Research Interests
- Schizotypy and schizophrenia spectrum
- Bipolar spectrum psychopathology
- Experience Sampling Methodology
Research Description
My program of research investigates schizotypy and schizophrenia from experimental and developmental psychopathology perspectives. My research focuses on developing and testing symptom, personality, neurocognitive, biobehavioral, and genetic associates of schizotypy. This program of research traces its roots back to Paul Meehl's landmark work on schizotypy and to the pioneering work on psychosis proneness by the Chapmans. It is guided by two primary questions: How can we identify individuals who are at risk for schizophrenia and related disorders, and how will identifying individuals at risk help us better understand the etiology, phenomenology, course, and treatment of these disorders? A secondary, but related, focus of my research laboratory examines bipolar spectrum psychopathology, and specifically clinical and subclinical manifestations of hyperthymic traits. My research into these topics employs cross-sectional and prospective studies and actively involves student researchers. My laboratory is currently focusing on research in three interrelated areas, including: 1) Expression of Clinical and Subclinical Psychopathology in Daily Life using Experience Sampling Methodology, 2) Identification and Assessment of the Multidimensional Structure of Schizotypy, and 3) Assessment of Risk for Bipolar Spectrum Psychopathology.
Note that I am recruiting graduate students for admission in fall 2023
Education
Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1994)
External Links
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Recent Publications
Berson, T. R., Sperry, S. H., Walsh, M. A., & Kwapil, T. R. (2022). A critical examination of multidimensionality within the Hypomanic Personality Scale. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 115, [152306]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2022.152306
Kemp, K. C., Raulin, M. L., Burgin, C. J., Barrantes-Vidal, N., & Kwapil, T. R. (2022). Associations of Multiple Measures of Openness to Experience with a Brief Questionnaire of Positive, Negative, and Disorganized Schizotypy. Journal of Individual Differences, 43(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000348
Rbeiz, K. S., Clark, H. E., Kemp, K. C., Bathery, A. J., Monette, M. A., Barrantes-Vidal, N., & Kwapil, T. R. (2022). The association of multidimensional schizotypy with symptoms and impairment across racial groups. Personality and Mental Health, 16(1), 79-89. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmh.1528
Silvia, P. J., Eddington, K. M., Harper, K. L., & Kwapil, T. R. (Accepted/In press). Self-reflection, insight, and mood disorder symptoms: Evaluating the short form of the self-reflection and insight scale with clinical interviews and self-reports. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02619-1
Sperry, S. H., & Kwapil, T. R. (2022). Variability in Sleep Is Associated with Trait-Based and Daily Measures of Bipolar Spectrum Psychopathology. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 20(1), 90-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2021.1890076
