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President Michael T. Nietzel

President
Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
Missouri State University
Since July 1, 2005
Area of Specialization: Clinical; Forensic Psychology

Address: Office of the President
Carrington Hall, Room 201
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO 65897
Phone: (417) 836-8500
Fax: (417) 836-7669
Email: President@missouristate.edu

Personal Data

Born: September 9, 1947 - Muscatine, Iowa

Educational Background

1952 - 1965 Public Schools, Muscatine, Iowa
B. A. 1969 Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois
Major: Psychology
M.A. 1972 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Major: Clinical Psychology
Ph.D. 1973 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Major: Clinical Psychology
Minor: Community Psychology
  1975 Licensed Clinical Psychologist (Kentucky) - 248

Professional Experience

1968 - 1969 Wheaton College, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
1969 Read Zone Center, Chicago, Illinois, Psychiatric Aide Trainee
1969 - 1970 University of Illinois, Teaching Assistant (Introductory Psychology)
1970 University of Illinois, Teaching Assistant (Community Psychology)
1971 University of Illinois, Teaching Assistant (Functional Analysis of Behavior)
1971 Director, Champaign County Bail Project
1970 - 1973 University of Illinois Psychology Clinic, Psychological Assistant
1971 - 1973 University of Illinois, Research Assistant for Dr. Douglas A. Bernstein
1973 University of Illinois, Instructor (Abnormal Psychology)
1973 - 2005 University of Kentucky
(Psychology 400: Theories of Psychology in Historical Perspective)
(Psychology 532: Personality)
(Psychology 533: Abnormal Psychology)
(Psychology 100: Introductory Psychology)
(Psychology 702: Seminar in Community Psychology)
(Psychology 705: Research in Psychotherapy and Behavior Change)
(Psychology 637: Practicum in Psychotherapy and Behavior Change)
(Psychology 710: Seminar in Forensic Psychology)
(Psychology 620: History and Systems of Psychology)
(Psychology 629: Introduction to Clinical Psychology)
(Psychology 700: Seminar in Behavior Modification)
(Psychology 710: Seminar on the Jury)
(Psychology 616: Research Design in Clinical Psychology)
(Psychology 710: Seminar in Mental Health Administration)
(Psychology 636: Systems of Psychotherapy)
(Psychology 622: Proseminar in Personality)
(Psychology 710: Seminar in Law and Psychology)
(UK 101: Academic Orientation)
(A&S 115: Discovery Seminar in Forensic Psychology)

Administrative Experience

1976 (Summer) University of Kentucky Department of Psychology, Acting Chairman
1976 (Summer) University of Kentucky Department of Psychology, Acting Director of Clinical Psychology Training Program
1977 - 1985 University of Kentucky Department of Psychology, Director of Clinical Psychology Training Program
1988 - 1990 University of Kentucky Department of Psychology, Director of Clinical Psychology Training Program
1987 University of Kentucky Department of Psychology, Acting Director of Graduate Studies
1988 - 1989 University of Kentucky Department of Psychology, Associate Director of Graduate Studies
1991 - 1997 University of Kentucky Department of Psychology, Chairman
1997 - 2001 University of Kentucky, Dean of the Graduate School
2001 - 2002 University of Kentucky, Acting Provost
2002 - 2005 University of Kentucky, Provost
2005 - present Missouri State University, President

Other Professional and Consulting Activities

1973 University of Kentucky Center for Developmental Change, Project Director
1974 - 1975 University of Kentucky College of Law, Consultant to the Survey of the Legal Profession in Kentucky Project
1974 - 1975 University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Consultant to College of Medicine Study Skills Program
1975 Consultant to the Division of Recruitment and Examinations, Department of Personnel, Commonwealth of Kentucky
1975 - 1976 Consultant to the Commonwealth of Kentucky Task Force on Mental Health Planning Language and Program Priorities. Department of Human Resources, Frankfort, Kentucky
1975 - 1979 Consulting and supervisory psychologist. Comprehend, Inc., Community Mental Health Center, Maysville, Kentucky
1976 - 1985 Consultant for jury selection. Commonwealth of Kentucky State Public Defender's Office
1976 Consultant to the Assessment Center of the Department of Business Administration, University of Kentucky
1976 Consulting Psychologist for Upper Kentucky River Comprehensive Care Center, Hazard, Kentucky
1977 - 1978 Consultant, Office of Kentucky Legal Services Program, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky
1977 Co-Chair, Kentucky Psychological Association Task Force on Clinical Psychology
1977 - 1986 Examination Reader, Kentucky State Board of Psychology, Frankfort, Kentucky
1977 - 1989 Consultant, Veterans Administration Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky
1978 - 1982 Consultant, Research and Human Subjects Committee, Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky
1978 - 1979 Guest Faculty, Midway College Paralegal Training Institute, Midway, Kentucky
1980 Consulting Forensic Psychologist, Office for Public Advocacy (Public Defender's Division), Frankfort, Kentucky
1979 - 1996 Site Visitor, Committee on Accreditation, American Psychological Association
1981 Site Visitor, Division of Mental Health Education/Training Programs. National Institute of Mental Health
1981 - 1997 Consulting Psychologist, South Carolina Public Defender's Office, Greenville, South Carolina
1981 Consultant, Federal Correction Institute, Ashland, Kentucky
1982 Consulting Psychologist, American Civil Liberties Union, National Prison Project, Washington, DC.
1982 Consulting Psychologist, Kentucky Legal Aid Society, Louisville, Kentucky
1987 External Reviewer, Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility, Department of Mental Health, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1978 - present Consulting Psychologist, to private law firms in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, New York, Georgia, Washington, DC., Iowa, and Indiana
1987 - 1992 Fayette County Bar Association Judicial Survey
1987 - 2005 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Police Department
1988 Pre-Site Visit Consultant, Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg, Virginia
1989 Consultant, Kentucky State Police
1991 - 1995 Consultant, Kentucky Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services
1994 Consultant, Office of Kentucky Attorney General
2000 - 2005 Member, Governor's Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Journal Reviewer

Psychological Bulletin
Behavior Therapy
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
American Psychologist
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Behavioral Assessment
Law and Human Behavior
American Journal of Community Psychology
Clinical Psychology Review
Behavior Modification
The Behavior Analyst
Criminal Justice and Behavior
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Cognitive Therapy and Research

Membership on Editorial Boards

Behavioral Counseling Quarterly (No longer published)
Law and Human Behavior
Contemporary Psychology

Consulting

West Publishing Company (Psychology)
Pergamon Press (Criminal Justice)
Guilford Press
Dorsey Press
National Science Foundation (Grant Reviews)
Jossey-Bass Publishers
Houghton & Mifflin
Allyn & Bacon

Publications

Books

Bernstein, D. A., & Nietzel, M. T. (1980). Introduction to Clinical Psychology. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Nietzel, M. T. (1979). Crime and its modification: A social learning perspective. New York: Pergamon Press.

Nietzel, M. T., & Bernstein, D. A. (1987). Introduction to Clinical Psychology (2nd edition). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Nietzel, M. T., Winett, R. A., MacDonald, M., & Davidson, W. (1977). Behavioral approaches to community problems. New York: Pergamon Press.

Nietzel, M. T., & Dillehay, R. C. (1986). Psychological consultation in the courtroom. New York: Pergamon Press.

Wrightsman, L., Nietzel, M. T., & Fortune, W. H. (1994). Psychology and the legal system (3rd edition). Monterey, California: Brooks/Cole.

Nietzel, M. T., Bernstein, D. A., & Milich, R. S. (1991). Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3rd edition). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Nietzel, M. T., Bernstein, D. A., & Milich, R. S. (1994). Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4th edition). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Nietzel, M. T., Speltz, M. L., McCauley, E. A., & Bernstein, D. A. (1998). Abnormal Psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Bernstein, D. A., Nietzel, M. T., & Milich, R. S. (1998). Introduction to Clinical Psychology (5th edition). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Wrightsman, L., Nietzel, M. T., & Fortune, W. H. (1998). Psychology and the legal system (4th edition). Monterey, California: Brooks/Cole.

Wrightsman, L., Greene, E., Nietzel, M.T., & Fortune, W.H. (2002). Psychology and the legal system (5th edition). Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Nietzel, M. T., Bernstein, D. A., Milich, R. S., & Kramer, G. (2003). Introduction to Clinical Psychology (6th edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

Articles and Chapters

1973

Nietzel, M. T., & Dade, J. (1973). Bail reform as an example of a community psychology intervention in the criminal justice system. American Journal of Community Psychology, 1, 238-247. (1976). Reprinted in J. Monahan (Ed.), Community mental health and the criminal justice system. New York: Pergamon Press.

Nietzel, M. T., & Moss, C. S. (1973). The role of the psychologist in the criminal justice system. Professional Psychology, 3, 259-270. Reprinted in R. Hamersma and P. Caracena (Eds.), Personal involvement in current psychological issues. New York: MSS Information Corporation.

