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Elizabeth Weybright

  1. Associate Professor & Adolescent Extension Specialist
Email Addresselizabeth.weybright@wsu.edu
LocationJohnson Tower 512, Pullman
Phone509-335-2130
Website

Biography

Curriculum Vitae 

Education

  • Ph.D. Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Pennsylvania State University
  • M.S. Department of Recreation and Park Administration, Indiana University
  • B.S. Department of Recreation and Park Administration, Indiana University

Professional Experience

  • 2023-Current       Affiliate Faculty, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, WSU
  • 2023-Current       Affiliate, Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program, University of Washington
  • 2020-Current       Associate Professor, WSU
  • 2019-Current       Co-Director, Northwest Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative
  • 2020-2022             Interim Director, Extension Youth and Families Program Unit, WSU
  • 2014-2020             Assistant Professor, WSU
  • 2014-Current       Adolescent Extension Specialist, WSU
  • 2013-2014             Visiting Faculty, Indiana University
  • 2011-2013             NIDA Prevention and Methodology Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Pennsylvania State University

Courses Taught

  • HD308 Adult Development
  • HD350 Family Diversity
  • HD408 Advanced Adolescent Development
  • HD418 Health Equity
  • HD520 Adolescence
  • PREV_SCI511 Introduction to Prevention Science
  • PREV_SCI535 Program Development

Areas of Emphasis

  • Adolescent development
  • Substance use and injury prevention
  • Prevention science
  • Positive youth development
  • Health Extension

Research Interests

Grounded in prevention science and systems theory, my research focuses on adolescent health promotion and prevention. This spans a) basic research on topics such as youth behavior (e.g, rural youth firearm engagement); b) dissemination, adaptation, and implementation of prevention and positive youth development programs; and c) building capacity among professionals and systems for delivery of evidence-based approaches for health promotion and prevention. Building on roles of Extension specialist and former unit director, my work advances the concept of Health Extension and using the Extension network and related strengths to more effectively deliver community care in rural areas to address health inequities. See our edited book on Health Extension for more information (https://msupress.org/9781611865158/health-extension/).

Current Funding

  • Northwest Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative (NW ROTAC). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. $1,300,000. Joint-PI: Weybright, Peavy, & Phibbs. (9/30/22-9/29/26)

Recent Publications

List is limited to publications in the prior five or so years. For a full list of publications, see CV. * designates student authors.

Weybright, E. H., Terral, H. F., Conrick, K. M., Carter, P., & Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2025). Trends in firearm death among middle and high-school aged rural and urban adolescents from 2001 to 2022. Injury Epidemiology, 12, 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-025-00613-w

*Crouch, S. J., Allen, K., Thorton, D., Hartsell, J., Weybright, E. H., Szymczak, J. A., Shoaf, K. I. (2025). Assessing public health capacity for infectious disease modeling: A qualitative study of state and local agencies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(8), 1301. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22081301

Weybright, E., Hampilos, K., Watters, C., White, A. J., Fees, J., Greer, M., *Doering, E., Varrella, G., & Graham, L. M. (2025). “I never realized how hard recovery is.” A quasi-experimental evaluation of a youth participatory action research project for opioid prevention. American Journal of Community Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.70001

Weybright, E. H., Hampilos, K., Pascoe, K., Cooper, B., & Watters, C. (2025) Adaptation and evaluation of Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14 for delivery in a virtual format: An application of FRAME. Global Implementation Research & Applications, 5, 141-152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-025-00158-6

Price, F., Weaselhead, T., & Weybright, E. H. (2025). Scoping review of outdoor and land-based prevention programs for Indigenous youth in the United States and Canada. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(2), 183. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22020183

Halvorson, M. A., Kuklinski, M. R., Gause, E., *Schleimer, J. P., Terral, H. F., Weybright, E. H., Oesterle, S., Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2025). Changes in young adult handgun carrying in the US. JAMA Network Open, 8(2), e2458177. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.58177

Weybright, E. H., Terral, H. F., Hall, A., Varrella, G., Ellyson, A. M., *Schleimer, J. P., Kuklinski, M. R., Dalve, K., Gause, E. L., Oesterle, S., & Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2024). Firearm experiences, behaviors, and norms among rural adolescents. JAMA Network Open, 7(10), e2441203. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.41203

Weybright, E. H., Hall, A., Willoughby, J., Dalve, K., *Schleimer, J., Ellyson, A., Watters, C., Gause, E., Kuklinski, M., Varrella, G., & Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2024). Conceptualization of firearm-related terms among rural adolescents: Definitions matter [Special Issue]. Youth & Society, 56(8), 1445-1467. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X241263968

Weybright, E., Phibbs, S., Watters, C., Myers, A., Peavy, M., & Martin, A. (2024). The role of Cooperative Extension in delivering training and technical assistance to support evidence-based behavioral health practices in rural communities [Special Issue]. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 47(2), 192-203. https://doi.org/10.1177/01632787241237515

Weybright, E. H., Hall, A., Ellyson, A., Varrella, G., Kuklinski, M., Gause, E., *Schleimer, J., Dalve, K., & Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2024). Strategies for recruiting adolescents in firearm injury research. Injury Prevention. Advance online publication. http://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-045104

