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Marvin W. Acklin is a clinical, assessment, and forensic psychologist in independent practice in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine. He serves as an expert consultant and witness to state, federal, family, and immigrations courts, as well as private and public agencies in areas of child, adolescent, and adult clinical and forensic psychology (criminal, civil, family law, law enforcement and airline pilot personnel selection). Acklin is board certified in three advanced psychological specialties (clinical, assessment, and forensic psychology). He is a Fellow of the Society for Personality Assessment, and three APA divisions: Clinical Psychology (12), Independent Practice (42), and American Psychology-Law Society (41). Primary research interests are in the area of applied clinical personality and psychodiagnostic assessment.

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  • Acklin, M. W., McDowell, C. M., Verschell, M., & Chan, D. (2000). Interrater reliability and the Rorschach comprehensive system. Journal of Personality Assessment, 74(1), 15–47.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

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Acklin, M.W. (2020). Acklin, Marvin W.. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_336

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