<>Peter A.
Weiss is currently Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University
of Hartford,
where he teaches courses in psychological assessment, forensic
psychology, and
psychotherapy in their APA-accredited doctoral program in clinical
psychology. He earned his B.S. in
Psychology from the College of William & Mary and his Ph.D. in
Clinical
Psychology (2001) from Long Island University. Prior to coming to
the University
of Hartford, Dr. Weiss worked at Interfaith Medical
Center in New York City, where he supervised psychology
interns in their APA-accredited internship program, and was the unit
chief for
two inpatient psychiatric units. Dr. Weiss has been very active as a
practitioner and researcher in police psychology and forensic
psychology,
particularly with regard to the application of personality assessment
instruments to these fields. He is a
Past-President (2009) of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology
and has
been an editorial board member of the Journal
of Police and Criminal Psychology since 2002. He maintains an
active research program,
mainly focusing on the MMPI-2, Personality Assessment Inventory, and
Rorschach
Comprehensive System. He is the
author/editor of two books, including the recent Personality Assessment
in Police Psychology (Charles C Thomas
Publishing). He is also the author of
numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles, and has been
a
regular presenter and symposium chair at professional meetings,
particularly
the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology and the Society for
Personality
Assessment.
Weiss, P.A.,
Mcguire, H.,
Ritzler, B., Kose, G., & Watson, N.
(2008). Self-esteem:
A
study of methods of measurement.
Peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters:
Weiss, P.A. (2010). Use of the
PAI in personnel selection. In M.A. Blais,
M.R. Baity, & C.J. Hopwood (Eds.),
Clinical
applications of the Personality Assessment Inventory (pp.163-176).
Weiss, W.U., Weiss, P.A., Cain, S., & Manley, B. (2009). Impression management in police officer candidacy on the MMPI-2. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 24, 120-125.
Weiss, P.A., Hitchcock, J.H., Weiss, W.U., Rostow, C., & Davis, R. (2008). The Personality Assessment Inventory borderline, drug, and alcohol scales as predictors of overall performance in police officers: A series of exploratory analyses. Policing and Society, 18, 301-310.Weiss, P.A., Weiss, W.U., &
Gacono, C.R. (2008). The use of the
Rorschach in police psychology:
Some
preliminary thoughts. In C. R. Gacono
& F. B. Evans (Eds.), Handbook of forensic Rorschach assessment (pp.
527-542).