Dr. Rebecca Weston Associate Professor
Quick Facts

Contact:	Office:  HSS 4.02.36 Phone:  458-6432 E-Mail: Rebecca.Weston@utsa.edu
Degrees:	M.A., Ph.D., The University of North Texas B.A., The University of Texas at Austin
Specialization:	Interpersonal Violence Influences of Victimization on Women's Health
Research Interests:	Health effects of partner violence Measurement of partner violence Changes in violence and relationship outcomes (e.g., satisfaction, commitment) over time
Courses:	Social Psychology Relationships Advanced Social Psychology Graduate Level Psychometrics Graduate Level Structural Equation Modeling
Honors and Awards:	Honors: Professor of the Year SIUC Psi Chi and Psychology Student Association 2006   The Counseling Psychologist’s 2006 Outstanding Contribution Award for Weston and Gore (2006), A Brief Guide to Structural Equation Modeling   Funding: September, 2005 to August, 2009 Using batterer psychological profiles for prevention of partner violence. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control CDC #1R49CE000606-01 PI: Ann L. Coker, Co-PI: Rebecca Weston   September, 2006 to January, 2008          Center for rural violence and justice studies. Bureau of Justice Assistance PIs: Joseph A. Schafer, Jennifer Dunn, Rebecca Weston    June, 2004 to May, 2005 Sexual violence in childhood and adulthood: Effects on physical and mental health among low-income women. Southern Illinois University Faculty Seed Grant Program PI: Rebecca Weston    September, 2001 to August, 2004 The context, motives and meaning of partner violence: Effects on women’s health and use of the justice system. National Institute of Justice # 2001-WT-BX-0504 PIs: Linda L. Marshall and Rebecca Weston
Academic and  Professional Activities:	Membership: International Association for Relationship Research American Psychological Association      (Divisions 5, 9, and 35) Association for Psychological Science International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies SPSSI Junior Scholars Professional Development Task Force      (2005 – 2007)   Editorial Board Membership: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (2006 – present)   Ad Hoc Reviewing: American Journal of Community Psychology Journal of Interpersonal Violence Journal of Traumatic Stress Personal Relationships Violence Against Women Violence and Victims Psychology of Women Quarterly Sex Roles
Current Research:	-motives for using violence against a partner (e.g., Weston, Marshall, & Coker, 2007) -patterns of mutual violence (Temple, Weston, & Marshall, 2005; Weston, Marshall, & Temple, 2005) -social support and effects of IPV -gender and ethnic differences in IPV perpetration
Selected Publications:	Stockdale, M. S., Logan, T. K., & Weston, R. (in press). Sexual harassment and posttraumatic stress disorder: damages beyond prior abuse. Law and Human Behavior. Starks, T., Gilbert, B., Fischer, A. R., Weston, R., & DiLalla, D. (2009). Gendered sexuality: A new model and measure of attraction and intimacy. Journal of Homosexuality, 56, 14-30. Weston, R., Gore, P.A., Chan, F., & Catalano, D. (2008). An introduction to using structural equation models in rehabilitation psychology. Rehabilitation Psychology, 53, 340-356. Temple, J. R., Weston, R., Stuart, G. L., & Marshall, L. L. (2008). The longitudinal association between alcohol use and intimate partner violence among ethnically diverse community women. Addictive Behaviors, 33, 1244-1248. Weston, R. (2008). Insecure attachment mediates effects of partners’ emotional abuse and violence on women’s relationship quality. Journal of Family Violence, 23, 483-493. Weston, R. & Marshall, L. L. (2007). The role of ethnicity in intimate partner violence. In K. Kendall-Tackett & S. Giacomoni (Eds.), Intimate Partner Violence. Civic Research Institute. Weston, R., Marshall, L. L., & Coker, A. C. (2007). Women’s motives for violent and nonviolent behaviors in conflicts. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Temple, J. R., Weston, R., Rodriguez, B. F., & Marshall, L. L. (2007). Effects of partner and nonpartner sexual assault on women’s mental health. Violence Against Women, 13, 285-297. Weston, R. & Gore, P. A. (2006). A brief guide to structural equation modeling.  The Counseling Psychologist, 34, 719 – 751. Coker, A. L., Weston, R., Creson, D. L., Justice, B., & Blakeney, P. (2005). PTSD symptoms among men and women survivors of intimate partner violence: The role of risk and protective factors. Violence and Victims, 20, 625-643. Weston, R., Temple, J. R., & Marshall, L. L. (2005). Gender symmetry and asymmetry in violent relationships: Patterns of mutuality among racially diverse women. Sex Roles, 52, 553-571. Temple, J. R., Weston, R., & Marshall, L. L. (2005). Physical and mental health outcomes of women in nonviolent, mutually violent and unilaterally violent relationships. Violence and Victims, 20, 335-359. Kallstrom-Fuqua, A.C., Weston, R., & Marshall, L. L. (2004). Childhood and adolescent sexual abuse of community women: Mediated effects on psychological distress and social relationships. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 980-992. Honeycutt, T. C., Marshall, L. L. & Weston, R. (2001). Toward ethnically specific models of employment, public assistance and victimization. Violence Against Women, 7, 126-141. Marshall, L. L., Weston, R. & Honeycutt, T. C. (2000). Does men’s positivity moderate or mediate the effects of their abuse on women’s relational quality? Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 17, 661-676.

 Last updated: August 25, 2009