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Dr. Jon Lasser

  • Regents' Professor - Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych
  • ED 4036
  • tel:+15122453413
  • jl30@txstate.edu
Portrait of Dr. Jon Lasser
  • Grants
  • Scholarly/Creative work
  • Awards
  • Service

Featured grants

  • Thomas, Cathy (Principal), Lasser, Jon S (Co-Principal), Collins, Alyson Alexander (Co-Principal). Partnering Assessment and Intervention Responsiveness in Interdisciplinary Teams, Office of Special Education Programs, Federal, $1208096. (Funded: November 1, 2019 - June 18, 2020). Grant.
  • Vega, D (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Lasser, Jon (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Family-School Partnership and Latinos: An Examination of School Psychologists' Attitudes and Actions, Faculty Pilot Research Grant Application, College of Education, Texas State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $2750. (Submitted: January 1, 2015). Grant.
  • Plotts, C. (Principal), Lasser, Jon (Co-Principal). Project SUPERB: Scholars Using Psychology and Education to Reach Bilinguals, Office of Special Education's Combined Priority for Personnel Preparation (CFDA 84.325K), Focus area D: Training Programs for Minority Institutions, Federal, $1045759. (Submitted: January 1, 2014). Grant.
  • Lasser, Jon (Principal), McCabe, D. (Co-Principal), Wuestenberg, P. (Co-Principal). Global Odyssey Film Series, Texas State Univeristy Equity and Access Grant, Institutional (Higher Ed), $3000. (Submitted: January 1, 2012). Grant.
  • Lasser, Jon (Principal), Summers, E. (Co-Principal). The effects of healthy girl-produced media on female adolescentså' self-efficacy and beauty perceptions, Faculty Pilot Research Grant Application, College of Education, Texas State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $4218. (Submitted: January 1, 2012). Grant.
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Featured scholarly/creative works

  • Semprevivo, L. K., Lopez, V., Adelman, M., & Lasser, J. S. (2025). The Pitfalls and Promises of Sports Participation and Prescription Drug Misuse Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Youth.
  • Grimes, T., & Lasser, J. S. (2025). The Consequences of Ignoring the Null Hypothesis. New Ideas in Psychology, 77(Will appear in print in 2025 when it will then acquire an issue number), Will appear in print in 2025 when it will then acquire page numbers. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101142
  • Lasser, J. S. (2025). Shakin’ on Your Bones: Bob Dylan and Embodied Experience. Aktualitet: Literature, Culture, and Media.
  • Lasser, J. S., Childs, J., & Smith, C. L. (2024). Application of a Democratic Approach to Team-Based Problem Solving and Individualized Education Plan Teams. Research and Practice in the Schools, 10(1), 92–99.
  • Dennison, A., Lasser, J. S., Madres, D. A., & Lerma, Y. (2020). Understanding Families Who Choose to Homeschool: Agency in Context. School Psychology, 35(1), 20–27. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000341
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Featured awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Honorary Professor, Center for International Studies. February 5, 2025 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: University Distinguished Professor, Texas State University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Regents' Professor, Texas State University System Board of Regents. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Featured Author, The San Antonio Children's Museum (The DoSeum). 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. 2020
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Featured service activities

  1. Undergraduate Advisor

    Music and Arts Club

    2025 - Present
  2. Member

    Search Committee (APCE)

    2025 - Present
  3. Volunteer

    San Marcos High School Writing Tutor

    2025 - Present
  4. Volunteer

    The Lonely Hearts Art Club

    September 2024 - Present
  5. Member

    Seach Committee (COUN)

    August 2024 - Present
  6. Member

    Search Committee (SPSY)

    August 2024 - Present
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