Licensed Professional Counselor, Colorado Department of State Health Services. (January 2022 – Present).
Nationally Certified Counselor, National Board for Certified Counselors. (April 2012 – Present).
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification. (November 01, 2017 – 2022).
Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. (December 2016 – Present).
The National Council on Rehabilitation Education. (December 2016 – Present).
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. (January 2015 – Present).
American Counseling Association. (January 2012 – Present).
Other,"University of North Texas Faculty Mentorship Program," University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (September 2016 – 2023).
Workshop,"University of North Texas Teaching Portfolio Institute," University of North TExas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (August 5, 2019 – August 14, 2019).
Workshop,"Structural Equation Modeling," Statistical Horizons, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (July 15, 2019 – July 19, 2019).
Workshop,"Center for Learning Experimentation, Application and Research Course in a Box Training," University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (June 2019 – June 2019).
Workshop,"Creating Successful Grant Proposals," The University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success, Denton, TX, United States of America. (February 22, 2019 – February 22, 2019).
Workshop,"Productive Writing Strategies," University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success, Denton, TX, United States of America. (February 5, 2019 – February 5, 2019).
Workshop,"Research Matchmaking," University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (April 19, 2018 – April 19, 2018).
Workshop,"University Forum on Teaching and Learning," University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success, Denton, TX, United States of America. (April 17, 2018 – April 17, 2018).
Workshop,"How to Write Winning Grant Proposals," University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (February 16, 2018 – February 16, 2018).
Workshop,"Faculty Work-Life Balance Workshop," University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (January 21, 2017 – January 21, 2017).
Workshop,"Faculty Mentoring Luncheon," University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (September 21, 2016 – September 21, 2016).
Workshop,"New Faculty Orientation," University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (August 18, 2016 – August 18, 2016).
Leadership Fellow, University of North Texas Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Success. (August 2023 – May 2024).
Guest Lecture, Applied Gerontology, 10. (October 26, 2018 – October 26, 2018).
Guest Lecture, Counselor Education, 25. (March 28, 2018 – March 28, 2018).
Dissertation Committee Member,"Perceptions of Students in Collegiate Recovery Programs," Rehabilitation and Health Services. (September 21, 2018 – November 2023).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Rehabilitation and Health Services. (August 2019 – 2021).
Dissertation Committee Member,"Examining resilience among adolescents with intellectual disabilities and child maltreatment histories," Rehabilitation and Health Services. (August 2020 – August 2021).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Examining alcohol use among sorority women," Rehabilitation and Health Services. (January 13, 2020 – September 2020).
Dissertation Committee Member,"Perception of Falls and Confidence in Self-Management of Falls among Older Adults," Rehabilitation and Health Services. (January 2020 – March 2020).
Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Addressing Post-Graduation Needs of University Students in Recovery," Counseling and Higher Education. (July 2019 – August 2019).
Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Rehabilitation and Health Services. (June 2019 – August 2019).
Directed Individual/Independent Study, Biological Sciences. (September 2018 – December 2018).
Directed Individual/Independent Study, Psychology. (September 2018 – December 2018).
Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Binge eating disorders among African American Women," Rehabilitation and Health Services. (June 2017 – July 2018).
Undergraduate Honors Thesis,"Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Post-Secondary Students: Considerations for College Administration," Honors College. (November 2017 – May 2018).
Mean Green Faculty Spotlight, University of North Texas Athletics. (September 28, 2019 – September 28, 2019).
University of North Texas Honors Day Faculty Recognition, University of North Texas. (April 21, 2017 – April 21, 2017).
University of North Texas Thank A Teacher, Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment and Redesign. (December 2016 – December 2016).
Watts, J. R. (Author), Association for People Supporting Employment, Child maltreatment and its impact across the lifespan: Applying trauma informed principles in rehabilitation counseling, Galveston, Texas, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).
Watts, J. R. (Author & Presenter), Texas Rehabilitation Association Conference, Rehabilitation counseling strategies using trauma-informed care, Texas Rehabilitation Association, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).
Watts, J. R. (Author & Presenter), University of North Texas Recovery to Practice Summer Training Series, Breaking the cycle: Unraveling substance use disorders, trauma, and child maltreatment: Best practices for addiction professionals, UNT Recovery to Practice, Online, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).
Watts, J. R. (Author & Presenter), Recovery to Practice Training Conference, Introduction to Trauma Informed Care, UNT, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2016).
Levingston, B. D. (Presenter), Sharma, R. (Author & Presenter), Watts, J. (Author), Texas Workforce Solutiond - VR Services North Central Texas Eunit End of the Year Celebration, Ethics of Self-Care, Texas Workforce Solutions, Weatherford, TX, United States of America. (2022 – ).
Sharma, R. (Author & Presenter), Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), National Rehabilitation Educators Conference, Rehabilitation and the Recovery to Practice Initiative, National Council on Rehabilitation Education, Online, United States of America. (2020 – 2020).
