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Dr. Ty Schepis

  • Professor - Psychology
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Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Clinical Psychology

Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Ct, 2006

Bachelor's Degree

BS in Neuroscience

Texas Christian University, 1999

  • McCabe, Sean Esteban (Principal), Schepis, Ty S (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %15. Trajectories of Prescription Nonmedical Drug Misuse, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Federal. (Funded: May 1, 2024 - March 31, 2028). Grant.
  • Schepis, Ty S (Principal), Percent Contribution: %35, Ford, Jason A (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %20, Veliz, Philip T (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %20, McCabe, Sean Esteban, Percent Contribution: %20. Longitudinal Changes in Prescription Drug Misuse and Polysubstance Use in Adolescents and Young Adults, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Federal, $1245909. (Funded: September 15, 2023 - July 31, 2027). Grant.
  • Holt, Laura J (Principal), Schepis, Ty S (Supporting), Looby, Alison (Supporting). Preventing Prescription Stimulant Diversion and Medication Misuse Via a Web-Based Simulation Intervention, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Federal, $551503. (Funded: July 15, 2020 - May 31, 2024). Grant.
  • Schepis, Ty S (Principal), Percent Contribution: %31.3, McCabe, Sean E (Supporting). Nonmedical prescription drug misuse among US older adults: subtypes, motives, and diversion sources, National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Drug Abuse), Federal, $548488. (Funded: August 15, 2017 - February 28, 2022). Grant.
  • Schepis, Ty S (Principal), Percent Contribution: %31.3, McCabe, Sean E (Supporting), Ford, Jason A (Supporting). Prescription Drug Misuse Characteristics in Adolescents and Young Adults: Influence of School Enrollment, National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Drug Abuse), Federal, $572757. (Funded: June 1, 2017 - April 30, 2021). Grant.
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  • Schepis, T., McCabe, S. E., West, B. T., Ford, J. A., Jardine, J., & Veliz, P. T. (2026). Late Adolescent Nonmedical Prescription Stimulant Sources and Links to Young Adult Nonmedical Stimulant Use and Sources. Addictive Behaviors, 179, 108682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108682
  • Schepis, T., West, B. T., Ford, J. A., Veliz, P. T., & McCabe, S. E. (2026). Differences in Substance Use and Mental Health by Sexual Identity Among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults. LGBT Health, 13(3), 157–166. https://doi.org/10.1177/23258292261419535
  • Schepis, T., Looby, A., & Holt, L. J. (2026). University Students and the Stimulant Shortage: A Survey of Strategies to Obtain Medication, Consequences of Shortages, and Mental Health Correlates. Journal of Adolescent Health, 79(1), 81–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.01.018
  • Perrotte, J. K., Martinez, P., Field, C., Tran, L., & Schepis, T. (2025). Trends in alcohol use disorder severity among U.S. adults disaggregated by sex, race, and age. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02910-7
  • McCabe, S. E., McCabe, V. V., & Schepis, T. S. (2025). US Children Living With a Parent With Substance Use Disorder. JAMA Pediatrics, 179(7), 797–799. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.0828
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Citation for Distinguished Service, Society of Addiction Psychology. 2026
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Fellow, American Psychological Association (Society of Addiction Psychology and Society for Psychopharmacology and Substance Use). August 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities, Texas State University. September 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Special Recognition for Excellence in Research Funding and Sponsored Programs. August 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Citation for Distinguished Service, Society of Addiction Psychology. 2021
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  1. Chair

    Personnel Committee

  2. Member

    Texas State University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

  3. Member

    Texas State University Alcohol and Drug Advisory Council

  4. Member

    University Academic Governance Committee

  5. Graduate Advisor

  6. Member

    Graduate Program Committee

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