Anthony F. Tasso - 1
Anthony F. Tasso, Ph.D., ABPP
Board Certified Clinical Psychologist
University Contact Information Private Practice Contact Information
Department of Psychology & Counseling 4 Maple Avenue
Fairleigh Dickinson University Morristown, NJ, 07960
285 Madison Ave (M-AB2-01) Phone: (973) 986-3764
Madison, NJ 07940 Fax: (862) 242-8929
Phone: (973) 443-8094 Email:
Fax: (973) 443-8562 website:
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Licenses and Certifications
- New Jersey License # 4427
- New York License # 017024
- Diplomate, Board Certified in Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) (Diploma # 6756)
- Approved Clinical Supervisor (# ACS01045)
Education
7/11 – 12/11 20-week Certificate Program in Integrative Primary Care – Fairleigh Dickinson University (Metro Campus)
7/03-6/04Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology – APA Approved
Pennsylvania Hospital - Department of Psychiatry
5/03 Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
University of Tennessee – APA Approved
5/99M.A. in Clinical Psychology - Fairleigh Dickinson University
5/97B.A. in Psychology - Montclair State University
Teaching Experience
2013 – present Associate Professor: Fairleigh Dickinson University: Department of Psychology and Counseling. Courses Taught: Freshman Seminar (1000), Abnormal Psychology in Film (3014), Appraisal of the Individual (7708)
2008 – 2013Assistant Professor: Fairleigh Dickinson University: Department of Psychology and Counseling. Courses – Freshman Seminar (1000), General Psychology (1201), Theories of Personality (3015), Abnormal Psychology in Film (3014), Behavioral Research (6627), Diagnosis and Treatment Planning (7702), Appraisal of the Individual (7708), Development Across the Lifespan (7703), Practicum (9701), Internship I (9702), Internship II (9703)
2007 – 2008Lecturer: Fairleigh Dickinson University: Department of Psychology and Counseling Courses - Psychometrics (6660), Group Counseling (7705), Behavioral Research (6627), Practicum (7685), General Psychology (1201)
2005 – 2007 Adjunct Professor: Fairleigh Dickinson University. Courses taught: Schools of Psychology (6602/4291), Developmental Psychology (6619), Behavioral Research (6627), Independent Study (6800), Group Counseling (7705), Professional Counselor-Ethics (8880)
Doctoral Instructor
2002-2003 3 sections of General Psychology 110 (Undergraduate) –
University of Tennessee
3/00 – 10/02Invited Lecturer
Pellissippi State Community College - TN
6/01 – Topic: Hypnosis
11/01- Topic: Hypnosis
Karns High School - TN
2/00 – Topic: Hypnosis and Consciousness
5/97 – 8/97Teacher’s Assistant - Sawtelle Learning Center
Autistic Children (ages 5-7) - Montclair, NJ
Work Experience
9/07 – Present Jersey Center for Non-Violence – Consultant – A program of Jersey Battered Women’s Services, Inc. – 144 Speedwell Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960.
12/04 – Present Private Practice – Private Practice in adult, adolescent, and child psychotherapy – 4 Maple Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
7/04 – 8/07Abuse Ceases Today (ACT) Program Coordinator – A program of Jersey Battered Women’s Services, Inc. – 144 Speedwell Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
Description: Direct clinical services (group, individual, intakes), supervision, clinical training, program development, grant writing, clinical research, administration.
7/03-6/04 Pennsylvania Hospital/UPenn Medical School - Philadelphia, PA
Description: Long-term and short-term outpatient psychotherapy, Employee Assistant Program (EAP), primary therapist on an inpatient psychiatric unit, community mental health, group therapy, cognitive and intellectual assessment, gastric bypass surgery psychological assessments, medical consultation/liaison, palliative care/ psycho-oncology.
7/00-7/03 University of Tennessee Psychological Clinic - Knoxville, TN
Description: Long-term and short-term outpatient psychotherapy, college counseling, psychological assessment, cognitive and intellectual assessment, disability evaluation, custody evaluation, clinical research.
3/02-7/03 Knox County Health Department - Knoxville, TN
Description: Long and short-term outpatient psychotherapy, behavioral medicine/pain management, substance abuse treatment, psychological assessment, cognitive and intellectual assessment, disability evaluation.
