Scientific Publications


Smith, J. M., Gacono, C. B., & Cunliffe, T. B. (in press). Understanding Female Offenders. London, England: Elsivier.

Cunliffe, T. Smith, J. M. Gacono, C. B. & Kivisto, A. (in press). Female psychopathy assessment, treatment and research applications. In G. Norgay (2018). International perspectives on violence and psychopathy. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Klewer Academic Publishers.

Cunliffe, T. B., Smith, J. M., Gacono, C. B., Kavisto, A., Meloy, J. R. & Taylor, E. E. (in press). Psychopathy in women: In A. S. Gullhaugen & P. Nørbech (Eds) Psychopathy: Theory and Clinical Practice. Denmark: Gyldendal.

Cunliffe, T. (in press). The importance of trauma assessment in forensic psychological evaluations. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Smith, J. M., Gacono, C. B., Cunliffe, T. B. & Kivisto, A. (2021). Practical considerations for the clinical and forensic use of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised. In P. Mauro (2021). Psychopathy and criminal behavior: Current trends and challenges. Cambridge, MA: Elsevier Academic Press.

Smith, J. M., Gacono, C. B. & Cunliffe, T. B. (2020). Using the Rorschach Trauma Content Index (TCI) with incarcerated women. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology & Mental Health, 27(1).

Smith, J. M., Gacono, C. B., Fontan, P., Cunliffe, T. B., & Andronikof, A. (2020). Understanding Rorschach research: Using the Mihura (2019) commentary as a reference. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology & Mental Health, 27, 71-82.

Smith, J.M., Gacono, C.B., & Cunliffe, T.B. (2020). Female psychopathy and aggression. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma.

Smith, J.M., Gacono, C.B., & Cunliffe, T.B. (2020). Trauma and dependency in incarcerated women. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Smith, J.M., Gacono, C.B., Kivisto, A.J., & Cunliffe, T.B. (2019). A PCL-R, Rorschach, and PAI Investigation of Females with Sex Offenses Against Minors and a Rorschach Comparison with Male Pedophiles. Archives of Assessment Psychology, Vol 9, 113-137.

Smith, J.M., Gacono, C.B., Fontan, P., & Cunliffe, T.B. (2019). The Rorschach Egocentricity Index: A validation study. Assessment.

Smith, J. M., Gacono, C.B., Fontan, P., Taylor, E. E., Cunliffe, T. B., and Andronikof, A. (2018) A scientific critique of Rorschach research: Revisiting Exner’s Issues and Methods in Rorschach Research (1995). Rorschachiana, 39, 180-203.

Smith, J. M., Gacono, C. B. & Cunliffe, T. B. (2018). Female psychopathy: A study in violence and aggression. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health.

Smith, J. M. Gacono, C. B. & Cunliffe, T. B. (2018). Comparison of male and female psychopaths on select CS Rorschach variables. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology & Mental Health, 25 (2), 138-155.

Smith. J. M. Gacono, C. B. Fontan, P. Taylor, E. E., Cunliffe, T. B. & Andronikof, A. (2018). A scientific critique of Rorschach research: Revisiting Exner’s (1995) Issues and Methods in Rorschach Research, Rorschachiana.

Cunliffe, T. B., Smith, J. M., and Gacono, C. B. (2016). Female psychopathy. In C. B. Gacono (2016). Psychopathy: A practitioner’s guide. New York, NY: Routledge

Gacono, C. B., Kivisto, A., Cunliffe, T. B. and Smith, J. M. (2016). The use of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised and Rorschach inkblot method in forensic assessment. In U. Kumar (2016) Psychological Assessment. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Richards, H., Gacono, C. B., Cunliffe, T. B., Kavisto, A., Smith, J. M., & Bodholdt, R. (2016). Assessing psychopathy in adults: The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) and Psychopathy Checklist Screening Version (PCL: SV). In C. B. Gacono (2016). Psychopathy: A practitioner’s guide. New York, NY: Routledge

Smith, J. M., Gacono, C. B., Cunliffe, T. B. Kavisto, A. & Talor, E. E. (2014). Psychodynamics in the Female Psychopath: A PCL-R/Rorschach Investigation. Violence and Gender, 1 (4), 1-12.

Cunliffe, T. B., Gacono, C. B. Meloy, J. R., and Taylor, E. E. (2013). Are male and female psychopaths equivalent? A Rorschach study. In J. Helfgott (2013). Criminal psychology, Vol 2. pp. 423-459.

Cunliffe, T., Johnson, E., & Weiss, D. E. (2013). Psychopathy, borderline personality disorder, and intimate partner violence. In J. Helfgott (2013). Criminal psychology, Vol 2. Pp. 461-487.

Cunliffe, T.B., Gacono, C. B., Meloy, J. R., Smith, J. M., Taylor, E. E., and Landry, D. (2012). Psychopathy and the Rorschach: A response to Wood et al. (2010). Archives of Assessment Psychology, 2 (1)

Cunliffe, T. B., & Gacono, C. B. (2008). A Rorschach understanding of female psychopathy. In Gacono, C. B. & Evans, B. (2008). The Handbook of Forensic Rorschach Psychology. Atlanta, Georgia: Taylor & Francis.

Cunliffe, T. B., & Gacono, C. B. (2005). A Rorschach investigation of incarcerated antisocial personality disordered female offenders. International Journal of Offender Counseling and Rehabilitation, 49 (5), 530-547.

Cunliffe, T. B. (2002). A Rorschach investigation of incarcerated female psychopaths. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology at Palo Alto University/Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.

Cunliffe, T. (1996). Jail suicide: The phantom killer. Unpublished manuscript, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology at Palo Alto University/Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.

Cunliffe, T. (1995). A review of social skills training with young offenders. In J. H. Creechan & R. A. Silverman (Eds.), Canadian delinquency. Scarborough, Ontario, Canada: Prentice Hall Canada Inc.

Goodall, P. Cunliffe, T., & Perruzi, N. (1994). Suicide and self-harm behavior related to PTSD. In Meichenbaum, D. (1994). A clinical handbook and practical therapist manual for assessing and treating adults with posttraumatic stress disorder. Waterloo, Ontario: Institute Press.

Cunliffe, T. (1992). Arresting youth crime: A review of social skills training with young offenders. Adolescence, 27 (108), 891-900.