Multi-Method Integration

Supports, continues, and expands pioneering research on the Enneagram and personality studies to promote personal and interpersonal awareness and health.

Conducts original research in personality science, including systematic literature reviews on social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) skills using PRISMA guidelines and citation-chaining, and maintains a database of over 259 publications with extracted correlations. Also conducts large-scale data collection, such as gathering over 280 million digital behavioral records from smartphone usage across hundreds of volunteers.

Hosts a stand-alone biennial conference for scholars focused on personality research, featuring symposia, presentations, posters, hack-a-thons, and award talks. Previously hosted annual preconference meetings at SPSP events from 2001 to 2008. Recent conferences include in-person events in Evanston, IL (2025) and Grand Rapids, MI, as well as virtual formats, all with published programs.

Distributes information to members via an annual online newsletter, updates on calls for papers, job opportunities, and ARP business. Offers members discounted registration for the biennial conference and provides online access to the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Co-sponsors the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, providing electronic access to members and supporting cutting-edge research dissemination. Relaunched the open-access journal Personality Science in April 2024 to ensure global access to personality research findings.

Presents multiple biennial and annual awards to recognize outstanding contributions in personality research, including the ARP Early Career Award, Emerging Scholar Award, J.S. Tanaka Dissertation Award, Murray-Helson Award, Poster Awards, and Service Award. Specific recipients are publicly acknowledged, such as Dr. Thomas Costello (2023 Tanaka Award) and Dr. Michal Kosinski (2025 Early Career Award).

Provides capacity-building resources including workshops, networking opportunities, a First-Time Attendee Guide, mentorship events (such as mentor lunches), and educational materials on graduate training. Maintains a public listing of graduate programs in personality psychology and supports early-career researchers through structured engagement activities.

Publishes and distributes the Journal of Personality Assessment to members, providing access to current research, methodological advances, and clinical applications in the field.

Organizes an annual assembly that brings together members to share research and clinical experiences in personality assessment. The event serves as a forum for professional development and interdisciplinary dialogue.

Offers training programs focused on conducting psychological evaluations for law enforcement officers' fitness for duty, covering professional guidelines, legal and ethical standards, and evidence-based assessment methods.

Deploys the CEEA surveys globally since 2005 to assess school culture, with survey versions for students, staff, and parents designed for triangulation and enhanced validity. The surveys are recognized as valid and reliable and listed in the federal School Climate Survey Compendium.

Practices and tests leadership assessment and development tools with dozens of organizations and hundreds of individuals over nearly two decades to refine and validate capacity-building resources.

Conducts long-term research on optimal performance, culture, and ethics in teams and organizations, including socio-moral development in schools. Publishes findings and serves as co-principal investigator or external evaluator on federally and foundation-funded research grants.

Provides assessment and development support for leadership, culture, and performance in organizations, including schools and athletic teams, using research-based tools. Delivered services to hundreds of international, state, and regional organizations, including school districts across the United States.

Provides the ESSENTIALS series and Excellence with Integrity™ Employability Essentials, instructional resources grounded in school culture data to develop students' social, emotional, and character competencies in educational and workforce preparation settings.

Provides resources and assessments to support culture, leadership, and character development in youth, scholastic, club, and NCAA sports environments. Applied across nearly 30 years, contributing to documented outcomes such as Syracuse University Men’s Soccer team winning its first national championship in 2022.

Oversees bookkeeping, human resources, fundraising, client contract administration, and foundational business processes to support the nonprofit’s ongoing operations.

Offers customized selection, administration, and implementation of survey tools to evaluate academic instruction, social and character development, school culture, faith formation, and parent responsiveness in Catholic schools. Supports data analysis and integration into school improvement plans across dioceses nationwide.