January 2008

Curriculum Vitae

 

W. Joel Schneider

 

University address:             Illinois State University

Department of Psychology

                                                Campus Box 4620

                                                Normal IL 61790-4620

                                                (309) 438-8410

Email address:                      wjschne@ilstu.edu 

 

Education

2003    Ph.D. Psychology                                     Texas A&M University

Dissertation: Transtheoretical Model of Change in Couples.

Specialization: Clinical Psychology (APA-accredited)

                                   

1999    M.S.    Psychology                                    Texas A&M University

Thesis: The Moderating Influence of Perceived Containment on the Relation between Child Externalizing Behaviors and Parenting Practices.

                                   

1994    B.A.     Psychology                                   University of California, Berkeley                                                                                               

Professional Positions Held

2004-present   Assistant Professor, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

2002-2004       Full-time Lecturer, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

2001-2002      APA-Accredited Clinical Psychology Internship,

Dutchess County Department of Mental Hygiene, Poughkeepsie, NY

 

Professional Interests

Psychotherapy with individuals, groups, couples, and families

Psychological assessment of cognitive abilities and personality

Research methodology and statistics

Computer programming

 

Journal Articles

Schneider, W. J. (2008). Playing Statistical Ouija Board with Commonality Analysis: Good Questions, Wrong Assumptions. Applied Neuropsychology, 15, 44-53.

Jones, G. B., & Schneider, W. J. (2006). Intelligence, human capital, and economic growth: An extreme-bounds analysis. Journal of Economic Growth, 11, 71-93.

Schneider, W. J., Cavell, T. A., & Hughes, J. N. (2003). A sense of containment: Potential moderator of the relation between parenting practices and children’s externalizing behavior. Development & Psychopathology, 15, 95-117.

 

Book Chapters

Tobin, R. M., Schneider, W. J., Reck, S. G., & Landau, S. (2008) Best practices in the assessment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Linking assessment to response-to-intervention. Invited chapter to appear in A. Thomas & J. Grimes, Best Practices in School Psychology: Vol. V. Washington, D.C.: National Association of School Psychologists.

Snyder, D. K., Schneider, W. J., & Castellani, A. M. (2003). Tailoring couple therapy to individual differences: A conceptual approach. In D. K. Snyder & M. A. Whisman (Eds.), Treating difficult couples: Helping clients with coexisting mental and relationship disorders. New York: Guilford.

Snyder, D. K., & Schneider, W. J. (2002). Affective reconstruction: A pluralistic, developmental approach. In A. S. Gurman & N. S. Jacobson (Eds.), Clinical handbook of couple therapy (3rd ed., pp. 151-179). New York: Guilford.

 

Test Reviews

Schneider, W. J. (2007). A review of the Multiple Intelligence Developmental Assessment Scales (MIDAS). In B.S. Plake & R.A. Spies (Eds.), The seventeenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 534-537). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute.

Schneider, W. J. (2007). A review of the Dean-Woodcock Neuropsychological Battery. In B.S. Plake & R.A. Spies (Eds.), The seventeenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 263-265). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute.

Schneider, W. J. & Swerdlik, M. E. (2007). A review of the Youth Outcome Questionnaire 30.1. In B.S. Plake & R.A. Spies (Eds.), The seventeenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 888-890). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute.

Swerdlik, M. E. & Schneider, W. J. (2007). A Review of the Behavior Evaluation Scale, Third Edition. In B.S. Plake & R.A. Spies (Eds.), The seventeenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 108-113). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute.

Hoff, K. E. & Schneider, W. J. (2005). Review of the Child Symptom Inventory-4. In B.S. Plake, J.C. Impara, & R.A. Spies (Eds.), The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute.

Schneider, W. J. & Hoff, K. E. (2005). Review of the Word Identification and Spelling Test. In B.S. Plake, J.C. Impara, & R.A. Spies (Eds.), The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute.

Schneider, W. J. & Swerdlik, M. E. (2005). Review of the Memory Test for Older Adults. In B.S. Plake, J.C. Impara, & R.A. Spies (Eds.), The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute.

Swerdlik, M. E. & Schneider, W. J. (2005). Review of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-Second Edition. In B.S. Plake, J.C. Impara, & R.A. Spies (Eds.), The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute.

