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Kevin J. Armstrong
Associate Professor of Psychology and Licensed Psychologist
Department of Psychology
Magruder Hall, Room 131
Phone: (662) 325-7657
kja3@psychology.msstate.edu
Personal Homepage
Education
- B.A., Carleton College, 1982
- Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1992
Research Interests
- Assessment and Diagnostic Issues
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Informed Consent Processes
Representative Publications
- Armstrong, K. J., Ehrhardt, K. E., & Cool, R. T., & Poling, A. (1997). Social validity and treatment integrity data: Reporting in articles published in the Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 1991-1995. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 9, 359-367.
- Waller, S. A., Armstrong, K. J., McGrath, A. M., & Sullivan, C. L. (1999). A Review of the Diagnostic Methods Reported in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 29, 483-488.
- Skinner, C. H., Skinner, A. L., & Armstrong, K. J.. (2000). Analysis of a client-staff- developed shaping program designed to enhance reading persistence in an adult diagnosed with schizophrenia. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 24, 52-58.
- Skinner, A. L., Armstrong, K. J., & Rich, J. (2003). Depression and spinal cord injury A review of diagnostic methods for depression, 1985 to 2000. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 46, 174-176.
- McGrath, A. M., Handwerk, M. L., Armstrong, K. J., Lucas, C. P., & Friman, P. C. (2004). The validity of the ADHD section of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children. Behavior Modification, 28, 349-374.
- Armstrong, K. J. (2004). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. In T. S. Watson and C. H. Skinner (Eds.), Comprehensive encyclopedia of school psychology. New York: Kluwer.
- Armstrong, K. J. (2004). Mental disorders. In T. S. Watson and C. H. Skinner (Eds.), Comprehensive encyclopedia of school psychology. New York: Kluwer.
- Hartley, J., & Armstrong, K. J. (2004). Intermittent Explosive Disorder. In T. S. Watson and C. H. Skinner (Eds.), Comprehensive encyclopedia of school psychology. New York: Kluwer.
- Armstrong, K. J., & Browne, C. M. (2005). Restitution. In A. M. Gross and R. S. Drabman (Eds.), The encyclopedia of behavior modification and cognitive behavior therapy: Vol. 2. Child Clinical Applications. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Armstrong, K. J., & Browne, C. M. (2005). Water mist. In A. M. Gross and R. S. Drabman (Eds.), The encyclopedia of behavior modification and cognitive behavior therapy: Vol. 2. Child Clinical Applications. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Howell, L. A., Smith, S. L., Skinner, C. H., Armstrong, K. J., & Watson, T. S. Increasing treatment acceptability among teachers by modifying jargon usage. Accepted for publication in Psychology in the Schools pending revision.




