Scientific Work
My scientific work falls into two major categories: positive psychology and personality assessment. My MA thesis and PhD dissertation belong to these areas of study, respectively.
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Regarding positive psychology, I’ve conducted empirical studies into the meaning and functioning of different kinds of emotion – namely, gratitude, awe, and elevation, which are sometimes considered spiritual emotions.
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In the personality assessment literature, I’ve conduced meta-analyses looking at the construct validity of performance-based scales (i.e., The Rorschach’s Mutuality of Autonomy scale), surveyed the role of psychological assessment in clinical psychology training, and written on the relationship between assessment and treatment planning.
Publications
Mihura, J. L., Roy, M., & Graceffo, R. A. (2017). Psychological assessment training in clinical psychology doctoral programs. Journal of Personality Assessment, 99, 153-164. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2016.1201978
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Graceffo, R. A., Mihura, J. L, & Meyer, G. J. (2014). A meta-analysis of an implicit measure of personality functioning: The Mutuality of Autonomy Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 96, 581-595. doi: 10.1037/a0029406
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Mihura, J. L., & Graceffo, R. A. (2014). Multimethod assessment and treatment planning. In C. J. Hopwood & R. F. Bornstein (Eds.), Multimethod clinical assessment (285-318). Guilford Press.
Presentations
Graceffo, R. A. (2019, March). The nuts and bolts of starting a private practice. In E. Ameen (Chair), What you didn’t learn in graduate school: A half-day workshop for graduate psychology students. Professional Development Conference for American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), Boston, MA.
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Graceffo, R. A., Mihura, J. L. (2014, March). Integrating introspected information with thematic material on performance-based measures. In R. Graceffo (Chair), Four cases highlighting the benefits of multimethod assessment. Integrated paper session, Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Washington, DC.
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Graceffo, R. A. (2013, October). The relationship between relational dynamics and symptoms: A personality assessment case presentation. Presentation to faculty in partial fulfillment of doctoral degree, Toledo, OH.
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Eblin, J. J., & Graceffo, R. A. (2013, July). Assessment of ADHD in adults. Presentation at training workshop for employees of Harbor Behavioral Healthcare (CMHC, Toledo, OH) at Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH.
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Mihura, J. L., & Graceffo, R. A. (2013, March). The significance of the assessment method for treatment planning. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Diego, CA.
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Graceffo, R.A. & Gillespie, J.F. (2012, May). Exploring differences in capacity to experience awe and elevation. Poster presented at the 2012 Association for Psychological Science Convention, Chicago, IL.
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Graceffo, R. A., Mihura, J. L., & Meyer, G. M. (2012, March). Mutuality of Autonomy Scale: A systematic review of the validity literature. In R. Graceffo (Chair), Explorations into narcissism, aggression, dependency, and object representations with the Rorschach. Integrated paper session conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Chicago, IL.
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Graceffo, R.A., Mihura, J.L., & Meyer, G.M. (2011, March). Mutuality of Autonomy Scale: A systematic review of the validity literature. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Society for Personality Assessment, Boston, MA.
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Gillespie, J.F., Curran, R.J., Graceffo, R.A., Graceffo, J.M., Salen, W.L., & Stuart, T. (2009, August). Positive emotion in individuals publicly expressing gratitude. Poster presented at the 117th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario.
Unpublished Works
Graceffo, R.A. (2010). Exploring Differences in Capacity to Experience Awe and Elevation. Unpublished master’s thesis. State University of New York, Brockport.
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Graceffo, R.A. (2015). Explicitly and Implicitly Assessed Personality Traits of Practicing Clinicians. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Toledo.