This curriculum vitae summarizes the educational and professional background of Joseph R. Tatar II, Ph.D. He received his bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees from the University of California, Irvine focusing on psychology, psychopathology, and quantitative methods. His professional experience includes conducting research on at-risk youth, psychopathy, and criminal justice programs. He has authored several publications and technical reports on these topics. Currently, he works as a lead research analyst for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
1. Curriculum Vitae
Joseph R. Tatar II, Ph.D.
Research and Policy Unit
Office of the Secretary
Wisconsin Department of Corrections
3099 E. Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53704
Telephone: (608) 240-5814
E-mail: Joseph.Tatar@wisconsin.gov
Education_______________________________________________________________
2010-2014 University of California, Irvine
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology and Social Behavior
Specializations in Psychopathology/Behavioral Disorders and Quantitative
Methods
Minor in Psychology and Law
Thesis: Psychopathy in the Transition to Adulthood: Subtypes, Stability
and Offending
Advisors: Jennifer Skeem, Ph.D. & Elizabeth Cauffman, Ph.D.
2007-2010 University of California, Irvine
Master of Arts in Social Ecology
Advisor: Ray Novaco, Ph.D.
2001-2005 University of Wisconsin - Madison
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with distinction
Advisor: Joseph Newman, Ph.D.
Service Positions and Honors_______________________________________________
Fall 2015-Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Social Justice Research
Spring 2014-Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Criminal Justice and Behavior
Spring 2014 UCI Social Ecology Graduate Student Mentoring Award
Spring 2014 American Psychology-Law Society Student Committee
Presentation Award, $150
Winter 2014 School of Social Ecology Dean’s Dissertation Writing Fellowship,
University of California, Irvine, $5885
2. Spring 2013 Carol Kupers Whalen Graduate Research Award, University of
California, Irvine, $1000
Spring 2013 UCI Social Ecology Graduate Student Mentoring Award
Spring 2013 Society for Research in Child Development Student and Early
Career Council Dissertation Award, $2000
Fall 2012 American Psychology-Law Society Grant-in-Aid, $750
Spring 2012 UCI Social Ecology Graduate Student Mentoring Award, $200
Spring 2012 American Psychology-Law Society Travel Award, $500
2010-2014 Graduate Student Mentor, Department of Psychology and Social
Behavior
2003-2005 Vice President of Public Relations, National Society of Collegiate
Scholars, University of Wisconsin chapter
2004 Phi Kappa Phi honor society
2003 Phi Beta Kappa honor society
Affiliations______________________________________________________________
July 2014-Present American Psychological Society, Member
October 2012-Present Society for Research in Child Development,
Member
September 2011-June 2015 Association for Criminal Justice Research (California),
Student Member
February 2008-Present American Psychology-Law Society, Member
Professional Experience___________________________________________________
Academic Research Experience
March 2008-June 2014 Graduate Research Assistant in Professor Elizabeth
Cauffman’s Development, Disorder, and Delinquency Lab
Conducted graduate research on at-risk youth and incarcerated adolescents.
Projects completed at multiple sites and jurisdictions, including juvenile justice
3. facilities and juvenile probation agencies in California, Pennsylvania, and
Louisiana. Research focused on psychopathic traits and psychopathy subtypes,
developmental psychopathology, and exposure to traumatic life events.
Supervised undergraduate research projects for the university’s Undergraduate
Research Opportunities Program and conference posters. Participated in weekly
graduate lab meetings focused on data analysis issues, manuscript preparation and
editing, and scholarly presentation development. Dissertation research from this
research lab followed adults formerly incarcerated as juveniles to gauge the
stability of psychopathic traits and antisocial behavior during this developmental
transition to adulthood. Study also involved coordination with the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
January 2008-June 2014 Graduate Research Assistant in Professor Jennifer Skeem’s
Psychopathology and Criminal Justice Lab
Conducted graduate research using college-aged samples, incarcerated juvenile
offenders, and adults on probation and parole in California and Hawaii. Research
administration methods included survey techniques, semi-structured interviews,
and physiological assessments. Research focused on psychopathic traits and
psychopathy subtypes, criminogenic risk factors, cultural effects on personality
construct assessments, biological responsivity to stress, and evaluation of parole
and probation supervision practices. Participated in monthly lab meetings to
coordinate with, train and supervise undergraduate researchers. Also participated
in bi-weekly writing meetings aimed at manuscript preparation and editing
practices.
