My time is divided among several professional activities. Listed below are brief summaries of the major activities.
I have just completed one major textbook project and have begun work on another. I also have several smaller projects in the works.
Research Methods (with Anthony Graziano). The third edition (1997) of this text was released in August of 1996. The two supplementary texts (the Study Guide and the Instructor's Manual) were released in September of 1996. I am currently working on a web site for this text (http://www.buffalo.edu/~raulin/resmeth.html).
Abnormal Psychology. I am currently working on an abnormal psychology textbook, which will include a Study Guide, an Instructor's Manual, and a Casebook. The projected release date for the text is 2000.
Taxometric Search Papers. I have several taxometric search papers in progress. A study of over 500 subjects using two well-validated taxometric search procedures is now under review for publication. A second paper is nearing completion.
Managed Care Papers. Three papers from a major study comparing managed care with traditional health insurance are in preparation. The first of these should be completed in early 1997.
I have recently elected to go half-time in order to free up more time for writing the abnormal psychology textbook described above. I am now teaching a single course per semester. In both the fall and spring of the 1997-98 academic year I will be teaching Introductory Psychology (see the web site for this course). In the spring semester of 1997, I am teaching a graduate course in clinical assessment.
While I work on the Abnormal Psychology textbook described above, my only active research is in the area of taxometric search techniques, although I continue to write up projects completed earlier. Taxometric search procedures were pioneered by Paul Meehl and his colleagues at the University of Minnesota. They are mathematically-based procedures that test for the existence of an underlying taxonomy (two or more distinct subgroups) in an existing data set by evaluating the mathematical relationships that should exist IF the population is taxonic. I am applying these techniques to an existing data set (over 5000 subjects) looking for evidence of a schizotypal taxon (i.e., a distinct group of individuals who are at risk for developing schizophrenia). I am also conducting some Monte Carlo studies of the techniques developed by Meehl and his associates as well as variations on the techniques that I have developed.
I am continuing as the Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at that State University of New York at Buffalo. In that capacity, I see clients in both individual and group therapy who suffer from anxiety disorders (especially panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder). I also have a small private practice through an office in Downtowm Buffalo.
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