1974

Bernstein, D. A., & Nietzel, M. T. (1974). Procedural variations in behavioral avoidance tests. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 41, 165-174.

Bernstein, D. A., & Nietzel, M. T. (1974). Behavioral avoidance tests: Demand characteristics and repeated measures on two types of subjects. Behavior Therapy, 5, 192-193.

Nietzel, M. T. (1974). Psychiatric expertise in and out of court. Judicature, 59, 39-41.

1975

Nietzel, D., & Nietzel, M. T. (1975). A survey of the importance of lawyering skills among the Kentucky Bar. Kentucky Bar Journal, 39, 10-16.

Winett, R. A., & Nietzel, M. T. (1975). Behavioral ecology: Contingency management of consumer energy use. American Journal of Community Psychology, 3, 123-133.

1976

Nietzel, M. T., & Bernstein, D. A. (1976). The effects of instructionally mediated demand characteristics on the behavioral assessment of assertiveness. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, 500.

1977

Bernstein, D. A., & Nietzel, M. T. (1977). Demand characteristics in behavior change research: The natural history of a "nuisance." In M. Hersen, R. Eisler, & P. Miller (Eds.), Progress in behavior modification. New York: Academic Press.

Nietzel, M. T., Martorano, R., & Melnick, J. (1977). The effects of covert modeling with and without reply training on the development and generalization of assertive responses. Behavior Therapy, 8, 183-192.

Nietzel, M. T., & Winett, R. A. (1977). Demographics, attitudes, and behavioral responses to important environmental events. American Journal of Community Psychology, 5, 195-206.

1978

Nietzel, M. T., Hile, M., & Kondo, C. (1978). Diversity among lower class therapy clients: A comparison of class IV and V psychotherapy recipients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 46, 500.

Nietzel, M. T., & Moore, D. (1978-1979). Generalization and maintenance effects of social-learning therapies for drug abuse: Indications of neglected criteria. Drug Forum: The Journal of Human Issues, 1, 273-292.

1979

Barnett, L. R., & Nietzel, M. T. (1979). The relationship of instrumental and affectional behaviors and self-esteem to marital satisfaction in distressed and nondistressed couples. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 47, 146-157.

1980

Dillehay, R. C., & Nietzel, M. T. (1980). Conceptualizing mock jury/juror research: Critique and illustrations. In K. S. Larsen (Ed.), Social psychology: Crisis or failure. Monmouth, OR: Institute for Theoretical History.

Dillehay, R. C., & Nietzel, M. T. (1980). In search of a science of jury behavior. The Review of Personality and Social Psychology, 1, 246-264.

Nietzel, M. T. (1980). [A review of A. Daniel Yarmey's The psychology of eyewitness testimony.] Social Science Quarterly, 61, 361-362.

Rodriguez, R., Nietzel, M. T., & Berzins, J. I. (1980). Sex role orientation and assertiveness among female college students. Behavior Therapy, 11, 353-366.

1981

Nietzel, M. T. (1981). Behavior modification and community psychology: The meeting of the twain. Behavioral Counseling Quarterly, 1, 29-46.

Nietzel, M. T., & Bernstein, D. A. (1981). The assessment of anxiety and fear. In M. Hersen and A. S. Bellack (Eds.), Behavioral assessment: A practical handbook (Second Edition). New York: Pergamon Press.

Nietzel, M. T., & Fisher, S. (1981). Effectiveness of professional and paraprofessional helpers: A reply to Durlak. Psychological Bulletin, 89, 555-565.

1982

Nietzel, M. T., & Dillehay, R. C. (1982). The effects of variations in voir dire procedures in capital murder trials. Law and Human Behavior, 6, 1-13.

1983

Nietzel, M. T. (1983). Community psychology: Its problems and its promise. In W. Belschner, H. Ernst, P. Kaiser, M. Koppelmann-Bailliar, R. Rudek, & G. Sommer (Eds.), Gemeinde-Psychologische perspektivan: Grunlagen and Anwendungsfelder. Munchen, West Germany: Steinbauer & Rau.

Nietzel, M. T. (Ed.). (1983). Special issue on Behavioral Community Psychology, Behavioral Counseling and Community Interventions, 3.

Nietzel, M. T., & Banks, K. (1983). Behavioral community psychology: A negative virtue analysis. Behavioral Counseling and Community Interventions, 3, 12-27.

Nietzel, M. T., & Dillehay, R. C. (1983). Psychologists as consultants for changes of venue: The use of public opinion surveys. Law and Human Behavior, 7, 309-335.

