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Behavioral Sciences-4062 CB
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI 48128
(313) 593-5520 or 593-5088

EDUCATION

1974-1978 B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Hiram College; Hiram, Ohio
Major: Psychology and Special Education
1981-1983 M.A., University of Dayton; Dayton, Ohio
Major: Clinical Psychology
1983-1988 Ph.D., Wayne State University; Detroit, Michigan
Major: Clinical Psychology
Minor: Developmental Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teaching
1996-present Associate Professor of Psychology
1990-present Assistant Professor of Psychology
1989-1990 Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Michigan-Dearborn; Dearborn,
Michigan

Clinical
1996-present Clinical Psychologist, Fully Licensed
Oakland Psychological, Lake Orion, Michigan

1988-present Psychology Consultant
Kingswood Hospital; Ferndale, Michigan

1986-1987 APA Internship, Lafayette Clinic; Detroit, MIchigan

Publications
Wrobel, N.H., & Wrobel, T.A. (1988). Application of the Megargee MMPI typology to a forensic psychiatric population. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 15, 247-254.

Wrobel, N. H. & Lachar, D. (1992). Refining adolescent MMPI interpretations: Moderating effects of gender in prediction of descriptions from parents. Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 4, 375-381.

Wrobel, N. H. (1993). The effect of patient age and gender on clinical decisions. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 24, 206-212.

Wrobel, N. H. (1994). Depression versus dementia in adult patients: Vignettes and diagnostic questions. (HaPl Record). Pittsburgh, PA: Behavioral Measurement Database Services (Producer). McLean, VA: BRS Search Service (Vendor).

Wrobel, N. H. & Lacher, D. (1995). Regional and racial differences in adolescent self-report: A comparative study of norms and validity of homogeneous content measures. Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 7, 140-147.

Wrobel, N. H. & Wrobel, T. A. (1996). The problem of assessing brain damage in psychiatric samples: Use of personality variables in prediction of WAIS-R scores. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 11, 625-635.

Wrobel, N. H. & Lacher, D. (1998). Utility of self- and parent report in screening students in elementary school. Psychology in the Schools, 35, 17-27.

Wrobel, T. A., Lacher, D., Wrobel, N. H., Morgan, S. T., Gruber, C. P. & Neher, J. A. (1999). Performance of the four Personality Inventory for Youth Validity Scales. Assessment, 6, 367-376.

Thompson, J., & Wrobel, N. H. (In revision for re-submission). Identification of an MMPI-2 Based Typology for Female Forensic Patients. (Submitted to Psychological Assessment.)

Presentations
Thompson, J. & Wrobel, N. H. (1998). The MMPI-2 and female forensic patients: A cluster analytic approach. Presentation to mental health staff and guests of the Center for Forensic Psychiatry, Ypsilanti, MI.

Wrobel, N. H. & Thompson, J. (1999). Cluster analysis of the MMPI-2s of male forensic patients. Paper to be presented at the 107th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Bosner, B., & Wrobel, N. H. (1999). Gender difference in symptoms of children diagnosed with ADHD. Paper to be presented at the 107th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Wrobel, N.H., LaLonde, T., & Wrobel T.A. (2000). Validation of the personality inventory for youth through peer ratings. Paper presented at the 108th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C.