Dr. Jessica Perrotte

Biography

Dr. Perrotte completed both her Ph.D. and M.S. in psychology at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2019 and 2015, respectively. She was supported during her Ph.D. studies with an NRSA F31 fellowship from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, to examine how traditional gender roles influence alcohol misuse and related problems among Latinx young adults before and during their first year of college. Dr. Perrotte joined the psychology faculty at Texas State University in 2019, and is the director of SCCAERAB (i.e., Social, Cultural, and Cognitive Approaches to Examining Risky and Addictive Behaviors). 

Areas of Interest:

Social Psychology

Cultural Psychology

Health Psychology

Research Information:

Broadly, Dr. Perrotte’s research explores how health risk behaviors are situated within a network of interrelated factors. Much of her recent and ongoing work examines the links between broad sociocultural processes (e.g., acculturation, gender role socialization) and hazardous drinking among Latinx young adults.  

Selected Publications:

Perrotte, J. K., Martin, J. L., & Piña-Watson, B. (2020). Traditional feminine gender roles, alcohol use, and protective behavioral strategies among Latina college students. Journal of American College Health. Advanced Online Copy. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1705836

Perrotte, J. K., Baumann, M. R., Garza, R. T., & Hale, W. J. (2020). The combined relations of gender, enculturation, and depressive symptoms with health risk behaviors in Mexican Americans: A moderated mediation analysis. Ethnicity and Health, 25(1), 47-64. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2017.1395813

Perrotte, J. K., Bibriescas, N., Wainwright, K., Garza, R. T., & Baumann, M. R. (2020). A bidimensional examination of machismo in relation to risky sexual cognitions and behaviors among Latino college men. Journal of American College Health, 68, 115-118

Perrotte, J. K., Zamboanga, B. L., & Kearns, N. (2019). Linking alcohol-specific masculine norms and drinking behavior among Latino men. Psychology of Men & Masculinities. Advance Online Copy. doi: 10.1037/men0000252

Perrotte, J. K., & Zamboanga, B. L. (2019).  Traditional gender roles and alcohol use among Latinas/os: a review of the literature. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. Advanced Online Copy. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2019.1579142