Curriculum Vita

                             

Jack C. Watson II

1428 Dogwood Avenue

Morgantown, WV 26505

Home: (304) 599-7772   Work: (304)293-3295 (ext. 5273)

e-mail: jack.watson@mail.wvu.edu

 

EDUCATION

 

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

Post-Doctoral Respecialization in Counseling Psychology, APA-Approved Program

Date of completion: August 2001

Focus Paper: "The Use of Anger Management Techniques with Athletes". (Dr. James P. Sampson Jr., Chair)

 

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Sport Psychology

Date of graduation: August 1998

Dissertation: “The Effects of Cognitive-Affective Stress Management Training on Game-Time Stress Reactivity in High School Volleyball Coaches”. (Dr. David Pargman, Chair)

 

West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

Degree: Master of Science in Sport Behavior 

Date of graduation: May 1994

Honors: Member of the Academic Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi; Outstanding Graduate Student Award (1994); Who's Who in American Graduate Students.

Thesis: "The Effects of a Preshot Routine Emphasizing Anxiety Reduction Techniques on Golf Putting Performance". (Dr. Andrew C. Ostrow, Chair)

 

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Date of graduation: May 1992

Activities: Member of Varsity Golf Team

 

Rockland Community College, Suffern, New York

Degree: Associate of Science in Engineering

Date of graduation: May, 1990

Activities and Honors included: Varsity Golf Team, Academic All-American; First Team All-American

 

 

AWARDS

 

·         Outstanding Research / Creativity Award, WVU School of Physical Education                2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

·         Outstanding Teacher of the Year, WVU School of Physical Education                            2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

·         Outstanding Service Award, WVU School of Physical Education                                    2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

·         Faculty Research Travel Grant, WVU                                                                            2001-2005

·         Faculty Service Grant, WVU                                                                                          2003

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

 

West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

            August 2001 – Present

Assistant Professor, Sport and Exercise Psychology

 

West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

            August 2003 – Present

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling and Counseling psychology

 

West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

            August 2001 – Present

Adjunct Faculty, Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services

 

West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

            August 2000 - August 2001

Visiting Instructor, School of Physical Education

 

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

            December 1998 – May 2000

Visiting Assistant Professor, Sport Psychology and Educational Psychology Programs

 

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

            August 1998 – December 1998

Graduate Assistant, Counseling and Counseling Psychology 

 

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

            August 1995 – May 1998

Graduate Assistant, Sport Psychology Program

 

Performance Enhancement Enterprises, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida

            January, 1996 - 1998

Instructor, Taught sport psychology for international swimming camps 

 

West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

            August, 1993 - May, 1994

Graduate Assistant, Basic Instruction Program

 

 

REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

 

Etzel, E., Watson, J. Visek, A., & Maniar, S. (2006). Understanding and Promoting College Student-Athlete Health: Essential Issues for Student Affairs Professionals. NASPA Journal, 43, 518-546

                      

Etzel, E., & Watson II, J.C. (2006). Ethics in sport and exercise psychology. Ethics and Behavior, 16, 1-3.

 

Watson II, J.C., Clement, D., Harris, B., Leffingwell, T.R., & Hurst, J. (2006). Teacher-practitioner multiple role issues in sport psychology. Ethics and Behavior, 16, 41-60.

 

Watson II, J.C., Zizzi, S.J., & Etzel, E.F. (2006). Ethical training in sport psychology programs: Current training standards. Ethics and Behavior, 16, 5-14.

 

Zizzi, S.J., Keeler, L., & Watson II, J.C. (2006). The Interaction of Goal Orientation and Stage of Change on Exercise Behavior in College Students. Journal of Sport Behavior, 29, 96-110.

 

Watson II, J.C., Ayers, S.F., Zizzi, S., & Naoi, A. (2006). Student recreation centers: A comparison of users and non-users on psychosocial variables. Recreational Sports Journal, 30, 9-19.

 

Martens, M.P., Watson II, J.C., & Beck, N.C. (2006). Sport type differences in alcohol use among intercollegiate athletes. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 18, 136-150.

 

Lubker, J., Watson II, J.C., Visek, A., & Geer, J. (2005). Physical Appearance and the Perceived Effectiveness of a Performance Enhancement Consultant. The Sport Psychologist, 19, 446-458.

 

Visek, A., & Watson II, J.C. (2005). Ice hockey players’ perceived legitimacy of aggression: An examination at the youth, high school, collegiate and professional levels. The Sport Psychologist, 19, 178-192.

 

Martens, M. P., Watson, J. C., Royland, E. M., & Beck, N. C. (2005). Development of the Athlete Drinking Scale. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 19, 158-164.

