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Kyunghee Han 1 March 8, 2006 Kyunghee Han, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Psychology Department I. Personal Work Address Home Address Sloan 103 2194 Kelly Drive Psychology Department Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Central Michigan University (989) 772-4477 Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 Phone: (989) 774-6496 Fax: (989) 774-6496 han1k@cmich.edu http://www.chsbs.cmich.edu/k_han/ II. Education 1987-1993 Ph.D., Personality Psychology University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Dissertation: The use of the MMPI-2 in Korea: Inventory adaptation, equivalence evaluation, and initial validation 1982-1984 M.A., Child Counseling Sook-Myung Women s University, Seoul, Korea 1978-1982 B.A., Child Studies Sook-Myung Women s University, Seoul, Korea III. Employment History 2002 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University 2001-2002 Temporary Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University 1996-2001 Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Mississippi 1993-1995 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi IV. Teaching/Administrative Experience 2002 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Statistics and Personality

Kyunghee Han 2 2001-2002 Temporary Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, and Personality 1996-2001 Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Mississippi, Statistics, Research Methods, and Assessment 1993-1995 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, Statistics and Personality V. Creative and Scholarly Activity Publications Sheppard, R., Han, K., Colarelli, S, M., Dai, G, King, D. (in press). Differential item functioning by sex and race in the Hogan Personality Inventory. Assessment. Chung, J. J., Weed, N. C., & Han, K (in press). Evaluating cross-cultural equivalence of the Korean MMPI-2 via bilingual test-retest. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. Roberts, M., Han, K., & Weed, N. C. (in press). Development of a scale to assess Hwa-Byung, a Korean culture bound syndrome, using the Korean MMPI-2. Transcultural Psychiatry. Backs, R. W., da Silva, S. P., & Han, K. (2005). A comparison of younger and older adults self-assessment Manikin ratings of affective pictures. Experimental Aging Research, 31, 421-440. Han, K. (2005). Korean MMPI-2. Seoul, Korea: Maumsarang. [ 한경희 (2005). 다면적인성검사 II. 서울, 한국 : 마음사랑 ] Han, K., & Lim, J. (2005). Korean MMPI-A. Seoul, Korea: Maumsarang. [ 한경희, 임지영 (2005). 다면적인성검사 - 청소년용. 서울, 한국 : 마음사랑 ] Kim, J., Han, K., Lim, J., Lee, J., Min, B., & Moon, K. (2005). Korean MMPI-2 user manual. Seoul, Korea: Maumsarang. [ 김중술, 한경희, 임지영, 이정흠, 민병배, 문경주 (2005). 다면적 인성검사 II 매뉴얼. 서울, 한국 : 마음사랑 ] Kim, J., Han, K., Lim, J., Min, B., Lee, J., & Moon, K. (2005). Korean MMPI-A user manual. Seoul, Korea: Maumsarang. [ 김중술, 한경희, 임지영, 민병배, 이정흠, 문경주 (2005). 다면적 인성검사 - 청소년용매뉴얼. 서울, 한국 : 마음사랑 ] Lim, J., & Han, K. (2004). The Use of Korean MMPI-A with Korean Adolescent psychiatric Sample. Korean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 23, 755-769.

Kyunghee Han 3 Han, K., Weed, N. C., & Butcher, J. N. (2003). Dyadic agreement on the MMPI-2. Personality and Individual Differences 35, 605-615. Hatchett, G.T., Han, K., & Cooker, P. G. (2002). Predicting premature termination from counseling using the Butcher Treatment Planning Inventory. Assessment, 9, 156-163 Han, K., Lim., J., & Hahn, J. (2002). The use of Korean MMPI-2 with Korean psychiatric sample: Preliminary investigation. Korean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 21, 827-842. Lim, J., & Han, K. (2000). Adolescent Performance on the Korean Translation of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A). Korean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 19, 863-872. Han, K. (2000). Construct Validity, In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology, NY: American Psychological Association & Oxford University Press. Esters, I. G., Ittenbach, R. F., & Han, K. (1997). Today's IQ tests: Are they really better than their historical predecessors? School Psychology Review, 26, 211-224. Butcher, J. N., & Han, K. (1996). Methods of establishing cross-cultural equivalence. In J. N. Butcher (Ed.), International adaptations of the MMPI-2: A handbook of research and clinical applications (pp. 44-63). Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press. Han, K. (1996). The Korean MMPI-2. In J. N. Butcher (Ed.), International adaptations of the MMPI-2: A handbook of research and clinical applications (pp. 88-136). Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press. Han, K., Weed, N. C., & McNeal, T. P. (1996). Searching for Conscientiousness on the MMPI-2. Journal of Personality Assessment, 67, 354-363. Han, K., Weed, N. C., Calhoun, B., & Butcher, J. N. (1995). Psychometric characteristics of the MMPI-2 Cook-Medley Hostility Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 65, 567-585. Butcher, J. N., & Han, K. (1995). Development of an MMPI-2 to assess the presentation of self in a superlative manner: The S scale. In J. N. Butcher & C. D. Spielberger (Eds.), Advances in Personality Assessment, Vol. 10 (pp. 25-47). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Manuscripts Submitted Flores, L. B., Weed, N. C., & Han, K. Relative external validity of the MMPI-2 substance abuse scales. Journal of Clinical Psychology. Han, K., Burns, G., Weed, N. C., Hatchett, G. T., Kurokawa, N. K. Self-Observer Factor Congruence on the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS). Journal of Personality Assessment.

Kyunghee Han 4 Hatchett, G. T., & Han, K. Development of factor scales of the Expectation about Counseling (EAC-B) Inventory and their relationships with the Five-Factor Model of Personality. Journal of Counseling Psychology. Topor, D. J., Colarelli, S. M., & Han, K. Influences on HR practitioners evaluations of job applicants. Journal of Business and Psychology. Presentations Yang, C., Colarelli, S., & Han, K. (2005, May). Positive functions of genetic similarity and kin altruism in Asian immigrant businesses. Presented at the 2005 American Psychological Society annual convention. Los Angeles, CA. Dai, G., Colarelli, C. S., Han, K., & Hu, H. (2005, May). Combination of cognitive ability and conscientiousness in predicting job performance. Poster presented at the 19 th Annual Symposium of American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL. Han, K., Lim, K., Lee, J., Min, B., & Moon, K (2005, April). Validation of the Korean MMPI-2 using the Korean normative sample. Presented at the 40 th Annual Workshops and Symposia on Recent Development in the Use of the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN. Han, K., Weed, N., & Lim, J. (2005, April). Development of a Korean MMPI-2 Infrequency scale. Presented at the 40 th Annual Workshops and Symposia on Recent Development in the Use of the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN Lim, J., Han, K., Min, B., Lee, J., & Moon, K. (2005, April). Initial findings from the Korean MMPI-A Standardization Study. Presented at the 40 th Annual Workshops and Symposia on Recent Development in the Use of the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN. Yang, C., Colarelli, S., & Han, K. (2005, April). Asian values and organizational storytelling: From a Darwinian socio-cultural evolutionary perspective. Paper accepted to be presented at the 2005 Midwest Academy of Management annual meeting. Chicago, IL. Sheppard, R., Colarelli, S. Han, K., Dai, G. & King, D. (2005, April). Differential item functioning and bias correspondence by sex and race in an employment-oriented personality inventory. Presented at the 2005 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology annual convention. Los Angeles, CA. Yang, C., Colarelli, S., & Han, K. (2005, April). Asian Values and Organizational Storytelling: From a Darwinian Socio-Cultural Evolutionary Perspective. Presented at the 2005 Midwest Academy of Management annual meeting. Chicago, IL. April, 2005

Kyunghee Han 5 Han, K., Kwon, S., & Weed, N. C. (2004, May). A meta-analytic review of Asian-American performance on the MMPI/MMPI-2. Poster presented at the 39 th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI, MMPI-2, and MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN. Han, K., & Lim, J. (2003, June). Are MMPI gender differences universal? Poster presented at the 38 th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI, MMPI-2, and MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN. Lim, J., & Han, K. (2002, May). The Use of Korean MMPI-A with Korean Adolescent Psychiatric Sample. Poster presented at the 37 th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI, MMPI-2, and MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN. Chung, J., Weed, N. C., & Han, K. (2002, May). Evaluating cross-cultural equivalence of the Korean MMPI-2 via bilingual test-retest. Poster presented at the 37th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI, MMPI-2, and MMPI-A, Minneapolis, MN. Han, K., & Lim. J (2001, March). The use of Korean MMPI-2 with Korean psychiatric sample Project update. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-A. Tampa, FL. Han, K., & Lim. J (2000, May). The use of Korean MMPI-2 with Korean psychiatric sample. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-A. Minneapolis, MN. Roberts, M. E., Han, K., & Weed, N. C. (2000, May). Construction of an MMPI-2 scale to assess Hwa-Byung, a Korean Culture-Bound Syndrome. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI-2/MMPI-A. Minneapolis, MN. Sallis, K.A.E., Han, K., Kurokawa, N. K. S., & Weed, N.C. (1997, April). Self-observer factor congruence on the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation. Poster presented at the 1997 Convention of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS. Han, K., & Weed, N. C. (1996, September). American, Japanese, and Korean cultural differences as reflected on MMPI-2 item responses. Poster presented at the 1996 Convention of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS. Han, K., Weed, N.C., & McNeal, T. P. (1995, March). Measuring conscientiousness with the MMPI-2. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI (MMPI-2 and MMPI-A), St. Petersburg, FL. Han, K., Weed, N. C., & Butcher, J. N. (1995, September). Dyadic agreement on the MMPI-2. Poster presented at the 1995 Convention of the Mississippi Psychological Association, Biloxi, MS. Han, K., Weed, N. C., & Butcher, J. N. (1994, May). Psychometric characteristics of the revised Cook-Medley Hostility scale. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI (MMPI-2 and MMPI-A), Minneapolis, MN.

Kyunghee Han 6 Han, K. (1993, March). Evaluating factor similarity indices using MMPI-2 factor structure of American, Korea, and Japanese college students. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI (MMPI-2 and MMPI-A), St. Petersburg, FL. Han, K. (1992, October). Korean version of the MMPI-2: Inventory adaptation and equivalence evaluation. Paper presented at MMPI-2 Workshop, Seoul, Korea. Han, K. (1992, June). A comparison of the factor structures of the U.S., Korean, and Japanese MMPI-2. Paper presented at the 4th Annual University of Minnesota Clinical Psychology Research Symposium, Minneapolis, MN. Han, K. (1990, June). International applications of the MMPI-2: Translation issues and procedures. In J. N. Butcher (Chair), Korean Translation of the MMPI-2. Paper presented at the 25th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI (MMPI-2), Minneapolis, MN. VI. Grants and Contracts Korean MMPI-2/MMPI-A Standardization Project Contract ($4,000): Responsibility includes overseeing the project, data analyses, constructing the manual of Korean MMPI- 2/MMPI-A (Fall semester, 2004). FTPD (Faculty Teaching and Program Development) grant $2,500, Development and Updating Skills in Structural Equation Modeling (April, 2003) FRCE (Faculty Research and Creative Endeavors) $655 (Article Reprint) (September, 2002) Designated translator (the University of Minnesota Press) of the Korean version of the Minnesota Multiple Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) and MMPI-A (Adolescent version) VII. Professional Growth Activities Short Courses Teleconference hosted by Center for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis at Virginia Commonwealth University in February, 2005. Topics included Measures of Agreement, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Miltilevel Structural Equation Methods Backboard workshop, Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching (FaCIT), Central Michigan University, August 23 24. Summer Program in Quantitative Methods: LISREL Models: Introduction, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, July 21-25, 2003. Memberships American Psychological Association Division 8 - Society for Personality and Social Psychology Division 45 - Society for the Psychology Study of Ethnic Minority Issues

Kyunghee Han 7 Division 52 - International Psychology American Psychological Society Reviews 2000-2004: Editorial board Psychological Assessment, published by the American Psychological Association. 2002 Present: Ad hoc reviewer, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, published by the Elsevier. 2004 Present: Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Family Psychology; Psychological Assessment, published by the APA. Consultantships Statistical Data Analyst for the study, Predicting franchise status from various economy indices, By Dr. Yea Rho in the Department of Marketing and Hospitality, Central Michigan University. Statistical Data Analyst for the project, "Transportation Industry Applications Utilizing Laser Terrain Mapping Technology." Funding Source: NASA and the Mississippi Space Commerce Initiative (MSCI). Period: October 1999 through July 2000 Funding: $ 102,875. PI: Dr. Waheed Uddin in the Department of Civil Engineering and Waggoner Engineering Inc, Jackson, Mississippi Department of Transportation. VIII. Community and University Service Department and Program Central Michigan University Committee, Statistics Initiative (2002 - present) Committee, Selection of Experimental Psychology Applicants (2002 - present) University of Mississippi Committee, Selection of Educational Psychology Applicants (1997-2001) Webmaster (http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/educ_school/edpsy/), Educational Psychology Department, University of Mississippi (1998-2001) University Central Michigan University Committee, Institutional Review Board (2003-present) University of Mississippi Committee, Institutional Review Board, University of Mississippi (1998-2001) Faculty advisor, Korean Student Association, University of Mississippi (1998-2001)

Kyunghee Han 8 Community Judge, Regional Science Fair, University of Mississippi (1997-2000) IX. Honors, Awards and Distinctions Jeffrey Tanaka Memorial Dissertation Award, Honorable Mention (1995) from American Psychological Association Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs. Recognized by the CMU College of Humanities and Social & Behavioral Sciences for scholarly support of Sergio da Silva, honorable mention in the 2004 Graduate Student Paper Competitition. Nominated for Excellence Teaching award in December, 2004 and 2005.