Professor Paul Barrett
I completed my BSc in Psychology and Mathematical Statistics at the University of Exeter, UK in 1978, began my academic research career under the supervision of the late Paul Kline, completing my PhD in the psychometrics of personality tests in 1981. From there I moved to work with the late Hans Eysenck at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, working on the measurement of human intelligence and personality using bioelectric potentials (EEG, median nerve conduction, and skin conductance), and chronometrics (reaction times & inspection times).
Whilst engaging in this work, I also undertook the remainder of the cross-cultural psychometrics for the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire project, which had been instigated by Hans and his wife, Sybil Eysenck back in the late 60s.
When the lab closed in 1994, I went to New Zealand as a lecturer in Research Methods within the department of Psychology at the University of Canterbury. In 1996, I was asked to become Chief Scientist and Head of the Psychometric Assessment Research Unit at one the UK’s High Security Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals (Ashworth, in Liverpool). Later in 1997, I moved on to take up the same role at the State Hospital in Carstairs.
In 2001, I was invited to return to New Zealand by a Carter Holt Harvey Corp spinoff HR company. In my role as Chief Psychologist, I was responsible with two other consultants for innovating the patented graphical profiler technology which was used within the Talent Engine product. In 2003, I took up a 3-year position as adjunct professor of psychometrics and performance management at the University of Auckland.
During this period I also acted as an expert witness for the defense in the NZ Parole Board, High Court and Appeal Court cases, helping the court to examine the validity of judgments made by psychologists in support of their recommendations of risk.
In 2006, I took up a full-time position as Chief Research Scientist with Hogan Assessment Systems Inc., working on test construction, data analysis, profiling, and new prediction methodologies/strategies.
During 2008, I was invited to become a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Signal Patterns.com, a company which is dedicated to bringing professional psychological tools to the wider public, delivered online and via iPhone Applications.
I left Hogan Assessments at the end of September 2009, to become an independent consulting psychological scientist. I remain a Scientific Adviser to Hogan Assessment Systems Inc.
In November, 2009, I was appointed adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, NZ.
In December, 2009, I became a Scientific Adviser to the international psychometric test publisher and creator of the GeneSys administration & reporting system, Psytech International.
Whilst engaging in this work, I also undertook the remainder of the cross-cultural psychometrics for the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire project, which had been instigated by Hans and his wife, Sybil Eysenck back in the late 60s.
When the lab closed in 1994, I went to New Zealand as a lecturer in Research Methods within the department of Psychology at the University of Canterbury. In 1996, I was asked to become Chief Scientist and Head of the Psychometric Assessment Research Unit at one the UK’s High Security Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals (Ashworth, in Liverpool). Later in 1997, I moved on to take up the same role at the State Hospital in Carstairs.
In 2001, I was invited to return to New Zealand by a Carter Holt Harvey Corp spinoff HR company. In my role as Chief Psychologist, I was responsible with two other consultants for innovating the patented graphical profiler technology which was used within the Talent Engine product. In 2003, I took up a 3-year position as adjunct professor of psychometrics and performance management at the University of Auckland.
During this period I also acted as an expert witness for the defense in the NZ Parole Board, High Court and Appeal Court cases, helping the court to examine the validity of judgments made by psychologists in support of their recommendations of risk.
In 2006, I took up a full-time position as Chief Research Scientist with Hogan Assessment Systems Inc., working on test construction, data analysis, profiling, and new prediction methodologies/strategies.
During 2008, I was invited to become a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Signal Patterns.com, a company which is dedicated to bringing professional psychological tools to the wider public, delivered online and via iPhone Applications.
I left Hogan Assessments at the end of September 2009, to become an independent consulting psychological scientist. I remain a Scientific Adviser to Hogan Assessment Systems Inc.
In November, 2009, I was appointed adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, NZ.
In December, 2009, I became a Scientific Adviser to the international psychometric test publisher and creator of the GeneSys administration & reporting system, Psytech International.
