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ERIC A. ZILLMER, Psy.D.
Curriculum Vitae

Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology, Drexel University
Past-President (2003), National Academy of Neuropsychology
Director of Athletics, Drexel University


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Publications & Presentations:
PAPERS, SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS, GRAND ROUNDS, & INVITED ADDRESSES

Langdon, J., & Zillmer, E.A. (2008, July). Open to Interpretation - The Art and Science of Inkblots. Symposium presented at the XIXth International Congress of Rorschach & Projective Methods, Leuven, Belgium.

Zillmer, E. A. (December, 2007). Destination Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - The Legitimacy of GTMO: An Eyewitness Report. Invited lecture presented to the International Cafe at Drexel Univerity's International Studies Area program, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (December, 2007). The Psychology of Terrorists: Nazis, Baader Meinhof, Bosnia, Suicide Bombers, Guantanamo Bay, al Qaeda. Grand Rounds presented at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE.

Zillmer, E. A. (October, 2007). The Psychology of Terrorists: Nazis, Baader Meinhof, Bosnia, Suicide Bombers, Guantanamo Bay, al Qaeda. Grand Rounds presented at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.

Zillmer, E. A., Barth, J. T., Broshek, D. K., Cantu, R. C., Echemendia, R. J., Guskiewicz, K. M., Kelly, J., LaFontaine, P., Owens, M., Putukian, M., & Webbe, F. M. (October, 2007). Sheldon Berrol Memorial Chautauqua - Controversies in the World of Sports Concussion. Invited panel at the Annual American Congress for Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) - The American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) Joint Conference, Washington, D.C.

Zillmer, E. A. (August, 2007). Neuropsychological Assessment in Forensic Settings. Invited symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Zillmer, E. A., & Langdon, J. (March, 2007). Open to Interpretation: The Art and Science of Inkblots. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality Assessment, Washington, D.C.

Zillmer, E. A. (March, 2006). The Psychology of Terrorists: Nazis, Baader Meinhof, Bosnia, Suicide Bombers, Guantanamo Bay, al Qaeda. Invited lecture presented at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Wilmington, NC.

Zillmer, E. A. (June, 2006). Neuropsychological Training in the U.S.: Research, Clinical Issues, Education. Invited lecture presented at the Institute für Neuropsychology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.

Zillmer, E. A. (March, 2006). The Psychology of Terrorists: Nazi Genocide, the Baader Meinhof Gang, War Crimes in Bosnia, Suicide Bombers, and al Qaeda. Invited lecture presented at the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA.

Zillmer, E. A. (February, 2006). The Psychology of Terrorists: Nazi Genocide, the Baader Meinhof Gang, War Crimes in Bosnia, Suicide Bombers, and al Qaeda. Invited Grand Rounds presented to the Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

Zillmer, E. A. (December, 2006). The Psychology of Terrorists: Nazi Genocide, the Baader Meinhof Gang, War Crimes in Bosnia, Suicide Bombers, and al Qaeda. Grand Rounds presented to the Psychiatry Department, Pennsylvania Hospital, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (April, 2005). The Psychology of Terrorists: Nazi Genocide, the Baader Meinhof Gang, Suicide Bombers, al Qaeda. Invited lecture to the School of Psychology, Florida Tech, Melbourne, FL.

Zillmer, E. A. & Sageman, M. (April, 2005). The Psychology of Terrorists: Nazi Genocide, the Baader Meinhof Gang, Suicide Bombers, al Qaeda. Invited lecture as part of the Magnificent Mind lecture and art series, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (February, 2005). The Evil Personality: Fact or Fiction-Nazis, Terrorists, and War Criminals. Invited lecture to the University of Virginia Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Charlottesville, VA.

Zillmer, E. A. (February, 2005). Keynote speaker at Moorestown Friends School's Career Day, Moorestown, NJ.

McKeever, C., Schatz, P., Covassin, T., Sachs, M., Schneider, J., Heydt, J, & Zillmer, E. A. (February, 2003). Sports-related concussions in collegiate athletes: Gender differences across neuropsychological test performances. Poster presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Baltimore, MD.