January 2011-June 2012 Graduate Research Assistant for UCI Center for Evidence
Based Corrections
Conducted graduate research evaluating the California Parole Supervision and
Reintegration Model (CPSRM), a parole reform enacted by the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Research focused on parole
officer responsivity to reform and gauging change in perceptions of
rehabilitation/punitiveness, in-session interactions between parole agents and
parolees, and parolee responsiveness to program components. Responsibilities
involved statistical data analysis, management of criminal justice datasets,
preparation of research reports submitted to CDCR stakeholders, conference
presentation and poster development, and interviews with parole agents and
parolees at various parole sites across California.
September 2004-May 2005 Undergraduate Research Assistant in Professor Joseph
Newman’s psychology lab at the University of Wisconsin-
Madison.
4. Conducted pilot studies on undergraduate participants for doctoral students
working in Professor Newman’s research lab. Research focused on information
processing and attention in relation to the construct of psychopathy.
March 2004-September 2004 Undergraduate Research Assistant in Professor Joseph
Newman’s psychology lab at Oshkosh State Correctional
Institution.
Administered batteries of computer-based research tasks on inmate participants at
Oshkosh State Correctional Institution. Research focused on information
processing deficits and reward vs. punishment saliency patterns seen in
psychopathic individuals.
Practical Research Experience
July 2016-Present Lead Research Analyst at the Wisconsin Department
of Corrections; Madison, WI
Served as lead statistical analyst for the Research and Policy Unit of the Office of
the Secretary within the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Served as the lead
technical expert for the executive team, department and program managers to
analyze program and department-wide research needs, and the development of
agency-wide and program-specific performance measures. Additionally, assigned
cross-division projects and provided direction, assistance and training to other
research analysts. Project work included population reports targeting offender
recidivism following release from prison and offender rehabilitation programming
evaluations using propensity score matching methods and cost-benefit analyses.
Served as the project lead and jurisdictional administrator for the Results First
Initiative, a partnership with the Pew Charitable Trusts and the MacArthur
Foundation in the evaluation of offender programming that targets recidivism
reduction through cost-benefit analysis designed to yield more effective data
driven decision-making within state government. Functioned as a contributing
member of the State of Wisconsin’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council,
particularly for subcommittees pertaining to evidence-based decision making and
data sharing.
April 2014-July 2016 Research Analyst-Advanced at the Wisconsin Department
of Corrections; Madison, WI
Conducted large-scale research on inmates housed in prison and offenders
supervised in the community under the jurisdiction of the Wisconsin Department
of Corrections. Areas of focus for research include general recidivism, sexual
recidivism, racial disparities in drug-related sentencing, racial disparities in
supervision revocations, and the impact of residency restriction ordinances on sex
offender homelessness and absconding behavior. Also serve as the lead
researcher and point-of-contact for the State of Wisconsin on the Results First
5. Initiative, a collaboration with the Pew Charitable Trusts and MacArthur
Foundation. Project seeks to conduct a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of
offender programming designed to reduce future recidivism.
January 2006-July 2007 Treatment Specialist at Sand Ridge Secure Treatment
Center; Mauston, WI
Conducted psychological and achievement assessments on civilly committed
sexual offenders and participated in committee meetings for treatment program
assignment resulting from such assessments. Collected and prepared research
findings on the clinical utility of the polygraph, phallometric assessments, and
cognitive methodology; as well as medication effects on sexual
performance/drive. Findings from this research were presented at the Association
for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers national conference. Responsibilities also
included management of large, longitudinal datasets of patient disruptive
behavior, phallometric assessment profiles, and medication prescription and
compliance.
Publications_____________________________________________________________
Johnson, M., Skeem, J. L., Kennealy, P., Tatar, J. R., & Dickerson, S. (under review).
Do fearless dominance and self-centered impulsivity differentially predict
Emotional and cortisol responses to social stress? Psychoneuroendocrinology.
Skeem, J. L., Kennealy, P., Tatar, J. R., Hernandez, I., & Keith, F. (in press). Can
juvenile risk assessment inform effective risk reduction? Examining construct
validity. Psychological Assessment.
