ASSESSMENT Research

DR. TARESCAVAGE'S PUBLICATIONS

Pre-Hire Public Safety Officer Screening
Workers Compensation & Disability Evaluations
Veterans Affairs Evaluations
Diversity in Forensic Settings
Violence Risk Assessment
Suicide Risk Assessment
Substance Abuse
Malingering
Competency to Stand Trial
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
Probation Failure
Psychological Assessment (Other)

Pre-Hire Public Safety Officer Screening

  1. Roberts, R., Tarescavage, A. M., Roberts, M., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2018). Predicting Post-Probationary Job Performance of Police Officers Using CPI and MMPI-2 RF Test Data Obtained During Preemployment Psychological Screening. Journal of Personality Assessment. Advance online publication.
  2. Ben-Porath, Y. S., Tarescavage, A. M., & Corey, D. M. (2016). Using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) in Preemployment Evaluations of Police Officer Candidates. In C. L. Mitchell & E. Dorian (Eds.), Police Psychology and Its Growing Impact on Modern Law Enforcement. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  3. Tarescavage, A. M., Corey, D. M., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2016). A prorating method for estimating MMPI-2-RF Scores from MMPI responses: Examination of score fidelity and illustration of empirical utility in the PERSEREC Police Integrity Study sample. Assessment, 23(2), 173-190.
  4. Tarescavage, A. M., Fischler, G., Cappo, B., Hill, D., Corey, D. M., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2015). Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) predictors of police officer problem behavior and collateral self-report test scores. Psychological Assessment, 27(1), 125-137.
  5. Tarescavage, A. M., Corey, D. M., Gupton, H. M., & Ben-Porath Y.S. (2015). Criterion validity and practical utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form in assessments of police officer candidates. Journal of Personality Assessment, 97(4), 382-394.
  6. Tarescavage, A. M., Corey, D. M., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2015). Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form predictors of police officer problem behavior. Assessment, 22(1), 116-132.
  7. Tarescavage, A. M., Brewster, J. A., Corey, D. M., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2015). Use of pre-hire MMPI-2-RF police candidate scores to predict supervisor ratings of post-hire performance. Assessment, 22(4), 411-428.

Workers Compensation & Disability Evaluations

  1. Gervais, R.O., Tarescavage, A. M., Greiffenstein, M., Wygant, D. B., Deslauriers, C., & Arends, P. (2017). Inconsistent responding on the MMPI-2-RF and uncooperative attitude: Evidence from cognitive performance validity measures. Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication.
  2. Tarescavage, A. M., Wygant, D., Gervais, O., & Ben-Porath, Y.S. (2013). The MMPI-2-RF overreporting Scales: Association with malingered neurocognitive dysfunction among disability claimants. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 27(2), 313-335.
  3. Crighton, A. H., Tarescavage, A. M., Gervais, R. O., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2015). The Generalizability of Overreporting Across Self-Report Measures: An Investigation With the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form and the Personality Assessment Inventory in a Civil Disability Sample. Assessment, 24, 555-574.

Veterans Affairs Evaluations

  1. Ingram, P., Tarescavage, A. M., Berquist, B., Ben-Porath, Y. S., & Oehlert, M. (in press). External Correlates of the MMPI-2-Restructured Form across a National Sample of Veterans. Journal of Personality Assessment.
  2. Ingram, P., Tarescavage, A. M., Berquist, B., Ben-Porath, Y. S., & Oehlert, M. (2019) Comparing MMPI-2-Restructured Form Scores by Service Era for Veterans Assessed within the Veteran Affairs Healthcare System. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings.
  3. Ingram, P., Tarescavage, A. M., Oehlert, M. O., & Ben-Porath, Y.S. (2019). Descriptive profiles of the MMPI-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) across a National Sample of four Veteran Affairs treatment settings. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.
  4. Ingram, P., Tarescavage, A. M., Oehlert, M. O., & Ben-Porath, Y.S. (2019). Patterns of MMPI-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) Validity Scale Scores Observed Across Veteran Affairs Settings. Psychological Services.

Diversity in Forensic Settings

  1. Whitman, M., Tarescavage, A. M., Glassmire, D. M., Burchett, D., & Sellbom, M. (2018). Examination of Differential Validity of MMPI-2-RF Scores by Gender and Ethnicity in a Forensic Sample. Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication.
  2. Glassmire, D. M., Jhawar, A., Burchett, D., & Tarescavage, A. M. (2017). Evaluating Item Endorsement Rates for the MMPI-2-RF F-r and Fp-r Scales across Ethnic, Gender, and Diagnostic Groups with a Forensic Inpatient Sample. Psychological Assessment, 29, 500-508. 

Violence Risk Assessment

  1. Tarescavage, A. M., Azizian, A., Broderick, C., & English, P. (2018). Associations between MMPI-2-RF Scale Scores and Institutional Violence among Patients Detained under Sexually Violent Predator Laws. Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication.
  2. Tarescavage, A. M., Cappo, B., & Ben-Porath, Y.S. (2016). Assessment of sex offenders with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF). Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. Advance online publication.
  3. Tarescavage, A.M., Glassmire, D.M., & Burchett, D. (2016). Introduction of a Conceptual Model for Integrating the MMPI-2-RF into HCR-20V3 Violence Risk Assessments and Associations between the MMPI-2-RF and Institutional Violence. Law and Human Behavior, 40, 626-637.
  4. Kasula, K., Tarescavage, A. M., Ben-Porath, Y.S., Burchett, D., Menton, W., & Sellbom, M. (in press). The TriPM and MMPI-2-RF Tri-Scales: A Direct Construct Validity Comparison. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.

Suicide Risk Assessment

  1. Tarescavage, A. M., Glassmire, D. M., & Burchett, D. (2017). MMPI-2-RF Markers of Future Suicidal Behavior in a Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication.
  2. Glassmire, D. M., Tarescavage, A. M., Burchett, D., Martinez, J., & Gomez, A. (2016) Clinical utility of the MMPI-2-RF SUI items and scale in a forensic inpatient setting: Association with interview self-report and future suicidal behavior. Psychological Assessment, 28(11), 1502-1509.

Substance Abuse

  1. Lincourt, T. M., Tarescavage, A. M., Burchett, D., & Glassmire, D. M. (2019). MMPI-2-RF Substance Abuse Scale and Clinical Interview Disclosure in a Forensic Inpatient Setting. Psychological Assessment.
  2. Tarescavage, A. M., Windover, A., Ben-Porath, Y. S., Boutacoff, L., Marek, R., Ashton, K., Merrell, J., Lavery, M., & Heinberg, L. (2013). Use of the MMPI-2-RF Suicidal/Death Ideation and Substance Abuse Scales in screening bariatric surgery candidates. Psychological Assessment, 25(4), 1385-1389.

Malingering

  1. Tylicki, J. L., Wygant, D.B., Tarescavage, A. M., Sellbom, M., Frederick, R., Tyner, E., & Granacher, R. P. (2018). Comparability of SIRS and SIRS-2 classifications with external response bias criteria. Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication.
  2. Glassmire, D. M., Tarescavage, A. M., Gottfried, E. (2016). Likelihood of obtaining Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms elevations among forensic psychiatric inpatients with Miller Forensic Assessment of Symptoms Test elevations. Psychological Assessment, 28, 1586-1596.
  3. Tarescavage, A. M. & Glassmire, D. M. (2016). Differences between SIRS and SIRS-2 sensitivity estimates among forensic inpatients: A criterion groups comparison. Law and Human Behavior, 40, 488-502.

Comptency to Stand Trial

  1. Tarescavage, A.M., Luna-Jones, L., & Lee, T.T.C. (2017). Bridging the Gap between Conventional and Standardized Competency to Stand Trial (CST) Assessments: An Examination of Defendant Answers to Conventional CST Questions. Law and Human Behavior, 41, 530-540.

Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

  1. Himsl, K., Burchett, D., Tarescavage, A. M., & Glassmire, D. M. (2017). Assessing Reading Ability for Psychological Testing in Forensic Assessments: An Investigation with the WRAT-4 and MMPI-2-RF. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health. Advance online publication.
  2. Tarescavage, A.M., Glassmire, D.M., & Burchett, D. (2016). Introduction of a Conceptual Model for Integrating the MMPI-2-RF into HCR-20V3 Violence Risk Assessments and Associations between the MMPI-2-RF and Institutional Violence. Law and Human Behavior, 40, 626-637. 

Probation Failure

  1. Whitman, M., Burchett, D., Tarescavage, A. M., Ben-Porath, Y.S., & Sellbom, M. (in press). Predictive Validity of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form Scale Scores in a Batterers’ Intervention Program. Criminal Justice and Behavior.
  2. Tarescavage, A. M., Luna-Jones, L., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2014). Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) predictors of violating probation after felonious crimes. Psychological Assessment, 26(4), 1375-1380.

Psychological Assessment (Other)

  1. Tarescavage, A. M. & Menton, B. (in press). Construct Validity of the Personality Inventory for ICD-11 (PiCD): Evidence from the MMPI-2-RF and CAT-PD-SF. Psychological Assessment.
  2. Tarescavage, A. M., Forner, E., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (in press). Construct Validity of the PROMIS Emotional Distress Scales: Evidence from the MMPI-2-RF. Psychological Assessment.
  3. Kremyar, A., Tarescavage, A. M., & Ben-Porath, Y.S. (2019). The Construct Validity of Distress Intolerance: Is it Distinct from Demoralization and Negative Emotionality? Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.
  4. Marek, R. M., Anderson, J., L., Tarescavage, A. M…Ben-Porath, Y.S. (2019). Elucidating Somatization in a Dimensional Model of Psychopathology across Medical Settings. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
  5. Carey, A., Tarescavage, A. M., Block, A. R., & Ben-Porath, Y.S. (2019). Flexible and Conditional Administration of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form in Pre-Surgical Psychological Evaluations of Spine Surgery Candidates. Journal of Personality Assessment.
  6. Fusco, B., Marek, R. J., Tarescavage, A. M., Ben-Porath, Y.S., & Heinberg, L. (2018). Using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form Cutoffs to Predict Lack of Presurgical Exercise. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. Advance online publication.
  7. Tarescavage, A. M., Scheman, J., & Ben-Porath, Y.S. (2018). Prospective comparison of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) and MMPI-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) in predicting treatment outcomes among chronic low back pain patients. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. Advance online publication.
  8. Tarescavage, A.M. & Ben-Porath, Y. B. (2017). Avoiding Cognitive Biases in Clinical Decision Making: Commentary on “Evidence-Based Assessment as an Integrative Model for Applying Psychological Science to Guide the Voyage of Treatment”. Clinical Psychology: Research and Practice.
  9. Anderson, J. L., Wood, M. E., Tarescavage, A. M., Burchett, D., & Glassmire, D. M. (2017). The role of dimensional personality pathology in a forensic inpatient psychiatric setting. Journal of Personality Disorders. Advance online publication.
  10. Tarescavage, A. M. & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2017). Conditional branching administration of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF). Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication.
  11. Romero, I. E., Toorabally, N., Burchett, D., Tarescavage, A. M., & Glassmire, D. M. (2017). Mapping the MMPI-2-RF substantive scales onto internalizing, externalizing, and thought dysfunction domains in a forensic inpatient setting. Journal of Personality Assessment, 99, 351-362.
  12. Menton, B., Crighton, A., Tarescavage, A.M., Marek, R. J., Hicks, A., & Ben-Porath, Y.S. (2017). Equivalence of Laptop and Tablet Administrations of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form. Assessment. Advance online publication.
  13. Marek, R. M., Tarescavage, A. M., Ben-Porath, Y.S., Ashton, K., Heinberg, L. J., & Rish, J. M. (2017). Associations between psychological test results and failure to proceed with bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 13, 507-513.
  14. Burchett, D., Dragon, W., Smith, A., Tarescavage, A.M., Mattson, C., Ben-Porath, Y.S. & Handel, R. (2016). False feigners: Examining the impact of non-content-based invalid Responding on the MMPI-2-RF content-based invalid responding indicators. Psychological Assessment, 28(5), 458-470.
  15. Marek, R. M., Tarescavage, A. M., Ben-Porath, Y.S., Ashton, K., Merrell, J., & Heinberg, L. (2015). Using presurgical psychological testing to predict 1-year appointment adherence and weight loss in bariatric surgery patients: predictive validity and methodological considerations. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 11(5), 1171-1181.
  16. Marek, R. J., Tarescavage, A. M., Ben-Porath, Y. S., Ashton, K., & Heinberg, L. J. (2015). Replication and evaluation of a proposed two-factor Binge Eating Scale (BES) structure in a sample of bariatric surgery candidates. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 11(3), 659-665.
  17. Tarescavage, A.M., Alosco, M. L., Ben-Porath, Y.S., Wood, A., & Luna-Jones, L. (2015). MMPI-2-RF scores generated from the MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF test booklets: Comparability in a sample of criminal defendants. Assessment, 22(2), 188-197.
  18. Tarescavage, A. M., Scheman, J., & Ben-Porath, Y.S. (2015). Reliability and validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) in evaluations of chronic low back pain patients. Psychological Assessment, 27(2), 433-446.
  19. Tarescavage, A. M. & Ben-Porath, Y.S. (2015). A response to Odland et al.’s misleading, alarmist estimates of risk for overpathologizing when interpreting the MMPI-2-RF. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 29(2), 183-196.
  20. Tarescavage, A. M. & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2015). Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Instruments. In R. L. Cautin & Scott O. Lilienfeld (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
  21. Tarescavage, A. M., Finn, J. A., Marek, R.J., Ben-Porath, Y.S, & van Dulmen, M. (2015). Premature termination from psychotherapy and internalizing psychopathology: The role of demoralization. Journal of Affective Disorders, 174, 549-555.
  22. Tarescavage, A. M., & Ben-Porath, Y.S. (2014). Psychotherapeutic outcome measures: A critical review for practitioners. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 70(9), 808-830.
  23. Marek, R. M., Ben-Porath, Y.S., Windover, A., Tarescavage, A. M., Merrell, J., Ashton, K., Lavery, M., & Heinberg, L. (2013). Assessing psychosocial functioning of bariatric surgery candidates with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form. Obesity Surgery, 23(11), 1865-1873.
  24. Tarescavage, A. M., Ben-Porath, Y.S., Wygant, D., & Boutacoff, L. (2013). Reliability, validity, and utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) in assessments of bariatric surgery candidates. Psychological Assessment, 25(4), 1179-1194.
  25. Tarescavage, A. M., Marek, R. J., Finn, J. A., Hicks, A., Rapier, J. L., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2013). Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) normative elevation rates: Comparisons with epidemiological prevalence rates. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 27(7), 1106-1120.