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Richard W. Handel, PhD
Professor

825 Fairfax Avenue
Hofheimer Hall
Norfolk, VA 23507
Phone: (757) 446-5888
Fax: (757) 446-5918
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Selected Professional Experience and Academic Appointments

• Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, EVMS (2011-present)
• Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, EVMS (2005-2011)

Education

• PhD, Clinical Psychology, Kent State University (2000)

Board Certifications and Licensure

• Licensure: Virginia Board of Psychology

Selected Awards and Honors

• 2006 Samuel J. and Anne G. Beck Award for Outstanding Early Career Research in the Field of Personality Assessment (Society for Personality Assessment)

Selected Memberships

• Division 5 American Psychological Association

Research Interests

The clinical assessment of psychopathology and personality with an emphasis on the MMPI-2-RF (Restructured Form), MMPI-2 and MMPI-A.

Recent Grants and Funding Awards

Archer, R.P., & Handel, R.W. (2008-present). An exploration of the feasibility of developing an MMPI-A Restructured Form. University of Minnesota Press.

Recent Publications

Archer, E. M., Hagan, L. D., Mason, J., Handel, R. W., & Archer, R. P. (in press). MMPI-2-RF characteristics of custody evaluation litigants. Assessment.

Dragon, W.R., Ben-Porath, Y.S., & Handel, R.W. (in press). Examining the impact of unscorable item responses on the validity and interpretability of MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF Restructured Clinical (RC) scale scores. Assessment.

Handel, R.W., Archer, R.P., Elkins, D.E., Mason, J.A., & Simonds-Bisbee, E.C. (2011). Psychometric Properties of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) Clinical, Content, and Supplementary Scales in a Forensic Sample. Journal of Personality Assessment, 93, 566-581.

Archer, R.P., Simonds-Bisbee, E.C., Spiegel, D., Handel, R.W., & Elkins, D. E. (2010).  Validity of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Inventory-2 (MAYSI-2) scales in a correctional setting. Journal of Personality Assessment, 92, 337-348.

Forbey, J.D., Lee, T.T.C., & Handel, R.W. (2010). Correlates of the MMPI-2-RF in a college setting. Psychological Assessment, 22, 737-744.

Handel, R.W., Ben-Porath, Y.S., Tellegen, A., & Archer, R.P. (2010). Psychometric functioning of the MMPI-2-RF VRIN-r and TRIN-r scales with varying degrees of randomness, acquiescence, and counter-acquiescence. Psychological Assessment, 22, 87-95.

Baum, L.J., Archer, R.P., Forbey, J.D., & Handel, R.W. (2009). A review of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) and the Millon Clinical Inventory (MACI) with an emphasis on juvenile justice samples. Assessment, 16, 384-400.

Handel, R.W., & Archer R.P. (2008). An investigation of the psychometric properties of the MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales with mental health inpatients. Journal of Personality Assessment, 90, 239-249.

Simonds, E. C., Handel, R.W., & Archer, R.P. (2008). Incremental validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 and Symptom Checklist-90-Revised with Mental Health Inpatients. Assessment, 15, 78-86.

Selected Recent Presentations

Archer, E. McLeod, B., Hagan, L., Handel, R. W., & Archer, R. P. (2012, April). Evaluating the incremental validity of the MMPI-2-RC scales for custody litigants. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Arnau, R. C., & Handel, R. W. (2012, April). Evaluation of the factor structure of the MMPI-2-RF scores: An application of exploratory structural equation modeling. Paper presented at the 47th Annual Symposium on Recent Research with the MMPI-2, MMPI-2-RF, and MMPI-A, Las Vegas, NV.

Brokenbourgh, M., Handel, R. W., & Archer, R. P. (2012, April). Scale-level and item-level factor structure of the MMPI-A content scales in a forensic sample. Paper presented at the 47th Annual Symposium on Recent Research with the MMPI-2, MMPI-2-RF, and MMPI-A, Las Vegas, NV.