Tatar, J. R., Cavanagh, C., & Cauffman, E. (2016). The importance of
(anti)social influence in serious juvenile offenders with psychopathic traits.
Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 22, 92-104.
Clark, S. K., Jeglic, E., L., Calkins-Mercado, C., Tatar, J. R. (2016). More
than a nuisance: The prevalence and consequences of frotteurism and
exhibitionism. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 28, 3-19.
Skeem, J. L., Winter, E., Kennealy, P., Eno Louden, J., & Tatar, J. R. (2014).
Offenders with mental illness have criminogenic needs, too: Toward recidivism
reduction. Law & Human Behavior, 38, 212-224.
Kimonis, E. R., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2012). Substance related disorders
among juvenile offenders: What role do psychopathic traits play? Psychology of
Addictive Behaviors, 26, 212-225.
6. Tatar, J. R., Cauffman, E., Kimonis, E. R., & Skeem, J. L. (2012). Victimization
history and post-traumatic stress: An analysis of psychopathy variants in male
juvenile offenders. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 5, 102-113.
(Reprinted in: P. Kerig (Ed.) (2013). Trauma and juvenile delinquency: New
directions in research and intervention. Oxfordshire, UK: Taylor & Francis.)
Tatar, J. R., Kaasa, S. O., & Cauffman, E. (2012). Perceptions of procedural
justice among female offenders: Time does not heal all wounds. Psychology,
Public Policy and Law, 18, 268-296.
Tatar, J. R., Kennealy, P., Skeem, J. L., Lam, S., & Dickerson, S. S. (in prep.).
Do Asian-Americans experience affective processes and psychopathy differently
than Caucasians?
Kennealy, P., Diaz, C. P., Johnston, A. R., Tatar, J. R., Skeem, J. L., Dickerson, S. (in
prep). Self-conscious emotions in primary and secondary psychopathy.
Kaasa, S. O., Tatar, J. R., Cauffman, E., & Dezember, A. (in prep). The impact of
waiver to adult court on youths’ perceptions of procedural justice.
Braithwaite, H., Tatar, J. R., & Turner, S. (in prep). The impact of California parole
reform on parole agent attitudes.
Technical Research Reports________________________________________________
Tatar, J. R. & Jones, M. (August, 2016). Recidivism after release from prison.
Wisconsin Department of Corrections Research and Policy Unit: Performance
Measurement Series. Available at:
http://doc.wi.gov/Documents/WEB/ABOUT/DATARESEARCH/Recidivism%20
Report%203_FINAL%208.29.2016.pdf.
Tatar, J. R. & Streveler, A. (September, 2015). Sex offender recidivism after release
from prison. Wisconsin Department of Corrections Research and Policy Unit:
Performance Measurement Series. Available at:
http://doc.wi.gov/Documents/WEB/ABOUT/DATARESEARCH/NOTABLESTA
TISTICS/Sexual%20Offender%20Recidivism%20Report%209.22.2015%20FIN
AL.pdf.
Tatar, J. R. (June, 2015). Wisconsin Results First Initiative: Adult criminal justice
7. program inventory initial report. Wisconsin Department of Corrections Research
and Policy Unit: Cost-Benefit Series. Available at:
http://doc.wi.gov/Documents/WEB/ABOUT/DATARESEARCH/WI%20RF%20
Program%20Inventory%20-%20Initial%20Version%20-
%20FINAL%20Report.pdf.
Skeem, J. L., Kennealy, P. J., Hernandez, I., Clark, S., & Tatar, J. R. (July, 2013). CA-
YASI Predictive Utility: How well do scores and classifications predict youths’
infractions and re-arrest? Risk Reduction Research Lab Working Paper.
Available at: http://risk-resilience.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/wp-
content/gallery/publications/PhaseIII_Report_Final.pdf.
Braithwaite, H., Tatar, J. R., & Turner, S. (May, 2012). Impact of the California Parole
Supervision and Reintegration Model (CPSRM) on parolee perceptions of
supervision, UCI Center for Evidence-Based Corrections Working Paper.
Available at: http://ucicorrections.seweb.uci.edu/files/2014/08/Impact-of-the-
California-Parole-Supervision-and-Reintegration-Model-CPSRM-on-parolee-
perceptions-of-supervision.pdf.