 

Conference Presentations

Stagg, J. W. & Schneider, W. J. (2007, November). So You Flunked the Stroop Test, So What? The Utility of Single vs. Multiple Indicators in Predicting Behavioral Outcomes Related to Executive Functioning Among Non-Referred Individuals. Poster presented at the annual National Academy of Neuropsychology conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

Schneider, W. J. & Saternus, L. M. (2007, August). Is the TAT Helpful in Assessing Complex Aspects of Attention and Executive Functions? An Extremely Labor-Intensive Celebration of the Null Hypothesis. Poster presented at the annual American Psychological Association convention, San Francisco, CA.

Schneider, W. J. & Kasson, D. M. (2007, March). Do Narrow Abilities Matter More for People with Higher IQ? Implications of Spearman’s Law of Diminishing Returns for the Discrepancy Model of LD. Poster presented at the annual National Association of School Psychologists, New York City, NY.

Schneider, W. J., & McKenna, T. L. (2006). Using the Implicit Association Test to measure early maladaptive schemas. Poster presented at the annual American Psychological Association convention, New Orleans, LA.

Kahn, J. H., Vogel, D. L., Schneider, W. J., Barr, L. K., & Henning, K. (2006, April). Emotional self-disclosures of college-student clients and counseling session outcome. Poster session presented at the 2006 Great Lakes Conference, West Lafayette, IN.

Jones, G. B., & Schneider, W. J. (2005, August). Intelligence, human capital, and economic growth. Paper presented at the meeting of Econometric Society World Congress, London, UK.

March, A., Funk, K., Schneider, W. J., & Landau, S. E. (2005, March). Student and Teacher Attributions of School Shootings. Poster presented at the annual National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Atlanta, GA.

Tobin, R. M., Bodner, A. C., & Schneider, W. J. (2005, August). Executive function and emotion regulation in children. Poster presented at the annual American Psychological Association convention, Washington, D.C.

Jones, G. B., & Schneider, W. J. (2004, July). Intelligence, human capital, and economic growth. Paper presented at the meeting of Econometric Society, Santiago, Chili.

Schneider, W. J., & Huber, B. J. (2004, March). The interactive effects of fluid intelligence and executive functions on behavior disorders in children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Illinois School Psychology Association, Springfield, IL.

Jones, G. B., & Schneider, W. J. (2004, February). Intelligence, human capital, and economic growth. Paper presented at the meeting of Eastern Economic Association, Washington, DC.

Tobin, R. M., Schneider, W. J., Graziano, W. G., & Pizzitola, K. M. (2002, February). Nice kids in competitive situations. Poster session presented at the third annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology meeting, Savannah, GA.

Snyder, D. K., Schneider, W. J., Oxford, M. C., & Quinn, T. (2001, July). Secondary prevention group intervention for couples. Symposium paper presented at the 2001 World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Vancouver, BC.

Tobin, R. M., Pizzitola, K. M., Schneider, W. J., & Graziano, W. G. (2001, April). Goal structures and competitiveness in children’s games. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Schneider, W. J., Loss, R. M., Cavell, T. A., & Oxford, M. C. (2000, November). Parenting and children with callous-unemotional traits: Relationship quality as a potential socialization mechanism. Poster session presented at the 34th annual convention of the Association for the Advancement Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Snyder, D. K., Schneider, W. J., Oxford, M. C., & Quinn, T. (2000, November). SUCCESS: The efficacy of a relationship enhancement group. Poster session presented at the 34th annual convention of the Association for the Advancement Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Schneider, W. J., Cavell, T. A., Hughes, J. N., & Oxford, M. L. (1999, August). The development of the Perceived Containment Questionnaire. Poster session presented at the 107th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

 

Grants

2005                New Faculty Initiative Research Grant—Illinois State University

 

Reviewing Experience

NASP Communiqué

Journal of Family Psychology

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

 

 

Additional Professional Experience

1997-present Psychology-related software programming using Visual Basic.NET, Excel, and SPSS.

1999-2001       Standardization Sample Examiner: Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR), Inc.

1997-2000       Editorial Associate: Clinician’s Research Digest

 

Courses Taught at Illinois State University

Undergraduate Courses

            PSY 110—Fundamentals of Psychology

            PSY 138—Reasoning in Psychology Using Statistics

            PSY 340—Statistics for the Social Sciences

                                   

Graduate Courses

PSY 432—Psychodiagnostics I: Assessment of Cognitive Abilities in Children and Adolescents

            PSY 436.02—Clinical/Counseling Practicum

            PSY 464—Theories and Techniques of Counseling