He received a PhD in Biopsychology from Stony Brook University, and completed an NIAAA funded post-doctoral fellowship at the Center for Translational Neuroscience of Alcoholism at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Watson and his students study the neurocognitive correlates of impulsive behaviors with potential adverse health consequences such as binge drinking and disinhibited eating. He teaches courses in statistics, Brain & Behavior, and cognitive neuroscience.