Turner, S., Braithwaite, H., Tatar, J. R., Omori, M., & Kearney, L. (June, 2011). The
impact of the California Parole Supervision and Reintegration Model (CPSRM)
pilot implementation on parole agent attitudes, UCI Center for Evidence-Based
Corrections Working Paper. Available at:
http://ucicorrections.seweb.uci.edu/files/2013/06/The-impact-of-CPSRM-pilot-
implementation-on-parole-agent-attitudes.pdf.
Conference Paper Presentations____________________________________________
Tatar, J. R., Braithwaite, H., & Turner, S. (2013, March). The California Parole
Supervision and Reintegration Model: Parole reform impact on parolee attitudes
and reentry. Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society
conference (Portland, OR).
Tatar, J. R., Turner, S., Braithwaite, H., & Omori, M. (2012, March). The California
8. Parole Supervision and Rehabilitation Model (CPSRM): Translating risk-needs-
responsivity to real-world settings. Paper presented at the American Psychology
and Law Society conference (San Juan, PR).
*** Recipient of the 2012 American Psychology-Law Society Travel Award
Tatar, J. R. (2011, October). An evaluation of the California Parole Supervision and
Reintegration Model (CPSRM). Paper presented at the Association for Criminal
Justice Research – California conference (Huntington Beach, CA).
Tatar, J. R., Malnove, A., Hadinata, N., Velazquez, E., & Cauffman, E. (2011, March).
The effect of psychopathy on the relation between social influence and offending.
Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society conference
(Miami, FL).
Tatar, J. R., Kennealy, P., Lam, S., Skeem, J. L., & Dickerson, S. S. (2010, March).
Does Asian ethnicity moderate the relation between psychopathy measures and
indices of emotional experience and expression? Paper presented at the American
Psychology and Law Society conference (Vancouver, BC).
Tatar, J. R., Kimonis, E. R., Kennealy, P., Cauffman, E. & Skeem, J. L. (2009, March).
Victimization history and PTSD: An analysis of psychopathy subtypes. Paper
presented at the American Psychology and Law Society conference (San Antonio,
TX).
Kaasa, S. O., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2009, March). Perceptions of procedural
justice among female offenders: Time does not heal all wounds. Paper presented
at the American Psychology and Law Society conference (San Antonio, TX).
Kaasa, S. O., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2009, March). The impact of waiver to adult
court on youths’ perceptions of procedural justice. Paper presented at the
American Psychology and Law Society conference (San Antonio, TX).
Finch, K., Thornton, D., & Tatar, J. R. (2007, November). Penile output, medication,
and underlying medical condition. Paper presented at the Association for the
Treatment of Sexual Abusers conference (San Diego, CA).
Finch, K., Thornton, D., & Tatar, J. R. (2007, November). Potential brain injury,
executive functioning, and penile response. Paper presented at the Association
for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers conference (San Diego, CA).
9. Palmer, S., Tatar, J. R., Finch, K., Smith, J., & Thornton, D. (2006, September). Self-
reported paraphilias among low functioning, high risk sexual offenders. Paper
presented at the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers conference
(Chicago, IL).
Finch, K., Thornton, D., Palmer, S., & Tatar, J. R. (2006, September). PPG assessment
with low functioning, high risk sexual offenders. Paper presented at the
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers conference (Chicago, IL).
Conference Poster Presentations____________________________________________
Kim, A., Rodriguez, A., Chauv, J., Larson, J. M., Salgado, R., Tatar, J. R., Fine, A., &
Cauffman, E. (2014, April). Does psychosocial maturity mediate callous-
unemotional traits and adolescent offending? Poster presented at the Western
Psychological Association conference (Portland, OR).
*** Recipient of the 2014 Western Psychological Foundation Student Scholarship
Award
Sitacarini, S., Garrie, K., Nazary, M., Domon, K., Saraj, M., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman,
E. (2014, April). Adolescent psychopathic traits and the development of poor
social bonds. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association
conference (Portland, OR).
Tatar, J. R., Skeem, J. L., & Cauffman, E. (2014, March). Psychopathic trait instability
in the transition to adulthood: Impact of psychopathology and adversity. Poster
presented at the American Psychology-Law Society conference (New Orleans,
LA).