1984

Nietzel, M. T. (1984). [Review of J. C. Papajohn's Intensive behavior therapy: The behavioral treatment of complex emotional disorders.] The Behavior Therapist, 7, 111.

1985

Dillehay, R. C., & Nietzel, M. T. (1985). Juror experience and jury verdicts. Law and Human Behavior, 9, 179-191.

Widiger, T. A., & Nietzel, M. T. (1985). Kaplan's view of DSM-III: The data revisited. American Psychologist, 29, 1319-1320.

1986

Dillehay, R. C., & Nietzel, M. T. (1986). Psychological consultation in trial preparation and conduct. In M. F. Kaplan (Ed.), The impact of social psychology on procedural justice. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas (pp. 167-193).

Nietzel, M. T., & Himelein, M. (1986). Prevention of crime and delinquency. In L. Michelson & B. Edelstein (Eds.), Handbook of Prevention (pp. 195-221). New York: Plenum.

Nietzel, M. T., & Milich, R. (1986). Crime and human nature: A psychology of criminality. Book review in The Behavior Analyst, 9, 211-218.

1987

Bodkin, D., & Nietzel, M. T. (1987). How therapists manage potentially dangerous clients: Toward a standard of care for psychotherapists. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 18, 84-86.

Nietzel, M. T., & Himelein, M. J. (1987). Crime prevention through social and physical environmental change. The Behavior Analyst, 10, 69-74.

Nietzel, M. T., & Himelein, M. (1987). Probation and parole. In E. Morris & C. Blackman (Eds.), Behavioral approaches to crime and delinquency: Application, research, and theory. (Pp. 109-133). New York: Plenum.

Nietzel, M. T., Russell, R. L., Hemmings, K. A., & Gretter, M. L. (1987). The clinical significance of psychotherapy for unipolar depression: A meta-analytic approach to social comparison. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 156-161.

Nietzel, M. T., Dillehay, R. C., & Himelein, M. J. (1987). Effects of voir dire variations in capital trials. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 5, 467-478.

1988

Nietzel, M. T., Bernstein, D. A., & Russell, R. L. (1988). Assessment of anxiety and fear. In M. Hersen & A. S. Bellack (Eds.). Behavioral assessment: A practical handbook. (Pp. 280-312). New York: Pergamon Press.

Nietzel, M. T., & Trull, T. (1988). Meta-analytic approaches to social comparisons: A method for measuring clinical significance. Behavioral Assessment, 10, 159-169.

Trull, T., Nietzel, M. T., & Main, A. (1988). The use of meta-analysis to assess the clinical significance of behavior therapy for agoraphobia. Behavior Therapy, 19, 527-538.

1989

Nietzel, M. T.. Forensic topics in mental health: Survey and prospects. A review of Smith and Meyer's Law Behavior and Mental Health: Policy and Practice. (1989). Contemporary Psychology, 34, 121-122.

1990

Nietzel, M. T., & Susman, D. (1990). Crime and aggression, child and spouse abuse. In A. S. Bellack, M. Hersen, & A. E. Kazdin (Eds.), International handbook of behavior modification and therapy (2nd edition) (pp. 523-545). New York: Plenum Press.

Nietzel, M. T., & Harris, M. (1990). Relationship of dependency and achievement/autonomy to depression. Clinical Psychology Review, 10, 279-297.

Nietzel, M. T. (1990). Numbers and narratives of prisoner maladaptation. A review of Toch, Adams, and Grant's Coping: Maladaptation in Prison.Contemporary Psychology, 35, 596-597.

Mangine, S., Royse, D., Wiehe, V., & Nietzel, M. T. (1990). Homelessness among adults raised as foster children: A survey of drop-in center users. Psychological Reports, 67, 739-745.

1991

Himelein, M. J., Nietzel, M. T., & Dillehay, R. C. (1991). Effects of prior juror experience on jury sentencing. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 9, 97-106.

Nietzel, M. T., Guthrie, P., & Susman, D. (1991). Utilization of community and social network resources. (pp. 396-421). In F. H. Kanfer & A. P. Goldstein (Eds.). Helping people change. (4th edition). Elsmford, NY: Pergamon Press.

Baer, R., & Nietzel, M. T. (1991). Cognitive and behavioral treatment of impulsivity in children: A meta-analytic review of the outcome literature. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 20, 400-412.

1992

Hoyle, R. H., Nietzel, M. T., Guthrie, P. R., Baker-Prewitt, J. L., & Heine, R. (1992). The Disability Rating Form: A brief schedule for rating disability associated with chronic mental illness. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 16, 77-94.

1993

Nietzel, M. T., & Hartung, C. M. (1993). Psychological research on the police: An introduction to a special section on the psychology of law enforcement. Law and Human Behavior, 17, 151-156.

Nietzel, M. T. (1993) (Editor). Special section on psychology and law enforcement. Law and Human Behavior, 17, 151-200.

Milich, R., & Nietzel, M. T. (1993). Introduction to a special series on disinhibition disorders in childhood. Clinical Psychology Review, 13, 695-697.

Milich, R., & Nietzel, M. T. (1993) (eds.). Disinhibition disorders in childhood. Special issue of Clinical Psychology Review, 13, pp. 695-805.

1994

Nietzel, M. T. (1994). Review of Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change (4th edition). Contemporary Psychology, 39, 1090-1091.

Nietzel, M. T., & Berry, D. T. R. (1994). Review of the MMPI, MMPI-2, & MMPI-A in court: A practical guide for expert witnesses and attorneys. Contemporary Psychology, 39, 217-218.

1996

Nietzel, M. T. (1996). DSM-IV and its (many) derivatives. Contemporary Psychology, 41, 643-646.

1997

Shadish, W. R., Matt, G. E., Navarro, A. M., Siegle, G., Crits-Christoph, P., Hazelrigg,M. D., Jorm, A. F., Lyons, L. C., Nietzel, M. T., Prout, H. T., Robinson, L., Smith, M. L., Svartberg, M., & Weiss, B. (1997). Evidence that therapy works in clinically representative conditions. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 65, 355-365.

Nietzel, M. T., & Hasemann, D. (1997). Legal analyses of mental health practice. A review of B. D. Sales, D. W. Shuman (Eds.), Law, mental health, and mental disorders. Contemporary Psychology, 42, 222.

1998

Nietzel, M. T., Hasemann, D., & McCarthy, D. (1998). Psychology and capital litigation: Research contributions to courtroom consultation. Applied and Preventive Psychology: Current Scientific Perspectives, 7.

1999

Nietzel, M. T., McCarthy, D., & Kern, M. (1999). Juries: The current state of the empirical literature. In R. Roesch & S. Hart (Eds.), Psychology and law: The state of the discipline. New York: Plenum Press.

Nietzel, M. T., Hasemann, D. M., & Lynam, D. R. (1999). Behavioral perspectives on violent behavior. In V. B. Van Hasselt & M. Hersen (Eds.), Handbook of psychological approaches with violent criminal offenders: Contemporary strategies and issues. New York: Plenum Press.

Nietzel, M.T. (1999). Psychology applied to the legal system. In A. Stec & D. Bernstein (Eds.), Psychology: Fields of Application. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Dillehay, R. C., & Nietzel, M. T. (1999). Prior jury service. (Pp. 11.1-11.7). In W. F. Abbott & J. Batt (Eds.), Handbook of jury research. Philadelphia, PA: American Law Institute-American Bar Association.

Fulero, S.F., Greene, E., Hans, V., Nietzel, M.T., Small, M.H., & Wrightsman, L.S. (1999). Undergraduate Education in Legal Psychology. Law and Human Behavior, 23, 137-154.

Nietzel, M.T., Dillehay, R.C., & Abbott, W.F. (1999). Legal Surveys (pp. 6.1-6.37). In W.F. Abbott & J. Batt (Eds.), A Handbook of Jury Research, Philadelphia, PA: American Law Institute - American Bar Association.

2000

Nietzel, M.T. Police Psychology. In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

2001

Nietzel, M.T. Psychology and Courtroom Consultation. In N.J. Smelger, & P.B. Baltes (Eds.). International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Oxford: Pergamon.

2004

Nietzel, M. T. Clinical Psychology (pp. 52-54). In Christensen, A., Martin, R., & Smyth, J. (Eds.) Health Psychology; Volume 4 in the Macmillan Psychology Reference Series. New York: Macmillan Reference.

Papers at Professional Meetings

Aponte, J. F., & Nietzel, M. T. (1977). Report on the Kentucky Psychological Association Task Force on Clinical Psychology, Louisville, KY.

Fisher, S., & Nietzel, M. T. (1980, June). A critique of research into the comparative effectiveness of professionals and paraprofessionals. In M. J. Lambert (Chair), Trained and less trained therapists. Symposium for the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Pacific Grove, CA.

Nietzel, M. T. (1975). Variables associated with expectancy effects in behavior change research: A review of method and subject influence in analogue research. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Francisco, CA.

