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Thomas Oltmanns
Titles
Edgar James Swift Professor in Arts and Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Clinical Training

Office Contact Information

Degree
PHD, Stony Brook University
Degree
BA, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Office
Psychology Building 219
Mailbox

Campus Box 1125

Phone
(314) 935-6595
Email
URL
Lab Website

Research specialization

Publications
  • Oltmanns, T.F., & Balsis, S. (2011).  Personality pathology in later life: Questions about the measurement, course, and impact of disorders. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 7, 321-349.
  • Oltmanns, T.F., & Gleason, M.E.J. (2011). Personality, health, and social adjustment in later life. In L.B. Cottler (Ed.), Mental health in public health: The next 100 years (pp. 151-179). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Oltmanns, T.F., & Turkheimer, E. (2009). Person perception and personality pathology. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 18, 32-36.
  • South, S.C., Turkheimer, E., & Oltmanns, T.F. (2008).  Personality disorder symptoms and marital functioning. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychoogy, 76, 769-780.
  • Turkheimer, E., Ford, D.C., & Oltmanns, T.F. (2008). Regional analysis of self-reported personality disorder criteria.  Journal of Personality, 76, 1587-1622.
  • Friedman, J.N.W., Oltmanns, T.F., & Turkheimer, E. (2007). Interpersonal perception and personality disorders: Utilization of a thin slice approach. Journal of Research in Personality, 41, 667-688.
  • Balsis, S., Gleason, M.E.J., Woods, C.M., & Oltmanns, T.F. (2007). An item response theory analysis of DSM-IV personality disorder criteria across younger and older age groups. Psychology and Aging. 22, 171-185.
  • Oltmanns, T.F., & Turkheimer, E. (2006). Perceptions of self and others regarding pathological personality traits.  In R.F. Krueger and J.L. Tackett (Eds.), Personality and psychopathology  (pp. 71-111). New York: Guilford.
  • Oltmanns, T.F., Gleason, M.E.J., Klonsky, E.D., & Turkheimer, E. (2005).  Meta-perception for pathological personality traits: Do we know when others think that we are difficult?  Consciousness and Cognition, 14, 739-751.
  • Oltmanns, T.F., Friedman, J.N., Fiedler, E.R., & Turkheimer, E. (2004). Perceptions of people with personality disorders based on thin slices of behavior. Journal of Research in Personality, 38, 216-229.
Curriculum Vitae
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Courses
  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Advanced Psychopathology
  • Personality and Psychopathology
Research Interests

Professor Oltmanns is interested in the assessment of personality disorders, particularly with regard to discrepancies between people’s descriptions of themselves and the ways in which they are described by others. His lab is conducting a prospective, longitudinal study of the stability and impact of personality pathology in later life.  The project is concerned with connections among personality traits, personality disorders, health, and social adjustment in a representative, community-based sample of 1,600 persons between the ages of 55 and 64---those approaching the challenges of later life. It will identify ways in which personality and personality disorders influence the ability to adapt successfully to important life transitions.

 

Departments
  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry