Rieanna McPhie BA

Rieanna McPhie (she/they) is a Continuing Education Coordinator at the Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology and Research (CEDEER) at the University of Washington’s Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI). Prior to working at ADAI, Rieanna worked as a Research Assistant in psychology labs at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York University, and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Most recently, as a Post-Baccalaureate Research Education scholar, she worked on 1) a study examining the effects of race-based stress and trauma on biological processes and physical health among Black youth and young adults, and 2) a public deliberation study looking at people’s views on youth consent for biomedical research such as HIV research. In the future, Rieanna is interested in examining the impact of sociocultural factors (racial discrimination, microaggression, acculturation, etc.) on the mental health and ethnic-racial identity of multicultural and multiracial individuals.