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1 Curriculum Vitae Joseph R. Tatar II Department of Psychology and Social Behavior 4201 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway Irvine, CA Telephone: (608) Education 2010-Present Doctoral Candidate in Psychopathology Department of Psychology and Social Behavior Advisors: Jennifer Skeem, Ph.D. & Elizabeth Cauffman, Ph.D M.A. in Social Ecology Advisor: Ray Novaco, Ph.D University of Wisconsin - Madison B.S. in Psychology, with distinction Advisor: Joseph Newman, Ph.D. Service Positions and Honors Spring 2013 Spring 2013 Spring 2013 Carol Kupers Whalen Graduate Research Award, University of California, Irvine, $1000 UCI Social Ecology Graduate Student Mentoring Award Society for Research in Child Development Student and Early Career Council Dissertation Award, $2000 Fall 2012 American Psychology-Law Society Grant-in-Aid, $750 Spring 2012 UCI Social Ecology Graduate Student Mentoring Award, $200 Spring 2012 American Psychology-Law Society Travel Award, $500 Fall 2010-Present Graduate Student Mentor, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior

2 Vice President of Public Relations, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, University of Wisconsin chapter 2004 Phi Kappa Phi honor society 2003 Phi Beta Kappa honor society Affiliations October 2012-Present September 2011-Present February 2008-Present Society for Research in Child Development Student Member Association for Criminal Justice Research (California), Student Member American Psychology-Law Society, Student Member Professional Experience Research Experience March 2008-Present Graduate Research Assistant in Professor Elizabeth Cauffman s Development, Disorder, and Delinquency Lab Conducted graduate research on at-risk youth and incarcerated adolescents. Projects completed at multiple sites and jurisdictions, including juvenile justice facilities and juvenile probation agencies in California, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana. Research focused on psychopathic traits and psychopathy subtypes, developmental psychopathology, and exposure to traumatic life events. Supervised undergraduate research projects for the university s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program and conference posters. Participated in weekly graduate lab meetings focused on data analysis issues, manuscript preparation and editing, and scholarly presentation development. Dissertation research from this research lab follows adults formerly incarcerated as juveniles to gauge the stability of psychopathic traits and antisocial behavior during this developmental transition to adulthood. Study also involves coordination with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. January 2008-Present Graduate Research Assistant in Professor Jennifer Skeem s Psychopathology and Criminal Justice Lab Conducted graduate research using college-aged samples, incarcerated juvenile offenders, and adults on probation and parole in California and Hawaii. Research administration methods included survey techniques, semi-structured interviews,

3 and physiological assessments. Research focused on psychopathic traits and psychopathy subtypes, criminogenic risk factors, cultural effects on personality construct assessments, biological responsivity to stress, and evaluation of parole and probation supervision practices. Participated in monthly lab meetings to coordinate with, train and supervise undergraduate researchers. Also participated in bi-weekly writing meetings aimed at manuscript preparation and editing practices. January 2011-June 2012 Graduate Research Assistant for UCI Center for Evidence Based Corrections Conducted graduate research evaluating the California Parole Supervision and Reintegration Model (CPSRM), a parole reform enacted by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Research focused on parole officer responsivity to reform and gauging change in perceptions of rehabilitation/punitiveness, in-session interactions between parole agents and parolees, and parolee responsiveness to program components. Responsibilities involved statistical data analysis, management of criminal justice datasets, preparation of research reports submitted to CDCR stakeholders, conference presentation and poster development, and interviews with parole agents and parolees at various parole sites across California. September 2004-May 2005 Undergraduate Research Assistant in Professor Joseph Newman s psychology lab at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Conducted pilot studies on undergraduate participants for doctoral students working in Professor Newman s research lab. Research focused on information processing and attention in relation to the construct of psychopathy. March 2004-September 2004 Undergraduate Research Assistant in Professor Joseph Newman s psychology lab at Oshkosh State Correctional Institution. Administered batteries of computer-based research tasks on inmate participants at Oshkosh State Correctional Institution. Research focused on information processing deficits and reward vs. punishment saliency patterns seen in psychopathic individuals. Practical Work Experience January 2006-July 2007 Treatment Specialist and Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center; Mauston, WI Conducted psychological and achievement assessments on civilly committed sexual offenders and participated in committee meetings for treatment program

4 assignment resulting from such assessments. Collected and prepared research findings on the clinical utility of the polygraph, phallometric assessments, and cognitive methodology; as well as medication effects on sexual performance/drive. Findings from this research were presented at the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers national conference. Responsibilities also included management of large, longitudinal datasets of patient disruptive behavior, phallometric assessment profiles, and medication prescription and compliance. Publications Tatar, J. R., Kennealy, P., Skeem, J. L., Lam, S., & Dickerson, S. S. (submitted). Do Asian-Americans experience affective processes and psychopathy differently than Caucasians? Journal of Research in Personality. Clark, S. K., Jeglic, E., L., Calkins-Mercado, C., Tatar, J. R. (under review). More than a nuisance: A study of victims reactions to frotteurism and exhibitionism. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. Skeem, J. L., Winter, E., Kennealy, P., Eno Louden, J., & Tatar, J. R. (in press). Offenders with mental illness have criminogenic needs, too: Toward recidivism reduction. Law & Human Behavior. Kimonis, E. R., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2012). Substance related disorders among juvenile offenders: What role do psychopathic traits play? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 26, Tatar, J. R., Cauffman, E., Kimonis, E. R., & Skeem, J. L. (2012). Victimization history and post-traumatic stress: An analysis of psychopathy variants in male juvenile offenders. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 5, (Reprinted in: P. Kerig (Ed.) (in press). Trauma and juvenile delinquency: New directions in research and intervention. Oxfordshire, UK: Taylor & Francis.) Tatar, J. R., Kaasa, S. O., & Cauffman, E. (2012). Perceptions of procedural justice among female offenders: Time does not heal all wounds. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 18, Kennealy, P., Diaz, C. P., Johnston, A. R., Tatar, J. R., Skeem, J. L., Dickerson, S. (in prep). Self-conscious emotions in primary and secondary psychopathy. Kaasa, S. O., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (in prep). The impact of waiver to adult Court on youths perceptions of procedural justice.

5 Tatar, J. R., Cavanagh, C., & Cauffman, E. (in prep). The effect of social context on the relation between psychopathy and offending. Braithwaite, H., Tatar, J. R., & Turner, S. (in prep). The impact of California parole reform on parole agent attitudes. Research Reports Braithwaite, H., Tatar, J. R., & Turner, S. (May 2012). Impact of the California Parole Supervision and Reintegration Model (CPSRM) on parolee perceptions of supervision, UCI Center for Evidence-Based Corrections Working Paper. Turner, S., Braithwaite, H., Tatar, J. R., Omori, M., & Kearney, L. (June 2011). The impact of the California Parole Supervision and Reintegration Model (CPSRM) pilot implementation on parole agent attitudes, UCI Center for Evidence-Based Corrections Working Paper. Available at: Conference Paper Presentations Tatar, J. R., Braithwaite, H., & Turner, S. (2013, March). The California Parole Supervision and Reintegration Model: Parole reform impact on parolee attitudes and reentry. Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society conference (Portland, OR). Tatar, J. R., Turner, S., Braithwaite, H., & Omori, M. (2012, March). The California Parole Supervision and Rehabilitation Model (CPSRM): Translating risk-needsresponsivity to real-world settings. Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society conference (San Juan, PR). Tatar, J. R. (2011, October). An evaluation of the California Parole Supervision and Reintegration Model (CPSRM). Paper presented at the Association for Criminal Justice Research California conference (Huntington Beach, CA). Tatar, J. R., Malnove, A., Hadinata, N., Velazquez, E., & Cauffman, E. (2011, March). The effect of psychopathy on the relation between social influence and offending. Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society conference

6 (Miami, FL). Tatar, J. R., Kennealy, P., Lam, S., Skeem, J. L., & Dickerson, S. S. (2010, March). Does Asian ethnicity moderate the relation between psychopathy measures and indices of emotional experience and expression? Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society conference (Vancouver, BC). Tatar, J. R., Kimonis, E. R., Kennealy, P., Cauffman, E. & Skeem, J. L. (2009, March). Victimization history and PTSD: An analysis of psychopathy subtypes. Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society conference (San Antonio, TX). Kaasa, S. O., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2009, March). Perceptions of procedural justice among female offenders: Time does not heal all wounds. Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society conference (San Antonio, TX). Kaasa, S. O., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2009, March). The impact of waiver to adult court on youths perceptions of procedural justice. Paper presented at the American Psychology and Law Society conference (San Antonio, TX). Finch, K., Thornton, D., & Tatar, J. R. (2007, November). Penile output, medication, and underlying medical condition. Paper presented at the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers conference (San Diego, CA). Finch, K., Thornton, D., & Tatar, J. R. (2007, November). Potential brain injury, executive functioning, and penile response. Paper presented at the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers conference (San Diego, CA). Palmer, S., Tatar, J. R., Finch, K., Smith, J., & Thornton, D. (2006, September). Selfreported paraphilias among low functioning, high risk sexual offenders. Paper presented at the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers conference (Chicago, IL). Finch, K., Thornton, D., Palmer, S., & Tatar, J. R. (2006, September). PPG assessment with low functioning, high risk sexual offenders. Paper presented at the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers conference (Chicago, IL). Conference Poster Presentations Nguyen, S. V., Harrison, C. R., Smith, K.J., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2013,

7 August). The impact of external sources of monitoring on youth delinquency: Role of callous-unemotional traits. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association conference (Honolulu, HI). Harrison, C. R., Nguyen, S. V., Smith, K. J., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2013, April). The moderating effect of callous-unemotional traits on juvenile conduct. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association conference (Reno, NV). Tatar, J. R., Braithwaite, H., & Turner, S. (2012, November). Parole reform in California: Parolee perceptions of supervision. Poster to be presented at the American Society of Criminology conference (Chicago, IL). Navarro, S., Sandhu, N., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2012, April). Romantic relationships in adolescence: Effects on anger and offending. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association conference (San Francisco, CA). Tatar, J. R., Braithwaite, H., Omori, M., & Turner, S. (2011, November). Evaluating parole reform: Parole agent attitudes toward rehabilitation. Poster presented at the American Society of Criminology conference (Washington, D.C.). Martinez, J., Duell, N., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2011, April). Determining callousunemotional traits as a qualifier for DSM-V conduct disorder. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association conference (Los Angeles, CA). Hadinata, N., Malnove, A., Velazquez, E., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2010, August). Social influences mediating effect between psychopathy and offending behavior. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association conference (San Diego, CA). Hadinata, N., Malnove, A., Velazquez, E., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2010, April). Social influences mediating effect between psychopathy and offending behavior. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association conference (Cancun, Mexico). Messerschmidt, J. D., Craib, K., Steiner, A., Tatar, J. R., & Cauffman, E. (2009, April). Variations between psychopathic and non-psychopathic incarcerated juvenile offenders. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association conference (Portland, OR).

8 Invited Talks and Lectures July 2013 May 2013 December 2010 October 2010 October 2009 June 2009 March 2009 July 2008 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 Invited Lecture, Disruptive Behavior in Adolescents, Child Therapies, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, Invited Lecture, Intelligence, Psychology Fundamentals, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine Invited Talk, DSM-V and Conduct Disorder with Callous- Unemotional Traits, Psychopathology Brown Bag, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, Invited Lecture, Groups, Relationships, and the Depths of Social Influence, Psychology Fundamentals, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, Invited Lecture, The Depths of Social Influence, Psychology Fundamentals, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, Invited Talk, Victimization History and PTSD: An Analysis of Psychopathy Subtypes, Second-Year Project Symposium, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine Invited Lecture, Psychopharmacology, Drugs and Behavior, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine Invited Lecture, The DSM-IV and Diagnosing Childhood Disorder, Clinical Child Psychology, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, Invited Talk, The WIAT-II (Wechsler Individual Achievement Test): An Overview, Assessment Symposium Series, Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center Invited Talk, The WAIS-III (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale): An Overview, Assessment Symposium Series, Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center Invited Talk, The WMS-III (Wechsler Individual Memory Scale): An Overview, Assessment Symposium Series, Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center

9 Teaching Experience Summer 2013 Spring 2013 Winter 2013 Fall 2012 Summer 2012 Fall 2010 Summer 2010 Spring 2010 Winter 2010 Fall 2009 Spring 2009 Winter 2009 Fall 2008 Summer 2008 Spring 2008 Teaching Assistant, Child Therapies Teaching Assistant, Psychology Fundamentals Teaching Assistant, Statistical Analysis in Social Ecology Teaching Assistant, Social Epidemiology Teaching Assistant, Statistical Analysis in Social Ecology Teaching Assistant, Psychology Fundamentals Teaching Assistant, Clinical Child Psychology Teaching Assistant, Personality Teaching Assistant, Deviance Teaching Assistant, Psychology Fundamentals Teaching Assistant, Drugs and Behavior Teaching Assistant, Psychology Fundamentals Teaching Assistant, Statistical Analysis in Social Ecology Teaching Assistant, Clinical Child Psychology Teaching Assistant, Statistical Analysis in Social Ecology

10 Winter 2008 Fall 2007 Teaching Assistant, Naturalistic Field Research Teaching Assistant, Environmental Analysis and Design Research Mentorship Winter 2013-Spring 2013 Fall 2012-Spring 2013 Winter 2012-Spring 2012 Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Fall 2008-Spring 2009 Madison Wilson, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Criminogenic Needs and Officer-Probationer Interaction Style: An Assessment of Hawaii's Interactive Journaling Program Stephanie Nguyen & Kiley Smith, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Exploring the Impact of External Sources of Monitoring on Juveniles with Callous-Unemotional Traits Madison Wilson, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Risk, Needs, Responsivity and Recidivism: An Assessment of Hawaii s Interactive Journaling Program Navneet Sandhu, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Positive and Negative Experiences in Romantic Relationships: How Do These Experiences Affect Anger in Adolescents and Rates of Offending While Incarcerated? Johanna Martinez & Natasha Duell, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Determining Callous-Unemotional Traits as a Qualifier for DSM-V Conduct Disorder Adam Malnove, Nathan Hadinata, & Elizabeth Velazquez, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Social Influences Mediating Effect Between Psychopathy and Offending Behavior Jacqueline Messerschmidt, Kaycie Craib, & Amanda Steiner, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Variations Between Psychopathic and Non-Psychopathic Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders

11 Additional Skills Statistical and Other Software: SPSS, Stata, Mplus, SAS, AMOS, R, G*Power, ArcGIS Additional Training: Administration of Intellectual Assessments WAIS, WASI, WMS, WIAT Administration of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version Relevant Courses Adult Psychopathology; Child Psychopathology; Psychological Assessment; Mental Health Services and Intervention; Research in Psychopathology and Behavioral Disorder; Research in Developmental Psychopathology; Research in Psychology and Law; Violence, Society; and Psychopathy; Adolescence; Memory and the Law; Eyewitness Testimony; Quantitative Methods in Psychology; Advanced Quantitative Methods; Research Methods in Psychology; Applied Psychology Research; Strategies in Theory Development; Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis; Applied Logistic Regression; Structural Equation Modeling; Advanced Logistic Regression University of Wisconsin - Madison Abnormal Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Psychology Psychoses, Psychology of Personality, Clinical Psychology Psychopathy Lab, Statistics in Psychology

CURRICULUM VITAE Jillian K. Peterson. University of California, Irvine Phone: Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway.

1 CURRICULUM VITAE Jillian K. Peterson Department of Psychology and Social Behavior Email: jillianp@uci.edu University of California, Irvine Phone: 651.434.9427 4201 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway.