Curriculum Vitae Patricia A. Zapf Department of Psychology John Jay College of Criminal Justice The City University of New York 445 West 59th Street New York, NY 10019-1128
Email: pzapf@jjay.cuny.edu URL: web.jjay.cuny.edu/~pzapf Phone: (212) 237-8775
Ph.D., Simon Fraser University (1999) Area of Study: Clinical Psychology with specialization in Forensic (APA/CPA accredited) Dissertation: An investigation of the construct of competence in a criminal and civil context: A comparison of the FIT, the MacCAT-CA, and the MacCAT-T. M.A., Simon Fraser University (1995) Area of Study: Clinical Psychology with specialization in Forensic (APA/CPA accredited) Thesis: Assessing fitness to stand trial: Characteristics of fitness remands and comparison of institution-based evaluations and the Fitness Interview Test - Revised. B.A. (Honors), University of Alberta (1993) Area of Study: Psychology Thesis: The relationship between types of crime and personality.
Louise McKinney Scholarship (1992) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Summer Research Grant (1992) Margaret Ruth Crawford Memorial Scholarship in Psychology (1993) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Summer Research Grant (1993) Simon Fraser University Graduate Fellowship (1995) B. C. Medical Services Foundation Summer Scholarship (1995) Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Fellowship (1995; declined 1996-99) Lorne M. Kendall Memorial Scholarship in Psychology (1996) Nominee for the Governor-General's Gold Medal and Dean's Convocation Medal (1996 & 2000) British Columbia Health Research Foundation Student Fellowship (1996 - 1998) American Academy of Forensic Psychology Dissertation Grant (1997) American Psychology-Law Society Dissertation Grant (1997) Simon Fraser University President's Dissertation Grant (1998) American Psychological Association Science Directorate Travel Award (1998) Lorne M. Kendall Memorial Scholarship in Psychology (1999) Canadian Psychological Association Excellence in Research (Dissertation) Award (2000) Nominee for the AP-LS/AAFP Saleem Shah Award for Early Career Contributions in Psychology and Law (2001, 2002) Presidential Research Award, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2003-2004)
Department of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York
Position: Associate Professor (Tenure Track, 2002 - present); Director, Forensic Psychology Research Institute;
Director of Clinical Training & Deputy Director, PhD Program in Forensic Psychology
Graduate Courses: Research Methods in Criminal Justice; Psychology of Criminal Behavior; Forensic Diagnostic Interviewing; Criminal Forensic Assessment; Clinical Interview
Undergraduate Courses: Psychological Analysis of Criminal Behavior
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama
Position: Assistant Professor (Tenure Track, 1999 - 2002)
Graduate Courses: Criminal Forensic Assessment; Forensic Practicum; Legal and Ethical Issues in Psychology
Undergraduate Courses: Psychology, Law, and Criminal Justice; Senior Seminar in Forensic Psychology; Directed Studies
November 1999 - Present Licensed Psychologist: Alabama License #1066
February 2001 - October 2003 Certified Forensic Examiner: Alabama
January 2004 - Present Licensed Psychologist: New York License #015794
American Psychological Association
Member (1997 - present); Annual reviewer for conference submissions
American Psychology - Law Society (American Psychological Association, Division 41)
Member (1995 - present); Student Editor, Law and Human Behavior (1995 - 1997)
Chair, Dissertation Awards Committee (2000-2004)
Annual reviewer for conference submissions
Co-Chair for the 2004 Conference in Scottsdale, AZ
Member, Careers & Training Committee (2003-2005)
Secretary, Executive Committee (2005-2008)
Canadian Psychological Association
Member (1997 - 1999)
International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services
Member (2000 - present)
International Academy of Law and Mental Health
Member (2000 - present)
Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute; Simon Fraser University
Associate member (2000 - present)
The Constitution Project's Blue-Ribbon Committee on Mental Health Testimony in Alabama Capital Cases (2001 present)
Associate Editor (August 2005 - present)
Law and Human Behavior
Associate Editor (2001 - present)
Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice; Editor, Practice Update section
Editorial Consultant (1999 - present)
Law and Human Behavior; Media Psychology; Psychology, Public Policy, and Law; Police Quarterly; Professional Psychology: Research and Practice; Behavioral Sciences and the Law
Editorial Board Member (2001 - present) AP-LS Book Series Editorial Board Member (2001 - present) International Journal of Forensic Mental Health
PSC-CUNY Research Grant (2004)
Title: A Comparison of Competence-Related Abilities and Cognitive Abilities
Investigator: Patricia A. Zapf
Amount: $4,320
Presidential Research Grant, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2003-2004)
Title: A Program of Study on the Assessment of Criminal Competencies
Investigator: Patricia A. Zapf
Amount: $6,000
PSC-CUNY Research Grant (2003)
Title: A Comparison of the MacCAT-CA and the FIT for Making Determinations of Competency to Stand Trial
Investigator: Patricia A. Zapf
Amount: $5,000
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (2002)
Title: An Investigation of the German Legal System with Respect to Incompetent Offenders
Investigator: Patricia A. Zapf
Amount: $7,500
University of Alabama, Research Advisory Committee (2002)
Title: An Investigation and Comparison of Legal Proceedings of Competency to Stand Trial in Germany, Canada, and the United States
Investigator: Patricia A. Zapf
Amount: $5,000
University of Alabama, Research Advisory Committee (2000)
Title: An Investigation of Four Competence-Related Abilities
Investigator: Patricia A. Zapf
Amount: $5,000
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (1996-1999)
Title: Assessing Fitness to Stand Trial: Studies on the Reliability and Validity of the FIT (Revised Edition)
Investigators: Ronald Roesch & Patricia A. Zapf
Amount: $66,000
Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida
APA accredited internship in clinical psychology; assessment, intervention, and consultation at the following sites: Mobile Crisis Response Team, Tampa Bay Technical High School Mental Health Program, Moffitt Cancer Centre, USF Counseling Centre, Zephyrhills Correctional Institution (1998 - 1999)
Correctional Service of Canada, Kent Maximum Security and Mountain Medium Security Institutions
Correctional Psychologist (PS-02); intake and risk assessments of federal inmates being considered for programming or release; risk assessment of inmates being detained under Dangerous Offender legislation (1997)
Surrey Pretrial Mental Health Project, Surrey Pretrial Services Centre
Intake assessment of men remanded in custody for mental illness, suicide risk, and violence potential (1995-1997)
Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
APA/CPA accredited practicum in clinical forensic psychology; forensic, psychodiagnostic, and neuropsychological assessment of individuals court-ordered or remanded for assessment or treatment; co-facilitated inpatient young offender relapse prevention group; co-facilitated inpatient young offender psychodynamic group; assertiveness training; co-facilitated outpatient adult sex offender group (1994)
Clinical Psychology Centre, Simon Fraser University
Clinical intervention; intake interviews with clients seeking therapy; cognitive-behaviour therapy; psychodynamic therapy (1993 - 1998)
Research and Statistical Consultant
Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services EXIT Program grant funded by SAMHSA.
Independent Practice
Consultation with attorneys in Alabama regarding various criminal competencies, insanity, mitigation, and neuropsychological issues; Forensic evaluation of competency to stand trial, competency to waive Miranda, competency to plead guilty, mental state at the time of offense, and mitigation in capital murder cases; expert testimony (1999-present)
Certified Forensic Examiner, State of Alabama, Tuscaloosa County
Conduct forensic evaluations for the State of Alabama in Tuscaloosa County; competency to stand trial, competency to waive Miranda rights, competency to be sentenced, competency to participate in probation revocation hearing, pre-sentence evaluations, mental state at time of the offense, juvenile evaluations; expert testimony (2001-present)
State of Alabama v. Ronnie Diyon Ball, Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County
Testified regarding competency to stand trial before Judge John H. England (9 July 2001)
State of Alabama v. Joe Lee Sanders¸ Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County
Testified regarding competency to stand trial before Judge Thomas S. Wilson (10 July 2001)
State of Alabama v. Saxon Renard Maye¸ Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County
Testified regarding competency to stand trial before Judge Thomas S. Wilson (4 September 2001)
State of Alabama v. Barney Huey Gilliland¸ Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County
Testified regarding competency to stand trial before Judge Thomas S. Wilson (12 September 2001)
State of Alabama v. Vonkeeshun Hamler Ball¸ Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County
Testified regarding competency to waive Miranda rights stand trial before Judge Thomas S. Wilson (21 September 2001)
State of Alabama v. Barney Huey Gilliland¸ Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County
Testified regarding mental state at time of offense before Judge Thomas S. Wilson (24 September 2001)
State of Alabama v. James Edward Maddox, Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County
Testified regarding competency to stand trial before Judge John H. England (5 November 2001)
State of Alabama v. Herman Jordan, III, Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa
Testified regarding competency to stand trial before Judge Thomas S. Wilson (22 January 2002)
State of Alabama v. Paris Donniel Woods, Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County
Testified regarding competency to stand trial and malingering before Judge John H. England (6 February 2002)
State of Alabama v. Ronnie Diyon Ball, Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County
Testified regarding mental state at the time of offense before Judge John H. England (28 May 2002)
State of Alabama v. Elinda A. Miles, Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County
Testified regarding competency to stand trial before Judge John H. England (29 August 2002)
Brodsky, S. L. Zapf, P. A., & Boccaccini, M. T. (in press). Competency for execution assessments: Ethical continuities and professional tasks. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice.
