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Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and Aggression
P.O. Box 2709, Kamuela, Hawaii 96743

EDUCATION

Rotary Fellow, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Peace and Conflict Studies Program, June-September 2007

Fulbright Scholar Neuropsychology, University Marie Curie-Sklodowska, Lublin, Poland, 2003-2004.

Clinical Neuropsychology Fellow, University of Rochester School of Medicine/Strong Memorial Hospital, New York, 1991-1992.

Forensic Neuropsychology Extern, Hawaii State Hospital, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 1988-1989.

Clinical Psychology Intern, Atascadero State Hospital, Atascadero, California, APA-approved internship, 1970-1971.

Clinical Psychology PhD, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. MS, Psychology, APA-approved program;1972. 

University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada. BA, Honors, Psychology, minor in Philosophy, 1966.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director, Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and Aggression (1994-present; 501©3); Director, Psychological Consultants (1986-present), Clinical Psychologist, VA CBOC, College Station, Texas (2010-2011; retired Fed Gov); Professor of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Hilo (2005-2006); Psychologist, Vet Center, Honolulu (1984-1986); Clinical Psychologist, USAMEDDAC, Nuremberg, FRG (1982-1984); Psychologist, State of Hawaii Mental Health Division (Kauai, Big Island, Oahu, 1975-1982); Clinical Psychologist, Nevada Girls Training Center, Caliente (1974-1975); Clinical Psychologist, Veterans Administration Center, Bay Pines, Florida (1972-1974); Clinical Psychologist, Utah State Training School, American Fork (1969-1970); First Lieutenant (Airborne), Ordnance Corps, U.S. Army, Vietnam and Okinawa (1966-1968).

 

CERTIFICATIONS

Diplomate, Professional Neuropsychology, American Board of Professional Neuropsychology; Diplomates, Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology; Diplomate, Forensic Neuropsychology, American Board of Psychological Specialties; Licensed Psychologist, Hawaii and Texas; the Pacific Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists; Life Fellow, American Psychological Association (1974-present); Fellow, American Academy of Forensic Psychologists (1982-present); Lifetime Member, American Board of Professional Psychology (1984-present); Fellow, International Society for Research on Aggression (1994-present); Distinguished Practitioner, National Academy of Practice in Psychology (1996-present).

 

FORMAL COURSES TAUGHT

Graduate: Psychological Assessment, Psychopathology Over the Lifespan, Forensic Neuropsychology, Clinical Skills, Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychopathology, Intelligence Testing, Psychological Intervention, Personal and Professional Development, Advanced Theories of Personality, Group Dynamics. Undergraduate: Psychological Aspects of Terrorism, Forensic Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Psychology of Sexual Expression, Abnormal Psychology, Personality Psychology, Community Psychology, Social Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Child Development, Experimental Psychology, Psychology of Adjustment, Introductory Psychology.  Field site supervisor for University of Hawaii, Boston University, Hawaii Pacific University.

 

CONSULTANTSHIPS AND PRO BONO POSITIONS

Forensic Agencies: FBI, U.S. Secret Service, National Bureau of Prisons, Hawaii police departments, Hawaii criminal justice system agencies, Judge Advocate General (Europe); Neuropsychology: Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, Queens Medical Center, Rochester Psychiatric Center; Clinical Psychology: Health systems and agencies in Hawaii and Mainland; Military Agencies: Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station, Tripler Army Medical Center, Family Advocacy Program and Sexual Assault Victims’ Programs at U.S. Army Hospital, Nuremberg, FRG; Substance Abuse and Other Treatment Agencies: Serenity House, Kauai County Substance Abuse Program, Hilo Vet Center; National Examiner: American Board of Professional Psychology; President:  Hawaii Psychological Association, Hawaii Island Psychological Association; Mental Health Disaster Worker, American Red Cross (e.g., 9-11 Attack on America; aviation disasters, Hawaii floods).

 

GRANTS

Awarded five grants in violence prediction, cross-validation of a violence risk measure, archival research on genocide, indicators of criminality, and peace and conflict studies (Fulbright Commission, American Psychological Association, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, Bishop Trust, Rotary International). The Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and Aggression is currently supporting research in violence risk analysis for collectivities.

BOOKS

Hall, H.V. (Editor, 2008). Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases.  Boca Raton, FL:  CRC Press.