*** Recipient of the 2014 American Psychology-Law Society Student Committee
Presentation Award
Nguyen, S. V., Harrison, C. R., Smith, K.J., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2013,
August). The impact of external sources of monitoring on youth delinquency:
Role of callous-unemotional traits. Poster presented at the American
Psychological Association conference (Honolulu, HI).
Harrison, C. R., Nguyen, S. V., Smith, K. J., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2013, April).
10. The moderating effect of callous-unemotional traits on juvenile conduct. Poster
presented at the Western Psychological Association conference (Reno, NV).
Tatar, J. R., Braithwaite, H., & Turner, S. (2012, November). Parole reform in
California: Parolee perceptions of supervision. Poster presented at the
American Society of Criminology conference (Chicago, IL).
Navarro, S., Sandhu, N., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2012, April). Romantic
relationships in adolescence: Effects on anger and offending. Poster presented at
the Western Psychological Association conference (San Francisco, CA).
Tatar, J. R., Braithwaite, H., Omori, M., & Turner, S. (2011, November). Evaluating
parole reform: Parole agent attitudes toward rehabilitation. Poster presented at the
American Society of Criminology conference (Washington, D.C.).
Martinez, J., Duell, N., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2011, April). Determining callous-
unemotional traits as a qualifier for DSM-V conduct disorder. Poster presented at
the Western Psychological Association conference (Los Angeles, CA).
Hadinata, N., Malnove, A., Velazquez, E., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2010, August).
Social influences’ mediating effect between psychopathy and offending behavior.
Poster presented at the American Psychological Association conference (San
Diego, CA).
Hadinata, N., Malnove, A., Velazquez, E., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2010, April).
Social influences’ mediating effect between psychopathy and offending behavior.
Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association conference (Cancun,
Mexico).
Messerschmidt, J. D., Craib, K., Steiner, A., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2009, April).
Variations between psychopathic and non-psychopathic incarcerated juvenile
offenders. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association conference
(Portland, OR).
Invited Talks and Lectures________________________________________________
December 2013 Invited Lecture, “Externalizing Problems”, Adolescent
Development, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior,
University of California, Irvine
11. July 2013 Invited Lecture, “Disruptive Behavior in Adolescents”, Child
Therapies, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior,
University of California, Irvine
May 2013 Invited Lecture, “Intelligence”, Psychology Fundamentals,
Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of
California, Irvine
December 2010 Invited Talk, “DSM-V and Conduct Disorder with Callous-
Unemotional Traits”, Psychopathology Brown Bag, Department of
Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine
October 2010 Invited Lecture, “Groups, Relationships, and the Depths of Social
Influence”, Psychology Fundamentals, Department of Psychology
and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine
October 2009 Invited Lecture, “The Depths of Social Influence”, Psychology
Fundamentals, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior,
University of California, Irvine
June 2009 Invited Talk, “Victimization History and PTSD: An Analysis of
Psychopathy Subtypes”, Second-Year Project Symposium,
Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of
California, Irvine
March 2009 Invited Lecture, “Psychopharmacology”, Drugs and Behavior,
Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of
California, Irvine
July 2008 Invited Lecture, “The DSM-IV and Diagnosing Childhood
Disorder”, Clinical Child Psychology, Department of Psychology
and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine
September 2006 Invited Talk, “The WIAT-II (Wechsler Individual Achievement
Test): An Overview”, Assessment Symposium Series, Sand Ridge
Secure Treatment Center
August 2006 Invited Talk, The WAIS-III (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale):
An Overview”, Assessment Symposium Series, Sand Ridge Secure
Treatment Center
July 2006 Invited Talk, “The WMS-III (Wechsler Individual Memory Scale):
An Overview”, Assessment Symposium Series, Sand Ridge Secure
Treatment Center
Teaching Experience______________________________________________________
12. Fall 2013 Teaching Assistant, Adolescent Development
University of California, Irvine
Summer 2013 Teaching Assistant, Child Therapies
University of California, Irvine
