Faculty Profiles

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Portrait of Dr. Ty Schepis

Dr. Ty Schepis

  • Professor at Psychology, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Chair, Personnel Committee. August 2015 - Present.
  • Treasurer, Phi Beta Kappa, Nu of Texas. November 2024 - Present.
  • Member, MAPR Assessment Committee. August 2024 - Present.
  • Member, College of Liberal Arts Review Group. August 2024 - Present.
  • Chair, Archivist, Society for Psychopharmacology and Substance Use. June 2023 - Present.
  • Chair, Society of Addiction Psychology Grant Review Committee. August 2022 - Present.
  • Member, College on Problems of Drug Dependence Travel Awards Committee. July 2022 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. January 1, 2020 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Psychological Association conference (Society of Addiction Psychology). 2019 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Addictive Diseases. October 2019 - Present.

2024

  • Member, Texas State University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. August 2010 - May 2024.
  • Chair, Clinical Psychology Tenure-Track Faculty Search. July 2024 - December 2024.
  • Member, Social Sciences and Population Health A (SSPA) NIH Grant Review Panel. July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2024.
  • Member, Graduate Program Committee. August 2022 - May 2024.

2023

  • Member, Research Enhancement Program Committee. August 2023 - November 2023.

2022

  • Reviewer / Referee, Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Aging and Mental Health. 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Annals of Medicine. 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2020 - 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of American College Health. 2019 - 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Substance Use and Misuse. 2014 - 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Journal on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 2013 - 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Addiction. 2008 - 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2007 - 2022.
  • Member, College on Problems of Drug Dependence Finance Committee. June 2019 - July 2022.
  • Member, Workload Policy Committee. September 2021 - May 2022.
  • Co-Chair, Tenure and Promotion Policy Committee. August 2021 - May 2022.
  • Chair, Faculty Nominations Coordinator. September 2020 - May 2022.

2021

  • Reviewer / Referee, Drug and Alcohol Review. 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Inquiry. 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Drug and Chemical Toxicology. 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2020 - 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Adolescent Health. 2007 - 2021.
  • Member, College Research Enhancement Committee. August 2021 - November 2021.
  • Member, Society of Addiction Psychology Budget & Finance Committee. August 2016 - August 2021.
  • Treasurer, Society of Addiction Psychology (APA Division 50). August 2015 - August 2021.

2020

  • Reviewer / Referee, Pain Medicine. 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Psychologist. 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Drug Policy. 2016 - 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2012 - 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Addiction Medicine. 2011 - 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Psychological Medicine. 2011 - 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Addictive Behaviors. 2007 - 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2007 - 2020.
  • Co-Chair, Faculty Nominations Committee. August 2019 - May 2020.

2019

  • Member, Texas State University Alcohol and Drug Advisory Council. August 2014 - May 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, PLoS Medicine. 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Institutes of Health (Center for Scientific Review). 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, BMJ Open. 2018 - 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 2009 - 2019.
  • Chair, Open-Rank, Open-Area Faculty Search. August 2019 - December 2019.
  • Member, PhD Exploratory Committee. February 2016 - May 2019.

2018

  • Member, University Academic Governance Committee. August 2015 - May 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Biological Psychiatry. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Addictive Diseases. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Culture and Mental Health. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Institutes of Health (Center for Scientific Review, SSPA). 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2017 - 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Journal on Addictions. 2015 - 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Public Health Association conference. 2013 - 2018.
  • Member, College Research Enhancement Committee. November 2017 - November 2018.

2017

  • Graduate Advisor. June 2016 - June 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Substance Abuse, Treatment, Policy and Prevention. 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2009 - 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Personality and Individual Differences. 2007 - 2017.
  • Member, Clinical Psychology Faculty Search Committee. August 2017 - December 2017.
  • Chair, Graduate Committee. August 2016 - June 2017.
  • Member, Graduate Council. June 2016 - June 2017.
  • Member, Faculty Review Committee. August 2015 - May 2017.

