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Robert P. Archer, 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

• Interim Chair, EVMS Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, (2006-2009, 1994-1997)
• Frank Harrell Redwood Distinguished Professor, EVMS Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
• Co-Director, EVMS Clinical Psychology Internship Program (2006-present)
• Director, Psychology Division, EVMS Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (1992-present)
• Assessment, Founding Editor (1994-2004)
• President, Section 9, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association, 2007

Education

• PhD, Clinical & Community Psychology, University of South Florida, 1977

Board Certifications and Licensure

• Licensure: Virginia Board of Psychology
• National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
• American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in Clinical Psychology
• American Board of Assessment Psychology (ABAP)

Selected Awards and Honors

• Recipient, 2003 Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychology (VACP) Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions in Clinical Psychology
• Recipient, 2002 Dean’s Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award, EVMS
• Recipient, 2000 Distinguished Teacher and Research Award, the Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology Graduate’s Award

Selected Memberships

• Fellow, Divisions 5 and 12 of the American Psychological Association
• Fellow, Society of Personality Assessment
• Fellow, American Psychological Society
• Senior Advisory Board, Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Research Interests

Forensic evaluation and consultation, characteristics of adolescent psychopathology; Psychological assessment of adolescents and adults.

Recent Grants and Funding Awards

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

Recent Publications

Archer, R. P., & Archer, E. M. (in press). Adolescent development and psychopathology as assessed by the MMPI/MMPI-A. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Springer, N.J.

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.

Archer, R.P., & Wygant, D. (in press). Child custody evaluations: Ethical, scientific, and practice considerations. Journal of Psychological Practice (Special Issue on Best Practices in Clinical Forensic Psychology).

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

Krishnamurthy, R., Archer, R. P., & Groth-Marnat, G. (in press). Rorschach Assessment. In L. E. Beutler and G. Groth-Marnat (Eds.) Integrative Assessment of Adult Psychiatry(3rd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

Archer, R.P., & Krishnamurthy, R. (2010). Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A). In I.B. Weiner & W.E. Craighead (Eds.) Corsini's Encyclopedia of Psychology, Fourth Edition (pp. 1006-1007). New York: Wiley.

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.

Davis, K., & Archer, R.P. (2010). A critical review of objective personality inventories with sex offenders. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 66, 1254-1280.

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.

Archer, R. P., & Smith, S. R. (Eds.). (2008). Personality Assessment. New York: Routledge Press.

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. Assessment, 90, 239-249.

Pennuto, T., & Archer, R. P. (2008). MMPI-A forensic case studies: Uses in documented court decisions. Journal of Personality Assessment, 90, 215-226.

Archer, R. P. (Ed.). (2006). Forensic uses of clinical assessment Instruments. New York: Routledge Press.

Graham, J. R., Archer, R. P., Tellegen, A., Ben-Porath, Y. S., & Kaemmer, B. (2006). Supplement to the MMPI-A Manual for administration, scoring and interpretation. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Archer, R. P. (2005). MMPI-A: Assessing Adolescent Psychopathology (Third Edition). New York: Routledge Press.

Recent Presentations

Archer, R. P. (2011, January). Pseudo Science vs Real Science in Custody and Divorce Cases. Seminar presented at the 121st Annual Meeting of the Virginia Bar Association, Williamsburg, VA.

Archer, R. P. (2010, October). The Effects of Divorce on Child Development and Adjustment. Presentation to the 29th Annual Family Law Seminar: Spare the Child. Norfolk, VA.

Archer, R.P. (2010, March). Basic Interpretation of the MMPI-A in Clinical/Forensic Settings. 45th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF/MMPI-A, St. Petersburg, FL.

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., and Archer, R.P. (2010, March) Psychometric Evaluation of the MMPI-2 Psychopathology-Five (PSY-5) Facet Scales in a University Setting. Paper presented at the 45th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF/MMPI-A, St. Petersburg, FL.

Archer, R. P. (2008, September). Psychological Assessment in Custody Determination Cases. Presentation to the Interdisciplinary Seminar in Family Law and Mental Health, University of Richmond, Richmond, Va.

Archer, R. P. (2007, August). Forensic applications of clinical assessment instruments. A symposium presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, Calif.

Archer, R. P. (2007, August). Introducing the MMPI-2 Restructured Form. Panelist in a symposium presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, Calif.

Archer, R. P. (2007, April). Basic interpretation of the MMPI-A: Clinical and forensic applications. A workshop presented at the 42nd Annual MMPI-2/MMPI-A Workshop and Symposium, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Press and Kent State University, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Archer, R. P. (2006, December). What constitutes a comprehensive, valid, child custody evaluation? 8th Annual Advanced Guardian ad Litem Seminar sponsored by the Virginia Continuing Legal Education, Virginia Law Foundation, Richmond, Va.

Archer, R. P. (2005, April). Psychological assessment in personal injury and medical malpractice cases (MMPI-2/MMPI-A). Presentation at the National Institute on Presenting Psychological and Neuropsychological Evidence in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases. The American Bar Association, Tort, Trial, and Insurance Practice Section, and Health Law Section, and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education. Chicago, Ill.

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