Elizabeth D. Waiters, Ph.D.
Research Associate

Alcohol and Malt Liquor in Popular Music

Elizabeth D. Waiters completed her Ph.D. in Radio-Television-Film, with a specialization in ethnic minorities and mass media, from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999, joining the Prevention Research Center soon afterward. Her research focuses on the relationship between mass media and adolescent morbidity, particularly, the depiction of substance-related themes in popular youth culture and the prevalence of substance-related health problems in adolescent populations. Currently, she is working on a supplement to Dr. Grube's Alcohol Advertising project, studying the relationship between malt liquor television commercials and malt liquor-related fun-based websites. Dr. Waiters is also the principal investigator of an NIAAA grant on the presentation of alcohol and malt liquor in popular music.


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