Biography

Reid Whaley is a doctoral student in the Health Behavior Research program in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Reid graduated with a B.A. in Communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MPH from the University of San Francisco. Previously, Reid was a research coordinator at USC-HEAL, helping to investigate the unique risk factors of nicotine and tobacco use and dependence. Reid’s other work includes projects investigating the various deleterious effects (e.g., substance use, anxiety, depression) of fear of violent victimization, violent crime, bullying, and discriminatory violence among university students, and the adverse behavioral risk outcomes among Latinx youth exposed to the juvenile justice system. Reid’s current research interests concern developing health messages to reduce tobacco consumption among youth and young adults, the connection between one’s social network and health risk behaviors, and, broadly, the appeal of public and behavioral health communication campaigns. In her free time, she enjoys exercising, trying new recipes, and exploring Los Angeles.