8/01-7/02 Cherokee Health Systems Integrated Community Health Center Talbott, TN
Description: Long and short-term outpatient psychotherapy, behavioral medicine/pain management, psychological assessment, cognitive and intellectual assessment, custody evaluation.
6/01-9/02 East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
Talbott, TN and Sevierville, TN
Description: Program developer and group facilitator for 26-week and 10-week anger-management and violence intervention/domestic violence programs.
8/98-6/99 Nutley Family Service Bureau - Nutley, NJ
Description: Long-term and short-term outpatient psychotherapy with adults, adolescents, children, and families, psychological assessment, cognitive and intellectual assessment.
1/97-7/99 Straight and Narrow Drug Rehabilitation Center - Paterson, NJ
Description: Individual therapy, group therapy, intakes, referrals.
Research Experience
Publications: Articles & Book Chapters (most recent first) *denotes current or former student
*Sussman, J.M. & Tasso, A.F. (in press). The Mesulam Continuous Performance Test (M-CPT): Age-related improvement and gender differences in a normative sample of children, New School Psychological Bulletin.
Tasso, A.F., & Kaspereen-Guidicipietro, D., & *Tursi, J.L. (in press). Intimate partner violence within the Italian American community, D. Carielli & J. Grosso (Eds). Benessere psicologico: Contemporary thought on Italian American mental health. New York, NY: The Calandra Institute.
Tasso, A.F. & Moore, M. (in press). Clinical applications of hypnosis: An overview. New Jersey Psychologist.
Tasso, A.F. (in press). Treatment of somatic disorder: Clinician response. In Grossman, L. & Walfish, S. (Eds.) Translating research into practice: A desk reference for practicing mental health professionals. Springer Publishing.
Tasso, A.F., *DeGroat, J., *DiBella, F., & *Nunez, M. (2013). College and young adult bullying: Theory, research, and interventional implications. New Jersey Psychologist, 63, 3, 28-31.
Tasso, A.F., Brown, D., Griffo, R., & Saud Maxwell, K. (2012). The use of the Adult Attachment Scale with domestically violent men, Journal of Family Violence, 27, 8, 731-739.
Tasso, A.F. (2012). A case study of an integrative intervention with a domestic violence perpetrator. New Jersey Journal of Professional Counseling, 61, 2-13.
Murray, M.J., Tasso, A.F., & Rodgers, Y.H. (2011). Teen dating abuse. New Jersey Psychologist, 61, 3, 28-31.
Tasso, A.F. (2011). Domestic violence perpetrators: Theory, research, and intervention. New Jersey Psychologist, 61, 2, 20-24.
Nash, M.R. & Tasso, A.F. (2010). The effectiveness of hypnosis in reducing pain and suffering among women with metastatic breast cancer and among women with temporomandibular disorder. International Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, 58, 4, 497-504.
Nash, M. R., Perez, N., Tasso, A.F., Levy, J. J. (2009). Clinical research on the utility of hypnosis in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of medical and psychiatric disorders. International Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, 57, 4, 443-450.
Nash, M.R., Levy, J.J., Tasso, A.F., & Perez, N. (2008). Neurophysiological attributes of the hypnotic state and the utility of hypnosis in pediatric medicine and burn care. International Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, 56, 4, 463-469.
Moore, M. A. & Tasso, A.F. (2008). Clinical hypnosis: The empirical evidence. The Oxford handbook of hypnosis: Theory, research, and practice. (pp. 697-725). Nash, M.R. & Barnier, A. (Eds.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Tasso, A. F. & Perez, N. (2008) Parsing everyday suggestibility: What does it tell us about hypnosis? The Oxford handbook of hypnosis: Theory, research, and practice. (pp. 283-309). Nash, M.R. & Barnier, A. (Eds.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Younger, J.W., Rossetti, G.C., Borckardt, J.J., Smith, A.R., Tasso, A.F., & Nash, M.R. (2007). Hypnotizability and somatic complaints: A gender-specific phenomenon. International Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, 55, 1, 1-13.
