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Dr. Natalie A Ceballos

  • Chair - Professor - Psychology
Portrait of Dr. Natalie A Ceballos

Biography and expertise

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

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Neuroscience

Univ of Oklahoma Health Sci Cntr, 2003

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Chemistry

Southwestern Oklahoma State Univ, 1998

Bachelor's Degree

BS in Biological Sciences

Southwestern Oklahoma State Univ, 1998

  • 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.
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  • Ceballos, N. A., Perrotte, J. K., Sharma, S., Awofisayo, O., Callaway, D., Gordon, A., & Graham, R. (2025). Women who pregame: A study of stress and alcohol use in collegiate female pre-drinkers. Journal of American College Health, 73(3), 856–864. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2245499
  • 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
  • Perrotte, J. K., Romero, D. N., Ceballos, N. A., Howard, K. J., & Graham, R. (2024). Contextualizing linguistic acculturation and alcohol use among Hispanic college students in the social digital environment. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000712
  • 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., Westerberg, C., Graham, R., Shattuck, E., & Perrotte, J. (2022). Blackouts and hangover experiences among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White college students. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 16, 100466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100466
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  • 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
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  1. Other

    Vice Chair of Faculty Senate

  2. Chair, Nontenure Line Faculty Committee

  3. Member, Departmental Policy Review Committee

  4. Chair, Departmental Tenure & Promotion Policy Review Committee

  5. Member

    Greek Affairs Advisory Task Force

  6. Member

    Open Science Task Force, Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs

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