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HOLLIDA WAKEFIELD

Hollida Wakefield

Address: (See also contact information.)

Institute for Psychological Therapies
5263 130th Street East
Northfield, MN 55057-4880
(507) 645-8881
under006@tc.umn.edu

Education:

La Verne College, La Verne, CA - (B.A., 1961)
University of Maryland, College Park, MD - (M.A., 1964)
(Course work for Ph.D. completed, 1966)

Positions Held:

Elementary school teacher, La Puente, CA (1961)
Statistician - Veteran's Administration, Washington, DC (Summer, 1962)
Teaching Assistant - University of Maryland, College Park, MD (1962-1965)
Instructor in Psychology - St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN (Spring, 1975)
Psychologist - Institute for Psychological Therapies (1976 to present)

Organizations and License:

Licensed Psychologist, State of Minnesota (1978)
Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) certification (1998)

Member:

bulletMinnesota Psychological Association
bullet Association for Psychological Science
bulletAmerican College of Forensic Psychology
bulletAmerican Psychology-Law Association
bulletNational Council for Children's Rights (Children's Rights Council)
bulletInternational Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
bulletAssociation for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)
bulletFalse Memory Syndrome Foundation Professional Advisory Board

Books:

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1988). Accusations of Child Sexual Abuse (Hardcover)(Paperback). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1990). The Real World of Child Interrogations (Hardcover). Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1994). Return of the Furies: An Investigation into Recovered Memory Therapy (Paperback). Chicago: Open Court Publishing Company.

Wakefield, H., Underwager, R., & Legrand, R. (1992). Interrogation of children. In B. Rossen & J. Schuijer (Eds.) Het Seksuele Gevaar voor Kinderen; Mythen en Feiten. Amsterdam: Swets and Zeitlinger B.V., Lisse, the Netherlands.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1992). Prosecution and child sexual abuse. In B. Rossen & J. Schuijer (Eds.) Het Seksuele Gevaar voor Kinderen; Mythen en Feiten. Amsterdam: Swets and Zeitlinger B.V., Lisse, the Netherlands.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1993). Maximizing positive psychological outcomes in premarital contracts. In E. Winer & L. Becker (Eds.). Premarital and Marital Contracts (pp. 217-228). Family Law Publication. Washington, DC: American Bar Association.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, H. (1994). The alleged child victim and real victims. In J. J. Krivacska & J. Money (Eds.) Handbook of Forensic Sexology (Hardcover) (pp. 223-264). Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1994). A paradigm shift for expert witnesses. In J. J. Krivacska & J. Money (Eds.) Handbook of Forensic Sexology (Hardcover) (pp. 541- 558). Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1997). Special problems with sexual abuse cases. In J. Ziskin, Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony, Fifth Edition (Hardcover). (pp. 1350-1370). Venice, CA: Law and Psychology Press.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1997). Special problems with sexual abuse cases. In J. Ziskin, Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony, Supplement to the Fifth Edition (Out of Print). (pp. 136-147). Venice, CA: Law and Psychology Press.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1988). The application of images in child abuse investigations. In J. Prosser (Ed.), Image-Based Research: A Sourcebook for Qualitative Researchers (Hardcover)(Paperback) (pp. 176-194). London: Falmer Press, Ltd.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1998). Recovered memories in the courtroom. In S. J. Lynn, K. McConkey, & N. P. Spanos (Eds.), Truth in Memories. New York: Guilford Press.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1999). Sexual abuse, anti-sexuality, and the pornography of power. In J. Elias, et al. (Editors). Porn 101: Eroticism, Pornography, and the First Amendment (Paperback) (pp. 520-526). Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. Free for a Good Life. Unpublished manuscript.

Wakefield, H. (2015). Recovered memory therapy. In E. Neukrug (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Theory in Counseling and Psychotherapy (Hardcover)(Hardcover)(Kindle Edition) Sage Publishers.

Papers and Articles:

Dickson, H. (Wakefield), & McGinnies, E. (1966). Affectivity in the arousal of attitudes as measured by galvanic skin response. The American Journal of Psychology, 584-589.

Underwager, R., Wakefield, H., Legrand, R., Bartz, C., & Erickson, J. (1986, August). The Role of the Psychologist in the Assessment of Cases of Alleged Sexual Abuse of Children. Paper presented at the 94th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Washington, DC.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1986). Response to a proposed central registry at the request of the Tennessee Civil Liberties Union.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1987). The role of the psychologist in assessment of cases of alleged sexual abuse of children. The Champion, XI, (1).

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1988, March). Scale 6 Elevations in MMPIs of Persons Accused of Child Sexual Abuse, Study presented at the 23rd Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1989). Evaluating the child witness in sexual abuse cases: Interview or inquisition? American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 7(3), 43-69.

McIver, W., Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1989). Behavior of Abused and Non-abused Children in Interviews with Anatomically-correct Dolls. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 1(1), 39-48.

Legrand, R., Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1989). Alleged Behavioral Indicators of Sexual Abuse. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 1(2), 1-5.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1989). Psychological Evaluation of an Alleged Sexual Abuse Victim by the Defense. (1989). Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 1(2), 26-27.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1989). Manipulating the Child Sexual Abuse System. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 1(2), 58-67.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1989). Prosecution and Child Sexual Abuse. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 1(3), 28-38.

Underwager, R., Clauss, E., & Wakefield, H. (1990). A Suggested Civil Action When Falsely Accused. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 2(1), 27-51.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1990, March 13). Day care allegations: 35 cases reviewed. Paper presented at the Sixth Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Underwager, R., Wakefield, H., & Kiefer, L. (1990). Brief Amicus Curiae in the Supreme Court of the United States No. 89-478 in State of Maryland v. Sandra Ann Craig, April, 1990.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1990). Personality Characteristics of Parents Making False Accusations of Sexual Abuse in Custody Disputes. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 2(3), 121-136.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1990, August). Effective use of a mental health expert in child sexual abuse cases. The Champion, pp. 21-25.

Rossen, B., Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1990). De waarde van "anatomisch correcte poppen" als bewijsmiddel. Tijdschrift voor Seksuologie, 14, 20-28.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1990, March ). New directions for the psychologist in child sex abuse cases. In the conference manuscript on Defending a Case of Child Sexual Abuse, Raleigh, NC: The North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1990). How to avoid secondary victimization in child sexual abuse investigations. Presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the National Council for Children's Rights, Arlington, Virginia, October 20, 1990. Also printed in Stepfamilies. 1991, Summer issue, pp. 6-7.

Wakefield, H., Rogers, M., & Underwager, R. (1990). Female Sexual Abusers: A Theory of Loss. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 2(4), 181-195.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1991). Sex Offender Treatment. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 3(1), 7-13.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1991, June 16). Child sexual abuse and real world research. paper presented at the Third Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1991). Cur Allii, Prae Aliis? (Why some, and not others?) (1991). Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 3(3), 178-193. (Special issue on satanic ritual abuse allegations).

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1991). Female child sexual abusers: A critical review of the literature. Journal of Forensic Psychology, 9(4), 43-69.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1991). Sexual abuse allegations in divorce and custody disputes. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 9, 451-468.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1991). Central registry: Protection or oppression. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 3(4), 221-227.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, R. (1992). Poor psychology produces poor law. Law and Human Behavior, 16, 233-243.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1992). Assessing Credibility of Children's Testimony in Ritual Sexual Abuse Allegations. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 4(1), 32-44. (Also presented at the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 8, 1991.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1992). False confessions and police deception. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 10(3), 49-66.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1992). The Christian and Satanism. The Journal of Psychology and Theology, 20, 281-287. In the same issue, "A veil untaken away": A reply to Arnold, 292-294.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1992). Recovered memories of alleged sexual abuse: Lawsuits against parents. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 10, 483-508.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1992). Uncovering Memories of Alleged Sexual Abuse: The Therapists Who Do It. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 4(4), 197-213.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1993). Misuse of psychological tests in forensic settings. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 11(1), 55-75.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1993). Antisexuality and Child Sexual Abuse, Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 5(2), 72-77.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1993). Therapy and the therapists who uncover memories of childhood sexual abuse. Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Psychological Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 8.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. 1993). Adverse psychological evaluations in civil suits involving sexual misconduct by professionals. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 11(4), 35-60.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1993). A Paradigm Shift for Expert Witnesses. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 5(3), 156-167.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1994). Abusive Behaviors Alleged in Two Samples of Likely False Allegations. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 6(2), 72-86.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1995). Psychological Evaluations You Need for Trial: What They Can and Cannot Do, Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 7(1), 30-52.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1996). Responding to improper and abusive impeachment efforts. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 14(3), 5-24.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1996). A proposed model for treatment of pedophilia. Workshop paper presented at the Western Region of the SSSS, April 18, San Diego, California.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1996). Examples of cognitive distortions and denial in child sexual abusers. Workshop paper presented at the Western Region of the SSSS, April 18, San Diego, California.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (1996). Therapeutic influence in DID and recovered memories of sexual abuse. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 8(3/4), 160-169.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1996). Commentary on Kenneth Pope's review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 3(4), 366-371.

Wakefield, R. & Underwager, H. (1997). The taint hearing: Issues for forensic psychologists. Paper presented at the 13th Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology, April 17, Vancouver.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1998). Assessing violent recidivism: Issues for forensic psychologists. Paper presented at the 14th Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology, May 3, San Francisco.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1998). Coerced or nonvoluntary confessions. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 16, 423-440.

Underwager, R., & Wakefield, H. (2002). Black deeds in black robes: Judicial mischief. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 20(1), 5-21.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (2003). The use of anatomically detailed dolls in forensic interviews.  Family Law Psychology Briefs, 4(1).

Wakefield, H. (2005). Sexual abuse allegations in custody disputes. Family Law Psychology Briefs, 5(2). http://www.jmcraig.com

Wakefield, H. (2005). The Effects of Child Sexual Abuse: Truth Versus Political Correctness. Paper presented at the AAAS Annual Meeting, February 18, Washington, D.C.   Published: Issues in Child Abuse Allegations, 16.

Wakefield, H. (2006). Guidelines on investigatory interviewing of children: What is the consensus in the scientific community? American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 24(3), 57-74.

Wakefield, H. (2005). Sexual abuse allegations in custody disputes. Family Law Psychology Briefs, 5(2). http://www.jmcraig.com

Wakefield, H. (2006). The vilification of sex offenders: Do laws targeting sex offenders increase recidivism and sexual violence? Journal of Sexual Offender Civil Commitment: Science and the Law, 1, 141-149.

 

Editor, The IPT Newsletter (1976-1989). Winner of award from the International Society for Technical Communications.

Editor, Issues in Child Abuse Accusations, 1989 - 1998, 2003 -.  Journal published quarterly by the Institute for Psychological Therapies.
 

Seminars, Workshops and Lectures:

Has presented numerous seminars, workshops, retreats, and lectures at pastoral conferences, churches, and professional meetings.

The following is a partial list of presentations, consultations, workshops and seminars on the topics of sexuality, child abuse, and professional issues.

Consultation with the staff and therapy programs for Jude House, a half-way house for sex offenders, 1976 and 1977.

Workshop on behavioral pastoral counseling, Minneapolis, 1977.

Two-day program on stress management for pastors at AELC district conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1978.

Workshop on stress management for the staff of residences for the mentally retarded, Minneapolis, 1979.

Intensive in-service training program on sexuality for adolescent chemical dependency counselors at an inpatient chemical dependency unit, 1979.

Professional workshop on sexuality and intimacy given to Lutheran Social Services of Omaha, Nebraska, 1980.

In-service training on sexuality and the retarded for the staff of Willmar State Hospital, 1980.

Marriage Enrichment Retreats for churches in 1980, 1981 and 1982.

Seminar on stress management for accountants, 1981.

Presentation to the National Pastors' Conference in Zion, Illinois, on the relationship between psychology and theology, 1981.

Consultation and workshop on sexuality and sexual harassment in the workplace for 3M Employment Assistance Counselors, 1983.

Presentations on theology and psychology for Missouri Synod district pastors conferences, 1983 and 1984.

Seminar on sexuality in the workplace for the Minnesota Woman's Network, 1984.

Workshops and lectures on child abuse for a conference on child abuse given by Lutheran Social Services of Thunder Bay, Ontario, February, 1984.

Workshops on children as witnesses and on recent research on child sexual abuse at the 1st VOCAL conference, Minneapolis, November, 1985.

Consultation with the American Lutheran Church family life subcommittee on homosexuality and the church's ministry, 1985.

Presentation made to the Attorney General's task force on child abuse within the family, 1986.

Presentation on theology and psychology for the annual conference of pastors of the American Lutheran church, Zion, Illinois, 1986.

Presentation on the role of the professional in child sexual abuse allegations at the 2nd VOCAL conference, Torrance, California, October, 1986.

Presentations on the psychologist as an expert witness and on stress management for attorneys at a symposium for Minnesota and Florida family law attorneys, Key Biscayne, Florida, January, 1987.

Presentation to Minnesota Confessional Lutheran pastors on ministering to homosexuals in the congregation, Mankato, Minnesota, 1987.

Presentation on defending cases of sexual abuse of children to the Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, September, 1987.

Keynote speaker and presentation on discovery in child sexual abuse cases at the 3rd VOCAL conference, Perrysburg, Ohio, October, 1987.

Two-day seminar for the Mississippi Public Defenders on defending child sexual abuse cases, November, 1987.

Presentation to the Wisconsin Defense Attorneys Association on the appropriate way to interview children in sexual abuse cases, April, 1988.

Workshops on sexual abuse issues for the Sixteenth Annual Public Defender Training Seminar in Kentucky, June, 1988.

Two-day seminar for the North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association on child sexual abuse, June, 1988.

Presentation to the New York Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers on the use of the anatomical dolls in the validation process of child sexual abuse, September, 1988.

Presentation to the Vanderburgh County (Indiana) Sheriff's Department on investigation and trial preparation in child sexual abuse cases, November, 1988.

One day presentation at the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Conference (a two-day workshop for attorneys and mental health professionals) on various aspects of the child sexual abuse case, December, 1988.

Presentation on techniques for interviewing children in sexual abuse cases at the Fifth Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology in San Diego, California, April, 1989.

Seminars for attorneys and mental health professionals on "Investigation and Trial Preparation in Child Sexual Abuse Cases" in Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart, and Melbourne (Australia) in June, 1989.

Panel discussion on "Discovery of 'truth' in legal proceedings: Current state of the art" at the Sixth Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology in Las Vegas, Nevada, March, 1990.

Presentation on false accusations of sexual abuse by spouses in disputed custody cases at the Sixth Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology in Las Vegas, Nevada, March, 1990.

Presentation to the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers on psychological testimony in cases of alleged child abuse, March 1990.

Poster session on personality characteristics of falsely accusing parents in custody disputes at the Second Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society in Dallas, Texas, June 9, 1990.

Symposium on false accusations of sexual abuse in divorce and custody disputes at the 98th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Boston, August 14, 1990. (Other participants were Ralph Underwager, Martha Rogers, Deidre Rand, Gordon Blush, Karol Ross, James Krivacska, and Robert Howell.)

Keynote speaker at the Fifth Annual Conference of the National Council for Children's Rights, Arlington, Virginia, October 20, 1990.

Consulted and/or gave seminars in the Netherlands and Germany at the Universiteit van Amsterdam; Universiteit van Utrecht; Netherlands Institute for Social Sexological Research, Utrecht; Vrij Universiteit van Amsterdam; National and City police in Gronigen; Rijksuniversiteit Gronigen; Institut für Forensische Psychiatrie at the Freie Universität Berlin; Universität zu Köln in October and November, 1990.

Workshop on more effective child interviewing techniques in sexual abuse allegations presented to the Seventh Annual symposium in Forensic Psychology, May 2, 1991, Newport Beach, California.

Presentation on female sexual abusers at the Seventh Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology, May 4, 1991, Newport Beach, California.

Chair of a symposium on the importance of real world research on social problems at the Third Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, June 16, 1991, Washington, DC. (Participants were Ralph Underwager, Robyn Dawes, Ebbe Ebbeson, and Hal Arkes.)

One-day workshop on conducting evaluations of child abuse allegations presented to social workers, psychologists, court services workers, and law enforcement personnel at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio, September 13, 1991.

Symposium on the myths of ritual sexual abuse at the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 8, 1991. (Other participants were Jeffrey Victor, Debbie Nathan, George Ganaway, and Ralph Underwager.)

Presentation on exploring traumatic memories in Richardson, Texas, March 20, 1992.

One-day workshop on claims of recovered memory of repressed sexual abuse, Plano, Texas, March 21, 1992.

Presentation on false confessions and police deception at the Eighth Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology, San Francisco, California, April 11, 1992.

Presentation on the misuse of psychological tests in forensic settings at the Eighth Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology, San Francisco, California, April 12, 1992.

Presentation on claims of recovered memory of repressed sexual abuse and the recovered memory questionnaire project at the Midwest area False Memory Syndrome Foundation Meeting, Benton Harbor, Michigan, April 25, 1992.

Seminar on claims of recovered memory of repressed sexual abuse sponsored by NASVO, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, May 9, 1992.

Symposium on remembering "repressed" abuse: Initial research, theoretical analysis, and evaluation of the claims, at the Fourth Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, June 20, 1992, San Diego, California. (Other participants were Ralph Underwager, Robyn Dawes, Martha Rogers, and Elizabeth Loftus.)

Keynote speaker and one-day workshop at the Butte County Child Abuse Council's Sixteenth Annual Conference, Chico, California, October 10, 1992.

Presentation on recovered memories of alleged repressed abuse at the National Conference of VOCAL/NASVO, Sunnyvale, California, October 17, 1992.

Symposium on antisexuality in the child abuse system at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, San Diego, California, November 15, 1992. (Other participants were Ralph Underwager, Jeffrey S. Victor, James J. Krivacska, and William Seabloom.)

Presentation on the FMSF family survey at the FMS Foundation conference, "Memory and Reality: Emerging Crisis," Valley Forge Pennsylvania Convention Center, April 16, 1993.

Presentation on performing adverse psychological evaluations at the Ninth Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 1, 1993.

Symposium on iatrogenic therapy in claims of recovered memories of childhood abuse at the Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Psychological Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 8, 1993. (Other participants were Ralph Underwager, Pamela Freyd, Martha Rogers, and Joseph Erickson.)

Presentation on psychological evaluations needed for trial at a seminar sponsored by the ATLA and NACDL, The Deadliest Accusation: Child Sexual Abuse in the 90s, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 21, 1993.

Workshop on interviewing children in allegations of child sexual abuse presented to the Quebec Psychological Society, Montreal, Quebec, May 26, 1993.

One-day seminar on distinguishing between true and false allegations of child sexual abuse sponsored by the Community Awareness Project, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, June 19, 1993.

Seminar on sexual abuse allegations and assessment of sex offenders presented to the 1993 Annual Convention of the International Conference of Consultation and Residential Centers, Boca Raton, Florida, September 11, 1993.

Presentation on the child witness and Daubert vs. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals at the Ninth Annual NASVO/VOCAL Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, September 25, 1993.

Presentation on the types of abusive behaviors alleged in two samples of likely false allegations at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, Chicago, November 6, 1993.

Presentation on psychological testing in sexual abuse allegations in divorce and custody disputes at the Indiana Bar Association meeting on the Parental Alienation Syndrome and child Abuse Allegations in Child Custody Cases, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 4, 1994.

Presentation on psychological evaluations needed for trial at a seminar sponsored by the NACDL, The Deadliest Accusation II: Child Sexual Abuse in the 90s, Washington, DC, April 8-9.

Presentation on fighting junk science with Daubert vs. Merrell Dow at the Tenth Annual Symposium of the 10th Annual College of Forensic Psychology, Montreal, Canada, May 15, 1994.

Presentation on psychological evaluations in sexual abuse cases at the Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, October, 28, 1994.

Roundtable discussion on the roots and evolution of recovered memory therapy at the Memory and Reality conference of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation, Baltimore, Maryland, December 9, 1994.

Presentation on responding to improper and abusive impeachment at the Eleventh Annual Symposium of the American College of Forensic Psychology, San Francisco, California, May 4-7, 1995.

Organized symposium entitled "Training for what? Soothsayer or Scientist" at the American Psychological Society, New York, New York, July 2, 1995. Participants were Robyn M. Dawes, Terence W. Campbell, and Bonnie Stricklund.

Presentation on new research and the child witness at the First International Forum on Child Protectors and Clients, The Netherlands, June 28-30, 1995.

Roundtable discussion on allegations of sex rings and ritual abuse at the First International Forum on Child Protectors and Clients, The Netherlands, June 28-30, 1995.

Provided invited testimony at hearings on H.R. 1855, a bill before the United States House of Representatives, August 4, 1995.Presentation at the Eleventh Annual NASVO/VOCAL Conference, Tucson, Arizona, September 9, 1995.

Presentation at the Missouri State VOCAL conference, St. Louis, Missouri, September 30, 1996.

Provided invited testimony to the Florida Senate subcommittee on child abuse investigations on January 19, 1996.

Presentation on therapeutic influence in multiple personality disorder at the fourteenth Annual symposium in forensic Psychiatry, march 21-24, 1996, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Workshop presented at the western Region of the SSSS on adult/child sexual contact: history, research, and analysis, San Diego, California, April 18, 1996. Other participants were Vern L. Bullough, Bruce Rind, Paul Okami, and Hollida Wakefield.

Presentation at the National VOCAL conference, Niagara Falls, New York, September, 1996.

Presentation of workshops and seminars on investigation, intervention, and treatment for child physical and sexual abuse in four cities in Hungary, September 30-October 5, 1996. The cities were Budapest, Kecskemét, Nyiregyhazá, and Debrecen. The sponsoring institutions included universities, medical schools, and the Institute for Child and Youth Care of Budapest. Participants included judges, police officers, teachers, students, physicians, psychologists, social workers, and child protection workers.

Presentation on taint hearings — issues for forensic psychologists at the Thirteenth Annual Symposium in forensic psychology, April 17, 1997, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Workshop on suggestibility issues in child sexual assault interviews at the New Hampshire Public Defender statewide training conference, May 30, 1997.

Presentation on assessing violent recidivism at the Fourteenth Annual Symposium of the American College of Forensic Psychology, San Francisco, California, May 3, 1998.

Presentation on sex offender treatment requiring an admission of guilt at the Fifteenth Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology, April 29, 1999, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Classes, presentations and student-faculty convocation on an effective ministry to sexual abuse perpetrators, victims, and those falsely accused, on May 8, 9, and 10, 2000 at Concordia Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Workshop on appropriate assessment, treatment, and supervision of juvenile sexual offenders for attorneys and investigators, Rochester, Minnesota, May 19, 2000.

Presentation on errors in jurisprudence and judicial conduct at the Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology, April 28, 2001, Toronto, Canada.

Presentation on children as witnesses and what expert witnesses should tell the court at a conference on trauma, memory, and child sexual abuse on November 1, 2002, at Boston University.

Presentation on guidelines for investigatory interviewing of children at the Annual Symposium of the American College of Forensic Psychology, April, 2004, San Francisco, California.

Presentation at the symposium "The political framing of empirical results in psychology" at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, February 18, 2005, Washington, D.C.

Presentation on the vilification of sex offenders and its relationship to recidivism at the Annual Symposium of the American College of Forensic Psychology, March 16, 2006, San Francisco, California.

Presentations on false allegations of child abuse and on custody issues and the forensic investigation at a conference on forensic investigations of abused children sponsored by the Canadian Society for the Investigation of Child Abuse on May 4, 2006 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Presentation on coping with the Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome at the Annual Symposium of the American College of Forensic Psychology, April 22, 2010, San Francisco, California.

Presentation on using forensic sciences to enhance juror decision making — the attorney/psychologist interchange.  Presented with Demosthenes Lorandos, Ph.D., J. D. at the Annual Symposium of the American College of Forensic Psychology, March 29, 2014, San Diego, California.

Presentation on polygraph testing with sex offenders.  Presented with Demosthenes Lorandos, Ph.D., J.D. at the Annual Symposium of the American College of Forensic Psychology, March 26, 2015, San Diego, California.

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