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Acknowledgments
This study was undertaken as the dissertation project of the principal author, who wishes to
express her heartfelt gratitude to the other members of the research team for their
dedication and integral contributions to this work. Special thanks and acknowledgment go to
Dr. David Foy, under whose expert guidance and supervision our research laboratory was
formed, this study was conducted, and the article was written. The authors thank the
following individuals who generously shared their time and expertise by reviewing an early
version of the Individual Cult Experience Index: Susan Anderson, Ph.D., Chanon Bloch,
L.C.S.W., Louis Cozolino, Ph.D., Arthur Dole, Ph.D., William Goldberg, M.S.W., A.C.S.W.,
Arnold Markowitz, M.S.W., C.S.W., Madeleine Tobias, M.S., R.N., C.S., Louis West, M.D.,
Doni Whitsett, Ph.D., and Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D. We are especially grateful to the former
cult members who participated in this study for their willingness to remember and share
their often painful life experiences.
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Nadine Winocur, Psy.D., has a doctorate from Pepperdine University. She is in private
practice in Los Angeles, with professional interests in cult involvement and workplace
harassment, abuse, and physical injury.
Jonibeth Whitney, M.A., is working toward a doctorate in multicultural community clinical
psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles.
Carol Sorensen, Psy.D., has a doctorate from Pepperdine University and is in private
practice in Newport Beach, California. Her professional interests include body image,
traumatic stress in refugees, stress management, and physical disabilities.
Peggy Vaughn, Psy.D., has a doctorate from Pepperdine University and is a licensed
clinical psychologist on active duty in the U.S. Air Force.
David Foy, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology, Graduate School of Education and
Psychology, Pepperdine University.
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