Nietzel, M. T., & Bernstein, D. A. (1975). No-treatment control groups: The effects of rationale and subsequent avoidance behavior. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Nietzel, M. T., Dillehay, R. C., & Rogers, G. (1976). Method innovation in jury research: Alternative juries and archival data. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Nietzel, M. T., & Dillehay, R. C. (1979). Psychologists and voir dire: A strategy and its application. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Dillehay, R. C., & Nietzel, M. T. (1980, November). Psychology in the courtroom. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.

Nietzel, M. T., & Dillehay, R. C. (1982). Psychologists as consultants for changes of venue: The use of public opinion surveys. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1984, May). Interbehavioral implications for crime prevention. Paper presented as part of a symposium on Interbehavioral Perspectives on Crime and Delinquency. (E. Morris, Chair). Association for Behavior Analysis, Nashville, TN.

Nietzel, M. T. (1984, June). Jury selection and the social sciences. Seminar on Jury Selection. Meeting of the Indiana Public Defender Council. Indianapolis, IN.

Himelein, M., Nietzel, M. T., & Dillehay, R. C. (1984, August). Effects of prior juror experience on jury selection. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association of Trial Behavior Consultants. Denver, CO.

Dillehay, R. C., Nietzel, M. T., & Neises, M. L. (1984, October). The survey as a trial consultant's tool in venue and jury issues. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association of Trial Behavior Consultants. Denver, CO.

Nietzel, M. T. (1986, August). Crime prevention through social and physical environmental change. Paper presented as part of a symposium on "Applied Behavior Analysis in Crime and Delinquency" (Ed Morris, Chair) to the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Dillehay, R. C., Nietzel, M. T., Neises, M. L., & Morrow, G. A. (1987). Number of experienced jurors and kind of prior experience as predictors of jury verdicts. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Susman, D., & Nietzel, M. T. (1989, August). Correlates of violent behavior among committed and voluntary psychiatric patients. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Baer, R., & Nietzel, M. T. (1990, November). Treatment of impulsivity in children: A meta-analytic review of the outcome literature. Paper presented at the 24th Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Francisco.

Nietzel, M. T. (1990, June). Overview of findings from the NIMH project: Consumers in crisis response systems. Paper presented at the Kentucky Mental Health Institute, Richmond, KY.

Guthrie, P., Nietzel, M. T., & Baker-Prewitt, J. (1991, November). The effects of proactive crisis planning services with and without peer support on the adjustment of severely mentally ill consumers: Preliminary comparisons. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.

Guthrie, P., & Nietzel, M. T. (1992, August). Psychological adjustment to jury service: An exploratory study. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Guthrie, P., Nietzel, M. T., & Hasemann, D. (1993, August). Proactive crisis planning and peer support for severely mentally ill consumers. Poster presentation to the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Hasemann, D., Nietzel, M. T., & Guthrie, P. (1993, October). The effects of proactive crisis planning and peer support on arrests and hospitalizations of severely mentally ill adults. Poster presented to the Annual Meetings of the Kentucky Psychological Association, Louisville, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1996, March). Psychology and law in the undergraduate psychology curriculum. Paper presented to the Biennial Meeting of the American Psychology Law Society, Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Hasemann, D. M., Nietzel, M. T., & Golding, J. M. (1996, July). Clinicians' beliefs about repressed memory: Effects of tough and tender mindedness. Paper presented to Annual Meeting of American Psychological Society. San Francisco.

Invited Presentations

Nietzel, M. T. (1976). Methodological and clinical advantages of specifying "nonspecifics." Invited discussion for Jacobsen, N. (Chair). Toward specifying the nonspecifics of behavior therapy. Symposium at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1978, October). A history of psychological approaches to jury selection. Invited address. University of Kentucky College of Law, Continuing Legal Education Program, Lexington, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1978, November). Jury selection: Its psychological history. Invited address presented at the Convention of the Kentucky Trial Lawyers Association, Louisville, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1978, December). Recent developments in the psychology of jury selection. Paper presented at the Colloquium series, Department of Psychology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1979). Psychological approaches to voir dire. Invited address presented to the Kentucky Prosecutors' Conference, Lexington, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1980). Psychology in the courtroom. Paper presented at the Fall Seminar, Federal Correctional Institution, U. S. Bureau of Prisons, Lexington, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1980). Minority study recruitment - starting from scratch. APA Minority Fellowship Program Workshop at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Nietzel, M. T. (1980, August). Jury selection in insanity cases. Seminar of the Indiana Public Defender Council, Indianapolis, IN.

