Dr. Jacobs received her doctoral degree in Health Education from Texas A&M University in 2015. Her main fields of interests are network analysis and the study of social influence through social networks and adolescent behavior and health outcomes. So far, her research has focused particularly on the intersection of social networks, sociocultural influences, and health-related behaviors (substance use, diet/nutrition, and physical activity). More recently her research has examined gender differences in social influence, risk perception, attitudes, and protective health behaviors among obese/overweight college students