Last updated on:
5/22/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Shama B. Chaiken, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Divisional Chief Psychologist for the California Department of Corrections
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Is Sexual Orientation Determined at Birth?"
- Reasoning:
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“We treat racism and homophobia as delusional disorders… Treatment with antipsychotics does work to reduce these prejudices.”
“Psychiatry Ponders Whether Extreme Bias Can Be an Illness,” Washington Post, Dec. 10, 2005
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with PhDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to human sexuality. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to human sexuality. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Divisional Chief Psychologist, California Department of Corrections
- Cultural Competence Committee Member, California Mental Health Planning Council
- Education Director, Temple Kol Shalom
- Education:
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- PhD, Psychology, Alliant International University, 1995
- MA, Psychology, Wesleyan University, 1988
- Other:
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- None Found