Nietzel, M. T. (1980, November). The team defense approach to insanity cases. Paper presented at the meeting of the Ohio Public Defenders Association, Columbus, OH.

Nietzel, M. T. (1980, December). Jury selection for civil cases. Seminar on Accident Cases. University of Kentucky College of Law, Continuing Legal Education Programs, Lexington, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1981, February). Contributions of the psychologist to team defense of death penalty cases. Paper presented at the meeting of the Indiana Public Defender Council, Indianapolis, IN.

Nietzel, M. T. (1982, February). Social learning applications for the criminal justice system. Paper presented at the Second Congress for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, German Association for Behavior Therapy, Berlin.

Nietzel, M. T. (1982, February). Community psychology: Its problems and its promises. Paper presented at the Second Congress for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, German Association for Behavior Therapy, Berlin.

Nietzel, M. T. (1982, March). Trial advocacy in death penalty cases: Defense team psychology. Paper presented at the Colloquium Series, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1982, November). The mental health professional as expert witness. Seminar on Criminal Law, University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1985, August). Psychological considerations in jury selection. Paper presented at a Seminar on Evidence and Trial Practice, Office of Continuing Legal Education, University of Kentucky College of Law. Paducah (1985, August), Pine Mountain State Park (1985, September), Lexington (1985, October), Ft. Mitchell (1985, November), Louisville (1986, February).

Nietzel, M. T. (1985, October). Psychological consultation in the courtroom. Meeting of the West Virginia Psychological Association, Oglebay Park, WV.

Nietzel, M. T. (With Ronald C. Dillehay). (1986, March). Psychological consultation in the courtroom. Colloquium Series. Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1986, August). Use of psychologists as expert witnesses. Paper presented at a seminar on Evidence and Trial Practice, Office of Continuing Legal Education, University of Kentucky College of Law. Paducah (1986, August), Paintsville (1986, August), Louisville (1987, February), Lexington (1987, March).

Nietzel, M. T. (1987, March). Jury selection. A Continuing Education Workshop for Psychological Seminars, Inc., Tampa, FL.

Nietzel, M. T. (1987, June). Expert testimony in sexual abuse cases. Paper presented at the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General's Sexual Assault Networking Kentucky Resources Conference, Lexington, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1987, August). Using Batson and Witt at trial to help the defense. Paper presented at NAACP Legal Defense Fund Annual Capital Punishment Conference, Warrenton, VA.

Nietzel, M. T. (1988, March). Seminar on Jury Selection. A continuing education workshop for Psychological Seminars, Inc., Tampa, FL.

Nietzel, M. T. (1988, June). Meta-analytic measures of clinical significance in psychotherapy research. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Santa Fe, NM.

Nietzel, M. T. (1988, November). The Psychology of Jury Selection. Presentation to the University of Louisville College of Law, Louisville, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (1991, August). Invited discussant of a symposium, Prejudicial impact of pretrial publicity and its resistance to remedy (Gary Moran, Chair). Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Nietzel, M. T. (1991, December). The Courtroom in the Classroom: Enlivening our Courses with Examples from Forensic Psychology. Paper presented to the 14th Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, Tampa, FL.

Nietzel, M. T. (1991, December). Invited participant in a symposium, Strategies and prospects for increasing financial support for undergraduate instruction in psychology. Presented at the 14th Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, Tampa, FL.

Susman, D., & Nietzel, M. T. (1992, August). Effect of different legal standards on competency for execution determinations. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Guthrie, P. R., & Nietzel, M. T. (1992, October). The effects of proactive crisis planning services with and without peer support on the adjustment of severely mentally ill consumers. Paper presented to the Third Annual Conference on the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, Baltimore, MD.

Hasemann, D., Nietzel, M., & Guthrie, P. (1993, October). The effects of proactive crisis planning and peer support services on severely mentally ill adults. Paper presented at the Fourth Annual National Conference on State Mental Health Agency Services Research and Program Evaluation, Annapolis, MD.

Nietzel, M. T. (1994, January). Psychologists in the courtroom. Convocation Address, Centre College, Danville, KY.

Nietzel, M. T., McCarthy, D., & Harris, M. J. (1994, August). Juries: The current state of the art. Invited address at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Nietzel, M. T. (October, 1996). Tough- and tender-minded clinicians' views of the repressed memory controversy. Invited Colloquium, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.

Nietzel, M. T. (November, 1996). Forensic implications of clinical tough- and tender-mindedness. Kentucky Psychological Association, Louisville, KY.

Nietzel, M. T. (January, 1998). Tough and tender-minded clinicians: What are the differences? National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology. St. Petersburg, FL.

