He is a film buff and an avid fan of the Milwaukee Brewers. He also is ranked as a National Master in chess and a Life Master in contract bridge.
Education
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1980
Teaching Interests
Dr. Wierzbicki teaches undergraduate abnormal psychology, graduate abnormal psychology, and graduate courses in assessment.
Research Interests
Depression, the empirical examination of clinical methods, cognitive-behavioral treatment, depression in adults, assumptions of clinical psychology, the scientist-practitioner training model, faking on the MCMI, psychopathology in adoptees, patient dropout in psychotherapy.
Selected Publications
Wierzbicki, M. J., & Tyson, C. M. (2007). A summary of evaluations for learning and attention problems at a university training clinic. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 20, 16-27.
Driscoll, M. W., & Wierzbicki, M. J. (2006, May). Cross-cultural beliefs about depression in college students. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Kuchan, A. M., Wierzbicki, M. J., & Siderits, M. A. (2006, May). Psychological characteristics of applicants to the Jesuit order. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Bowersox, N. W., & Wierzbicki, M. J. (2005, May). Psychological functioning of students with and without a disabled family member. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Fairchild, S., & Wierzbicki, M. J. (2005, April). The association between creativity and ADHD symptoms in college students. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Felske, K. M., & Wierzbicki, M. J. (2005, May). ADHD symptoms and creative vocational and recreational interests. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Wierzbicki, M. J. (2005). The reliability and validity of the Wender Utah Rating Scale for college students. Psychological Reports, 96, 833-839.
Presentations
Driscoll, M. W., & Wierzbicki, M. J. (2009, August). Predicting individual and interpersonal reasons for depression in Pakistani and Palestinian Muslims. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario.
Kuchan, A. M., Wierzbicki, M. J., & Siderits, M. A. (2009, May). Ethical questions posed to a state psychological association. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
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