabis%20Policy%2C%20Research%2C%20and%20Outreach":MAILTO:wsu.ccpro@wsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250415T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250415T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T080136 CREATED:20250119T013039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T010127Z UID:10000005-1744732800-1744736400@crc.wsu.edu SUMMARY:Non-Terpenoid Volatiles Of Cannabis Sativa DESCRIPTION:The Cannabis Research Seminar Series is funded through the WSU Center for Cannabis Policy\, Research\, and Outreach (CCPRO) and is intended to highlight some of the excellent cannabis research conducted within the WSU system. Each seminar will occur on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 4-5 pm (PT) in the Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, room 305\, and over Zoom. The first 20 minutes will be reserved for networking\, coffee\, and snacks; the rest of our time will be dedicated to hearing from our excellent speakers. \nZoom link for this seminar: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/97628150566  \nThis seminar will be led by the faculty listed below. \n  \nAustin Alt\n\n\n\nAs a student in the Molecular Plant Sciences program at WSU\, I am interested in utilizing genetic techniques to harness natural biological processes for novel applications. Currently I research the biosynthesis of unique volatile compounds in Cannabis sativa as well as other relevant organisms. Ideally this work will lead to deeper understandings of molecular mechanisms underlying complex aromas – and potentially also improve sustainable agriculture in the process.As a student in the Molecular Plant Sciences program at WSU\, I am interested in utilizing genetic techniques to harness natural biological processes for novel applications. Currently I research the biosynthesis of unique volatile compounds in Cannabis sativa as well as other relevant organisms. Ideally this work will lead to deeper understandings of molecular mechanisms underlying complex aromas – and potentially also improve sustainable agriculture in the process. URL:https://crc.wsu.edu/event/non-terpenoid-volatiles-of-cannabis-sativa/ LOCATION:Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 ORGANIZER;CN="Center%20for%20Cannabis%20Policy%2C%20Research%2C%20and%20Outreach":MAILTO:wsu.ccpro@wsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250401T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T080136 CREATED:20250119T012527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T164741Z UID:10000004-1743523200-1743526800@crc.wsu.edu SUMMARY:The Stoned Age: Disentangling Mechanism Underlying Ling-Term Cognitive Effects Of Adolescent Cannabis Exposure DESCRIPTION:The Cannabis Research Seminar Series is funded through the WSU Center for Cannabis Policy\, Research\, and Outreach (CCPRO) and is intended to highlight some of the excellent cannabis research conducted within the WSU system. Each seminar will occur on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 4-5 pm (PT) in the Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, room 305\, and over Zoom. The first 20 minutes will be reserved for networking\, coffee\, and snacks; the rest of our time will be dedicated to hearing from our excellent speakers. \nZoom link for this seminar: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/97628150566  \nThis seminar will be led by the faculty listed below. \n  \nRyan McLaughlin\nDr. Ryan J. McLaughlin joined the Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience at WSU as an Assistant Professor in 2014 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2021. The goal of Dr. McLaughlin’s research program is to determine how endogenous and exogenous cannabinoids affect the brain and behavior. His research has shown that the endocannabinoid system is a vital component of the neuroendocrine and behavioral stress response\, and that pharmacologically targeting this system could be a promising strategy for treating stress-related disorders. More recently\, Dr. McLaughlin’s research team has developed a novel\, translationally valid approach for modeling cannabis use in rodents that uses response-contingent delivery of vaporized cannabis extracts to better understand the effects of cannabis use on the brain and behavior. Dr. McLaughlin’s team uses this approach to examine how cannabis use during sensitive developmental periods contributes to behavioral\, cognitive\, and neurobiological alterations\, and whether they differ by sex. URL:https://crc.wsu.edu/event/672/ LOCATION:Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 ORGANIZER;CN="Center%20for%20Cannabis%20Policy%2C%20Research%2C%20and%20Outreach":MAILTO:wsu.ccpro@wsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250304T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250304T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T080136 CREATED:20250118T224648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250126T043035Z UID:10000003-1741104000-1741107600@crc.wsu.edu SUMMARY:Memory And Munchies: Acute Effects Of Cannabis On Human Memory And Food Consumption DESCRIPTION:The Cannabis Research Seminar Series is funded through the WSU Center for Cannabis Policy\, Research\, and Outreach (CCPRO) and is intended to highlight some of the excellent cannabis research conducted within the WSU system. Each seminar will occur on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 4-5 pm (PT) in the Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, room 305\, and over Zoom. The first 20 minutes will be reserved for networking\, coffee\, and snacks; the rest of our time will be dedicated to hearing from our excellent speakers.Zoom link for this seminar: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/97628150566  \nThis seminar will be led by the faculty listed below. \n  \nCarrie Cuttler\nMy diverse research interests are united by a focus on the links between health-related behaviors (e.g.\, chronic cannabis use\, exercise)\, cognitive functioning (e.g.\, memory\, executive functioning)\, mood (e.g.