University of California, San Francisco
Postdoctoral Fellow: Treatment Research Center (1999-2003)
Project: Demoralization as a Predictor of Smoking Treatment Outcome
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
A.B. Psychology, cum laude (1991-1993)
Thesis: Is Children's Anxiety Categorical or Dimensional? Analysis of the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale Using Item Response Theory
Acton, G. S. (2001). Demoralization as a predictor of smoking treatment outcome. Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) (F32-DA14739) funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). PI: G. Scott Acton. Dates: 2001-2002. Funding level: $40,900.
Acton, G. S. (2001). Depression as a predictor of smoking treatment outcome. Postdoctoral fellowship (10FT-0248) funded by the California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP). PI: G. Scott Acton. Dates: 2001-2003. Funding level: $70,000.
Acton, G. S. (2001). Demoralization as a predictor of smoking treatment outcome. Pilot study grant funded by the UCSF Treatment Research Center (P50-DA09253). PI: G. Scott Acton. Dates: 2001-2003. Funding level: $5,000.
Acton, G. S. (1995). Interpersonal theory and circumplex structure. Graduate Research Fellowship funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). PI: G. Scott Acton. Dates: 1995-1999. Funding level: $80,000.
Acton, G. S. (1995). Interpersonal theory and circumplex structure. Predoctoral research fellowship awarded by the Ford Foundation (declined in favor of NSF fellowship). PI: G. Scott Acton. Dates: 1995-1999. Funding level: $75,000.
Acton, G. S., Kunz, J. D., Wilson, M., & Hall, S. M. (2005). The construct of internalization: Conceptualization, measurement, and prediction of smoking treatment outcome. Psychological Medicine, 35, 395-408.
De Boeck, P., Wilson, M., & Acton, G. S. (2005). A conceptual and psychometric framework for distinguishing categories and dimensions. Psychological Review, 112, 129-158.
Acton, G. S., & Revelle, W. (2004). Evaluation of ten psychometric criteria for circumplex structure. Methods of Psychological Research, 9, 1-27.
Acton, G. S. (2003). Measurement of impulsivity in a hierarchical model of personality traits: Implications for substance use. Substance Use & Misuse, 38, 67-83.
Acton, G. S., & Revelle, W. (2002). Interpersonal personality measures show circumplex structure based on new psychometric criteria. Journal of Personality Assessment, 79, 456-481.
Acton, G. S., Prochaska, J. J., Kaplan, A. S., Small, T., & Hall, S. M. (2001). Depression and stages of change for smoking in psychiatric outpatients. Addictive Behaviors, 26, 621-631.
Acton, G. S., & Schroeder, D. H. (2001). Sensory discrimination as related to general intelligence. Intelligence, 29, 263-271.
Acton, G. S. (1998). Classification of psychopathology: The nature of language. The Journal of Mind and Behavior, 19, 243-256.
Acton, G. S. (2004). The generalized interpersonal theory of personality and psychopathology. Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research Newsletter, 4(3), pp. 2, 5.
Acton, G. S. (2003). What is good about Rasch measurement? Rasch Measurement Transactions, 16, 902-903.
Acton, G. S. (2002). Depression and patients who smoke. Published electronically in Understanding stress, anxiety, and depression for STAND (an initiative of the Sir Robert Mond Memorial Trust), http://www.depression.org.uk
Acton, G. S., Delucchi, K. L., & Hall, S. M. (2001). Depression severity as a predictor of smoking treatment outcome [Abstract]. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 63 (Suppl. 1), S4.
Acton, G. S., Prochaska, J. J., Kaplan, A. S., & Hall, S. M. (2000). Smoking and depression among psychiatric outpatients [Abstract]. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 60 (Suppl. 1), S2.