Kahn, R., Zapf, P. A., & Cooper, V. G. (in press). Readability of Miranda warnings and waivers: Implications for evaluating Miranda comprehension. Law and Psychology Review.
Zapf, P. A., Skeem, J. L., & Golding, S. L. (in press). Factor structure and validity of the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication. Psychological Assessment.
Ackerson, K. S., Brodsky, S. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2005). Judges' and psychologists' assessments of legal and clinical factors in competence for execution. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 11, 164-193.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (2005). An investigation of the construct of competence: A comparison of the FIT, the MacCAT-CA, and the MacCAT-T. Law and Human Behavior, 29, 229-252.
Cooper, V. G., McLearen, A. M., & Zapf, P. A. (2004). Dispositional decisions with the mentally ill: Police perceptions and characteristics. Police Quarterly, 7, 295-310.
Cox, M. L. & Zapf, P. A. (2004). An investigation of discrepancies between mental health professionals and the courts in decisions about competency. Law and Psychology Review, 28, 108-131.
Zapf, P. A., Hubbard, K. L., Cooper, V. G., Wheeles, M. C., & Ronan, K. A. (2004). Have the courts abdicated their responsibility for determination of competency to stand trial to clinicians? Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 4, 27-44.
Cooper, V. G, & Zapf, P. A. (2003). Predictor variables in competency to stand trial decisions. Law and Human Behavior, 27, 423-436.
Holloway, K. S., Brodsky, S. L., Boccaccini, M. T., & Zapf, P. A. (2003). Irrational and rational understandings of death: Issues of malingering and disordered thinking about death. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 21, 65-77.
Hubbard, K. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2003). The role of demographic, criminal, and psychiatric variables in examiners' predictions of restorability to competency to stand trial. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 2, 145-155.
Hubbard, K. L., Zapf, P. A., & Ronan, K. A. (2003). Competency restoration: An examination of the differences between defendants predicted restorable and not restorable to competency. Law and Human Behavior, 27, 127-139.
Ryba, N. L., Cooper, V. G., & Zapf, P. A. (2003). Juvenile competence to stand trial evaluations: A survey of current practices and test usage among psychologists. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34, 499-507.
Ryba, N. L., Cooper, V. G., & Zapf, P. A. (2003). Assessment of maturity in juvenile competency to stand trial evaluations: A survey of practitioners. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 3, 23-45.
Viljoen, J. L., Roesch, R., Ogloff, J. R. P., & Zapf, P. A. (2003). The role of Canadian psychologists in conducting fitness and criminal responsibility evaluations. Canadian Psychology, 44, 369-381.
Viljoen, J. L., Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (2003). Diagnosis, current psychiatric symptoms, and legal abilities. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 3, 23-37.
Zapf, P. A., Boccaccini, M. T., & Brodsky, S. L. (2003). Assessment of Competency for Execution: Professional Guidelines and an Evaluation Checklist. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 21, 103-120.
Zapf, P. A., & Viljoen, J. L. (2003). Issues and considerations regarding the use of assessment instruments in the evaluation of competency to stand trial. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 21, 351-367.
Boccaccini, M. T., Zapf, P. A., & Brodsky, S. (2002). Psychiatric patients' competency to collude with hospital police in "sting" operations: A case report and practice implications. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 1, 93-99.
Viljoen, J. L., Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (2002). Interrater reliability of the Fitness Interview Test across four professional groups. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 47, 945-952.
