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Texas State University

Dr. Jessica Kathleen Perrotte

  • Assistant Professor - Psychology
  • THH 253
  • tel:+15122452526
  • j_p797@txstate.edu
  • https://sccaerablab.wp.txstate.edu/
Portrait of Dr. Jessica Kathleen Perrotte
  • Grants
  • Scholarly/Creative work
  • Awards
  • Service

Featured grants

  • Grigsby, Timothy J. (Principal), Perrotte, Jessica Kathleen (Supporting), Montes, Kevin (Supporting). Assessment of risky drinking typologies among college student alcohol users, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Federal, $150526. (Submitted: June 2024, Funded: September 2025 - August 2026). Grant.
  • Perrotte, Jessica Kathleen (Principal). Alcohol use and misuse among Latinas in the U.S.: Addressing gaps in the literature with a multi-methods approach, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Federal, $745111. (Funded: May 1, 2022 - April 30, 2027). Grant.
  • Perrotte, Jessica Kathleen. Mamie Phipps Clark Diversity Research Grant, Psi Chi, Other, $1500. (Funded: December 1, 2018). Grant.
  • Perrotte, Jessica K (Principal). Problematic drinking among Latina/o college students: The role of enculturation and traditional gender roles, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Federal, $66996. (Funded: September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2019). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works

  • 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/https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02910-7
  • Perrotte, J. K., Romero, D. N., Ceballos, N. A., Howard, K. J., & Graham, R. (2024). Contextualizing linguistic acculturation and alcohol use among Hispanic college students in the social digital environment. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000712
  • Perrotte, J. K., Piña-Watson, B., Baumann, M. R., Weston, R., Morissette, S. B., Gulliver, S. B., … Garza, R. T. (2023). Domains matter: A prospective investigation of traditional feminine gender roles and alcohol use among Latinas. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 22(4), 720–740. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2021.2011816
  • Howard, J., Perrotte, J. K., Grigsby, T., Leong, C., & Howard, K. J. (2023). Evaluation of all-cause and cause-specific mortality by race and ethnicity among pregnant and recently pregnant women in the United States, 2019-2020. JAMA Network Open, 6(1), e2253280. https://doi.org/DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.53280.
  • Grelle, K., Shrestha, N. R., Ximenes, M., Perrotte, J. K., Cordaro, M., Deason, R. G., & Howard, K. J. (2023). The generation gap revisited: Generational differences in mental health, maladaptive coping behaviors, and pandemic-related concerns during the initial COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Adult Development, 30(4), 381–392. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-023-09442-x
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Featured awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Student Poster Award, Society for Addiction Psychology, APA Division 50. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Graduate Student Research Award, Society for Health Psychology, APA Division 38. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: University Life Award: Most Outstanding Graduate Student in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts, UTSA. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 1st place for Master’s students, UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) Annual Research Conference. 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Scholarly/Creative Activities, College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University. 2023 - Present
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Featured service activities

  1. Other

    #MeToo, a conversation about sexual harassment in academia; Student Psychology Association, Active Minds, UTSA

    2018
  2. Other

    President’s Strategic Enrollment Task Force; Office of the President, UTSA

    2017 - 2018
  3. Reviewer / Referee

    National Hispanic Science Network

    July 2025 - Present
  4. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Latinx Psychology

    2024 - Present
  5. Other

    National Institutes of Health

    2024 - Present
  6. Member

    MAPR Assessment Committee

    2024 - Present
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