 

Zizzi, S., Blom, L.C., Watson II, J.C., Downey, V.P., & Geer, J (In Press). Establishing a hierarchy of psychological skills: Coaches athletic trainers and psychologists’ uses and perceptions of psychological skills training. International Sports Journal.

 

Watson II, J.C., Zizzi, S., Etzel, E.F., & Lubker, J.R. (2004). Applied sport psychology supervision: A survey of students and professionals. The Sport Psychologist, 18, 415-429.

 

Watson, J.C., & Etzel, E.F. (2004). Ethical Issues Affecting Psychologists, Counselors and Sport Psychology Consultants’ Work with Collegiate Student Athletes. Professional Studies Review, 1, 49-60.

 

Etzel, E., Watson, J.C., & Zizzi, S. (2004). A web based survey of AAASP member ethical beliefs and behaviors in the new millennium. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 16, 236-250.

 

Zizzi, S., Ayers, S., Watson, J.C., Keeler, L. (2004). Assessing the Impact of New Campus Student Recreation Centers. The NASPA Journal, 41, 588-604.

 

Watson, J.C., & Krantz, A. (2003). Home field advantage: New stadium construction and team performance in professional sports. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 97, 794-796.

 

Watson II, J.C.& Tenenbaum, G., Lidor, R., & Alfermann, D. (2001). Ethical uses of the Internet in sport psychology: A position stand.  International Journal of Sport Psychology, 32, 207-222.

 

Watson, J.C., Pargman, D., Kemler, D., and Davis, K. (2000). Arousal responses in Division I coaches during competition: A qualitative analysis. Journal Studio Kinanthropologica, 1, 29-39.

 

 

 

PAPERS CURRENTLY IN REVIEW

 

Watson II, J.C., Martens, M., & Harris, B. (In Review). Collegiate athletes’ drinking behaviors: A comparison of division I and II universities. Academic Athletic Journal.

 

Zakrajsek, R., Abildso, C., Hurst, J., & Watson II, J.C. (In Review). The relationship among coaches’ and athletes’ perceptions of coaching staff cohesion, team cohesion and performance. Athletic Insight.

 

Branch, D., Watson II, J.C., & Lubker, J. (In Review). Reform in College Athletics: Views of division I-A College Presidents. International Journal of Sport Management.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

 

Keeler, L., & Watson II, J.C. (2007). Instructor Guide and Presentation Guide. Materials to support Social Issues in Sport, by Ronald Woods. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

 

Watson, J., & Lenz, J. (2002). The case of Raven. In Niles, S.G., Goodman, J., & Pope, M. (Eds.), Career counseling casebook, pp. 180-187. Alexandria, VA: National Career Development Association.

 

Watson, J.C. (2000).  Career Thoughts Inventory. In J. Maltby, C.A. Lewis, & A.P. Hill (Eds.), Commissioned Reviews on 250 Psychological Tests (Vol 2), pp.791-795. Lampeter, Wales, UK: Edwin Mellen Press.

 

GRANT WRITING

 

American Psychological Foundation,                                                                             June 2006

Researched-based programs on violence prevention and intervention

Position: PI

One year violence prevention grant for PRIDE Program

Amount Requested: $16,626                                                                                        Status: Not Funded Review

 

PISR Grant                                                                                                                              December 2005

Position: Co-PI

Seed grant to help fund the development of the WVU Center for Gambling Studies to research and develop programming to help reduce the prevalence of problem gambling.

Amount Requested: $91,000                                                                                        Status: Not Funded

 

School of Physical Education, West Virginia University                                                  February 2005

Position: PI

Funding for research project “Mentoring in Sport and Exercise Psychology Graduate Programs”.

Amount Requested: $428                                                                                                                     Status: Funded for $428

 

21st Century Learning Center Grant                                                                                           July 2004

Position: Contractor

One year grant to run an anger management and violence prevention program within the Kaleidoscope program of the Monongalia school system.

Amount Request: $4100                                                                                               Status: Funded

 

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Harrisburg, PA                           June 2003

Position: Co-PI

Two-year grant to provide delinquency prevention within the state of Pennsylvania. 

Amount Requested: $400,000 for two years                                                                 Status: Not funded

 

WVU Faculty Service Grant, West Virginia University                                                   April 2003

Position: PI

Research and service project to run anger management/violence prevention program with at-risk youths.

Amount Requested: $12,000                                                                                        Status: Funded for $10,000

 

The Bennedum Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                                                     June 2002

Position: PI

Research and Service program to develop and run an anger management and violence prevention program with at-risk youths.

