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Dr. Amy Weimer

  • School Director - Professor - School of Family & Consumer Sciences
Portrait of Dr. Amy Weimer

Biography and education

Amy A. Weimer, PhD., is a Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences and the Director of the School of Family & Consumer Sciences at Texas State University. Having earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Arizona State University in 2006, and M.S. in Experimental Psychology in 2002, she is trained in psychological research methodology. Dr. Weimer specializes in investigating social, family, and cultural factors that affect social cognitive and academic development. She is passionate about coordinating teams of undergraduate/graduate student researchers focused on understanding the many variables and processes that promote successful outcomes in children and families.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Shen, Yishan (Principal), Zhou, Xuan (Co-Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Co-Principal), Alfaro, Edna C (Co-Principal). Race-Status Beliefs in Mexican American and Chinese American Adolescents: Development, Antecedents, and Multifaceted Impact, TXST CADS Catalyst Research Grant, Texas State University, $4000. (Submitted: December 2, 2024, Funded: February 1, 2025 - Present). Grant.
  • Goble, Priscilla Maria (Principal), Shen, Yishan (Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Supporting), Alfaro, Edna C (Supporting), Seo, Eunjin (Supporting), Behnke, Andrew Owen (Supporting). REU Site: Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Human Development and Family Sciences (OUR HDFS) Fellowship Program, National Science Foundation, Federal, $439005. (Funded: September 2024 - August 2027). Grant.
  • Shen, Yishan (Principal), Goble, Priscilla Maria (Co-Principal), Alfaro, Edna C (Co-Principal), Behnke, Andrew Owen (Co-Principal), Dier, Shannon Elizabeth (Co-Principal), Seo, Eunjin (Co-Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Co-Principal). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Human Development and Family Sciences (OUR HDFS): A Two-Track Training Program, Texas State University, $6000. (Submitted: July 2024, Funded: September 2024 - May 2025). Grant.
  • Shen, Yishan (Principal), Goble, Priscilla Maria (Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Co-Principal), Alfaro, Edna C (Co-Principal), Seo, Eunjin (Co-Principal), Behnke, Andrew (Co-Principal). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Developmental Psychology (OUR DP) Fellowship Program, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, $5000. (Submitted: October 2023, Funded: January 2024 - Present). Grant.
  • Cavitt, Mary E, Weimer, Nicholas Everett, Black, Victoria Gandaria, Bolch, Kambra Kae, Weimer, Amy Ann. PROYECTO EXCELENCIA: Advancing Academic Excellence through Intentional Student Support, Transfer Navigation, and Faculty Development., U.S., Department of Education, Federal, $2971222. (Submitted: June 2022, Funded: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2028). Grant.
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  • Sierra, F. J., Weimer, A. A., Lin, Y.-C., Jou, J., Castillo, N., Garcia, C., … Romero, F. (2024). Relations among Degree of Bilingualism and Bilateral Information Processing in Children and Adults. International Journal of Bilingualism. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/1367006924127
  • Flynn, T. B., Goble, P., Bishop, N. J., & Weimer, A. A. (2022). Early childhood hospitalization and problematic behaviors: A propensity score analysis. Journal of Child Health Care.
  • Weimer, A. A., Cortez, N., & Razo, N. (2022). Does chess-playing relate to theory of mind? An examination of the interrelations among theory of mind, perspective-taking, and empathic concern in chess-players. Studies in Psychology, 43(3), 389–413.
  • Fabricius, W., Gonzales, C. R., Pesche, A., Weimer, A. A., Pugliese, J., Carroll, K., … Spinrad, T. (2021). Perceptual access reasoning in developing a representational theory of mind. Monographs of the Society for Research In Child Development, 86(3), 1–163. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/mono.12432
  • Weimer, A. A., Warnell, K. R., Ettekal, I., Cartwright, K. B., Guajardo, N. R., & Liew, J. (2021). Correlates and antecedents of theory of mind development throughout middle childhood and adolescence. Developmental Review, 59. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2020.100945
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: College of Applied Arts 2023 Presidential Distinction for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity, Texas State University. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, The Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. 2022
  1. Member

    Student Success Faculty Advisory Council

  2. Member

    NIH T34 Research Training Bridges to Baccalaureate Grant Advisory Board

  3. Member

    Core Four Task Force

  4. Member

    College of Applied Arts College Level Review Committee

  5. Reviewer / Referee

    National Association of Bilingual Education Journal of Research and Practice

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Early Adolescence

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