Biography and education
NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2003-2005, University of Connecticut Health Center
PhD in Neuroscience, 2003, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
BS in Biology, 1998, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
BA in Chemistry, 1998, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
PhD in Neuroscience, 2003, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
BS in Biology, 1998, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
BA in Chemistry, 1998, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Featured grants
- Ceballos, Natalie A (Principal), Graham, Reiko (Co-Principal). Innovative physiological predictors of college drinking, National Institutes of Health (AREA/R15), Federal, $357591. (Submitted: 2019, Funded: September 5, 2020 - August 31, 2024). Grant.
- Ceballos, Natalie A (Principal). Early-life stress, low-grade inflammation, and adult health, Texas State University, $7040. (Funded: 2019 - 2020). Grant.
- Howard, Krista J (Principal), Ceballos, Natalie A (Supporting), Grimes, Thomas (Supporting), Dailey, Stephanie Layne (Supporting), Lu, Yongmei (Supporting), Lee, Hsun Ming (Supporting), Sharma, Shobhit (Supporting), Lawrence, Grayson B (Other). Does Social Media Make Us Sick? A Pilot Study on the Effects of Social Media on Physiological Reactivity and Mental Health, MIRG, Texas State University, $23784. (Funded: July 2018 - February 2020). Grant.
- Ceballos, Natalie A (Principal). First Generation College Student Alumni Video Project: Where Are They Now?, Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, State, $1500. (Submitted: 2012, Funded: January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013). Grant.
- Ceballos, Natalie A (Principal), Graham, R. (Co-Principal). A cross-cultural study of changes in alcohol-related processing in female college students, National Institutes of Health, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $146423. (Submitted: 2010, Funded: January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Ceballos, N. A., Petrofes, C. E., Bitney, C. S., Graham, R., & Howard, K. J. (2024). Denial, attention-seeking, and posting online while intoxicated: Three key predictors of collegiate Sadfishing. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 27(3), 202–207. https://doi.org/Doi:10.1089/cyber2023.0268
- Ceballos, N. A., & Watt, T. T. (2023). The Influence of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Malevolent Creativity in Young Adulthood. Behavioral Sciences, 13(12), 961. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13120961
- Ceballos, N. A., Perrotte, J. K., Sharma, S., Awofisayo, O., Callaway, D., Gordon, A., & Graham, R. (2023). Women who pregame: A study of stress and alcohol use in collegiate female pre-drinkers. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2245499
- Wofford, N., Ceballos, N., Westerberg, C. E., & Elkins, G. (2022). A brief nap during an acute stressor improves negative affect. Journal of Sleep Research, e13701. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13701
- Kaiser, S. E., Klare, D. L., Gomez, M.-A. S., Ceballos, N. A., Dailey, S. L., & Howard, K. J. (2021). A comparison of social media behaviors between sexual minorities and heterosexual individuals. Computers in Human Behavior, 116, 106638. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106638
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: College of Liberal Arts Excellence in Research Funding and Sponsored Programs, College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University. 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Scholarly/Creative Activities, College of Liberal Arts, TX State University. 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Service, College of Liberal Arts, TX State University. 2019
- Award / Honor Nominee: John R. Hood Honors Professor of the Year, Honors College, Texas State University. 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi National Honor Society (TX State Chapter) Favorite Professor. 2016

Featured service activities
- Other
Vice Chair of Faculty Senate
Chair, Nontenure Line Faculty Committee
Member, Departmental Policy Review Committee
Chair, Departmental Tenure & Promotion Policy Review Committee
- Member
Greek Affairs Advisory Task Force
- Member
Online and Extended Programs Steering Committee