Amount Requested: $68,000                                                                                        Status: Not Funded

 

The Kellogg Foundation, West Virginia University                                                                     July 2002

Position: Co-PI

Service learning grant to develop and run an anger management/violence prevention program.

Amount Requested: $20,000                                                                                        Status: Funded for $12,000

 
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Harrisburg, PA                           June 2002

Position: Co-PI

Five-year grant to provide delinquency prevention within the state of Pennsylvania.        

Amount Requested: $1,000,000 for five years                                                   Status: Not funded

 

School of Physical Education, West Virginia University                                                  March 2002

Position: Co-PI

Funding for research project “An evaluation of the Impact of the WVU Student Recreation Center”.

Amount Requested: $700                                                                                                                     Status: Funded for $700

 

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

 

Watson II, J.C. & Etzel, E. (2006). The Application of Counseling Psychology with Elite Athlete. To be presented at the 2006 Chinese National Sport Psychology Conference, Wuhan, China.

 

Watson II, J.C. (2006). The Provision of Sport Psychology Services to Elite Athletes in the United States. To be presented at the 2006 Chinese National Sport Psychology Conference, Wuhan, China.

 

Etzel, E. & Watson II, J.C. (2005). Building Sport Psychology into your Clinical Practice. Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of the West Virginia Psychological Association, Charleston, WV.

 

Watson, J.C., Parker, P.M., & Visek, A.J. (2003, July). Anger Management: Useful Techniques for Business and Industry. Presented to Celltron, and engineering firm for corporate development. Lakeview Resort and Spa, Morgantown, WV.

 

Watson, J.C. (2002, March). A Multifaceted Approach for Anger Management / Violence Prevention with At-Risk Youths. Presented to the Clinical Psychology Department at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.

REFEREED, PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS (and other Professional Presentations)

            Note: All published abstracts from conference proceedings were peer-reviewed

            **signifies a data-based presentation based upon original research

 

Zakrajsek, R., Abildso, C., Hurst, J., & Watson II, J.C. (2006, September). The influence of coaching staff cohesion on team cohesion and performance. Presented at the 2006 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Miami, FL. **

 

Watson II, J.C., Clement, D., Blom, L., & Grindley, E. (2006, September). An evaluation of graduate student mentoring programs in sport and exercise psychology. Presented at the 2006 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Miami, FL. **

 

Etzel, E., Brown, J., Moore, N., Newcomer-Apanneal, R., & Watson II, J.C. (2006, September). Ethics and organizational consultation in applied sport psychology. Presented at the 2006 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Miami, FL.

 

Keeler, L., & Watson II, J.C. (2006, September). Stage of change, decisional balance, and self-efficacy for psychological skills training: Differences among elite female athletes. Presented at the 2006 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Miami, FL. **

 

Naoi, A., Watson II, J.C., Deaner, H., Sato, M., & Radebaugh, B (2006, September). Athletes’ multicultural backgrounds and experiences and their preferred consultant characteristics and backgrounds. Presented at the 2006 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Miami, FL. **

 

Watson II, J.C., Lubker, J., & Zakrajsek, R. (2006, August). Ethical issues of Internet use in practice of sport  psychology. Presented at the 2006 annual convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA. **

 

Clement, D, & Watson, J.C. (2005, October). An Assessment of Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Diversity Training in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, B.C. **

 

Zizzi, S., Keeler, L.A., & Watson, J.C. (2005, October). The Interaction of Goal Orientation and Stage of Change on Exercise Behavior in College Students. Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, B.C. **

 

Watson, J.C., Leffingwell, T., Harris, B., Clement, D., & Hurst, J. (2005, October). Teacher Practitioner Dual-Role Relationships: How Do We Handle Them? Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, B.C. **

 

Etzel, E, & Watson, J.C. (2005, October) Ethics and Teaching Applied Sport Psychology in Academic Settings. Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, B.C.

Lubker, J., Watson, J.C., Visek, A., & Geer, J. (2005, October). You Never get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression: Physical Appearance and the Perceived Effectiveness of a Performance Enhancement Consultant. Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, B.C. **

Parker, P., Watson, J.C., & Hendricks, D.J. (2005, October). The effects of explanatory style on bowling performance. Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, B.C. **

 

Bartlett, M., Watson, J.C., & Frontiera, J. (2005, October). Measuring Performance Anxiety in Pre-Service Teachers. Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, B.C. **

 

Blom, L. C., Watson, J.C., Spadaro, N. (2005, October). The coach-athlete dyad: The impact of an educational intervention on athlete’s perceptions and psychosocial variables. Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver,

B.C. **

 

Fitzpatrick, S. J., Bartlett, M., Zizzi, S. J., Watson, J.C., Grindley, E.J., (2005, October). Health behaviors of college students: Gender and motivation. Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, B.C. **