Nietzel, M.T. (November, 1998). Tough and Tender Minded Clinicians' Views of the Repressed Memory Controversy. Department of Psychology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.

Nietzel, M.T. (November, 1998). Juries: The Current State of the Empirical Literature. Department of Psychology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.

Nietzel, M. T. (August, 2001). Convocation Address, Midway College, Midway, KY

Grants and Awards

1974 Summer Faculty Research Fellowship. University of Kentucky ($1,200).
1974 The effects of two modeling treatments on the development and generalization of assertive responses. University of Kentucky Research Foundation, ($655).
1975 Mental Health Training Project. Area Health Education System (with M. Hendrix, College of Nursing, and David Walls, College of Social Professions), ($17,970).
1976 Behavioral Procedures for Generalization of Assertion. National Institute of Mental Health, ($8,048).
1976 Interdisciplinary Mental Health Training Project. Area Health Education System (with M. Hendrix, and David Walls), ($30,568).
1977 Interdisciplinary Mental Health Training Project. Area Health Education System (with David Walls and M. Hendrix), ($30,698).
1979-1980 Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology Training Grant. National Institute of Mental Health, ($40,131).
1979-1980 Clinical Training Agreement. Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, ($25,000). Renewal for Academic Years 1980-1981, 1981-1982, 1982-1983, 1983-1984.
1979-1980 Clinical Training Agreement. Kentucky Department of Human Resources, Danville Youth Development Center, ($10,580).
1980-1981 Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology Training Grant. National Institute of Mental Health, ($39,349).
1981-1982 Graduate and Professional Study Fellowships in Psychology. U.S. Department of Education (with College of Law), ($75,600). Renewal for Academic Years 1982-1983, 1983-1984.
1981-1982 Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology Training Grant. National Institute of Mental Health, ($39,349).
1982-1983 Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology Training Grant. National Institute of Mental Health, ($12,732).
1982-1983 Juror Experience and Jury Decision Making. National Science Foundation (with Ronald C. Dillehay), ($44,976).
1983-1984 Chronically Mentally Ill in Mental Health Facilities: Training Grant. National Institute of Mental Health ($36,977). Renewed for 1984-1985, 1985-1986.
1989-1992 Consumer Participation in Crisis Response Service. National Institute of Mental Health (Subcontract with Kentucky Department for Mental Health) (FY 1989-1990; $37,614; FY 1990-91; $41,614; FY 1991-92; $41,614; FY: 1992-1993 Extension).
1995 Preparation of NIH "Kastle Hall Animal Facility Renovation" grant on behalf of University of Kentucky. ($363,499)

Recent Examples of University Leadership and Service-- University of Kentucky

  • Chair, 1994 Graduate School Review Committee

  • President's Committee on Centers and Institutes

  • University Senate

  • Senate Council

  • Institutional Review Board-Non Medical (Prisoner's Advocate)

  • Academic Area Advisory Committee for the Social Sciences (Member)

  • Academic Area Advisory Committee for the Social Sciences (Chair)

  • Chairs Forum (Chair of Steering Committee)

  • Research Director, Kentucky Partnerships for Research and Training in Severe Mental Illness

  • Search Committee for Dean of College of Law

  • Search Committee for Dean of College of Communication and Information Studies

  • Search Committee for University Veterinarian and Director of Laboratory Animal Resources

  • Lexington Campus Task Force on Restructuring and Reorganization

  • Chair, Review Committee for University of Kentucky Counseling Center

  • Presidential Task Force on Research and Graduate Education Priorities

  • 1999-2000 Strategic Planning Committee for the University

  • Chair, Distance Learning Advisory Committee

  • Co-Chair, President's Top 20 Task Force

  • (As Provost) Member of several boards including Editorial Board of the University Press of Kentucky, University of Kentucky Athletic Association Board of Directors, Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment, University of Kentucky Research Foundation Board of Directors (ex-officio), University of Kentucky Equine Research Foundation Board of Directors, Sanders Brown Center on Aging Foundation Board of Directors, and Business Partnership Foundation Board of Directors.

Membership in Professional Societies and Educational Councils

American Psychological Association (Fellow, Division 27 and 41)

American Psychology-Law Society

Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy

American Psychological Society (Fellow)

Council of Graduate Schools (as Graduate Dean)

Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (as Graduate Dean)

Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (as Graduate Dean)

Council of Chief Academic Officers, Kentucky Public Universities

American Council on Education Leadership Network on International Education

Council on Academic Affairs, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges