NSU Faculty, Students Represented at National Psychology Meeting

NSU Faculty, Students Represented at National Psychology Meeting

TAHLEQUAH Students and faculty from Northeastern State University recently presented research on American Indian police officers at the 116th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, held August 13-17 in Boston, Mass.

Dr. Kenny Paris, NSU associate professor of Psychology and Counseling, Brady Garrett, a 2006 graduate of NSUs Counseling Psychology program and a current doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at New Mexico State University, and Kimber Kinsey, a senior in the NSU Psychology and Counseling department, presented their research titled, American Indian Police Officers and the MMPI-2: A Follow-up Study.

The research focused on the use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) in the screening of police officers. Though the MMPI-2 is a widely used personality inventory, there is little scientific study of its use with American Indian police officers. The current study is a follow-up of a previous project completed by Garrett and Paris.

Although we did not replicate the findings of our previous study, we continue to add to the body of knowledge regarding the use of the MMPI-2 in the screening of American Indian police officers, said Paris. As is often the case, our research raised more questions than answers and we look forward to continuing this line of inquiry.

8/25/2008

Published: 2008-08-25 00:00:00