Covassin, T., McKeever, C., Sachs, M., Schatz, P., & Zillmer, E. (October, 2003) Implementation of the Philadelphia Sports Concussion Project: A model for neuropsychologists and certified Athletic trainers in the rehabilitation of sport concussions. Poster presented at the annual Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (March, 2003). The Evil Personality: Fact or Fiction-Nazis, Terrorists, and War Criminals. Invited lecture to the University of Pennsylvania, Neuropsychiatry Division, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (December, 2002). The Evil Personality: Fact or Fiction-Nazis, Terrorists, and Serial Killers. Invited lecture to the Delaware Valley Society of Personality Assessment, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (April, 2002). Searching for the Evil Personality? Invited presentation to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Section on Medical History, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (March, 2002). A Lecture on Evil. Invited presentation sponsored by Drexel University's Interfaith Council, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (March, 2001). The Life and Work of Dr. Molly Harrower: A Tribute. Invited opening session at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality Assessment, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (May, 2000). Student-Athletes and Title IX: Caught in the Crossfire or Part of the Process. Invited seminar moderated at the NCAA Title IX Seminar, Indianapolis, IN.

Zillmer, E. A. (May, 2000). The Rorschach Records of Nazi War Criminals: Historical Perspectives and Current Research. Invited presentation to the Judaic Studies program Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.

Schatz, P. & Zillmer, E.A. (March, 2000). The Rorschach Records of Nazi War Criminals: Historical Perspectives on Current Research. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches "The Century of Genocide", St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E.A. (January, 2000). The Battle of the Atlantic: A psychological investigation of Third Reich, Naval Admiral Karl Dönitz. Paper presented to the Department of the Navy, Naval Medical Center, Psychology Department, Portsmouth.

Zillmer, E.A. (July, 1999). Neuropsychology in the U.S.: Historical perspectives, current research, and future directions. Colloquium presented to the Institute für Psychologie und Insitute für Pädagogische Psychologie und Empirische Pädagogik, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany.

Zillmer, E.A. (April, 1999). The banality of evil: The quest for the Nazi personality. Co-sponsored by Psi Chi, Sigma Xi, and the Campus Events and Visitors Committee, Washington College, MD.

Zillmer, E.A. (April, 1999). The Nazi personality. Invited Lecture at St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E.A. (January, 1999). The banality of evil. Invited Lecture at Temple Medical School Grand Rounds.

Gordon, A. D., Holda. B., Zillmer, E. A., & Culbertson, W. C. (1997, April). A neuropsychological test of sustained attention: The d2 test. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Gordon, A. D., & Zillmer, E. A. (1997, April). The importance of personality within a neuropsychological evaluation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Perry, W., & Zillmer, E. A. (1997, March). Neuropsychology and personality assessment. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Diego, CA.

Perry, W., & Zillmer, E. A. (1997, March). Neuropsychology and personality assessment. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Diego, CA.

Vuz, J., & Zillmer, E. A. (1997, March). Factor analysis of the Rorschach Comprehensive System. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Diego, CA.

Perry, W., & Zillmer, E. A. (1997, March). Neuropsychology and personality assessment. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Diego, CA.

Gordon, A., & Zillmer, E. A. (1997, March). The MMPI and Rorschach in neuropsychology. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Diego, CA.

Zillmer, E. A. (1996, November). Mind over matter: Brain Research in the Next Millennium. Invited paper to Congressional staff on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

Zillmer, E. A. (1996, October). Mental illness in the next millennium. Invited paper presented to the Philadelphia World Future Society, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (1996, July). Rorschachs of Nazi war criminals. Symposium chaired at the XV International Congress of Rorschach & Projective Methods, Boston, MA.

Gordon, A., & Zillmer, E. A. (1996, July). The Rorschach in neuropsychological assessment: Butterflies and brains. Paper presented at the XV International Congress of Rorschach & Projective Methods, Boston, MA.

Zillmer, E. A., & Gordon, A., (1996, July). The Rorschach and the brain: Patterns in ink. Paper presented at the XV International Congress of Rorschach & Projective Methods, Boston, MA.

Zillmer, E. A. (1996, June). The banality of evil: The quest for the Nazi personality. Invited paper presented to the Institute of Sociology at Uniwersytet Slaski, Katowice, Poland.

Zillmer, E. A. (1996, June). The Nazi personality. Invited paper to be presented to the sociology, history, and political science faculty at Silesian University, Poland.

Resh, R. J., Zillmer, E. A., Chelder, M., Efthimiou, J. (1996, March). Neuropsychological screening of geriatric stroke patients. Paper presented at the 67th annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Panchal, P. D., Kiernan, P., & Zillmer, E. A. (1996, March). Drug use in collegiate student-athletes. Paper presented at the 67th annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (1996, March). Neuropsychology in the decade of the brain: Research, education, and practice. Symposium chaired at the 67th annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Culbertson, W. C., & Zillmer, E. A. (1996, March). Strike while the iron is hot? Executive planning and problem solving style. Paper presented at the 67th annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. (1996, March). The Nazi personality: Historical perspectives and the rise of neo-Nazism. Invited address presented to the Temple University Association for Retired Professionals, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E., & Culbertson, W. (1996, March). Problem solving and personality. Paper presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Denver, CO.