Book Reviews (Most recent first)
Tasso, A.F. (in press). Book review: Berger, B. & Newman, S. (2012). Money talks in therapy, society, and life. New York, NY: Routledge Books. Division/Review
Tasso, A.F. (in press). Book review: Pankseep, J. & Biven, L. (2012). The archaeology of mind: Neuroevolutionary origins of human emotions. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. New Jersey Psychologist
Tasso, A.F. (in press). Book review: Goldberg, K. (2012). The homework trap: How to save the sanity of parents, students and teachers. New Jersey. New Jersey Psychologist.
Tasso, A.F. (2013). Book review: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5 (DSM-5): An aggregate book review. New Jersey Psychologist, 63, 3, 43-44.
Tasso, A.F. (2013). Book review: Akhtar, S. (2011). Unusual interventions: Alterations of the frame, method, and relationship in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. London: Karnac Books. Division/Review, 7, 4-6.
Tasso, A.F. (2013). DVD review: Three approaches to psychotherapy with a male/female client: The next Generation. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, New Jersey Psychologist, 63, 2, 46-47.
Tasso, A.F. (2012). Book review: Kendall-Tackett, K. (2009). The Psychoneuroimmunology of Chronic Disease: Exploring the Links Between Inflammation, Stress, and Illness. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. New Jersey Psychologist, 62, 4, 49-50.
Tasso, A.F. (2012). Book review: Bach, S. (2011). The how-to book for students of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. London: Karnac Books. Busch, F.N., Milrod, B.L., Singer, M.B. & Aronson, A.C. (2012). Manual of panic focused psychodynamic psychotherapy – extended range. New York, NY: Routledge Books. Division/Review, 5, 15-17.
Tasso, A.F. (2011). Book review: Reis, B. & Grossmark, R. (2009). Heterosexual masculinities: Contemporary Perspectives from Psychoanalytic Gender Theory. New York: Routledge Books. Division/Review, 1, 3, 19-21.
Tasso, A.F. (2011). Book review: Person, E.S., Cooper, A.M., & Gabbard, G.O. (Eds.) (2005). Textbook of Psychoanalysis. Washington, DC: The American Psychiatric Publishing. Division/Review, 1, 2, 14-16.
Tasso, A.F. (2011). Book review: Dutton, D.G. (2007). The abusive personality: Violence and control in intimate relationships (2nd edition). New York: The Guilford Press. Child and Family Behavioral Therapy, 33, 1, 89-95.
Tasso, A.F. (2011). Book review: Merlino, J.P., Jacobs, M.S., Kaplan, J.A., & Moritz, K.L. (Eds.) (2008). Freud at 150: 21st-century essays on a man of genius. U.S.A.: Aronson Books. Division/Review, 1, 1, 17-19.
Tasso, A.F. (2010). Book review: Mancia, M. (Ed.) (2006). Psychoanalysis and neuroscience. New York, NY: Springer Books. Psychologist-Psychoanalyst, XXX, 2, 34-37.
Tasso, A.F. (2009). Book Review: Brodie, B. (2007). Adolescence and delinquency: An object relations theory approach. New York: NY. Jason Aronson Books. Psychologist-Psychoanalyst, XXIX, 4, 31-34.
Tasso, A.F. (2009). Book review: Greenspan, S.I. (2007). Great kids: Helping your baby and child develop the 10 essential qualities for a healthy, happy life. Da Capo Press. Psychologist-Psychoanalyst, XXIX, 2, 23-25.
Tasso, A.F. (2009). Book review: Ansermet, F. & Magistretti, P. (2007). Biology of freedom: Neural plasticity, experience, and the unconscious. New York: Other Press. Psychologist-Psychoanalyst, XXIX, 1, 27-30.
Tasso, A.F. (2008). Book review: Watkins, J.G. & Barabasz, A. (2008). Advanced hypnotherapy: Hypnodynamic techniques. USA: Routledge Books. Psychologist-Psychoanalyst, XXVIII, 4, 52-55.
Newsletters and Miscellaneous Publications
Tasso, A.F. (2011). Domestic violence special issue: Part II New Jersey Psychologist, 61, 3, 21. (2nd Introduction for my Guest Edited Special Issues)
Tasso, A.F. (2011). Domestic violence special issue: Part I New Jersey Psychologist, 61, 2, 20. (1st Introduction for my Guest Edited Special Issues)
Tasso, A.F. (March, 2004). Some thoughts on the third annual research symposium at the 2004 ApsaA conference in New York. Currents, of the Philadelphia Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology, pg. 10-11.