Weybright, E., *Doering, E. L., Hampilos, K., Roll, J., Barbosa-Leiker, C., & McDonell, M. (2024). Cooperative Extension as a key partner to behavioral health in rural communities [Special Issue]. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 48(2), 109-119. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000256

Kriegel, L., Hampilos, K., Weybright, E., Weeks, D., Jett, J., Hill, L., Roll, J., & McDonell, M. (2024). Addressing the spectrum of opioid misuse prevention, treatment, and recovery in rural Washington communities: Provider identified barriers and needs. Community Mental Health Journal, 60, 600–607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-023-01215-w

*Iniguez, A., *Doering, E. L., & Weybright, E. H. (2023). Maximizing dietary knowledge and behavior through a teens as teachers approach. Journal of Extension, 61(3). https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.61.03

*Doering, E. L., Weybright, E., Anderson, A., *Murphy, K., & Caldwell, L. (2023). Associations between trait boredom and frequency of cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco use in college students. Cannabis [Special Issue]. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2023/000177

Agans, J. P., Son, J. S., Powers, S. L., *Hanna, S. R., & Weybright, E. H. (2023). College students’ healthy leisure: Latent profile analyses of constraints and negotiation strategies. Leisure Sciences. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2023.2252434 Press Release

Ellyson, A. M., Schleimer, J. P., Dalve, K., Gause, E., Weybright, E. H., Kuklinski, M. R., Oesterle, S., & Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2023). The association of alcohol use and heavy drinking with subsequent handgun carrying among youth from rural areas. The Journal of Rural Health, 40(1), 181-191. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12789

Weybright, E., Beckmeyer, J. J., Caldwell, L. L., Wegner, L., *Doering, E., & Smith, E. (2023). Can’t you see I’m getting bored? The social context as a moderator of adolescent leisure boredom and alcohol use. Youth & Society, 55(6), 1115-1135. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X221081152

Perone, S., Anderson, A., & Weybright, E. (2023). Older and wiser? Age-related change in state and trait boredom during adolescence and associations with neural correlates of self-regulation. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 9, 141-157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40750-023-00213-2

Rowhani-Rahbar, A., Oesterle, S., Gause, E. L., Kuklinski, M., Ellyson, A. M., *Schleimer, J. P., *Dalve, K., Weybright, E. H., Briney, J. S., & Hawkins, D. (2023). Effect of the Communities That Care prevention system on adolescent handgun carrying: A community randomized trial. JAMA Network Open, 6(4):e236699. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6699

Ellyson, A., M., *Gause, E., Lyons, V. H., Schleimer, J. P., *Dalve, K., Kuklinski, M., Oesterle, S., Briney, J. S., Weybright, E. H., & Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2023). The prevalence of bullying and physical violence and their association with handgun carrying trajectories among youth growing up in rural areas. Preventive Medicine, 167, 107416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107416

*Dalve, K., Ellyson, A. M., Gause, E., Lyons, V. H., Schleimer, J. P., Kuklinski, M. R., Oesterle, S., Briney, J. S., Weybright, E. H., Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2023). School handgun carrying among youth growing up in rural communities. Journal of Adolescent Health, 72, 636-639.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.10.033

Jackson, L., Weaver, R., Weybright, E., Lanigan, J., Parker, L., *Iniguez, A., & *Decker, A. (2022). Changes in social, economic, and health risk factors across the lifespan during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent transition analysis. Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, 3(4), 539-562. https://doi.org/10.1177/26320770221096839

Weybright, E. H., Doering E. L., & Perone, S. (2022). Difficulties with emotion regulation during COVID-19 and associations with boredom in college students [Special Issue]. Behavioral Sciences, 12(8), 296. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12080296

*Anderson, A. J., *McMeen, C. E., Perone, S., & Weybright, E. H. (2022). Sound and silence: The effects of environmental conditions on state boredom [Special Issue]. Behavioral Sciences, 12(8), 282. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12080282

Ellyson, A. M., *Gause, E., Oesterle, S., Kuklinski, M., Briney, J. S., Weybright, E. H., Haggerty, K., Lyons, V., *Schleimer, J. P., & Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2022). Trajectories of handgun carrying in rural communities from early adolescence to young adulthood. JAMA Network Open, 5(4), e225127. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.5127

Agans, J., *Hanna, S., Weybright, E., & Son, J. (2022). College students’ perceptions of healthy and unhealthy leisure: Associations with leisure behavior. Leisure Sciences. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2022.2055773

*Jackson, A., *Anderson, A., Weybright, E., & Lanigan, J. (2021). Hungry or bored? The impact of COVID-19 on boredom and dietary behaviors. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 53(8), P706-711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.005

Weaver, R. H., *Jackson, A., Lanigan, J., Power, T. G., *†Anderson, A., †Cox, A. E., †Eddy, L., †Parker, L., †Sano, Y., & †Weybright, E. (2021). Identification of risk and protective factors associated with health behaviors at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Health Behavior, 45(1), 44-61. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.45.1.4  †Authorship in alphabetical order.

*Pietz, K., Graves, J., Weybright, E., Pinkleton, B., & Klein, T. (2021). Concussions at school: Experiences and knowledge among school nurses. American Journal of Nursing, 121(2), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000733428.67589.5e

Lile, J. R., Weybright, E. H., & Watson, P. (2021). Using the 4-H Essential Elements to evaluate teen programming. Journal of Youth Development, 16(1), 55-73. https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2021.906