\, depression\, anxiety)\, and stress. Currently\, my primary line of research focuses on elucidating the potential detrimental and beneficial effects of cannabis on cognition\, mood\, stress\, and health more generally. \nMore specifically\, I am currently developing an inventory to measure the frequency\, quantity\, and age of onset of cannabis use. I am also conducting an ADARP funded study focused on examining individual differences in the influence of cannabis on cognition\, in an attempt to understand who may be more susceptible to the potential detrimental effects of cannabis on memory\, attention and executive functioning. I am also conducting a series of studies focused on the relationship between chronic cannabis use and stress in order to attempt to disentangle the direction of relationship between these variables as well as to identify potential mediators and moderators of this relationship. Finally\, I am currently conducting a large scale study in which I am attempting to determine which strains of marijuana are perceived to be most effective at reducing each of the symptoms that marijuana is indicated to treat. URL:https://crc.wsu.edu/event/memory-and-munchies-acute-effects-of-cannabis-on-human-memory-and-food-consumption/ LOCATION:Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 ORGANIZER;CN="Center%20for%20Cannabis%20Policy%2C%20Research%2C%20and%20Outreach":MAILTO:wsu.ccpro@wsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250218T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250218T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T080136 CREATED:20250118T223658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T125042Z UID:10000002-1739894400-1739898000@crc.wsu.edu SUMMARY:Expanding The NPGS Collection To Support HEMP Industry Development DESCRIPTION:The Cannabis Research Seminar Series is funded through the WSU Center for Cannabis Policy\, Research\, and Outreach (CCPRO) and is intended to highlight some of the excellent cannabis research conducted within the WSU system. Each seminar will occur on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 4-5 pm (PT) in the Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, room 305\, and over Zoom. The first 20 minutes will be reserved for networking\, coffee\, and snacks; the rest of our time will be dedicated to hearing from our excellent speakers. \nZoom link for this seminar: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/97628150566  \nThis seminar will be led by the faculty listed below. \n  \nDavid Gang\nDavid R. Gang is a Professor in the Institute of Biological Chemistry at Washington State University\, where he is also the Director of WSU’s Center for Cannabis Policy\, Research and Outreach. He is also the Director of WSU’s Tissue Imaging\, Metabolomics and Proteomics Laboratory. He served for four years as the Assistant Director of the CAHNRS Office of Research\, College of Agricultural\, Human and Natural Resource Sciences at WSU. He served as the Chief Science Officer for the startup company Botanisol LLC from 2014 to 2022\, which sought to develop new anti-inflammatory agents identified in medicinal plants. \nDr. Gang has supervised 18 post-doctoral researchers\, a dozen graduate students\, and over two dozen undergraduate students in his lab. Dr. Gang earned his B.S. and B.A. degrees in Botany/Plant Molecular Biology and in Germany Literature at Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. at WSU. He did post-doctoral work at the University of Michigan. His first faculty position was in the Department of Plant Sciences and the BIO5 Institute at The University of Arizona. He has been in the IBC at WSU since 2009. He has earned several awards\, including the Benson Presidential Scholarship at BYU; the Loyal H. Davis Graduate Student Fellowship at WSU; the Sokol Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Sciences from the Rackham Graduate School\, UM; the Arthur Neish Young Investigator Award\, PSNA; and the Young Investigator Award in Plant Genome Research from the United States National Science Foundation. He has served as President of the Phytochemical Society of North America and is currently on the Executive Board of the Groupe Polyphenols. \nDr. Gang’s research is instrumentation- and technology-intensive and involves an interdisciplinary approach\, with a distinct post-genomics emphasis. A major ongoing focus of the research in his lab seeks to elucidate the biosynthetic pathways that produce novel and important specialized or “secondary” metabolites in plants and microbes\, to uncover the mechanisms responsible for the evolution of such pathways in the plant kingdom\, to understand the function of a given natural product/metabolite in the biology and physiology of a given species\, and to develop the tools needed to analyze metabolites and their functions in complex biological systems. He is also very interested in identifying mechanisms responsible for controlling the development of plant cells and tissues that have evolved to produce high levels of such metabolites\, such as glandular trichomes and storage rhizomes. His research often focuses on the intersection between basic plant biology and its application to agriculture\, human health\, and bioenergy\, leading to several major research areas in his lab. \nThe first area involves the identification of the means by which medicinal compounds are produced in plants and other organisms and how these processes could be utilized to produce specialty chemicals either in crop-based or fermentation based systems. \nThe second involves efforts to understand how metabolism is regulated\, leading to partitioning of energy and carbon to different biosynthetic pathways in plants\, with potential applications related to production of specialty fuel additives or development of new plant and algal strains for bioenergy production. \nThe third involves understanding how invasive and highly productive plant species are able to out-compete other organisms\, with applications related to control of major weedy species around the world. \nA fourth area of research includes efforts to develop the means to control the spread of serious plant diseases\, such as citrus greening diseases\, transmitted by psyllids. These efforts are described in more detail on the CLCC Project website. \nThe fifth area of research in his lab includes efforts to identify new target molecules for drug application\, from a wide variety of organisms\, particularly marine microbes and medicinal plants. \nThe sixth area of research in his lab is applying modern omics-level tools to questions of ancient use of plants by humans\, in a field called Ancient Residue Analysis (a