Spring 2013 Teaching Assistant, Psychology Fundamentals
University of California, Irvine
Winter 2013 Teaching Assistant, Statistical Analysis in Social Ecology
University of California, Irvine
Fall 2012 Teaching Assistant, Social Epidemiology
University of California, Irvine
Summer 2012 Teaching Assistant, Statistical Analysis in Social Ecology
University of California, Irvine
Fall 2010 Teaching Assistant, Psychology Fundamentals
University of California, Irvine
Summer 2010 Teaching Assistant, Clinical Child Psychology
University of California, Irvine
Spring 2010 Teaching Assistant, Personality
University of California, Irvine
Winter 2010 Teaching Assistant, Deviance
University of California, Irvine
Fall 2009 Teaching Assistant, Psychology Fundamentals
University of California, Irvine
Spring 2009 Teaching Assistant, Drugs and Behavior
University of California, Irvine
Winter 2009 Teaching Assistant, Psychology Fundamentals
University of California, Irvine
Fall 2008 Teaching Assistant, Statistical Analysis in Social Ecology
University of California, Irvine
Summer 2008 Teaching Assistant, Clinical Child Psychology
University of California, Irvine
13. Spring 2008 Teaching Assistant, Statistical Analysis in Social Ecology
University of California, Irvine
Winter 2008 Teaching Assistant, Naturalistic Field Research
University of California, Irvine
Fall 2007 Teaching Assistant, Environmental Analysis and Design
University of California, Irvine
Research Mentorship_____________________________________________________
Fall 2013-Spring 2014 Anneji Kim, Angel Rodriguez, Rogelio Salgado, Jonathan
Larson, & Jason Chauv, Undergraduate Research
Opportunities Program
Teen Spirit: Does Psychosocial Maturity Moderate the
Effect of Callous-Unemotional Traits on Juvenile
Offending?
Fall 2013-Spring 2014 Stephanie Sitacarini, Mariam Nazary, Mariam Saraj, Kevin
Garrie, & Keith Domon, Undergraduate Research
Opportunities Program
Social Influences on Psychopathic Traits Development
Winter 2013-Spring 2013 Madison Wilson, Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program
Criminogenic Needs and Officer-Probationer Interaction
Style: An Assessment of Hawaii's Interactive Journaling
Program
Fall 2012-Spring 2013 Stephanie Nguyen & Kiley Smith, Undergraduate Research
Opportunities Program
Exploring the Impact of External Sources of Monitoring on
Juveniles with Callous-Unemotional Traits
Winter 2012-Spring 2012 Madison Wilson, Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program
Risk, Needs, Responsivity and Recidivism: An Assessment
of Hawaii’s Interactive Journaling Program
Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Navneet Sandhu, Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program
Positive and Negative Experiences in Romantic
Relationships: How Do These Experiences Affect Anger in
Adolescents and Rates of Offending While Incarcerated?
14. Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Johanna Martinez & Natasha Duell, Undergraduate
Research Opportunities Program
Determining Callous-Unemotional Traits as a Qualifier for
DSM-V Conduct Disorder
Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Adam Malnove, Nathan Hadinata, & Elizabeth Velazquez,
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Social Influences’ Mediating Effect Between Psychopathy
and Offending Behavior
Fall 2008-Spring 2009 Jacqueline Messerschmidt, Kaycie Craib, & Amanda
Steiner, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Variations Between Psychopathic and Non-Psychopathic
Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders
Additional Skills_________________________________________________________
Statistical and Other Software: SPSS, Stata, Mplus, SAS, AMOS, R, G*Power,
ArcGIS
Additional Training:
Administration of Intellectual Assessments – WAIS, WASI, WMS, WIAT
Administration of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version
Relevant Courses
University of California, Irvine
Adult Psychopathology; Child Psychopathology; Psychological Assessment; Mental
Health Services and Intervention; Research in Psychopathology and Behavioral Disorder;
Research in Developmental Psychopathology; Research in Psychology and Law;
Violence, Society; and Psychopathy; Adolescence; Memory and the Law; Eyewitness
Testimony; Quantitative Methods in Psychology; Advanced Quantitative Methods;
Research Methods in Psychology; Applied Psychology Research; Strategies in Theory
Development; Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis; Applied Logistic Regression;
Structural Equation Modeling; Advanced Structural Equation Modeling, Geographical
Information Systems
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Abnormal Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral
Psychology – Psychoses, Psychology of Personality, Clinical Psychology – Psychopathy
Lab, Statistics in Psychology