Articles by Roy J. Eidelson
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Dear Dr. Kaslow: I Too Am “Outraged, Saddened and Pained”
Roy J. Eidelson, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service,
15 Dec 2014
The New York Times does not accept letters-to-the-editor about other letters-to-the-editor. But this is one I would have submitted if I could. Dr. Kaslow’s letter offers no hint of doubt, concern, or regret in regard to any actions or inaction on the part of the American Psychological Association and its leadership. I am also outraged that in 2004, while torture was taking place at CIA black sites, APA Ethics Office Director Stephen Behnke arranged a private meeting with senior CIA and Pentagon officials to “sort out appropriate from inappropriate uses of psychology.”
→ read full articleJames Risen vs. the American Psychological Association
Roy J. Eidelson – TRANSCEND Media Service,
27 Oct 2014
Relying on never-before-disclosed emails involving senior officials from the APA and the CIA, Risen makes the case that the two organizations secretly colluded to craft the APA’s ethics policies for psychologists, policies that provided support and cover for the Bush Administration’s “enhanced interrogation” torture program.
→ read full articleA Psychologist’s Guantanamo Nightmare
Roy J. Eidelson, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 Jun 2013
The United States has indisputably tortured “war on terror” prisoners – and psychologists and other health professionals played critical roles in the systematic abuse.
→ read full articleNeuroscience, Special Forces, and Ethics at Yale
Roy J. Eidelson, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service,
11 Mar 2013
Last month [Feb 2013], a proposal to establish a U.S. Special Operations Command Center for Excellence in Operational Neuroscience at Yale University died a not-so-quiet death. The broad goal of “operational neuroscience” is to use research on the human brain and nervous system to protect and give tactical advantage to U.S. warfighters in the field. Crucial questions remain unanswered about the proposed center’s mission and the unusual circumstances surrounding its demise. But just as importantly, this episode brings much needed attention to the morally fraught and murky terrain where partnerships between university researchers and national security agencies lie.
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