sub-field of archeometry\, the application of rigorous analytical approaches to archeological research). \nThe seventh area of research involves promotion of specific plant species for economic development\, with a particular focus on hemp. \nThe most productive approach in these areas is now a multidisciplinary approach—which utilizes the best tools from the fields of chemistry\, biochemistry\, molecular biology\, genomics\, proteomics and metabolomics. \nDr. Gang’s favorite contributions to the “work” in his lab include field trips to exotic locations to collect biological samples for analysis back in the lab. That includes collection of ginger family tissues from the rain forests of Hawaii and Puerto Rico\, and microbes from marine sediments around the world. He has quite the sand collection. His latest trips have included travels around Mexico to visit the origins of Diviner’s sage (Salvia divinorum) and some of the most impressive ancient Mayan ruins uncovered to date\, as well as to Korea\, Thailand\, Europe (France\, Belgium\, Czech Republic) and Hawai’i. URL:https://crc.wsu.edu/event/expanding-the-npgs-collection-to-support-hemp-industry-development/ LOCATION:Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 CATEGORIES:Seminar ORGANIZER;CN="Center%20for%20Cannabis%20Policy%2C%20Research%2C%20and%20Outreach":MAILTO:wsu.ccpro@wsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250204T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250204T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T080136 CREATED:20250118T222938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250126T042738Z UID:10000001-1738684800-1738688400@crc.wsu.edu SUMMARY:Teens' And Young Adults' Perceptions Of Cannabis Edibles Packaging DESCRIPTION:The Cannabis Research Seminar Series is funded through the WSU Center for Cannabis Policy\, Research\, and Outreach (CCPRO) and is intended to highlight some of the excellent cannabis research conducted within the WSU system. Each seminar will occur on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 4-5 pm (PT) in the Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, room 305\, and over Zoom. The first 20 minutes will be reserved for networking\, coffee\, and snacks; the rest of our time will be dedicated to hearing from our excellent speakers. \nZoom link for this seminar: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/97628150566  \nThis seminar will be led by the faculty listed below. \n  \nJessica Willoughby\nDr. Willoughby conducts rigorous\, theoretically-grounded health communication research that contributes to health communication practice. Her research has resulted in more than 75 peer reviewed journal articles and multiple grants and contracts. She is an expert in the development of theoretically grounded risk reduction health communication interventions for adolescents and young adults\, having developed and assessed more than a dozen health communication interventions on topics including sexual health\, substance misuse prevention\, physical activity\, mental health and COVID-19. Her research in this area focuses on how media\, including digital media\, can have a positive impact on health. She also has expertise in media effects on adolescent and young adult health\, often approaching this research with a prevention lens and using the work to inform her understanding of when and where intervention efforts may be most useful. \nDr. Willoughby takes an interdisciplinary approach to health communication\, drawing from the communication\, psychology\, health behavior and public health disciplines. She is especially interested in conducting research that has a positive impact on participants and the community. She has collaborated on several projects that have effectively used theory to benefit the health of adolescents and young adults. For such work\, she has received awards including the Science Matters award from the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina (now SHIFT NC)\, the Graduate Education Advancement Board Impact Award from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill\, and the Public Impact Award from Washington State University. \nHer two research tracks focus on: (1) the potential for communication strategies to improve adolescent and young adult health\, and (2) the processes through which media impacts health outcomes as a precursor to intervention. She is experienced in quantitative\, qualitative\, and mixed methods research. \n  \nStacey Hust\nStacey J.T. Hust (Ph.D.\, 2005\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is a professor of communication and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and College Operations in The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. She is nationally ranked by the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship for her health communication research focused on media and children\, gender\, conflict (sexual assault reduction)\, and substance abuse prevention. Her research identifies effective health communication messaging that can be used to reduce sexual assault and promote healthy sexual relationships among young people. She also investigates the media’s effects on youths’ romantic and sexual relationships. \nHust has published more than 60 manuscripts including an edited academic book\, a refereed academic book\, and refereed journal articles. Her research has been published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence\, Journal of Sex Research\, Journal of Health Communication\, Health Communication\, and others. She has consistently funded her research since 2007. Her research has been sponsored by the National Insitute of Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health\, the United States Department of Education\, the Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse\, and the Washington State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program. Dr. Hust is ranked 28th out of 3\,091 national and international authors for the number of top conference papers (source: AEJMC). URL:https://crc.wsu.edu/event/teens-and-young-adults-perceptions-of-cannabis-edibles-packaging/ LOCATION:Veterinary Biomedical Research Building\, Room 305 CATEGORIES:Seminar ORGANIZER;CN="Center%20for%20Cannabis%20Policy%2C%20Research%2C%20and%20Outreach":MAILTO:wsu.ccpro@wsu.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR