2024 MMPI Workshops & 59th Annual MMPI Research Symposium


Wednesday, June 12, 2024
to Saturday, June 15, 2024
Category: Convention

June 12 - June 15, 2024 | Tempe, AZ

Symposium will take place June 14 - June 15, 2024 from 8am to 5pm. 

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Workshop Tracks
Wednesday, June 12

Track A: Introduction to the MMPI-3 

Track B: Use of the MMPI-3 and Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ) in Preemployment Evaluations of Public Safety Candidates

Thursday, June 13 

Track A: Advanced MMPI-3 Topics 

Track B: Forensic Applications of the MMPI-3

Pricing
Early Registration ( Now - April 2nd ) 
Registration Type  One-Day Workshop  Two-Day Workshop  Symposium Only  Full Experience
Student $179 $279 $124 $349
Early-Career $279 $399 $199 $549
Member/Fellow/Associate $299 $449 $224 $724
Non-Member Student $224 $349 $159 $399
Non-Member Early-Career $349 $479 $269 $629
Non-Member $399 $589 $324 $864

 

Regular Registration ( April 3 - June 4 ) 
Registration Type  One-Day Workshop  Two-Day Workshop  Symposium Only  Full Experience
Student $204 $304 $149 $374
Early-Career $304 $424 $224 $574
Member/Fellow/Associate $324 $474 $249 $749
Non-Member Student $249 $374 $184 $424
Non-Member Early-Career $374 $504 $294 $654
Non-Member $424 $614 $349 $889

Late Registration ( June 5 - June 15 ) 
Registration Type  One-Day Workshop  Two-Day Workshop  Symposium Only  Full Experience
Student $254 $354 $199 $424
Early-Career $354 $474 $274 $624
Member/Fellow/Associate $374 $524 $299 $799
Non-Member Student $299 $424 $234 $474
Non-Member Early-Career $424 $554 $344 $704
Non-Member $474 $664 $399 $939

 

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations will be accepted for this event, less a $75 administrative fee, until May 12, 2024. After this date NO REFUNDS will be granted. 


The Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. SPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Society for Personality Assessment is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0218. 

Agenda

June 14
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Welcome!
Yossef S. Ben-Porath (Kent State University), Workshop & Symposium Coordinator, Martin Sellbom (University of Otago) & Dustin B. Wygant (Eastern Kentucky University), Symposium Program Co-chairs 
9:05 AM - 10:00 AM A Perspective on Contemporary MMPI Scale Development: The MMPI-3 Antagonism Scale as an Exemplar
Martin Sellbom (University of Otago) & Jacob R. Brown (Kent State University)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Assessing Adaptive and Maladaptive Behaviors Using the MMPI-3 Personality Psychopathology-Five Scales
Mattea I. Parker, Tayla T.C. Lee (Ball State University), Taylor R. Rodriguez, & Joye C. Anestis (Rutgers University)
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Determining the Importance of Compulsivity When Using Dimensional Trait Models to Conceptualize OCPD
Kaitlyn E. May, Jacob R. Brown, Keefe J. Maccarone, & Yossef S. Ben-Porath (Kent State University)
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Preliminary Explorations of the Feasibility of Using the MMPI-3 With Older Adult Veterans
William H. Menton (Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System), Craig A. Marquardt (Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, University of Minnesota), Bridget M. Doane, Patrick J. Cruitt (Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System), & Paul A. Arbisi (University of Minnesota)
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Screening for Posttraumatic Distress on the MMPI-3: Evidence From Community Veterans and Their Romantic Partners
Craig A. Marquardt (Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, University of Minnesota), Paul A. Arbisi (University of Minnesota), William H. Menton (Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System), & Melissa A. Polusny (Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, University of Minnesota)
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM MMPI-3 Assessment of Trauma in a Civil Forensic Setting
John G. Wygant, Dustin B. Wygant (Eastern Kentucky University), & Timothy S. Allen (Lexington Forensic Psychiatry)
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Exploring Differential Associations Between the MMPI-3 and Measures of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Dissociation in a Sample of Incarcerated Woman
Tasha R. Phillips (Independent Practice, Oregon), Megan R. Whitman, Kaci F. Holmes, Jacob R. Brown, Yossef S. Ben-Porath (Kent State University)
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Memorial Presentation Honoring the Careers of Robert P. Archer, John L. McNulty, & Auke Tellegen
Moderator: Martin Sellbom (University of Otago) 

Robert P. Archer
Presenter: Richard W. Handel (Eastern Virginia Medical School) 

John L. McNulty
Presenter: Paul A. Arbisi (University of Minnesota) 

Auke Tellegen
Presenter: Yossef S. Ben-Porath (Kent State University) 
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Poster Session
More information coming soon!
4:15 PM - 4:20 PM Adjourn
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Reception
June 15
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Integrated Paper Session: Linking the MMPI-3 and MPQ
Chair: Yossef S. Ben-Porath (Kent State University) 

Investigating the Joint Construct and Predictive Validity of the MMPI-3 and MPQ

Examining the Linearity of the Associations Between MMPI-3 and MPQ Scores

Predicting Police Post-Employment Performance Using the MMPI-3 and MPQ
 
Discussant: Martin Sellbom (University of Otago)
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Validation of an Informant Rating Form for the MMPI-3
Sydney J. Yochum, Brittany L. Mitton, & Nathan C. Weed (Central Michigan University)
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Mapping MMPI-3 Scales to the RDoC Domains and Constructs: A Conceptual Framework
Prisca Obierefu, & R. Michael Bagby (University of Toronto)
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM What Does the MMPI-3 Behavior-Restricting Fears Scale Measure?
Andrew J. Kremyar (Kent State University & Mary A. Rackham Institute, University of Michigan), Yossef S. Ben-Porath (Kent State University), & Auke Tellegen (University of Minnesota)
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Roundtable Discussion: Future Directions of MMPI Research
Moderators: Martin Sellbom (University of Otago) & Dustin B. Wygant (Eastern Kentucky University)
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Evaluating the Utility of the MMPI-3 in Sub-Sahara Africa: A Comparison of White and Black to U.S. and Nigeria University Students
Charles Tochukwu Orjiakor (University of Nigeria, Nsukka), Joye C. Anestis (Rutgers University), Sharlane C. L. Lau, & R. Michael Bagby (University of Toronto)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Por Fin, the MMPI-3: A Review of Current Research on Latinos/as in the United States
Roberto Velasquez (Northern New Mexico College)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM The Utility of the MMPI-3 in the Assessment of Pre- and Post-Operative Psychosocial Functioning in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Ryan J. Marek (Sam Houston State University), Ashleigh Pona (The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center), Leslie J. Heinberg (Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine), Yossef S. Ben-Porath (Kent State University)
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Break
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Investigating the Construct Validity of the MMPI-A-RF-Tri Scales
Molly E. Armstrong (Ball State University), Ky Bray (The University of Mississippi), Alexandria K. Johnson, Janay B. Sander, & Tayla T.C. Lee (Ball State University)
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Externalizing Psychopathology Among Ohio Inmates
Megan R. Whitman (Kent State University), Tasha R. Phillips (Independent Practice, Oregon), Dustin B. Wygant (Eastern Kentucky University), Martin Sellbom (University of Otago), & Yossef S. Ben-Porath (Kent State University)
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM An Analogue Investigation of the Validity of the MMPI-3 in Personnel Selection of Firefighter Candidates
Cheyenne McIntyre, Abbey Killick, Sharlane Lau, & R. Michael Bagby (University of Toronto)
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Revising the Activation Scale of the Multidimensional Behavioral Health Screen
David M. McCord, Adam D. Hicks, & Matthew C. Dodge (Western Carolina University)
4:15 PM - 4:20 PM Adjourn

Headshots Coming Soon! 

Dr. Paul Arbisi is a staff clinical psychologist at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota.

He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1990. Dr. Arbisi consults with inpatient and outpatient psychiatric teams and conducts disability evaluations for veterans seeking benefits for PTSD. Dr. Arbisi has published extensively on detecting malingering with the MMPI-2 and using the MMPI-2 in psychiatric settings. He has a private practice specializing in disability evaluations and fitness for duty examinations.

Dr. Yossef Ben-Porath is professor of psychological sciences at Kent State University. He received his doctoral training at the University of Minnesota and has been involved extensively in MMPI research for the past 38 years. He is codeveloper of the MMPI-3, MMPI-2-RF, and MMPI-A-RF and coauthor of test manuals, books, book chapters, and articles on the MMPI instruments. Former editor-in-chief of the journals Assessment and Psychological Assessment, Dr. Ben-Porath is a board-certified clinical psychologist (American Board of Professional Psychology-Clinical) whose clinical practice involves supervision of assessments at Kent State’s Psychological Clinic, consultation to agencies that screen candidates for public safety positions, and provision of consultation and expert witness services in forensic cases.

Dr. David Corey is a licensed psychologist with more than 30 years of experience performing high-stakes evaluations of public safety applicants and employees. He is the founding president of the American Board of Police & Public Safety Psychology and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.

He is board certified in forensic psychology and in police and public safety psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Corey is licensed in Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, California, Utah, and Arizona.

Dr. Martin Sellbom is a Professor in Clinical Psychology at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2007 from Kent State University. His research focuses on psychopathy and other personality disorders, the integration of personality and psychopathology, and personality assessment with the MMPI instruments. Professor Sellbom's work has been featured in over 300 publications with three books, including Introducing the MMPI-3 (co-authored with Yossef Ben-Porath). He has won several awards, including the American Psychological Foundation’s Theodore Millon mid-career award for advancing personality science, American Psychology-Law Society’s Saleem Shah Award and Society for Personality Assessment’s Samuel and Anne Beck Award for early career achievement. Professor Sellbom serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Personality Assessment. For his clinical practice, he specializes in forensic psychological evaluations.

Dr. Dustin Wygant is a Professor of Psychology and Program Director of clinical training at Eastern Kentucky University, where he also serves as the Executive Director of Integrated Behavioral Health. He has a long history of MMPI research and has contributed to the MMPI-3 literature. He has co-authored a book on the MMPI-2-RF on forensic applications. He is a recipient of both the John Exner and Samuel and Anne Back awards from SPA. Dr. Wygant is a Fellow of the Society of Personality Assessment and the American Psychological Association. In addition to his academic career, Dr. Wygant regularly conducts forensic mental health assessments and testifies as an expert witness.