Ben-Porath, Y.S., Burchett, D. L., Dragon, W.R., & Handel, R.W. (2011, March). Validity scales are necessary and cost effective: Illustrations with the MMPI-2-RF. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

Archer, E., Hagan, L., Mason, J., Handel, R.W., & Archer, R.P. (2010, March). MMPI-2-RF characteristics of child custody litigants. Paper presented at the 45th Annual Symposium on Recent Research with the MMPI-2, MMPI-2-RF, and MMPI-A, St. Pete Beach, FL.

Arnau, R.C., Blazek, N.L., Handel, R.W., & Archer, R.P. (2010, March). Psychometric evaluation of the MMPI-2 Psychopathology-Five (PSY-5) facet scales in a university setting. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Symposium on Recent Research with the MMPI-2, MMPI-2-RF, and MMPI-A, St. Pete Beach, FL.

Burchett, D.L., Dragon, W.R., Ben-Porath, Y.S., & Handel, R.W. (2010, March). How often do inconsistent or fixed responders mistakenly appear to be over- or under-reporting on the MMPI-2-RF? A data simulation study. Paper presented at the 45th Annual Symposium on Recent Research with the MMPI-2, MMPI-2-RF, and MMPI-A, St. Pete Beach, FL.

Eason, D.M., Handel, R.W., Arnau, R.C., & Blazek, N.L. (2010, March). Psychometric properties of the MMPI-2-RF Specific Problems (SP) scales in a university setting. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Symposium on Recent Research with the MMPI-2, MMPI-2-RF, and MMPI-A, St. Pete Beach, FL.

Handel, R.W., Eason, D.M., Arnau, R.C., & Blazek, N.L. (2010, March). Psychometric properties of the MMPI-2-RF Higher-Order (H-O) and Restructured Clinical (RC) scales in a university setting. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Symposium on Recent Research with the MMPI-2, MMPI-2-RF, and MMPI-A, St. Pete Beach, FL.

Handel, R.W. (2010, January).  An introduction to the MMPI-2-Restructured Form.  Continuing Education Presentation for the Tidewater Academy of Clinical Psychologists, Norfolk, VA.

Butzen, N., Archer, R.P., Handel, R.W., Stein, L.A.R., & Graham, J.R. (2009, May).  Development of a non-overlapping F(p) scale for the MMPI-A. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF/MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN.

Forbey, J.D., Blazek, N., Lee, T.T.C., & Handel, R.W. (2009, May). MMPI-2- Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) correlates in a college setting. Poster presented at the 44th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF/MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN.

Wilson, S., Handel, R.W., Archer, R.P., Elkins, D.E., & Mason, J.A. (2009, May). A comparison of MMPI-A score validity in African Americans and Caucasians using a forensic sample. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF/MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN.

Winkleman, A., Handel, R.W., Archer, R.P., Mason, J.A. (2009, May). Psychometric properties and clinical utility of the MMPI-A Harris-Lingoes subscales in a forensic sample. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF/MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN.

Baum, L.J., Archer, R.P., Handel, R.W., & Mason, J.A. (2008, June). An investigation of the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - Adolescent (MMPI-A) to discriminate juvenile offenders by offense type. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN.

Arnau, R.C., Handel, R.W., & Archer, R.P. (2008, May). The MMPI-2 Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5) facet scales: Factor structure replication in an inpatient psychiatric sample. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN.

Forbey, J.D., Blazek, N.J., Lee, T.C., & Handel, R.W. (2008, May). Preliminary correlates of the MMPI-2 Restructured From (MMPI-2-RF) in a college setting. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN.

Handel, R.W., Archer, R.P., & Mason, J.A. (2008, May). Demoralization in adolescents: A preliminary investigation using the MMPI-A. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN.

Forbey, J.D., Handel, R.W., & Lee, Tayla T.C. (2008, March). Correlates of the MMPI-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) in a college setting. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Handel, R.W., Forbey, J.D., & Archer, R.P. (2008, March). Psychometric properties of the MMPI-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) with mental health inpatients. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Simonds, E.C., Archer, R.P., Spiegel, D.R., & Handel, R.W. (2008, March). Validity of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-2 (MAYSI-2) Scales in a Correctional Setting. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

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