Faculty Profile
Reid Skeel, Ph.D.
Sloan Hall 136(989) 774-6485
email: skeel1rl@cmich.edu
About Dr. Skeel:
Dr. Skeel received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Florida in 1998. He joined the CMU faculty in 2000. Dr. Skeel coordinates the Neuropsychology Specialty Clinic at Central Michigan University. Dr. Skeel's research interests include: ecological validity of neuropsychological assessment; cognition and medication adherence; influence of affective variables on cognitive performance; decision-making, risk-taking and malingering.
Publications
- Neudecker, J. & Skeel, R.L. (2009) Development of a novel malingering detection method involving multiple detection strategies. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 24, 59-70.
- Skeel, R.L., Pilarski, C., Pytlak, K., & Neudecker, J. (2008). Personality and performance-based measures in the prediction of alcohol use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 22, 402-409.
- Skeel, R.L., Neudecker, J., Pilarski, C., & Pytlak, K. (2007). The utility of personality variables and behaviorally-based measures in the prediction of risk-taking behavior. Personality and Individual Differences, 43, 203-214.
- Nagra, A., Skeel, R.L., & Penix Sbraga, T. (2007). A pilot investigation of the effects of stress on neuropsychological performance in Asian-Indians in the United States. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 13, 54-63.
- Skeel, R.L., Schutte, C., VanVoorst, W., & Nagra, A. (2006) Visual Contrast Sensitivity and Neuropsychological Performance in a Healthy Elderly Sample. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology, 28, 696 - 705.
- Skeel, R.L., Sitzer, D., Fogal, T., Wells, J., & Johnstone, B. (2004). Comparison of predicted-difference, simple-difference, and premorbid-estimation methodologies for evaluating IQ and memory score discrepancies. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 19, 363 – 374.
- Skeel, R.L., Nagra, A., VanVoorst, W., & Olsen, E. (2003). The impact of visual acuity on neuropsychological performance. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 17 , 129 – 136.
- Inungu, J., Malonebeach, E., & Skeel, R.L. (2003). Potential Challenges facing health professionals caring for HIV-infected drug users. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 17, 333 – 343.
- Skeel, R.L., Bounds, T., Johnstone, B., Lloyd, J., & Harms, N. (2003). Age Differences in a Sample of State Vocational Rehabilitation Clients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Rehabilitation Psychology, 48, 145 – 150.
- Skeel, R.L., Crosson, B., Nadeau, S.E., Algina, J.J., Bauer, R.M., & Fennell, E.B. (2001). Basal Ganglia Dysfunction, Working Memory, and Sentence Comprehension in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Neuropsychologia, 39, 962-971.