Watts, J. R. (Author & Presenter), University of North Texas Bilingual and Trauma Informed Integrated Care Project, Integrated care and inter-professional teams, Frisco Texas, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).
Sharma, R. (Author & Presenter), Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), McDaniels, B. (Author & Presenter), Virtual Spring Conference of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education, Challenges and opportunities associated with the shift to online rehabilitation counseling education., NCRE, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).
Watts, J. R. (Author & Presenter), Lazzareschi, N. (Author & Presenter), American Counseling Association, Childhood psychological maltreatment: Essentials for evidenced-based counseling, Toronto Canada, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).
Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), American Counseling Association Annual Conference, Childhood emotional abuse: Recognizing factors that promote maladaptive coping, American Counseling Association, Remote, United States of America. (2021 – 2021).
O'Sullivan, D. (Author & Presenter), Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), Strauser, D. (Author & Presenter), National Rehabilitation Educators Conference, Trauma-Sensitive Rehabilitation Counseling: Paradigms and Principles, National Council on Rehabilitation Education, Online, United States of America. (2020 – 2020).
Watts, J. R. (Author & Presenter), Tu, W. (Author), O'Sullivan, D. (Author), Association for Recovery in Higher Education, The Impact of Self-Stigma on Positive Vocational Outcome Expectations for Students Participating in Collegiate Recovery Programs: An Exploratory Investigation, Association for Recovery in Higher Education, Houston, Texas, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).
Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), O'Sullivan, D. (Author & Presenter), 5th Annual Recovery Conference, Factors Influencing the Working Alliance in Substance Use Treatment, Office of Substance Misuse and Mental Health Recovery Research, University of North Texas, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).
Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), O'Sullivan, D. (Author & Presenter), American Mental Health Counselors Association, Factors Influencing the Working Alliance in Substance Use Disorder Treatment, American Mental Health Counselors Assocication, Washington D.C., United States of America. (2017 – 2017).
Watts, J. R. (Author & Presenter), O'Sullivan, D. (Author), Fourth Annual Recovery Conference, Self-Management and Recovery Training: Program Approach, Principles, and Mechanisms for Change, UNT, UNT, United States of America. (2016).
Watts, J. R. (Author & Presenter), Pennsylvania Counseling Association, Factors affecting the counseling working alliance for individuals with substance dependence and a history of child maltreatment, Pennsylvania Counseling Association, State College, PA, United States of America. (2015).
O'Sullivan, D. (Author & Presenter), Watts, J. R. (Author), Xiao, Y. A. (Author), National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, Relapse prevention planning: Findings from an investigation of SMART recovery participants, National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2015).
Watts, J. R. (Author), Copley, L. (Author & Presenter), European Branch, American Counseling Association, Motivation and the therapeutic alliance: Integrative treatment for co-occurring trauma and substance abuse, Milan, Italy, Italy. (2014).
Copley, L. (Author & Presenter), Watts, J. (Author), European Branch, American Counseling Association, Resilience in complex trauma: The role of relationships and biology, Milan, Italy, Italy. (2014).
Copley, L. (Author), Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), American Mental Health Counseling Association, Integrating motivational interviewing into trauma-informed substance abuse treatment, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (2014).
Copley, L. (Author & Presenter), Watts, J. R. (Author & Presenter), American Counseling Association, Implementing an attachment focused integrative approach for co-occurring substance use issues and traumatic stress, Honolulu, HI, United States of America. (2014).
Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), Chi Sigma Iota Statewide Conference, Empirically supported components for treatment of substance use disorders: Defining what it really means to have a substance use disorder, Penn State, State College, PA, United States of America. (2014).
O'Sullivan, D. (Author), Blum, J. (Author & Presenter), Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), National Conference on Addiction Disorders & Behavioral Healthcare Leadership Summit, Overview of findings from a sample of SMART Recovery community members and comparison of Traditional 12-step models and SMART Recovery for Relapse Prevention Options, Anaheim, CA, United States of America. (2013 – 2013).
Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), Smal, P. (Presenter), Chi-Sigma Iota Statewide Conference, Co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders and barriers to treatment, State College, PA, United States of America. (2013 – 2013).
Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), Copley, L. (Author & Presenter), Pennsylvania Counselor Association Conference, Finding healing through relationships: Using an attachment-focused integrative approach to treat co-occurring trauma and substance use issues, State College, PA, United States of America. (2013 – 2013).
Johnathon, K. (Author & Presenter), David, R. (Author & Presenter), Watts, J. R. (Author & Presenter), Association for Recovery in Higher Education, Peer Support Among Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Association for Recovery in Higher Education, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).
O'Sullivan, D. (Author & Presenter), Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), Annual National Rehabilitation Educators Conference, Child Maltreatment, Substance Abuse and Disability, National Council on Rehabilitation, Anaheim, CA, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).
