RAND Expert Biography
Rebecca L. Collins
Senior Behavioral Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Expertise
Health risk behavior: adolescents, adults with HIV, substance use, and sexual behavior, media influences on health
Recent Work
Media effects on health risk behavior, including a national study exploring associations between exposure to sexual content on television and adolescent sexual attitudes and behavior and a study of the effects of alcohol advertising on underage drinking
Education
Ph.D. in social psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
Publications of Interest
"Exposure to Degrading Versus Nondegrading Music Lyrics and Sexual Behavior Among Youth," S. C. Martino et al., Pediatrics, Vol. 118, No. 2, Aug 2006
"The Association of Partner Abuse with Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Women and Men with HIV/AIDS," L. M. Bogart et al., AIDS and Behavior, Vol. 9, No. 3, Sept 2005
"Does Alcohol Advertising Promote Adolescent Drinking? Results from a Longitudinal Assessment," P. L. Ellickson et al., Addiction, Vol. 100, 2005
"Saturated in Beer: Awareness of Beer Advertising in Late Childhood and Adolescence," R. L. Collins et al., Journal of Adolescent Health, Vol. 37, No. 1, July 2005
"Watching Sex on TV Predicts Adolescent Initiation of Sexual Behavior," R. L. Collins et al., Pediatrics Electronic Pages, Vol. 114e, 2004
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: BBC; CNN; HealthDay.com; NBC; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Reuters; USA Today; Washington Post
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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