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Acton, G. S., Tsoh, J. Y., & Yamada, H. (2005). Relations between diagnosed nicotine dependence and the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence in English- and Chinese-speaking Americans. Poster submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Acton, G. S., Kunz, J. D., Wilson, M., & Hall, S. M. (2005). The construct of internalization: Conceptualization, measurement, and prediction of smoking treatment outcome. Poster presented at the annual Mental Health Research Poster Session, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
Acton, G. S., Kunz, J. D., Wilson, M., & Hall, S. M. (2005). The construct of internalization: Conceptualization, measurement, and prediction of smoking treatment outcome. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Personality, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Acton, G. S. (2004). The generalized interpersonal theory of personality and psychopathology. Address presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research, Toronto, Canada.
Acton, G. S., Kunz, J. D., Wilson, M., & Hall, S. M. (2004). The construct of internalization: Conceptualization, measurement, and prediction of smoking treatment outcome. Poster presented at the first biennial meeting of the International Society for Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Acton, G. S. (2001). Depression as a predictor of smoking treatment outcome. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Los Angeles.
Acton, G. S., Delucchi, K. L., & Hall, S. M. (2001). Depression severity as a predictor of smoking treatment outcome. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Acton, G. S., & Revelle, W. (2001). Circumplex structure in interpersonal personality measures: Testing five instruments using new criteria. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research, Montreal, Canada.
Acton, G. S., Prochaska, J. J., Kaplan, A. S., & Hall, S. M. (2000). Smoking and depression among psychiatric outpatients. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Jang, K. M., & Acton, G. S. (1999). Nomological relations of the interpersonal circle and other personality taxonomies. Address presented at the Chicago Regional Undergraduate Psychology Symposium, Evanston, Illinois.
Acton, G. S., & Jang, K. M. (1999). Nomological relations of the interpersonal circle and other personality taxonomies. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, Vancouver, Canada.
Acton, G. S., & Revelle, W. (1999). New criteria for circumplex structure. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, Vancouver, Canada.
Acton, G. S., & Schroeder, D. H. (1999). Color discrimination as related to other aptitudes: An analysis of the Farnsworth-Munsell 100-Hue Test. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, Vancouver, Canada.
Acton, G. S. (1997a). Testing for circumplex structure in the Interpersonal Checklist and the Interpersonal Adjective Scales. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.
Acton, G. S. (1997b). Testing for circumplex structure in the Interpersonal Checklist and the Interpersonal Adjective Scales. Address presented at the annual Northwestern-University of Chicago Psychology Conference, Evanston, Illinois.
Acton, G. S. (1996). On the nature of language in the classification of psychopathology. Address presented at the annual Northwestern-University of Chicago Psychology Conference, Chicago.
Acton, G. S., & Revelle, W. (1996). Testing for circumplex structure in the interpersonal circle and the structural analysis of social behavior. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.
Acton, G. S. (1995). On the nature of language in the classification of psychopathology. Address presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York.
University of California, San Francisco (1999-2003)
University of Leuven, Belgium (Summers 2002-2003)
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (1994-1999)
Graduate Level
Chelsey L. Cummings' peer commentary, "Is the 21st Century Man Really Careless With His Sperm?" was published in the January 28, 2005 Vancouver Sun
Abnormal Psychology (2003-2005)
Taught survey of abnormal psychology at RIT. Developed syllabus, lecture notes, assignments, exams, and reading lists, and edited student papers with peer commentaries.
Introductory Psychology (2004)
Taught survey of the field of psychology at RIT. Developed syllabus and exams and supervised teaching assistants for large self-taught course.
Writers' Task Force (2002)
Initiated and led peer-review writing group for graduate students at the University of Leuven, Belgium, in which each participant presented a rough draft of a paper intended for publication and received feedback on it. Developed guidelines for presenters and reviewers, recruited participants, and led weekly meetings.
Introduction to Personality (1998)
Taught survey of personality theory and research at Northwestern University in which students summarized and evaluated the major approaches. Developed syllabus, lecture notes, assignments, exams, and reading lists, and edited student papers with peer commentaries, all of which can be found in the elaborate instructional materials website.
Special Topics: Great Ideas in Personality (1997)
Taught advanced undergraduate course at Northwestern University on outstanding personality research programs, with an emphasis on writing and peer commentary. Student papers, peer commentaries, and web projects are found in the instructional materials website.