The International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), a prominent professional association, has accepted six papers from Center for Forensic Studies (CFS) students and faculty for presentation at their next conference, to be held in Vienna, Austria July 14-16.

CFS Presentations

• James, Samantha M.A.: Creation of male felon reference scores for the 16PF.  Robert A. Leark, Ph.D. and Sherry L. Skidmore, Ph.D., secondary authors.
• Jung, Rose M.A.: Derivation of female felon norms for the 16PF. Robert A. Leark, Ph.D. and Sherry L. Skidmore, Ph.D., secondary authors.
• Leark, Robert A., Ph.D.: Relationship of attitudes towards guns and violence to adaptiveness and aggression in juveniles. Sammie Williams, Jr., Psy.D., Avetis Topchyan, M.A., secondary authors.
• Leark, Robert A., Ph.D., (Symposium Chair)  Derivation of an empirical police applicant measure.
• Lindemann, Natalie, M.A.: Derivation & validation of an empirically derived measure of police and correctional officer applicant screening. Robert A. Leark, Ph.D. secondary author.
• Kafka, Anna Belisa, M.A., Tryttan, Hilary, M.A.: Validity of M-PULSE scales. Robert A. Leark, Ph.D., William Holcomb, Ph.D. secondary authors.
• Cantanese, Shiloh, M.A.: Effects of random responding on the M-PULSE to scale elevation and profile prediction.  Robert A. Leark, Ph.D., William Holcomb, Ph.D., secondary authors.

The International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services focuses on clinical forensic psychiatry and psychology including family violence; administrative/legal issues; research in forensic mental health (civil/criminal), violence, and abuse; training and education.