Hall, H.V. (Editor, 2003). Terrorism: Strategies for Intervention. Co-published simultaneously by Haworth Press, Inc., New York, and Journal of Threat Assessment, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Yudko, E., Hall, H.V., & McPherson, S. (2003). Methamphetamine use: Clinical and Forensic Aspects. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Hall, H.V. & Ebert R. (2002). Violence prediction: Guidelines for the Forensic Practitioner, Second Edition. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Hall, H.V. & Pritchard, D.A. (2002). Workplace Violence Risk Analysis: Effective Prediction and Intervention Strategies. Kamuela, HI: Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and Aggression.

Hall, H. & Poirier, J. (2001). Detecting Malingering and Deception: Forensic Distortion Analysis, Second Edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Hall, H.V. & Whitaker, L.C. (Editors, 1999). Collective Violence: Effective Strategies for Assessing and Intervening in Fatal Group and Institutional Aggression. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Anderson, R., Needles, T. and Hall, H. (1998). Avoiding Professional Misconduct in Psychology Specialty Areas. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Hall, H.V. (Editor, 1996). Lethal violence 2000: A Sourcebook on Fatal Domestic, Acquaintance and Stranger Aggression. Kamuela, HI: Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and Aggression. Republished in 1999, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Hall, H.V. & Pritchard, D.A. (1996).  Detecting Malingering and Deception:  Forensic Distortion Analysis (FDA).  Boca Raton, FL:  CRC Press.

Hall, H. & Sbordone, R. (Editors, 1993). Disorders of Executive Functioning: Civil and Criminal Law Applications. Winter Park, FL: PMD Publishers Group, Inc.

Hall, H.V. (1987).  Violence Prediction:  Guidelines for the Forensic Practitioner.  Springfield, IL:  Charles C. Thomas.

Hall, H. & Shelgren, M. (1983). Breaking Up: A Divorce Manual. Honolulu, HI: Psychological Consultants Press.

 

SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Hall, H.V. & Thompson, J. (2007).  Explicit alternative testing (EAT):  Towards clinical-forensic applications.  Forensic Examiner, 16, 38-43.

Hall, H.V. & Thompson, J. (2007).  Detecting deception in neuropsychological cases:  Towards an applied model.  Forensic Examiner; 16, 7-15.

Hall, H.V., Yudko, E., & McPherson, S. (2002). Methamphetamine Use and the Mental Health Witness in Criminal-Forensic Contexts, Second Edition. Kamuela, Hawaii: Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and Aggression.

Hall, H.V. (2001). Violence prediction and risk analysis: Empirical advances and guidelines. Journal of Threat Assessment, 1, 1-39.

Hall, H.V., Mee, C., & Bresciani, P. (2001). Extreme mental or emotional disturbance (EMED). Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Law Review, 431-478.

Mee, C. & Hall, H.V. (2001). Risky business: Assessing dangerousness in Hawaii. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Law Review, 63-120.

Hall, H.V. (1994). Malingering. In R. Corsini (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology. New York: Macmillan.

Hall, H.V. (1994). Hallucinations. Encyclopedia of psychology. New York: Macmillan, Volume 2, 101-102.

Hall, H.V. (1994). Deception. Encyclopedia of psychology. New York: Macmillan, Volume 1, 386-389.

Hall, H.V., Shooter, E., Craine, J., & Paulsen, S. (1991). Explicit alternative testing for claimed visual recall deficits: A trilogy of studies. Forensic Reports, 4, 259-279.

Shooter, E. & Hall, H.V. (1990).  Explicit alternative testing for deliberate distortion:  Towards an abbreviated format.  Forensic Reports, 4, 45-49.

Hall, H.V. (1990). Extreme emotion.  University of Hawaii Law Review, 12, 39-82.

Hall, H.V. & Shooter, E. (1989). Explicit alternative testing for feigned memory deficits. Forensic Reports, 2, 277-286.

Hall, H.V. & McNinch, D. (1988). Linking crime-specific behavior to neuropsychological impairment. International Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology, 10, 113-122.

Hall, H.V. & Hall, F.L. (1987). Post-traumatic stress disorder as a legal defense in criminal trials. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 5, 45-53.

Hall, H.V. (1986). The forensic distortion analysis: A proposed decision tree and report format. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 4, 31-59.

Hall, H.V. (1985). Cognitive and volitional capacity assessment: A proposed decision tree. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 3, 3-17.

Hall, H.V. (1984). Predicting dangerousness for the courts. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 4, 2-8.

Hall, H.V. (1982). Dangerousness prediction and the maligned forensic professional: Suggestions for estimating true basal violence. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 9, 3-12.

Hall, H.V. (1973). The relative efficacy of self-reinforcement and direct reinforcement as a function of perceived internal-external control of rewards and punishment. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 37, 753-754.

 

HAROLD V. HALL, PHD, ABPP, APN, DIRECTOR

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