RECENT PUBLICATIONS

RESEARCH ARTICLE: "Creativity and Cults from Sociological and Communication Perspectives: The Processes Involved in the Birth of a Secret Creative Self." Co-authored with Dr. Miriam Boeri. Cultic Studies Review, special edition: "Cults and Creativity: The Last Draw." (Vol. 9, Issue 1, December 2010). About the article
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CREATIVE WRITING - Poem in Haiku News, where the personal is the political is the poetical. "Male Victims of Sexual Abuse Face Unique Challenges" (March 5, 2011) Read it

 

PRESENTATION: "Not in my Back Yard: Cults, Communities, and Concerns." Georgia Sociological Association, Decatur, GA. View presentation
PANEL DISCUSSION: "Rehabilitation or Religious Re-education? The Intersections of Therapeutic Communities, Synanon and Narconon" Georgia Sociological Association, Decatur, GA. About

WORKSHOP: "Scientology Today: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." North American Mission Board, Interfaith Training Workshop, Alpharetta, GA.
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PRESENTATION: "The Hegemonic Communication Model" with Dr. Miriam Boeri - New York: International Cultic Studies Association 2010 annual conference.

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Interview with cult counseling expert Stephen Hassan and attorney Paul Grosswald at New York ICSA Conference, July 2010. View video