Affiliated Faculty & Students

REACH Lab

Faculty

Sydney O'Shay headshot
Sydney O'Shay, Ph.D.
REACH Lab Primary Investigator & Director

Assistant Professor of Communication
Utah State University

Areas of Expertise: stigma communication and management, substance use stigma, family communication about substance use

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Nicole Allen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
Utah State University

Areas of Expertise: transnational advocacy, education abroad, and critical family communication

Jenn Anderson headshot
Jenn Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication
South Dakota State University

Areas of Expertise: stigma, community-based participatory research, mixed methods research

Suzanne Brown headshot
Suzanne Brown, Ph.D., LMSW
Professor of Social Work
Wayne State University

Areas of Expertise: social networks and interventions in social work practice, trauma-informed research, substance dependency in women

Xianlin Jin headshot
Xianlin Jin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
University of Toledo

Areas of Expertise: health, risk, and crisis communication, big data and technology

Amanda Lilly headshot
Amanda Lilly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
Utah State University

Areas of Expertise: romantic relationships, health equity, sex communication & sexual health

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Cris Meier, Ph.D., MSW, MPH
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Utah State University

Areas of Expertise: program evaluation, community health

Seulgi Park headshot
Seulgi Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
Utah State University

Areas of Expertise: Intercultural health communication, patient-provider communication, health disparities among immigrants, mixed methods research

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Emily Pasman, Ph.D., LMSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
University of Illinois Chicago

Areas of Expertise: harm reduction, recovery support services, stigma toward drug use

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Kaitlin Phillips, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
Baylor University

Areas of Expertise: family identity and race, sibling relationships, family communication

Rachel Robison-Greene headshot
Rachel Robison-Greene, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Utah State University

Areas of Expertise: ethics, moral pyschology, metaphysics

Heidi Willers headshot
Heidi Willers, J.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric
Utah State University

Areas of Expertise: Technical communication, accessible user experience, cross-sector advocacy, disability studies

Brooke Wolfe headshot
Brooke Wolfe, Ph.D.
Dean's Postdoctoral Fellow
Michigan State University

Areas of Expertise: family and health communication, mixed methods

Student Researchers

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Emily Davied
MS Communication Studies Student
Utah State University

Areas of Expertise: communication pedagogy, health communication

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Rebecca Elwood
MS Communication Studies Student
Utah State University

Areas of Expertise: health communication, patient-provider communication, children’s play and physical activity

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Henry Greene
Communication Studies Major
Utah State University

Areas of Expertise: student wellbeing, health and education disparities

Lily Howard headshot
Lily Howard
Communication Studies Major
Utah State University

Areas of Expertise: health communication, social change, mental health and communicating emotions

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Grace Pulsipher
Communication Studies Major
Utah State University

Areas of Expertise: gender communication, environmental communication

Lab Alumni

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Bailey Hughlett
Bailey graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies (2021) and a Master of Communication Studies degree (2025) from Utah State University. Bailey’s research centers on health communication in family contexts. She is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in communication at the University of Connecticut.