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 May 26, 1998
American Academy for Justice Through Science Vice
President, Dr. Diana Brief Ph.D, unanimously voted as President of the Board of Forensic
Psychologist Anti-Fraud Examiners.
After 2 years of performing Admirably as the Academy's Vice
President, and after confirming exceptional scholarly
recording (infojustice testing scores) and demonstrative aptitude she
passed examinations May 26, 1998. She has been awarded a Diplomat as a
Certified Forensic Science and Anti-Fraud Examiner as well as a Forensic Pschologist
Anti-Fraud Examiner Diplomat, and then voted unanimously to preside over
the InfoJustice College Board
of Psychologists.
 May 26, 1998 Dr.
Brief CFPFE,
President
and Diplomat of the Board of Forensic Phychologist Anti-Fraud Examiners.
May 26, 1998 Dr.
Diana Brief CFFE, Diplomat of the Board of Forensic Science and Anti-Fraud Examinaters.
"Some say
that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is dead. The age of
chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth."
Charles Kingsley, Vol, II, Ch 28: "A good conscience
is a continual Christmas."
Ben Franklin,
Poor Richards Almanack.
DIANA E. BRIEF is a
graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles.
She graduated Suma Cum Laude and was received into the Phi
Beta Kappa society. As a graduate, she majored in measurement and
psychometrics and fulfilled two minors—one in social psychology and the other in
psycho-cultural studies. She has authored a number of papers concerning, for example,
reactions to malevolent authority, substance abuse, HIV/AIDS service costs, and
perceptions of radio psychology talk show hosts. She has presented papers at local and
national conferences, including one that contributed to the formation of government
policies regarding the conduct of American-Russian cross-national research. She began with
the American Academy for Justice Through Science in 1995 as Treasurer and was voted in as Vice President in 1996. Currently, she is employed as a program
evaluator and is working toward more actively involved public policy making.
DIANA E. BRIEF, Ph.D.
EXTRAORDINAIRE
EDUCATION:
University of California, Los Angeles, 1996
Major: Psychology; Specialization:
Measurement, Psychometrics, & Research Design
Minors: Psychocultural Studies and Social
Psychology
Degree Awarded: Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles, 1989-1994
Degrees Awarded: M.A., C.Phil. Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles, 1985-1989
Degree Awarded: B.A., Psychology
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Workshop on managed care sponsored by HRSA, Los Angeles, CA, 1995
H ONORS AND AWARDS:
Work-Study Research Internship (UCLA, 1993-1994)
University Fellowship (UCLA, 1989-1990)
Phi Beta Kappa (UCLA, 1989)
Summa Cum Laude (UCLA, 1989)
Psychology Department Honors (UCLA, 1989)
Psychology Dept. Nomination for Distinguished Scholar Award (UCLA, 1989)
Psi Chi National Honors Society for Psychology (UCLA, 1987-1989)
Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society (1989)
Golden Key National Honor Society (1989)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
RESEARCH ASSISTANT 1987-1994
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Psychological Statistics 1990-1994
Psychological Testing and Evaluation Summer, 1993
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST & MGR. OF DATA SYSTEMS: April, 1994-present
T.V. RESEARCH COORDINATOR, WRITER February, 1989
PRESENTATIONS (selected):
Levy, D. A., Collins, B. E., & Brief, D. E. (1989,
April). Person perceptions of responses to malevolent authority. Paper
presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Reno, NV.
Levy, D. A., Brief, D. E., & Veravanich, P. (1990,
April). On the distinction between conformity and disinhibitory contagion.
Paper presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Brief, D. E., Comrey, A. L., Shiryaev, E. B., Skripchenko, V.
F., & Trushkov, I. (1992, April). Construct validation of a Russian version of
the Comrey Personality Scales. Paper presented at the meeting of the Western
Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Brief, D. E., & Collins, B. E. (1992, August). A
cross-national study of American and Russian national character: An example of research
protocol. Paper presented at the Conference on Psychology in the CIS, Washington, DC.
Brief, D. E., Comrey, A. L., Skripchenko, V. F., &
Trushkov, I. (1992, August). A Russian personality profile: Indicated by the Comrey
Personality Scales. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association
Convention, Washington, DC.
Brief, D. E., & Collins, B. E. (1993, April). Obedience
to a malevolent authority: Evaluations from a Russian sample. Paper presented at the
meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Phoenix, AZ.
