Faculty Profile for Dr. Amy Weimer

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Dr. Amy Weimer
School Director - Professor — School of Family & Consumer Sciences
FCS 101
phone: (512) 245-1106
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Amy A. Weimer, PhD., Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences and Director of the School of Family & Consumer Sciences at Texas State University, 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 in the community.

Teaching Interests

 Child Development / Developmental Psychology
Research Methods/Processes
Lifespan Development
Social Cognitive Development
Sociocultural Influences in Learning

Research Interests

 Sociocultural and linguistic factors that affect cognitive, social, and emotional development across the lifespan

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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
  • Alfaro, E. C., Weimer, A. A., & Castillo, E. (2018). Who helps build Mexican-origin college students’ self-efficacy? The role of important others in student success. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 40(4), 431–447. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986318802588
  • Schenk, K., Weimer, A. A., & Warnell, K. R. (n.d.). Assessing Child Life Specialists’ Management of Challenging Behaviors in Autistic Pediatric Patients. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06032-4

Selected Awards

  • 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

Selected Grants

  • 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.
  • Shen, Yishan (Principal), Goble, Priscilla Maria (Co-Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Co-Principal), Alfaro, Edna C (Co-Principal). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Human Development and Family Sciences (OUR HDFS) Fellowship, Texas State University, $5000. (Submitted: July 2022, Funded: September 2022 - May 2023). Grant.
  • Shen, Yishan (Principal), Goble, Priscilla Maria (Co-Principal), Perez-Brena, Norma Judith (Co-Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Co-Principal), Alfaro, Edna C (Co-Principal), Bishop, Nicholas Joseph (Co-Principal). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Human Development and Family Sciences (OUR HDFS) Fellowship, Texas State University, $5000. (Submitted: June 11, 2021, Funded: September 2021 - May 2022). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
School of Nursing Director Search Committee
2024-Present
Member
Student Success Faculty Advisory Council
September 2023-Present
Member
NIH T34 Research Training Bridges to Baccalaureate Grant Advisory Board
November 2020-Present
Assistant Director
October 2020-Present
Member
Core Four Task Force
September 2, 2020-Present