Jack C. Watson II
Home: (304) 599-7772 Work: (304)293-3295 (ext. 5273)
e-mail: jack.watson@mail.wvu.edu
EDUCATION
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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)
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)
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)
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Date
of graduation: May 1992
Activities:
Member of Varsity Golf Team
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
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·
Outstanding
Research / Creativity Award,
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Outstanding
Teacher of the Year,
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Outstanding
Service Award,
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Faculty Research
Travel Grant, WVU 2001-2005
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Faculty Service
Grant, WVU 2003
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
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August
2001 – Present
Assistant Professor, Sport and Exercise Psychology
August
2003 – Present
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation
Counseling and Counseling psychology
August
2001 – Present
Adjunct Faculty,
August 2000 - August 2001
Visiting Instructor,
December 1998 – May 2000
Visiting Assistant Professor, Sport Psychology and Educational Psychology Programs
August 1998 – December 1998
Graduate Assistant, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
August 1995 – May 1998
Graduate Assistant, Sport Psychology Program
Performance Enhancement
Enterprises, Inc.,
January,
1996 - 1998
Instructor, Taught sport psychology for international swimming camps
August,
1993 - May, 1994
Graduate Assistant, Basic Instruction Program
REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
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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.,
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
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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.,
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
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Keeler, L., & Watson II,
J.C. (2007). Instructor Guide and Presentation Guide. Materials to support Social Issues in Sport, by Ronald Woods.
Watson, J., & Lenz, J.
(2002). The case of Raven. In
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,
GRANT WRITING
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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
Amount Requested: $91,000 Status:
Not Funded
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
Position: Co-PI
Two-year grant to provide delinquency prevention
within the state of
Amount Requested: $400,000 for two years Status: Not funded
WVU Faculty Service
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,
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,
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
Position: Co-PI
Five-year grant to provide
delinquency prevention within the state of
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
for five years Status: Not funded
Position: Co-PI
Funding for research project
“An evaluation of the Impact of the
Amount Requested: $700 Status: Funded for $700
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
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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,
Watson II, J.C. (2006). The Provision of Sport Psychology
Services to Elite Athletes in the
Etzel, E. & Watson II, J.C. (2005). Building Sport
Psychology into your Clinical Practice. Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference
of the
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,
Watson, J.C. (2002, March). A Multifaceted
Approach for Anger Management / Violence Prevention with At-Risk Youths. Presented
to the Clinical Psychology Department at
REFEREED, PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS (and other
Professional Presentations)
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Note: All published abstracts from
conference proceedings were peer-reviewed
**signifies a data-based
presentation based upon original research
Zakrajsek, R., Abildso, C.,
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,
Etzel, E., Brown, J.,
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,
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,
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,
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,
Zizzi, S., Keeler,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
B.C.
**
Fitzpatrick, S. J.,
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,
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,
MN.
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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,
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,
Parker, P.M., Grindley, E.J.,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
Watson, J.C. (2002, April). An
Overview of Anger Management and Violence Prevention Programs. A presentation given to the Counseling
Psychology Program at