Jason Wheeler (he/him) | Research Manager | jwheeler@omni.org

Jason is a Research Manager who works primarily with Behavioral and Community Health projects that help to improve accessibility to treatment for individuals with substance use and mental health disorders. Jason is also a member of OMNI’s Survey Best Practice Team, which applies skills in survey design and implementation to aid the many surveys used across projects.

Jason received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Prevention Science from Washington State University and a B.S. in Psychology from Portland State University. His education and training put him on an interdisciplinary path to prevent mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders in a population health context. One of Jason’s values is curiosity, and he always dives deep into learning about health topics to better understand them.

A native of the state of Washington, Jason loves exploring the Pacific Northwest and reading classic books.

“What excites me the most about OMNI is the variety of projects and fantastic coworkers—we support each other and value connection.”

CONTENT EXPERTISE

Behavioral Health

Community Health

EDUCATION

Washington State University
Ph.D., Prevention Science

Washington State University
M.S. Prevention Science

Portland State University
B.S., Psychology

Clark College, Vancouver, Washington
A.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences

+ Certifications, Memberships, Awards, and Service

  • Recipient of the Porismita Borah Award for Exceptional Leadership, Washington State University Edward R. Murrow College of Communication (2015)
  • Nominated and served on the Washington State University Student Subcommittee on Sex and Gender-Based Violence (2016)

+ Selected Presentations

  1. Rodgers, K. B., Hust, S. J., Willoughby, J. F., Wheeler, J.D., & Li, J. (2019). Adolescents’ Sex-Related Alcohol Expectancies and Alcohol Advertisements in Magazines: The Role of Wishful Identification, Realism, and Beliefs about Women’s Enjoyment of Sexualization. Journal of health communication, 24(4), 395-404.
  2. Rodgers, K.B., Hust, S. J. T., Willoughby, J., Wheeler, J. D., (April, 2018) Adolescents’ alcohol-sex expectancies and alcohol ads: The role of wishful identification, realism, and enjoyment of sexualization. Presentation at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  3. Rodgers, K., Wheeler, J. D., (2016) Sexual Debut and Urgency: How Adolescents and Emerging Adults Make Sense of Sexual Scripts in Media. Presentation at the Northwest Council on Family Relations Conference, Portland, Oregon
  4. Hust, S.J.T., Rodgers, K., Wheeler, J. D., Garcia, A., Garnica, G., (2016) Making Sense of Urgency and Abstinence: Emerging Adults’ Understanding of Sexual ScriptsRelated to Sexual Debut. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Baltimore Maryland
  5. Wheeler, J.D., Hust, S.J.T, Rodgers, K.B., (August 2016) Adolescent perceptions of objectifying magazine ads and feelings of body consciousness. Submitted to the 2016 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  6. Pinkleton, B., Hust, S. J. T., Austin, E. W., Wheeler, J.D., Stefani, W., (June, 2016) Evaluating a norms-based, abuse-prevention campaign targeted to members of fraternities and sororities. Submitted to the 2016 International Communication Association Conference, Fukuoka, Japan
  7. Austin, E. W., Hust, S. J. T., Pinkelton, B., Wheeler, J.D., Wheatley, A., (November, 2013) Descriptive versus Injunctive Norms for Alcohol Abuse Prevention in a College Greek System. Submitted to the 2014 International Communication Association Conference, Seattle, WA
  8. Austin, E. W., Hust, S. J. T., Pinkelton, B., Wheeler, J.D., Wheatley, A., (November, 2013) Developing effective norm corrective messages about alcohol use for fraternity men and sorority women: gender differences in descriptive and injunctive norms. Submitted to the 2014 International Communication Association Conference, Seattle, WA
  9. Lenseigne L., Miles R., Vance K., Wheeler J.D., Viola W., Gray M., Mankowski E., (2010), The effect of youth gang involvement on changes in hegemonic masculine ideals following participation in a strength-based program. Poster presented at the 5th annual Northwest Ecological and Community Psychology Conference, Portland, Oregon

What did you want to be when you grew up?
A scientist

What is your favorite TV show?
Lost

What is your favorite thing to "nerd out" on?
Reading the Wikipedia entry on everything, using scientific methodology on trivial things (e.g., quant/qual analysis of best burger in town)