Manuscripts Under Review
Tasso, A.F., Whitmarsh, L. & Ordway, A. (under review). Domestic violence within military families: Interventional guidelines for relational aggressors. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.
Manuscripts in Preparation
Perez, N.A., Borckardt, J.J., Shaw, D.L., Madan, A., Dolores, J., Nicholas, C., & Tasso, A.F. Development of the Personality Style Questionnaire (PSQ): Assessing personality in behavioral medicine interventions.
Tasso, A.F., Perez, N., Moore, M. & Nash, M.R. Suggestion and suggestibility: A factor-analysis.
Symposia Chaired
10/2011Tasso, A.F. (2011). Chair/Discussant, Psychotherapy with Italian Americans: An examination of ethnocultural treatment themes. Symposium at the Italian American Mental Health Research and Praxis conference, Queens College, NY.
03/2003Tasso, A.F. (2003). Chair, Case Studies of Assessments and Treatment of Violently Acting-Out Patients. Symposium at the Society for Personality Assessment annual conference, San Francisco, CA.
Paper Presentations (most recent listed first) *denotes student
Tasso, A.F., Brown, D., Kaspereen, D., *Tursi, J., *Gibbons, M., & Griffo, R. (2010). Attachment tendencies vis-à-vis domestic violence perpetrators. Presented at the New Jersey Counseling Association annual conference.
Perez-Camoirano, N.A., Tasso, A.F., Nicholas, C.N., Madan, A., Shaw, D. & Borckardt, J.J. (2010). The psychodynamic assessment of personality in the administration of structured behavioral medicine interventions. Paper presented at the American Psychoanalytic Association Winter Meeting.
Perez, N., Tasso, A.F., & Nash, M.R. (2008). Suggestion and suggestibility: A review. Paper presented at the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, King of Prussia, PA.
Perez, N., Tasso, A.F., & Nash, M.R. (2008). Parsing out everyday suggestibility: A test-retest study. Paper presented at the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, King of Prussia, PA.
Tasso, A.F. (2008). Crossing generations in teaching personality assessment. Paper presented at the Society for Personality Assessment, New Orleans, LA.
Borckardt, J., Nash, M.R., & Tasso, A.F. (2005). Case-Based Time-Series Practitioner Research Project Proposal on How to Get Started. Paper presented at the bi-annual Board Meeting of American Psychological Association Division 39, Section V., New York, NY.
Tasso, A.F., Perez, N., & Klyce, D. (2005). Parsing Everyday Suggestibility and its Relationship to Hypnosis. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Perez, N.A., Brown, S., Compton, C., Klyce, D., Tasso, A.F., & Nash, M.R. (2005). Sensory Suggestibility, Hypnotizability, and Personality. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Perez, N.A., Brown, S., Tasso, A.F., & Nash, M.R. (2004). Development of an Omnibus Suggestibility Scale. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Perez, N.A., Brown, S., Tasso, A.F., & Nash, M.R. (2004). Sensory Suggestibility and Hypnotic Susceptibility: A Confirmatory Factory Analysis. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Tasso, A.F. (2003). Dog, Beware of Owner: A Case Study Assessing Antisocial Personality Disorder. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Tasso, A.F., Perez, N., Klyce, D., Edwards, E., McNeill, R., & Nash, M. R. (2003). Suggestion and Suggestibility: A Factor-Analysis. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Benham, G., Tasso, A.F., Winkel, J., Bland, R., & Nash, M.R. (2002). Sped Up Hypnosis Administration: Ruling Out the Effects of Experimenter Induced Expectations. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Gleason, D., Tasso, A.F., & Handler, L (2002). Relationship Between Object Relations and Choice of College Major. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Martin, B., Oglesby, L., Sergeeva, N., Tasso, A.F., & Handler, L. (2002). Assessing Differences in Social Cognitions and Object Relations Profiles on the TAT Due to Administration Variation. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Moore, M., Younger, J., Tasso, A.F., & Nash, M.R. (2002). Verifying the Reliability of a Scale to Assess Attitude, Expectations, and Motivations Regarding Hypnosis. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Oglesby, L., Martin, B., Sergeeva, N., & Tasso, A.F. (2002). Comparison of Object Relations Obtained from the TAT and Narratives. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Tasso, A.F. (2002). The Dance of Pain: A Case Study Assessing and Treating Borderline Personality Disorder. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Tasso, A.F., Burton, S. J., Oglesby, L., Sergeeva, N., Campbell, A., Martin, B., Gleason, D., & Handler, L. (2002). Comparing Two Measures Used to Assess the Quality of Object Relational Themes. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Tasso, A.F. & Nash, M.R. (2002). Suggestion and Suggestibility: Theory and Research. Presented at European Society of Hypnosis in Rome, Italy, and the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Benham, G., Tasso, A.F., Winkel, J., & Nash, M. R. (2001). Temporal Manipulation of the HGSHS:A Administration. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Borckardt, J., Tasso, A.F., & Nash, M. R., (2001). An Investigation of the Relationship Between a Computerized Interrogative Suggestibility Measure and Hypnotizability. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Burton, S.J., Tasso, A.F., Campbell, A., Jones, W.H., & Handler, L. (2001). Social Cognition and Object Relations as Predictors of Forgiving Personality. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Campbell, A. E., & Tasso, A.F. (2001). Learning Assessment: The Student’s Perspective. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Engler, J. N., Tasso, A. F., Nash, M. R., & McIntyre, A. (2001). Other-Direction and Hypnotizability. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Gleason, D., Tasso, A.F., Martin, B. & Handler, L. (2001). Rorschach Boundary Dimensions and Its MMPI-2 and Intelligence Correlates. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Martin, B., Oglesby, L., Tasso, A.F., Sergeeva, N., & Handler, L. (2001). SCORS Profiles on the TAT: Assessing Differences Due to Card Selection. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Moore, M., Tasso, A. F., & Nash, M. R. (2001). A Spectral Analysis of Hypnosis Performance with Regard to Archaic Involvement. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Moore, M., Younger, J., & Tasso, A. F. (2001). The Development of a Scale to Assess Attitudes, Expectations, and Motivation Regarding Hypnosis. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Tasso, A.F., Gleason, D., Moore, M., Burton, S., & Handler, L. (2001). Body-Boundary and the Rorschach: A Comparative Analysis. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Tasso, A.F., Martin, B., Burton, S., Hoffman, P., & Handler, L (2001). Rorschach Content, Social and Familial History, and Their Psychotherapy Correlates. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Personality Assessment.
Tasso, A.F. & Nash, M. R. (2001). Prehypnotic Expectations of Self and Others: Do They Predict Hypnotizability? Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Tasso, A.F., Winkel, J., Bland, R., & Nash, M. R. (2001). An Empirical Examination of the Hypnotic Relationship. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Tasso, A.F., Smith, N., Moore, M., Adams, B. J., Younger, J., Borckardt, J., & Nash, M. R. (2000). Countering Within the Hypnotic relationship. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Adams, B. J., Borckardt, J., Tasso, A. F., Moore, M, & Nash, M. R. (2000). Hypnotic Suggestibility and Its Relationship to Symptomatology in Clinical and Non-Clinical Samples. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Burton, S.J., Tasso, A.F., Campbell, A., Jones, W., & Handler, L. (2000). Acts of Forgiveness as a Function of Social Cognitions and Object Relations: A Pilot Study. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Tennessee Psychological Association.
Moore, M., Borckardt, J., Younger, J., King, B., Tasso, A. F., Smith, N., Adams, B. J., & Nash, M. R. (2000). How Do Measures of Attention, Absorption, Dissociation, and Imagery Help Predict Hypnotizability? Paper presented at the annual conference for the American Psychological Association and at the Society for Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis.
Tasso, A.F., Moore, M., Younger, J., King, B., Adams, B. J., Borckardt, J., & Nash, M. R. (2000). The Hypnotic Relationship: An Empirical Examination of Countering. Paper presented at the 15thInternational Congress of Hypnosis, Munich, Germany.