Arthur A. Dole

Arthur A. Dole is an American psychologist. He is a board member of the International Cultic Studies Association's board of directors. He is also a member of the Editorial Review Board of the peer reviewed academic journal, the Cultic Studies Review.

Dole is a professor of psychology and education, at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, Division of Psychology and Education. In 1992, Dole was inducted into the group of faculty at University of Pennsylvania who have served more than twenty-five years, the "Twenty-five Year Club".

Dole contributed a chapter to the comprehensive work ''The Psychology of Terrorism, Volume III: Theoretical Understandings and Perspectives. Responding directly to 9/11'', which is a multi-volume set. The Psychology of Terrorism is used as a reference work at several educational institutions, including the University of Virginia, The American Political Science Association , and the University of Pennsylvania.

Articles

 * Clinical Case Studies of Cult Members, Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., University of Pennsylvania, Cultic Studies Journal, 1995, Volume 12, Number 2, pages 121-147
 * The New Age Movement: Fad or Menace?, Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., University of Pennsylvania, Michael D. Langone, Ph.D., American Family Foundation, Steve K. D. Eichel, Ph.D., RETIRN, Cultic Studies Journal, 1990, Volume 7, Number 1, pages 69–91.
 * Is the New Age Movement Harmless? Critics Versus Experts, Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., University of Pennsylvania, Michael D. Langone, Ph.D., American Family Foundation, Steve K. D. Eichel, Ph.D., RETIRN, Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1992
 * Harm and NRMs: Perspectives from Psychology, Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., University of Pennsylvania, Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2003
 * Are Terrorists Cultists?, Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2006, pp. 198–218, Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D., ABPP
 * Some New Religions Are Dangerous, Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., University of Pennsylvania, Steve K. D. Eichel, Ph.D., RETIRN, Cultic Studies Journal, 1985, Volume 2, Number 1, pages 17–30.
 * How We Rescued Our Daughter, ICSA E-Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1, February 2005, Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
 * The Group Psychological Abuse Scale: A Measure of the Varieties of Cultic Abuse, Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1, 1993, William V. Chambers, Ph.D., Michael D. Langone, Ph.D., Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D., James W. Grice, M.A.
 * "Moon over academe", Journal of Religion and Health, Volume 20, Number 1 / March, 1981
 * Prediction of Performance in a Doctoral Education Program by the Graduate Record Examinations and Other Measures, Arthur A. Dole, University of Pennsylvania, Andrew R. Baggaley, University of Pennsylvania, Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 39, No. 2, 421-427 (1979)
 * Viewing the "New Age" Phenomenon, Vol.12, No. 7, 1995
 * Some New Religions Are Dangerous, Cultic Studies Journal Vol. 2. No. 1
 * Post-Cult Symptoms as Measured by the MCMI Before and After Residential Treatment, Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2
 * Strongly Held Views About the New Age: Critics Versus Experts, Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1
 * Clinical Case Studies of Cult Members, Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 12, No. 2
 * Evidence of the Effectiveness of a Program for Giving College Credits By Examination, Dole, Educational and Psychological Measurement, .1951; 11: 387-396

Author of following books: Senior Papers A Few Small Candles by Larry Gara (Editor), Lenna Mae Gara (Editor)

Presentations

 * 2005 "Psychological Manipulation, Cultic Groups, and Other Alternative Movements", International Cultic Studies Association, and The Psychology Faculty, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, July 14–16, 2005
 * 2002 "Understanding Cults and New Religious Movements: Perspectives of Researchers, Professionals, Former Members, and Families", June 14–15, 2002, Orlando, Florida
 * 2001 "Cults, Conversion, Science and Harm", New York City, New York, May 4–5, 2001
 * 1999 Conference: "Cults, Psychological Manipulation & Society", Minneapolis, MN, May 14–19, 1999
 * 1997 Symposium - "Theory and Cults: In search of the Perfect Explanation", Discussant, May, 1997

Book reviews

 * Review, Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse, Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1993
 * Review, Misunderstanding Cults: Searching for Objectivity in a Controversial Field, Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2002
 * Review, The Rise and Fall of Synanon: A California Utopia, Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2002
 * Review, Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology (book), Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2005
 * Review, Perspectives on the New Age (book), Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1993
 * Review, America’s Alternative Religions (book), Cults and Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001