Viljoen, J. L., Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (2002). An examination of the relationship between competency to stand trial, competency to waive interrogation rights, and psychopathology. Law and Human Behavior, 26, 481-506.
Viljoen, J. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2002). Fitness to stand trial evaluations: A comparison of referred and non-referred defendants. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 1, 127-138.
Brodsky, S. L., Zapf, P. A., & Boccaccini, M. (2001). The last competency: An examination of legal, ethical, and professional ambiguities regarding evaluations of competence for execution. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 1, 1-25.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (2001). A comparison of the MacCAT-CA and the FIT for making determinations of competency to stand trial. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 24, 81-92.
Zapf, P. A., Roesch, R., & Viljoen, J. L. (2001) Assessing fitness to stand trial: The utility of the Fitness Interview Test (revised edition). Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 46, 426-432.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (2000). Mental competency evaluations: Guidelines for judges and attorneys. Court Review, 37, 28-35.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (1998). Fitness to stand trial: Characteristics of fitness remands since the 1992 Criminal Code amendments. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 43, 287-293.
Roesch, R., Ogloff, J. R. P., Hart, S. D., Dempster, R. J., Zapf, P. A., & Whittemore, K. E. (1997). The impact of Canadian criminal code changes on assessments of fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 42, 509-514.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (1997). Assessing fitness to stand trial: A comparison of institution-based evaluations and a brief screening interview. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 16, 53-66.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (1997). Alternatives to inpatient evaluations of fitness to stand trial. Analise Psicologica, 15, 419-424.
Roesch, R., Hart, S. D., & Zapf, P. A. (1996). Conceptualizing and assessing competency to stand trial: Implications and applications of the MacArthur Treatment Competence Model. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 2, 96-113.
Zapf, P. A., Roesch, R., & Hart, S. D. (1996). An examination of the relationship of homelessness to mental disorder, criminal behavior, and health care in a pretrial jail population. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 41, 435-440.
Litwack, T., Zapf, P. A., Groscup, J. L., & Hart, S. D. (in press). Violence risk assessment: Research, legal, and clinical considerations. In A. K. Hess & I. B. Weiner (Eds.), Handbook of forensic psychology (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley.
Zapf, P. A., Golding, S. L., & Roesch, R. (in press). Criminal responsibility and the insanity defense. In A. K. Hess & I. B. Weiner (Eds.), Handbook of forensic psychology (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (in press). Competency to stand trial: A guide for evaluators. In A. K. Hess & I. B. Weiner (Eds.), Handbook of forensic psychology (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley.
Zapf, P. A., Cox, D. N., & Roesch, R. (2004). Psychological perspectives on criminality. In R. Linden (Ed.), Criminology: A Canadian perspective (5th ed., pp. 260-291). Toronto, ON: Nelson Thompson Learning.
Zapf, P. A., Viljoen, J. L., Whittemore, K. E., Poythress, N. G., & Roesch, R. (2002). Competency: Past, present, and future. In J. R. P. Ogloff (ed.), Taking psychology and law into the twenty first century (pp. 171-198). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Nicholls, T. L., Hemphill, J. F., Boer, D. P., Kropp, P. R., & Zapf, P. A. (2001). The assessment and treatment of offenders and inmates: Specific populations. In R. Schuller & J. R. P. Ogloff (Eds.), An introduction to law and psychology: Canadian perspectives (pp. 248-282). Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (2001). A comparison of American and Canadian conceptualizations of competence to stand trial. In R. Roesch, R. R. Corrado, & R. J. Dempster (Eds.), Psychology in the courts: International advances in knowledge, pp. 121-132. London: Routledge.
Cox, D. N., Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (2000). Psychological perspectives on criminality. In R. Linden (Ed.), Criminology: A Canadian perspective (pp. 238-269) (4th ed.). Toronto, ON: Harcourt Brace.
Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (2000). Competency issues in civil and criminal law: A comparison of competency measures. In A. Czerederecka, T. Jaskiewicz, & J. Wojcikiewicz (Eds.), Forensic psychology and law: Traditional questions and new ideas (pp. 34-40). Krakow, Poland: Institute of Forensic Research Publishers.
