August 2009

Curriculum Vitae

W. Joel Schneider

 Contact Information

University:             Illinois State University

                             Psychology Department

                             Campus Box 4620

                             Normal IL 61790-4620

                             (309) 438-8410

                             wjschne@ilstu.edu

Education

2003    Ph.D.         Texas A&M University

Clinical Psychology (APA-accredited)

Dissertation: Transtheoretical Model of Change in Couples.

1999    M.S.    Texas A&M University

Clinical Psychology           

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

1994    B.A.            University of California, Berkeley 

Psychology                                                                   

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

Psychological assessment of cognitive abilities and personality

Psychotherapy with individuals, groups, couples, and families

Research methodology and statistics

 Refereed Journal Articles

Jones, G. B., & Schneider, W. J. (in press). IQ in the Production Function: Evidence from Immigrant Earnings. Economic Inquiry.

Guidry, J. A., Babin, B. J., Graziano, W. G., & Schneider, W. J. (in press). Pride and prejudice in the evaluation of wine? International Journal of Wine Business Research, 21.

Hoff, K. E., Reese-Weber, M. J., Schneider, W. J., & Stagg, J. W. (2009). The association between high status positions and aggressive behavior in early adolescence. Journal of School Psychology, 47, 395-426.

Barr, L. K., Kahn, J. H., & Schneider, W. J. (2008). Individual differences in emotion expression: Hierarchical structure and relations with psychological distress. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 27, 1045-1077.

Kahn, J. H., Vogel, D. L., Schneider, W. J., Barr, L. K., & Henning, K. (2008). The emotional content of client disclosures and session impact: An analogue study. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Training, and Practice, 45, 539-545.

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. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best Practices in School Psychology V (Vol. 2, pp. 617-632). Bethesda, MD: 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 (p. 27-51). 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 K.T. Geisinger, R.A. Spies, J.F. Carlson, & B.S. Plake (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 K.T. Geisinger, R.A. Spies, J.F. Carlson, & B.S. Plake (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 K.T. Geisinger, R.A. Spies, J.F. Carlson, & B.S. Plake (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 K.T. Geisinger, R.A. Spies, J.F. Carlson, & B.S. Plake (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 sixteenth 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 sixteenth 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 sixeenth 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 sixteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute.

Teaching Material Publications

Swerdlik, M. E., Cohen, R. J. & Schneider, W. J. (2004). An instructor’s manual and resource guide to accompany Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Test and Measurement, Sixth Edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

Swerdlik, M. E., Cohen, R.J. & Schneider, W. J. (2004). Test bank to accompany Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Test and Measurement, Sixth Edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

Invited Presentations

Schneider, W. J. (2008, October). Can the Implicit Association Test be used as a lie detector? Morality, implicit attitudes, and Big Brother’s help measuring illegal file sharing behavior. Invited lecture and paper presentation at Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Schneider, W. J. (2006, November). We need to change (but I won't do anything because I'm not the problem): Couples therapy outcomes and the transtheoretical model of change. Colloquium presented at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Conference Presentations

Gadke, D. L., Tobin, R. M., & Schneider, W. J. (2009, August). Agreeableness and prejudice towards overweight men and women. Poster presented at the annual American Psychological Association convention, Toronto, ON.

Gioia, K. A., Tobin, R. M., & Schneider, W. J. (2009, August). Individual differences in children’s responsiveness to a social skills intervention. Poster presented at the annual American Psychological Association convention, Toronto, ON.

Booth, B., Lederer, S., Bobo, T., Dick, S., Linnell, J., Meyers, A., Schneider, W. J., Swerdlik, M., & Anweiler, J. (2009, August). Reintegration experiences of returning National Guard war veterans and implications for reintegration programming: Results from two states. Poster presented at the annual American Psychological Association convention, Toronto, ON.

Gioia, K. A., Miller, K. A., Tobin, R. M., & Schneider, W. J. (2009, February). Children’s responsiveness to a social skills intervention. Poster presented at the annual National Association of School Psychologists convention, Boston, MA.

Baird, S. A., Schneider, W. J., & Tobin, R. M. (2008, August). Implicit agreeableness predicts laboratory measures of aggression. Poster presented at the annual American Psychological Association convention, Boston, MA.

 Barr, L. K., Kahn, J. H., & Schneider, W. J. (2008, March). Emotion expression tendencies and mood/anxiety symptoms. Poster presented at the 2008 International Counseling Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.

 Tobin, R. M., Schneider, W. J., & Landau, S. (2008, February). Assessing Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity disorder using an RTI approach. Poster presented at the annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.

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 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 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 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 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 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 presented at the 107th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.