Jessica Willoughby
@jwilloughby.bsky.social
Associate professor and health communication researcher.
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Congrats to Murrow Associate Professor Dr. Jessica Willoughby @jwilloughby.bsky.social on her recent feature in WSU Insider! Her latest research explores a powerful new approach to reduce social media’s impact on body image.
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#MurrowProud
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#MurrowProud
Study suggests a new way to curb social media’s body image toll
Reflecting on how fitness posts on social media make them feel may help young women reduce the harmful tendency to compare themselves to idealized influencers and content online.
murrow.wsu.edu
April 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Congrats to Murrow Associate Professor Dr. Jessica Willoughby @jwilloughby.bsky.social on her recent feature in WSU Insider! Her latest research explores a powerful new approach to reduce social media’s impact on body image.
Read more: murrow.wsu.edu/news/2025/04...
#MurrowProud
Read more: murrow.wsu.edu/news/2025/04...
#MurrowProud
New (open access) research out with @murrowcollege.bsky.social alum Leti Couto looking at fitness social media ecological momentary assessments and their potential to reduce social comparison.
Reflecting on content and emotions can benefit young women.
news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
Reflecting on content and emotions can benefit young women.
news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
Study suggests a new way to curb social media’s body image toll
Reflecting on how fitness posts on social media make them feel may help young women reduce the harmful tendency to compare themselves to idealized influencers and content online.
news.wsu.edu
April 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New (open access) research out with @murrowcollege.bsky.social alum Leti Couto looking at fitness social media ecological momentary assessments and their potential to reduce social comparison.
Reflecting on content and emotions can benefit young women.
news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
Reflecting on content and emotions can benefit young women.
news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
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From the editors of leading sexual and gender-related science journals:
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Statement on the Importance of Sexuality and Gender Research
Published in The Journal of Sex Research (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
From the editors of leading sexual and gender-related science journals:
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
S̳t̳a̳t̳e̳m̳e̳n̳t̳ ̳o̳n̳ ̳t̳h̳e̳ ̳I̳m̳p̳o̳r̳t̳a̳n̳c̳e̳ ̳o̳f̳ ̳S̳e̳x̳u̳a̳l̳i̳t̳y̳ ̳a̳n̳d̳ ̳G̳e̳n̳d̳e̳r̳ ̳R̳e̳s̳e̳a̳r̳c̳h̳ ̳
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Recently learned that I will be promoted to professor @murrowcollege.bsky.social in the fall. So grateful for those who have been a part of my academic journey!
🎉Join us in congratulating Dr. Jessica Willoughby, who has been promoted to Professor! #MurrowProud
Photo: Dr. Stacey Hust, Strategic Communication Chair & Associate Dean, Dr. Jessica Willoughby, and Dean Bruce Pinkleton
Photo: Dr. Stacey Hust, Strategic Communication Chair & Associate Dean, Dr. Jessica Willoughby, and Dean Bruce Pinkleton
March 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Recently learned that I will be promoted to professor @murrowcollege.bsky.social in the fall. So grateful for those who have been a part of my academic journey!
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February 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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"Since 2021, we have meticulously recorded nearly 16,000 instances of book bans nationwide – where access to books is revoked from their intended readers – often without following commonsense processes and increasingly due to censorial legislation from states."
PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”:
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
PEN America Criticizes "Alarming" and "Dismissive" Language on Book Bans by U.S. Education Department - PEN America
Kasey Meehan, director, Freedom to Read, at PEN America, said: "For over three years we have countered rhetoric that book bans occurring in public schools are a “hoax.” They are absolutely not. This k...
pen.org
January 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Since 2021, we have meticulously recorded nearly 16,000 instances of book bans nationwide – where access to books is revoked from their intended readers – often without following commonsense processes and increasingly due to censorial legislation from states."
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New pub alert with coauthors @jwilloughby.bsky.social, Jiayu Li, & Leti Couto! Teens' perceptions of their parents' cannabis use shaped their beliefs about cannabis and their intentions to use the drug. Parental monitoring and perceived closeness to parent also played a role. #cannabis #parenting
Study finds perceptions of parent cannabis use shape teen attitudes
Teens who think their parents use cannabis are more likely to view the drug favorably and consider trying it themselves, according to a WSU study.
news.wsu.edu
December 5, 2024 at 7:18 AM
New pub alert with coauthors @jwilloughby.bsky.social, Jiayu Li, & Leti Couto! Teens' perceptions of their parents' cannabis use shaped their beliefs about cannabis and their intentions to use the drug. Parental monitoring and perceived closeness to parent also played a role. #cannabis #parenting
Honored to be included on the AEJMC ballot for a position on the Research Committee. As you’re reviewing, please consider voting for me. I would love the opportunity to further my involvement with AEJMC and represent research interests among members! Profiles at www.aejmc.com/home/2024/02...
March 8, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Honored to be included on the AEJMC ballot for a position on the Research Committee. As you’re reviewing, please consider voting for me. I would love the opportunity to further my involvement with AEJMC and represent research interests among members! Profiles at www.aejmc.com/home/2024/02...
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Hey folks, I run the Psychology of Women Quarterly social media accounts, and we are now on Bluesky! If you are interested in feminist research, please follow @pwq.bsky.social! :)
November 10, 2023 at 1:09 AM
Hey folks, I run the Psychology of Women Quarterly social media accounts, and we are now on Bluesky! If you are interested in feminist research, please follow @pwq.bsky.social! :)
Honored to have been nominated for a #WSUChosenCoug award by Murrow graduate student Alexandra Fil. Congratulations to Murrow grad student Jihae Han who won the award! #GoCougs
November 4, 2023 at 8:25 PM
Honored to have been nominated for a #WSUChosenCoug award by Murrow graduate student Alexandra Fil. Congratulations to Murrow grad student Jihae Han who won the award! #GoCougs
New work out (and free for a limited time at the journal!) with Leti Couto on the positive impact body appreciation messaging can have on state body appreciation and self compassion when young women view objectified fitness content news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
Positive messages can mitigate harm from objectified fitness posts
A few words of body appreciation can help counter the negative impact of viewing objectified images of female fitness influencers, according to a WSU study.
news.wsu.edu
October 30, 2023 at 5:09 PM
New work out (and free for a limited time at the journal!) with Leti Couto on the positive impact body appreciation messaging can have on state body appreciation and self compassion when young women view objectified fitness content news.wsu.edu/press-releas...
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Great editorial my Mass Communication and Society journal editor Dr. Mike Schmierbach on why the journal has left X.
"Why We Broke Up with X (And You Should Too)"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"Why We Broke Up with X (And You Should Too)"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
October 26, 2023 at 2:47 PM
Great editorial my Mass Communication and Society journal editor Dr. Mike Schmierbach on why the journal has left X.
"Why We Broke Up with X (And You Should Too)"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"Why We Broke Up with X (And You Should Too)"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....