Stacey J.T. Hust (Ph.D., 2005, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is a professor of communication, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs & College Operations, and Chair of the Strategic Communication Department 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. She and Kathleen Boyce Rodgers received the 2014 Mary Ann Yodelis Smith Award for Feminist Research from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Hust and Rodgers also earned one of two National Council on Family Relations Innovation Grants in 2014. Hust's research has been published in the Journal of Sex Research, Journal of Health Communication, Health Communication, Mass Communication & Society, and others. Her research has been sponsored by 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.
William DeJong (Ph.D., Stanford University) is an Adjunct Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine. Previously, he was a Professor of Community Health Sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health. Presently, Bill serves as Vice President for Research and Evaluation at Impairment Science, Inc. (ISI) which developed the Druid® app, the gold-standard tool for assessing cognitive and motor impairment. He also is the primary reviewer for Molson Coors’ Great Plays program administered by the International Town & Gown Association (ITGA). Bill is the author of over 450 monographs, book chapters, academic papers, and other publications and materials on the subjects of substance abuse prevention, health promotion, criminal justice, social psychology, and the use of media to change social norms and behaviors. Over the past 35 years, he has participated in over 250 conferences and workshops as a keynote speaker, invited speaker, or discussant. He received the first-ever College Leadership Award from the American Public Health Association’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Section in 2000, and the Outstanding Contribution to the Field Award from The Network Addressing Collegiate Alcohol and Other Drug Issues in 2008.