Publications

Robinson, L. E., Watson, K. R., Fensterstock, N., Hogenkamp, S., Xu, Y., Garner, H., Warri, V. R., Morgan, C. H., Garcia, A. A., Wu, C., Dunn, D., Espelage, D. L., Astor, R. A., McMahon, S. D., Reddy, L. A., Anderman, E. M., Worrell, F. C., & Martinez, A. (2025). School Safety Concerns and Solutions: A Qualitative Analysis of U.S. School Psychologists’ Perspectives. Behavioral Sciences, 15(2), 228. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15020228

Watson, K. R., & Astor, R. A. (2025). A critical review of empirical support for trauma-informed approaches in schools and a call for conceptual,empirical and practice integration. Review of Education, 13, e70025. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.70025

Watson, K. R., Astor, R. A., Capp, G., & Benbenishty, R.  (2024). School social workers’ reports of differences in policies and practices in trauma-informed and non-trauma-informed schools. Behavioral Sciences, 14(11), 991; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14110991

Astor, R. A., Benbenishty, R., Capp, G. P., Watson, K. R., Wu, C., McMahon, S. D., ... & Anderman, E. M. (2024). How school policies, strategies, and relational factors contribute to teacher victimization and school safety. Journal of Community Psychology, 52(1), 39-57. 

Watson, K. R., Capp, G., Astor, R. A., Kelly, M. S., & Benbenishty, R. (2022). “We Need to Address the Trauma”: School Social Workers′ Views About Student and Staff Mental Health During COVID-19. School Mental Health, 14(4), 902-917.

Watson, K. R., Astor, R. A., Benbenishty, R., Capp, G., & Kelly, M. S. (2022). Needs of children and families during spring 2020 COVID-19 school closures: Findings from a National Survey. Social Work, 67(1), 17-27.

Kelly, M. S., Benbenishty, R., Capp, G., Watson, K., & Astor, R. (2021). Practice in a pandemic: School social workers’ adaptations and experiences during the 2020 COVID-19 school disruptions. Families in Society, 102(3), 400-413.

Capp, G., Watson, K., Astor, R. A., Kelly, M. S., & Benbenishty, R. (2021). School social worker voice during COVID-19 school disruptions: A national qualitative analysis. Children & Schools, 43(2), 79-88.

Astor, R. A., Benbenishty, R., & Watson, K. R. (2021). A conceptual and large-scale empirical examination of the Welcoming Empowerment Monitoring Approach (WEMA) for school safety and substance use reduction. Research on Social Work Practice, 31(5), 454-468.

Pickens, I.B., Howard, M.L., Halladay‐Goldman, J., Cruise, K.R., & Watson, K.R. (2019). Development and pilot of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Trauma‐Informed Juvenile Court Self‐Assessment. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 70(2), 31-54.