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Dr. Toni Watt

  • Chair - Professor - Sociology
Portrait of Dr. Toni Watt
  • Martinez, Gloria P (Principal), Watt, Toni Terling (Co-Principal). Student Opportunity for Applied Research (SOAR) Core 4 Youth Survey, Youth Task Force of Community Action, Inc., $5000. (Submitted: September 2023, Funded: October 2023 - May 2024). Grant.
  • Martinez, Gloria P, Watt, Toni Terling. CORE 4 SOAR Youth/Young Adults Needs Assessment for TYAN, Community Action, Inc., $10000. (Submitted: 2024, Funded: 2024 - 2025). Grant.
  • Bustillos, Sheila (Principal), Watt, Toni (Supporting). Increasing Retention Rates in Postsecondary Education for Students with Experience in Foster Care, Moody Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $1100000. (Funded: June 1, 2024 - May 30, 2027). Grant.
  • Davio, Rebecca Lynn (Co-Principal), Watt, Toni Terling (Co-Principal). Homeless Neighbor Needs Assessment, City of San Marcos, Municipal, $15000. (Funded: September 2021 - February 2022). Grant.
  • Watt, Toni (Principal), Bustillos, Sheila (Supporting), Gavin-Williams, Regina (Supporting), Greeson, Johanna (Supporting), Hail, Toni (Supporting). Improving Higher Education Outcomes of Foster Youth in Texas: A Proposal to Evaluate Existing Campus Support Services., Greater Texas Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $74740. (Funded: September 2020 - August 2023). Grant.
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  • Harris, D. A., Martinez, G. P., Romero, R., & Watt, T. T. (n.d.). Incorporating Community Voices into Data Dashboard Creation: A Case Study of the State of Texas Mental Health Dashboard. Community Mental Health Journal.
  • 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
  • Kim, S., Watt, T. T., Ceballos, N. A., & Sharma, S. (2019). Adverse childhood experiences and neuroinflammatory biomarkers: the role of sex differences. Stress and Health, 35(4), 432–440. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2871
  • Watt, T., Pierson, C. R., Lord, K., & Bustillos, S. (2024). Higher Education Outcomes for Students who Experienced Foster Care in Texas: Exploring the Impact of Liaison Legislation and Campus Support Programs. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 1–12.
  • Watt, T. T., Lord, K., Bustillos, S., Gavin-Williams, R., Greeson, J., Hail, T., & Hoffman-Cooper, A. (2023). Campus Liaisons for Students Who Have Experienced Foster Care: Lessons Learned from Texas Legislation. Children and Youth Services Review, 153(107094), 1–10.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professor Award. 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Liberal Arts Award for Scholarly/Creative Activity. 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Liberal Arts Award for Service. January 1, 2012
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Office of Retention and Management Mentoring Award. January 1, 2012
  • Award / Honor Recipient: VPSA Mentoring Award. January 1, 2012
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  1. Co-Chair

    SOAR Scholars Program

  2. Member

    RCM Academic Affairs Workgroup

  3. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma (1), Children and Youth Services Review (4), Child and Family Social Work (1)

  4. Member

    Task Force for the Organizational Review of the College of Applied Arts

  5. Member

    Summative Review Committee for Evaluation of Dean Brennan

  6. Member

    Secretary-Council of Chairs

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