Golding, S. L., Skeem, J. L., Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (1999). The assessment of criminal responsibility: A historical approach to a current controversy. In I. B. Weiner & A. K. Hess (Eds.), Handbook of forensic psychology (2nd ed., pp. 379-408). New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Roesch, R., Zapf, P. A., Golding, S. L., & Skeem, J. (1999). Defining and assessing competency to stand trial. In I. B. Weiner & A. K. Hess (Eds.), Handbook of forensic psychology (2nd ed., pp. 327-349). New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Roesch, R., Ogloff, J. R. P., Zapf, P. A., Hart, S. D., & Otto, R. (1998). Jail and prison inmates. In A. S. Bellack and M. Hersen (Series Eds.) and N. N. Singh (Vol. Ed.), Comprehensive clinical psychology: Vol. 9. Application in diverse populations. New York: Elsevier.
Cox, D. N., Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (1996). Psychological perspectives on criminality. In R. Linden (Ed.), Criminology: A Canadian perspective (3rd ed.). Toronto, ON: Harcourt Brace.
Zapf, P. A. (in press). Suicide Assessment Manual for Inmates (SAMI). Burnaby, BC: Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, Simon Fraser University.
Roesch, R., Zapf, P. A., Eaves, D., & Webster, C.D. (1998). The Fitness Interview Test (Revised edition). Burnaby, BC: Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, Simon Fraser University.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (2004). Psychology and the law. In W. E Craighead & C. Nemeroff (Eds.), The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science (4th ed.) (pp. 751-753). New York: Wiley.
Zapf, P. A., & Galloway, V. A. (2002). Test review: Miller-Forensic Assessment of Symptoms Test. American Psychology -Law Society News, 22, 16-18.
Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (2001). Psychology and the law. In W. E Craighead & C. Nemeroff (Eds.), The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science (3rd ed., Vol. 3, pp. 1295-1302.). New York: Wiley.
Brodsky, S. L., Zapf, P. A., Boccaccini, M. (1999). Post conviction relief: The assessment of competence for execution. Proceedings of Psychological Expertise and Criminal Justice: An APA/ABA Conference for Psychologists and Lawyers (vol. 2, pp. 189-201). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Spidel, A., Roesch, R., Zapf, P. A., & Kendrick, K. (2005, April). Mental disorder and criminality: Profiles of individuals based on symptom clusters of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. Paper presented at the 5th Annual Convention of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, Melbourne, Australia.
Pirelli, G., & Zapf, P. A. (2005, March). The Suicide Assessment Manual for Inmates (SAMI): A first look at normative data. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, La Jolla, CA.
Viljoen, J. L., Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (2005, March). Competence for police interrogation and adjudication in child and adolescent defendants: A comparison of legal standards. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, La Jolla, CA.
Ryba, N. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2004, August). Psychiatric symptoms and competence-related abilities across studies. Paper presented at the 112th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Spidel, A., Roesch, R., Zapf, P. A., & Kendrick, K. (2004, June). Mental disorder and criminality: Symptoms and offence type. Paper presented at the 4th Annual Convention of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, Stockholm, Sweden.
Bennett, A., & Zapf, P. A. (2004, March). The measurement of competence to stand trial: A comparison of two competence assessment instruments in a sample of individuals with mental retardation. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
Bennett, A., & Zapf, P. A. (2004, March). The measurement of adjudicative competence: A comparison of three types of competencies in a sample of individuals with mental retardation. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
Cooper, V. G., & Zapf, P. A. (2004, March). Psychiatric inpatients' comprehension of Miranda rights: Normative data. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
Cooper, V. G., & Zapf, P. A. (2004, March). Intellectual ability and comprehension of Miranda rights. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
Creevy, C., Hubbard, K. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2004, March). A Survey of Attitudes and Practices Regarding Malingering. . Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
Kahn, R., Cooper, V. G., & Zapf, P. A. (2004, March). Readability of Miranda warnings and waivers: Implications for evaluating Miranda comprehension. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
McLearen, A., Zapf, P. A., & Clements, C. B. (2004, March). Factor analysis of malingering in jails: Identification of lower threshold symptom exaggeration. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
Ryba, N. L., & Zapf, P. A (2004, March). An evaluation of the influence of psychiatric symptoms and cognitive abilities on competence-related abilities. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
Zottoli, T. M., & Zapf, P. A. (2004, March). A comparison of juvenile and adult trial related competencies. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
Galloway, V. A., & Zapf, P. A. (2003, August). Psychiatric symptoms, intellectual ability, and Miranda waiver competency. Paper presented at the 111th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Galloway, V. A., Zapf, P. A., & Griffin, M. (2003, August). Appreciation of Miranda rights in interrogation situations. Paper presented at the 111th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hubbard, K. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2003, August). The predictive efficiency of demographic, criminal, and psychiatric variables in decisions of competency restoration. Paper presented at the 111th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ryba, N. L., Galloway, V. A., & Zapf, P. A. (2003, August). Test usage in juvenile competency to stand trial evaluations. Paper presented at the 111th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