Zillmer, E. (1996, March). Neuropsychology of personality I: Theoretical issues concerning the use of personality assessment instruments with neurological impaired populations. Symposium co-chaired at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Denver, CO.

Zillmer, E. (1996, March). Neuropsychology in the decade of the brain: Research, education, & practice. Invited symposium to be chaired/introduced at the 1996 meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Culbertson, C., Zillmer, E., Panchal, P., Montenegro, L., Sgro, J., & Holda, B. (1996, March). "Strike while the iron is hot?" Executive planning and problems solving style. Paper to be presented at the 1996 meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Panchal, P., Kiernan, P., & Zillmer, E. (1996, March). Drug use in collegiate student-athletes. Paper to be presented at the 1996 meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Resh, J., Zillmer, E., Chelder, M., & Efthimiou. (1996, March). Neuropsychological screening of geriatric stroke patients. Paper to be presented at the 1996 meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Horowitz, T., Mesholam, R., Libon, D., & Zillmer, E. (1995, November). Neuropsychological assessment within the context of an interdisciplinary environment. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America's Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

Lindsay, A., Zillmer, E. A., Efthimiou, J. M., & Chamberland, J. (1995, August). Predicting functional behaviors from neuropsychological screening in stroke patients. Paper presented at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Zillmer, E. A., Weiss, B., Barbera, C., Colis, M., & Holda, B. (1995, August). Neuropsychological effects of repeated 1-meter and 3-meter spring board diving. Paper presented at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Goertzel, T., Zillmer, E. A., & Wogan, M. (1995, July). Linus Pauling and the conspiracy against Vitamin C: Insights from his Rorschach Protocol. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Washington, D.C.

Zillmer, E. A. (1995, March). The neuropsychology of personality II: Recent research. Symposium chaired at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Atlanta, GA.

Lamar, M., Zillmer, E.A., & Bundick, T. (1995, March). Neuropsychological and emotional sequelae in sleep apnea. Paper presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Atlanta, GA.

Perry, W., & Zillmer, E. A. (1995, March). The neuropsychology of personality assessment. Paper presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Atlanta, GA.

Culbertson, W., & Zillmer, E. A. (1995, March). Relationship of frontal measures to ratings of behavioral syndrome in children with ADHD. Paper presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Atlanta, GA.

Zillmer, E. A., & Perry, W. (1995, March). MMPI, Rorschach, and neuropsychological indices: What do they have in common? Paper presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Atlanta, GA.

Zillmer, E. A., & Ternes, J. (1995, March). The neuropsychology of Carl Jung. Paper presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Atlanta, GA.

Zillmer, E. A. (1994, April). The neuropsychology of personality I: Recent research. Symposium chaired at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Chicago, IL.

Kennedy, R., Zillmer, E. A., & Harrower, M. (1994, April). A question of brain or mind: A comparison of neuroanatomy and Rorschach findings of Dr. Robert Ley. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Chicago, IL.

Meisenhelder, L., Zillmer, E. A., & Glat, M. (1994, April). Female eating disorder inpatients: Analysis of MMPI Scale 8 items. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Chicago, IL.

Zillmer, E. A., Waechtler, C., & Uhl, C. A. (1994, April). Neuropsychological correlates of positive and negative symptoms. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Chicago, IL.

Zillmer, E. A. (1994, April). The brain has a personality of its own. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Chicago, IL.

Zillmer, E. A. (1993, March). The neuropsychology of personality assessment. Symposium chaired at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Francisco, CA.

Belevich, J. S., & Zillmer, E. A. (1993, March). Effects of language and visuospatial impairment on the MMPI in a neuropsychiatric sample. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Francisco, CA.

Meyer, G. J., Grob-Murphy, S., Kiolbasa, T., Brown, S., Daly, M., Orput, D., Remer-Osborn, J., Zelko, & Zillmer, E. A. (1993, March). Neuropsychological factors and Rorschach performance in children. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Francisco, CA.

Zillmer, E. A., & Comer-Hilbert, D. (1993, March). Analgesic abuse in headache patients: A cluster analysis using the MMPI. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Francisco, CA.

The Nazi Personality (June 3rd, 1992). Keynote Speaker at Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts Contest, Mandell Theater, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A., Belevich, K. S., Fowler, P. C., & Meyer, G. J. (1992, March). A multivariate model of neuropsychological and Rorschach indices. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Washington, D.C.

Khan, F., Welch, T., & Zillmer, E. A. (1992, March). MMPI-2 profiles of battered women in transition. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Washington, D.C.