Brief, D. E. (1993, August). On Milgram’s obedience
paradigm: perspectives from a Russian sample. In A. C. Elms (Chair), Milgram’s
Obedience Paradigm 30 Years Later: Where Do We Go From Here? Symposium conducted at
the meeting of the American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario.
Melchior, L. A., Brief, D. E., Betru, R., et al. (1997,
March). Practical issues in evaluating community-based HIV/AIDS programs for youth.
Presented at the National AIDS Update Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Brief, D. E. (1995,
September). An introduction to SPSS for Windows. Presented at the HRSA SPNS
Steering Committee Meeting, Washington, DC.
Brief, D. E. (1997, September). Using your module
data: An intermediate-advanced training session using SPSS for Windows. Presented at
the HRSA SPNS Steering Committee Meeting, Washington, D C.
Huba, G. J., Melchior, L. A.,
De Veausse Brown, N., Brief, D. E., & Panter, A. T. (1998, March). The
cross-cutting evaluation of 27 national HIV/AIDS care demonstration projects: HRSA SPNS
Program Cooperative Agreement Evaluation Models available for use by HIV/AIDS projects.
Presented at the National AIDS Update Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Brief, D. E., Elavia, C. A.,
Melchior, L. A., Cherin, D. A., & Huba, G. J. (1998, August). Components of
service utilization for late-stage AIDS patients. To be presented at the meeting of
the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Brief, D. E., Elavia, C. A.,
Melchior, L. A., Cherin, D. A., & Huba, G. J. (1998, August). A typology of
service utilization for late-stage AIDS patients. To be presented at the American
Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Melchior, L. A., Schneir, A.,
Brief, D. E., Sanders, E., Huba, G. J. (1998, August). Substance abuse and other
predictors of youth health services enrollment. To be presented at the American
Psychological Association, San Francisco.
PUBLICATIONS (selected):
Levy, D. A., Emerson, E. P., & Brief, D.
E. (1991). Radio psychology talk show hosts: Assessment of counseling style. Journal
of Community Psychology, 19, 178-188.
Brief, D. E., & Comrey, A.
L. (1993). A profile of personality for a Russian sample: As indicated by the Comrey
Personality Scales. Journal of Personality Assessment, 60, 267-284.
Brief, D. E., Comrey, A. L.,
& Collins, B. E. (1994). The Comrey Personality Scales in Russian: A study of
concurrent, predictive, and external validity. Personality and Individual Differences,
16, 113-122.
Collins, B. E., & Brief,
D. E. (1995). Using person-perception vignette methodologies to uncover the symbolic
meanings of teacher behaviors in the Milgram paradigm. Journal of Social Issues, 51,
89-106.
Miller, A. G., Collins, B. E., & Brief, D.
E. (1995). Perspectives on obedience to authority: The legacy of the Milgram
experiments. Journal of Social Issues, 51, 1-19.
Sidanius, J., Pratto, F.,
& Brief, D. E. (1995). Group dominance and the political psychology of gender: A
cross-cultural comparison. Political Psychology, 16, 381-396.
Brief, D. E. (1996). A
model of the dimensions and correlates of alcohol consumption in a Russian sample.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Los Angles.
Brief, D. E. & Panter, A.
T. (1997).
Using your module data: An intermediate-advanced training session using
SPSS for Windows. Available: WWW.TMG-WEB.COM.
Huba, G. J., Brief, D. E.,
Cherin, D. A., et al. (in press). A typology of service pattenrs in end-stage AIDS
Care: Relationships to the Transprofessional model. Home Health Care Services Quarterly.
Cherin, D. A., Huba, G. J.,
Brief, D. E., & Melchior, L. A. (in press).
Evaluation of the transprofessional
model of care for HIV/AIDS. Home Health Care Services Quarterly.
Huba, G. J., Melchior, L. A.,
Brief, D. E., et al. (1998). Cross-cutting evaluation statistical briefing book
1. Technical Monograph Series from The Measurement Group Evaluation and Dissemination
Center for the Cooperative Agreement Steering Committee of the HRSA SPNS Programs.
Brief, D. E., (1998). Conceptions of alcohol
consumption and a drinking typology for a Russian sample. Manuscript submitted for
publication.
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