Coady Lapierre Profile

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Coady Lapierre, Ph.D., LSSP


Dr. Coady Lapierre is a Full Professor in the Department of Counseling and Psychology at Texas A&M University-Central Texas. Dr. Lapierre holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University and is a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology in the State of Texas. He received a M.A. in Special Education from the University of New Mexico and a B.A. in Psychology from Texas State University. Dr. Lapierre joined Tarleton State University-Central Texas in the Fall of 2000 and helped develop what would become TAMUCT. He was the founding chair of the Faculty Senate, the Institutional Review Board, and the Department of Counseling and Psychology. He was recognized as a TAMUCT Distinguished Graduate Faculty member in 2013 due in part to his research efforts in the areas of PTSD and School Safety. His current research efforts are focused on epidemiological projects in substance and addiction. Recent presentations and publications include focus on school responses to COVID, examination of lead and methanol in home distilled alcohol, issues involving school safety, retention issues in School Psychology, and research on The Internet Process Addition Test. He is also a reviewer for the Journal of Child and Family Studies; Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking; and the Journal of the American Medical Association: Psychiatry.


Selected Publications:

Lapierre, C., Erlandson, L.W., Stoneroad, R., Rhiner, A., Gosnell, R., Barber, J.,& Pham, L. (2024). Substances of health concern in home-distilled and commercial alcohols from Texas. Heliyon, 10(11), E42317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32317

Lapierre, C. & Schwegler, A. (2023). Perceived challenges, efficacy, educational impact, and implementation of COVID-19 mitigation measures in public schools. Research and Practice in the Schools, 10(1), 51-66. https://www.txasp.org/tasp-journal

Lapierre, C., Ruehlen, G., Myers, S. & Fiala, S. (2015). Responses to school bomb threats: A survey of stakeholders. Research and Practice in the Schools, 3(1), 30-36. https://www.txasp.org/tasp-journal

Northrup, J., Lapierre, C., Kirk, J. & Rae C. (2015) The Internet Process Addiction Test: Screening for addictions to processes facilitated by the internet. Behavioral Sciences, 5(3), 341-352. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs5030341

Lapierre, C. B., Schwegler, A. F., & LaBauve, B. J. (2007). Posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms in soldiers returning from combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20(6), 933-943. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20278