Watts, J. R. (Author & Presenter), International Symposium for Contemplative Studies, Addiction from a bio-behavioral psycho-social perspective. Using mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing to understand and treat addictive behaviors, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2014).
Watts, J. (Author & Presenter), Copley, L. (Author & Presenter), American Counseling Association, Constructing an integrative training approach for substance abuse counselors, Honolulu, HI, United States of America. (2014).
O'Sullivan, D. (Author & Presenter), Blum, J. (Author), Watts, J. (Author), National Council on Rehabilitation Education, Who facilitates and who attends SMART recovery meetings?, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (2013 – 2013).
Copley, L. (Panelist), Watts, J. R. (Panelist), Scarton, C. (Panelist), International Symposium for Contemplative Studies, Mindfulness, compassion, and the therapeutic presence: Utilizing contemplative studies in clinical mental health counseling, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2014).
New Career in Rehabilitation Education Award, National Council on Rehabilitation Education. (February 1, 2018 – Present).
American Mental Health Counseling Association Foundation Dissertation Research Scholarship, American Mental Health Counseling Association. (May 2015 – Present).
Child-Maltreatment Training Institute Early Career/Transitioning Scholars Award, John Jay College of the City University of New York. (July 2021 – July 2021).
Penn State College of Education Dissertation Research Initiation Grant award, Penn State. (October 2015 – October 2015).
Committee Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (January 2024 – Present).
Committee Member, Student Policy Appeal Committee. (January 2024 – Present).
Committee Member, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee for Audiology Speech Language Pathology. (November 2023 – Present).
Committee Member, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee for Behavior Analysis. (November 2023 – Present).
Committee Member, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee for Social Work. (November 2023 – Present).
Other, Office for Faculty Success Mentorship Program. (August 2023 – Present).
Program Coordinator, Rehabilitation Counseling Masters Program. (July 2021 – Present).
Member, CACREP Accreditation Committee. (April 2021 – Present).
Committee Chair, Hiring Committee Full Time Lecturer for Rehabilitation Health Services. (April 2021 – Present).
Member, University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. (September 2019 – Present).
Member, Admissions Committee. (October 2017 – Present).
Other, Internal Research Board (IRB). (September 2017 – Present).
Committee Member, Clinical Committee. (October 2016 – Present).
Committee Chair, Hiring Committee Assistant Clinical Professor. (December 2023).
Committee Member, Hiring Committee Assistant Clinical Professor. (December 2023).
Committee Member, Hiring Committee Clinical Assistant Professor. (December 2023).
Committee Member, Hiring Committee Lecturer. (December 2023).
Committee Member, Hiring Committee Open Rank Professor. (December 2023).
Committee Member, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Policy Committee. (August 2023 – December 2023).
Co-Chair, Curriculum committee. (August 2022 – 2023).
Chairperson, Hiring Committee Assistant Professor Rehabilitation Counseling. (September 2022 – December 2022).
Member, Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Committee. (October 2018 – 2022).
Other, Collegiate Recovery Program. (September 2016 – 2021).
Guest Speaker, UNT WISE. (June 2020 – June 2020).
Member, Teaching Effectiveness Committee. (September 2018 – December 2019).
Committee Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (September 2016 – December 2019).
Guest Speaker, UNT College Workplace Inclusion and Sustainable Employment (WISE). (July 24, 2019 – July 24, 2019).
Committee Member, Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Counseling Search Committee. (February 2019 – May 2019).
Co-Chair, Student Grade Appeal Policy Development. (March 2019 – April 2019).
Member, Drug and Alcohol Education Taskforce. (November 2018 – April 2019).
Committee Member, Collegiate Recovery Program Director Search Committee. (January 2019 – March 2019).
Committee Member, Addictions Curriculum Committee. (September 2016 – 2018).
Guest Speaker, UNT College Workplace Inclusion and Sustainable Employment (WISE). (September 18, 2018 – September 18, 2018).
Committee Member, University of North Texas International Overdose Awareness Planning Committee. (July 13, 2018 – August 31, 2018).
Guest Speaker, UNT College Workplace Inclusion and Sustainable Employment (WISE). (June 26, 2018 – June 26, 2018).
Guest Speaker, UNT College Workplace Inclusion and Sustainable Employment (WISE). (February 07, 2018 – February 07, 2018).
Guest Speaker, UNT Mayborn School of Journalism. (November 2017 – January 2018).
Guest Speaker, UNT College Workplace Inclusion and Sustainable Employment (WISE). (July 25, 2017 – July 25, 2017).
Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Counseling and Development. (August 2023 – Present).
Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling. (February 2021 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. (September 2020 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. (May 2019 – Present).
Guest Speaker, Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration, Grapevine, Texas, Texas. (September 2023).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling. (November 2017 – December 2020).