Dr. Edward E. Gotts of Madison, Indiana, age 91, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1933, the oldest of four siblings, Dr. Gotts was the first in his family to attend college and went on to earn his Masters and PhD in... Continue Reading
Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D. Beloved Husband, Father, Distinguished Scholar, and Renowned Psychologist Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D., a distinguished psychologist, scholar, a devoted father and husband, passed away at his home on November 6, 2024, at the age of 91, in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Weiner was known... Continue Reading
We are sad to announce the passing of long-time SPA member and Bruno Klopfer Award winner Professor Emeritus Auke Tellegen. Auke obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from the Free University in Amsterdam in 1949, a Doctorandus of Psychology degree from the University of Amsterdam in 1957, and a Ph.D.... Continue Reading
Alexander B. Caldwell, PhD, ABPP, a luminary Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scholar, was a humanist of the highest order. Carrying on the tradition of intellectual scientific inquiry of his teachers, Starke Hathaway and Paul Meehl, Alex’s fascination with people never... Continue Reading
John McNulty was an extraordinary academician, researcher and leader whose efforts resulted in significant contributions to the field of personality assessment. John did not take a straight path to clinical psychology. Rather, after graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in... Continue Reading
Clifford M. DeCato, Ph.D. Clifford M. DeCato, Ph.D. Passed away on July 2, 2023. Cliff was a longstanding member of the Society for Personality Assessment. Among his accomplishments was the creation of a training program in personality assessment first, at Hahnemann University, and then, at... Continue Reading
Robert P. Archer, Ph.D, ABPP, ABAP It is with profound sadness that we report the untimely passing of Dr. Robert P. Archer, age 74, on May 28, 2023 from a recent illness. As a renowned expert in personality assessment and the leading figure in MMPI assessment of adolescents, Bob was very well... Continue Reading
Phil was a wonderful teacher, mentor, and wise contributor to the field of personality assessment. One of his gifts was his ability to translate the numbers of an assessment into a rich, compassionate, and fully human description of an individual. Another gift was his sense of humor. No one who... Continue Reading
John R. Graham passed away on December 5, 2022 at the age of 82. Jack, as he was known to all, was one of the pre-eminent figures in personality assessment. He was a longtime SPA member who embraced all assessment procedures, provided they were empirically supported. Jack always hued closely to... Continue Reading
Dr. Joseph Masling, a pioneering researcher in Freudian psychology who taught at the University at Buffalo for more than half a century, also indulged an eclectic range of interests. He played classical violin and listened only to classical music with a fierce antipathy toward anything composed... Continue Reading
Dr. Lilienfeld was born and raised in New York City. He received his B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University in 1982 and his Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical) from the University of Minnesota in 1990. He completed his clinical internship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh,... Continue Reading
Our dear friend and colleague Dr. Bruce L. Smith passed away September 16, 2020. Born in San Francisco, CA in 1947, Bruce graduated cum laudefrom the University of California, Berkeley in Psychology in 1968 and went on to pursue both his masters and Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard... Continue Reading