2016

  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Affective Disorders. 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Substance Abuse. 2012 - 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Adolescence. 2010 - 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Public Health. 2007 - 2016.
  • Member, Graduate Committee. August 2015 - May 2016.
  • Member, Honors College Senior Lecturer Search Committee. August 2015 - March 2016.
  • Observer and Rater, Teaching Evaluation for Amitai Abramovitch. February 3, 2016.

2015

  • Reviewer / Referee, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2014 - 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Current Addiction Reports. 2013 - 2015.
  • Member, Assistant Professor Search (Developmental Psychology). September 2015 - December 2015.
  • Judge, Science Fair Judge, Travis Elementary School, San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District. December 1, 2015.
  • Editor, BioMed Research International. January 2013 - August 2015.
  • Member, Texas State University Arts Committee. August 2012 - May 2015.

2014

  • Reviewer / Referee, Sociological Spectrum. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Veni grant (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research; NWO). 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Neuropsychology. 2011 - 2014.
  • Member, Assistant Professor Search (Clinical Psychology). August 2014 - December 2014.
  • Judge, Science Fair Judge, Travis Elementary School, San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District. December 1, 2014.
  • Member, Hays-Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, PR Subcommittee. January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2014.
  • Member, Board Member, Hays-Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. October 1, 2009 - December 1, 2014.
  • Member, Research Enhancement Committee, College of Liberal Arts. September 2014 - October 2014.
  • Member, Distance Education Committee. August 2013 - May 2014.
  • Member, Graduate Committee Research subcommittee. August 2011 - May 2014.
  • Member, Graduate Committee. August 2010 - May 2014.

2013

  • Reviewer / Referee, Biological Psychology. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Brain Research. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of General Medicine. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Psychophysiology. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Psychology of Men and Masculinity. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2012 - 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2008 - 2013.
  • Judge, Science Fair Judge, Travis Elementary School, San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District. December 1, 2013.
  • Coordinator, Coordinator, Late-Breaking News for Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Website. January 1, 2010 - December 1, 2013.
  • Member, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Website Committee and Web Technical Subcomittee. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2013.
  • Member, Research Enhancement Committee, College of Liberal Arts. September 2013 - October 2013.
  • Member, Psychology Awards Committee. August 2012 - May 2013.
  • Member, Student Awards Committee. August 2012 - May 2013.
  • Member, Texas State University Alcohol and Drug Advisory Committee. August 2011 - May 2013.

2012

  • Reviewer / Referee, LGBT Health. 2018 - 2012.
  • Member, Psychology Human Experimental Search Committee. September 2012 - December 2012.
  • Member, Graduate Program Planning "Supercommittee". August 2011 - May 2012.
  • Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. August 2011 - May 2012.
  • Member, Texas State University Vivarium Committee. November 2009 - May 2012.

2011

  • Reviewer / Referee, Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Preventive Medicine. 2011.

2010

  • Reviewer / Referee, Cerebral Cortex. 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Psychopharmacology. 2010.
  • Member, Psychology Department Chair Search Committee. August 2010 - December 2010.
  • Coordinator, Coordinator, Society of Addiction Psychology (APA Division 50) One-Hour Mentoring Program. August 2009 - July 2010.
  • Member, Society of Addiction Psychology (APA Division 50) Website Committee. August 2009 - July 2010.
  • Member, Departmental Grants Committee. August 2009 - May 2010.
  • Member, Departmental Scholarship/Outstanding Senior Selection Committee. August 2009 - May 2010.
  • Member, Student Recruitment/Retention Committee. August 2009 - May 2010.
  • Member, UAC Building/Space Committee. August 2009 - May 2010.

2009

  • Reviewer / Referee, Addiction Research and Theory. 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Pediatrics. 2009.
  • Member, Yale University Postdoctoral Advisory Committee. August 2008 - May 2009.

2007

  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Personality. 2007.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Psychological Assessment. 2007.