Zillmer, E. A. (1991, March). The use of the MMPI and the Rorschach in clinical neuropsychology: A canonical correlation. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, New Orleans, LA.

Zillmer, E. A., Harrower, M., Ritzler, B., & Archer, R. P. (1991, March). The Rorschach records of Nazi War criminals: Historical perspectives and current research. Symposium chaired and presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, New Orleans, LA.

Carter, T. J., & Zillmer, E. A. (1990, August). Hypnotizability in intercollegiate athletes. Paper presented at the 98th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts.

Zillmer, E. A., & Archer., R. P. (1990, July). The Rorschach records of Nazi war criminals. Paper presented at the XIIIe Congress International du Rorschach et des Methods Projectives, Paris, France.

Zillmer, E. A., & Reeves, C. (July, 1990). The effects of poor reality testing as measured by the Rorschach on neuropsychological test performance. Paper presented at the XIIIe Congress International du Rorschach et des Methods Projectives, Paris, France.

Zillmer, E. A., & Archer, R. P. (1989, April). A modern reanalysis of the Rorschach records of Nazi War criminals. Paper presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, New York City.

Gutnick, H. N., & Zillmer, E. A. (1988, September). A comparison of the Nursing Home Hearing Index, audiometric measures, and mental status in nursing home residents. Paper presented at the annual research symposium of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Aging, Washington, D.C.

Zillmer, E. A., & Archer, R. P. (1988, August). Rorschach records of Nazi war criminals: A reanalysis using current scoring and interpretation practices. Paper presented at the 96th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Zillmer, E. A., Ware, J. C., & Rose, V. (1988, April). MMPI characteristics of patients who present in a sleep disorder center. Paper presented at the Meeting of the Virginia Psychological Association, Alexandria, VA.

Rose, V., Zillmer, E. A., & Ware, J. C. (1988, April). SCL-90-R profiles of insomniacs. Paper presented at the Meeting of the Virginia Psychological Association, Alexandria, VA.

Zillmer, E. A., & Archer, R. P. (1987, September). The Rorschach records of Nazi war criminals: A reevaluation using current norms. Paper presented at the Meeting of the Virginia Psychological Association, Virginia Beach, VA.

Shifflett, M., & Zillmer, E. A. (1987, March). Prevalence of hearing impairment in a neuropsychiatric inpatient setting. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech and Hearing Association of Virginia, Richmond, VA.

Zillmer, E. A., Newman, A. C., Macciocchi, S. N., & Archer, R. P. (1986, March). Common variance among WAIS measures and Halstead-Reitan variables in psychiatric patients. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.

Zillmer, E. A., Barth, J. T., Findley, L., Surrat, P., & Gideon, D. (1986, March). Sleep apnea, hypoxemia and personality functioning: The value of the MMPI. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.

Zillmer, E. A., Archer, R. P., & Gordon, R. A. (1986, March). Characteristics and correlates of MMPI change within an adult psychiatric inpatient setting. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the use of the MMPI, Clearwater Beach, FL.

Zillmer, E. A., & Archer, R. P. (1985, April). Computer applications for Rorschach interpretation. Paper presented at the Meeting of the Virginia Psychological Association, Charlottesville, VA.

Zillmer, E. A., & Honaker, M. L. (1984, May). Blood donation and the opponent process model. Paper presented at the Meeting of the Florida Association of Blood Banks, Tampa, FL.

Zillmer, E. A., Archer, R. P., & Glidden, R. (1984, March). Staff's perception of ward atmosphere: Relationships to leadership style and locus of control. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Zillmer, E. A., & Guttman, A. (1983, March). Transfer of excitation across responses. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Guttman, A., Zillmer, E. A., & Wagner, E. (1982, March). Additivity of operant and Pavlovian excitation in rats. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Zillmer, E. A., Honaker, M. L., & Meyer, J. (1982, March). Opponent-affective-processes in blood donation. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Zillmer, E. A. (December, 2002). Don't Drop the Ball: Preserve Title IX. Invited panel, Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (October, 2002). "Pay for Play." Invited panel of the Temple University School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Seminar in Sport and Recreation, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (March, 2002). Sport Psychology: Is all this exercise good for women? Invited panel discussion sponsored by MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Institute for Women's Health, and Department of Orthopedics, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E. A. (April, 2001). Violence in Sport: All in the Game?: Dealing with Violence at All Levels of Sport. Invited panel discussion sponsored by Drexel University's Communication Program, Honors Program, and Office of Undergraduate Education, Philadelphia, PA.

Zillmer, E.A. (February, 1999). Neurologic sequelae of sports injuries. Workshop presented at the Leighigh Valley Trauma Conference, Pocono Manor, PA.


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