Krishnamurthy Recognized for Best Theoretical Paper
Psychology professor Radhika Krishnamurthy and colleagues received the 2022 Martin Mayman Award for best theoretical paper published in the Journal of Personality Assessment in 2022 for their article, “Professional Practice Guidelines for Personality Assessment.” Krishnamurthy was lead author, and the article was co-authored by personality assessment researchers Giselle A. Hass, Adam P. Natoli, Bruce L. Smith, Paul A. Arbisi and Emily D. Gottfried.
The award is bestowed annually by the Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) for a distinguished contribution to the literature in personality assessment. Eligible contributions may consist of an outstanding case study, qualitative research project, or theoretical development.
This award was bestowed at SPA’s annual convention in Austin, Texas in March.
At the convention, Krishnamurthy co-presented five research papers with clinical psychology doctoral students from Florida Tech who served as lead presenters: Rachel Davenport, Grant Decker, Emily Leonard, Katie Glauner, Karina Guerra Guzman, Ilenia Perez-Palen and John Rucker.
The papers were:
Rachel Davenport & Radhika Krishnamurthy. (2023, March). Use of the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale-Global to evaluate the impact of parental divorce on college students’ interpersonal functioning. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment annual convention, Austin, TX.
Katie Glauner, Grant Decker, & Radhika Krishnamurthy. (2023, March). MMPI-2-RF Juvenile Conduct Problems scale scores of male defensive sex offenders. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment annual convention, Austin, TX.
Emily Leonard & Radhika Krishnamurthy. (2023, March). An examination of MMPI-3 profiles of international Saudi Arabian college students. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment annual convention, Austin, TX.
Ilenia Perez-Palen & Radhika Krishnamurthy. (2023, March). The influence of language on Thematic Apperception Test assessment of defenses in international Spanish-speaking college students. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment annual convention, Austin, TX.
John Rucker, Karina Guerra-Guzman, & Radhika Krishnamurthy. (2023, March). An examination of gender differences on an object relations measure for the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment annual convention, Austin, TX.