McLearen, A., Galloway, V, A., & Zapf, P. A. (2003, July). Dispositional decisions with the mentally ill: Police perceptions and characteristics. Paper presented at the joint meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, the European Association of Psychology and Law, and the Australia and New Zealand Associations of Psychology and Law, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Ryba, N. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2003, July). An evaluation of the influences of psychiatric symptoms and cognitive abilities on competence related abilities: Preliminary results. Paper presented at the joint meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, the European Association of Psychology and Law, and the Australia and New Zealand Associations of Psychology and Law, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Zapf, P. A., Skeem, J. L., & Golding, S. L. (2003, July). Empirical Analysis of the Factor Structure of the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication. Paper presented at the joint meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, the European Association of Psychology and Law, and the Australia and New Zealand Associations of Psychology and Law, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Viljoen, J. L., Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (2003, April). Diagnosis, current psychiatric symptoms, and legal abilities. Paper presented at the 3rd Annual International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Miami Beach, FL.
McLearen, A., & Zapf, P. A. (2002, August). Utility of routine malingering assessment in jails. Paper presented at the 110th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Viljoen, J. L., Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (2002, May). Diagnosis, psychiatric symptoms, and competency to stand trial. Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Bennett, A., McLearen, A., Zapf, P. A., & Powers, B. K. (2002, March). The Impact of the knowledge and attitudes of police officers on mentally retarded individuals in the criminal justice system. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Austin, TX.
Galloway, V., Hubbard, K. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2002, March). Ethnicity differences in competency to stand trial referral and assessment. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Austin, TX.
Galloway, V., Ryba, N., & Zapf, P. A. (2002, March). An investigation of procedures used in competency to stand trial evaluations of juveniles. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Austin, TX.
Hubbard, K. L., Galloway, V., & Zapf, P. A. (2002, March). Assessing gender differences in competency to stand trial referral and assessment. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Austin, TX.
Ryba, N., & Zapf, P. A. (2002, March). An investigation of competence-related abilities in a sample of undergraduates. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Austin, TX.
Ryba, N., Galloway, V., & Zapf, P. A. (2002, March). The assessment of maturity in juvenile competency to stand trial evaluations. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Austin, TX.
Viljoen, J. L., Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (2002, March). Competency to waive interrogation rights and competency to stand trial: The relationship between legally relevant abilities and psychopathology. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Austin, TX.
Zapf, P. A., Viljoen, J. L., & Roesch, R. (2002, March). The relationship between psychiatric symptomatology and competency to consent to treatment. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Austin, TX.
Boccaccini, M. T., Zapf, P. A., & Brodsky, S. L. (2001, August). Conducting evaluations of competence for execution: Psychologists' practices and experiences. Paper presented at the 109th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Cox, M. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2001, August). Discrepant decisions of competence between forensic evaluators and the courts. Paper presented at the 109th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Galloway, V. A., & Zapf, P. A. (2001, August). Predictor variables in competency to stand trial decisions. Paper presented at the 109th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Hubbard, K. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2001, August). Assessing the accuracy of treatability predictions for incompetent defendants made by mental health examiners. Paper presented at the 109th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Salekin, R. T., & Zapf, P. A. (2001, August). Judges' decisions regarding juvenile waiver to adult criminal court. Paper presented at the 109th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Zapf, P. A., Galloway, V. A., & Hart, S. D. (2001, August). Factor structure of the BPRS in a pretrial jail population. Paper presented at the 109th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Cox, M. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2001, April). Competency determination in relation to type of offense. Paper presented at the founding conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Galloway, V. A., & Zapf, P. A. (2001, April). Examiner differences in competency to stand trial decisions. Paper presented at the founding conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Hubbard, K. L. & Zapf, P. A. (2001, April). A comparison of incompetent defendants restored to competency and incompetent defendants unable to be restored. Paper presented at the founding conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Hubbard, K. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2001, March). A comparison of incompetent and competent criminal defendants in Alabama. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (2000, July). The Fitness Interview Test: Reliability and validity of a brief screening instrument. Paper presented at the International Academy of Law and Mental Health's XXVth Anniversary Congress on Law and Mental Health, Siena, Italy.