 

Watson II, J.C., Zizzi, S., Etzel, E. (2005, August). Ethical Training in Sport Psychology Programs: Current Training Standards. Presented at the 2005 Bi-Annual Congress of the International Society for Sport Psychology, Sydney, Australia. **

 

Watson II, J.C., Ayers, S.F., Zizzi, S. & Naoi, A. (2004, September). Student Recreation Centers: A Comparison of Users and Non-Users on Psychosocial Variables. Presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis,

MN. **

 

Aumand, E.A., Zizzi, S.J., & Watson, J.C. (2004, September). Comparing physical activity patterns and perceived benefits of new and habitually active college students. Presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN. **

 

Watson II, J.C., Martens, M., Harris, B.S., Lantz, C., Fulmer, C. & Blyth, A. (2004, September). Collegiate Athletes Drinking Behaviors: A Comparison Between Division I and II Universities. Presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN. **

 

Parker, P.M., Grindley, E.J., Downey, V.P., & Watson II, J.C. (2004, September). Televised Sport Aggression: The Effects of Sport News Media on Hostility in Athletes and Non-Athletes. Presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN. **

 

Ahlgren, R., Watson II, J.C., Klug, J., & Etzel, E.F. (2004, September). Collegiate Athletes’ Perspectives on Support Seeking. Presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN. **

 

Blom, L.C., Goodrich, G.E., Dell’Orso, M.I., & Watson II, J.C. (2004, September). Comparison of Age and Achievement Goal Orientation on Female Aerobic Class Participants’ Exercise Identity and Self-Determined Motivation. Presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN. **

 

Martens, M. & Watson II, J.C. (2004, September). Does Alcohol Consumption Among Intercollegiate Athletes Differ by Sport Type? Presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN. **

 

Etzel, E., Watson II, J.C., & Foster, S (2004, September). Effective, ethical supervision: Who cares? Presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN.

 

Zakrajsek, R., Visek, A., Geer, J., & Watson II, J.C. (2004, September). An evaluation of the effects of brief exercise on mood in physical education classes. Presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN. **

 

Visek, A. & Watson II, J.C. (2004, September). Ice hockey players’ perceived legitimacy of aggression: An examination at the youth, high school, collegiate and professional levels. Presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN. **

 

Watson, J.C., Zizzi, S., Etzel, E., & Lubker, J. (2003, August). Applied Sport Psychology Supervision: A survey of Students and Professionals. Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. **

 

Downey, V.P., Zizzi, S., Watson, J.C., & Blom, L. (2003, October). Establishing a hierarchy of pyschological skills: Psychologists’ perceptions of competence and effectiveness. Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Philadelphia, PA. **

 

Zizzi, S., Grindley, E., Watson, J.C., Ayers, S., & Keeler, L. (2003, October). Exercise and smoking behaviors among new exercisers and habitually active college students. Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Philadelphia, PA. **

 

Geer, J., Zizzi, S., & Watson, J.C. (2003, October). Coaches and athletic trainers’ use of and self-efficacy for psychological skills training. Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Philadelphia, PA. **

 

Clark, T.C., Watson, J.C., & Housner, L. (2003, October). The effects of multiple goal setting strategies on anxiety and performance. Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Philadelphia, PA. **

 

Watson, J.C., & Krantz, A. (2003, October). Home field advantage: The effects of new stadiums on team performance. Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Philadelphia, PA. **

 

Visek, A., Zakrajsek, R., Lubker, J., Watson, J.C., & Zizzi, S. (2003, October). Performance enhancement workshop series: An investigation of its empirical effectiveness. Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Philadelphia, PA. **

 

Ayers, S., Watson, J.C., & Brooks, D. (2003, October). Mentoring physical education faculty: What works in PETE and sport psychology? Presented at the 2003 NASPE Physical Education Teacher Education Conference, Baton Rouge, LA. **

 

Watson, J.C., Blom, L., & Parker, P. (2002, October). Grant Writing in Sport Psychology, Learning from Experience. Symposium presented at the 2002 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Tucson, AZ.

 

Watson, J.C., & Sacks, D (2002, October). The Sport Official: Understanding the Development of Expertise. Presentation presented at the 2002 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Tucson, AZ. **

 

Etzel, E., Watson, J.C., Zizzi, S., Foster, S., & Peterson, K (2002, October). Ethical Beliefs and Behaviors of AAASP Members.  Presentation presented at the 2002 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Tucson, AZ. **

 

Watson, J.C. (2002, April). An Overview of Anger Management and Violence Prevention Programs.  A presentation given to the Counseling Psychology Program at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.