Zapf, P. A. (2000, July). An investigation of the procedures and standards for competency to stand trial in the United States and Canada. Paper presented at the International Academy of Law and Mental Health's XXVth Anniversary Congress on Law and Mental Health, Siena, Italy.
Zapf, P. A., Brodsky, S. L., & Boccaccini, M. (2000, March). Assessment of competency for execution: Professional guidelines and an evaluation checklist. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, New Orleans, LA.
Zapf, P. A., Poythress, N. G., Roesch, R., Whittemore, K. E., & Boddy, J. (2000, March). Competency: Past, Present, and Future. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, New Orleans, LA.
Boddy, J., Roesch, R., Zapf, P. A., & Eaves, D. (2000, March). Characteristics of defendants remanded for fitness assessments. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, New Orleans, LA.
Brodsky, S. L., Zapf, P. A., & Boccaccini, M. (1999, October). Post conviction relief: The assessment of competence for execution. Paper presented at the joint conference of the American Psychological Association and the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association, Washington, DC.
Zapf, P. A., & Poythress, N. G, Jr. (1999, August). An examination f the quality of forensic reports in Florida. Paper presented at the 107th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (1999, July). A comparison of the MacCAT-CA and the FIT-R for making determinations of competency to stand trial. Paper presented at the first joint meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society and the European Association of Psychology and Law, Dublin, Ireland.
Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (1998, September). Competency issues in civil and criminal law: A comparison of competency measures. Paper presented at the 8th European Conference on Psychology and Law, Krakow, Poland.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (1998, August). Is there an underlying construct to competence? An investigation of the abilities required for treatment versus adjudicative competence. Paper presented at the 106th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (1998, August). The relationship between treatment competence and adjudicative competence: A comparison of the MacCAT-T, the MacCAT-CA, and the FIT-R. Symposium presentation at the International Association of Applied Psychology congress, San Francisco, CA.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (1998, June). An examination of the predictive validity of the Fitness Interview Test Revised and the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale for decisions about fitness to stand trial. Paper presented at the Canadian Psychological Association's Annual Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (1998, March). An examination of the construct of competence in a civil and criminal context: A comparison of the MacCAT-T, the MacCAT-CA, and the FIT-R. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Redondo Beach, CA.
Whittemore, K. E., & Zapf, P. A. (1997, June). Psychological test use in criminal justice evaluations. Paper presented at the Canadian Psychological Association's Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Zapf, P. A. (1997, April). Elucidating the standards for mental disorder as a prerequisite for legal interventions: A review of case law and a discussion of its applicability. Paper presented at the Insanity, Mental Disorder, and the Criminal Code Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Zapf, P. A. (1996, November). Utility of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale as a screening instrument in a pretrial population: Some conclusions and normative data. Paper presented at the Second International Colloquium on Aggression, Mental Illness, and Psychiatric Intervention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Zapf, P. A. & Roesch, R. (1996, August). Fitness remands in Canada since the 1992 amendments to the criminal code. Paper presented at the 104th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (1996, March). Fitness to stand trial: A comparison of institution-based evaluations and the Fitness Interview Test - Revised. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the American Psychology - Law Society, Hilton Head, SC.
Zapf, P. A. & Roesch, R. (1995, April). Assessing fitness to stand trial: An examination of brief-screening and institution-based evaluations. Paper presented at the Mental Disorder and Criminal Justice: Changes, Challenges, and Solutions conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Zapf, P. A. (1993, April). Crime and personality: The relationship between crime and personality as measured by the Basic Personality Inventory. Paper presented at the Brian Harder Honors Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Zapf, P. A. (2005, March). A look into the field of forensic psychology. Invited speaker, Monroe College, Bronx,, NY.
Zapf, P. A. (2004, February). Competency, capacity, and the context-specific nature of abilities. Invited speaker, Fordham University, New York, NY.
Zapf, P. A. (2003, October). Godinez and the nature of competency: Global or context-specific? D