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Adult Learning and Education
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James C. Arnold, Ph.D.
San Francisco CA
USA
phone: 415-259-8542
James C. (Jim) Arnold, Ph.D., is a nationally-recognized authority in the areas of college-student alcohol use and fraternity hazing. He has been offering his services as a consultant and expert witness on these topics since 1999.

Dr. Arnold's academic and non-academic experience with respect to hazing and alcohol use in fraternities is both extensive and unique. His doctoral dissertation focused on the ways that fraternities socialize their new members -- and the manner in which hazing and alcohol play integral roles. Additionally, for several years prior to his academic research, Dr. Arnold was immersed in campus Greek culture as an event photographer.

Dr. Arnold's research and writing have frequently been cited in academic journal articles as well as the popular press.

Liquid Bonding: A Cultural Analysis of the Role of Alcohol in Fraternity Pledgeship
Qualitative methods were used to discover how the pledgeship experience shapes alcohol use of fraternity members. Regulating alcohol use is a key element in a complicated system of rewards and sanctions administered by active members designed to socialize newcomers to group norms and values.

Alcohol, Hazing, and Fraternities As Addictive Organizations
During the period of time that I was doing my doctoral research, they called me "the alcohol man." "They" were the pledges, members, and friends, of a fraternity on a large public university campus in the Midwest. Starting in 1991, and continuing until 1995, I interviewed high-school-age recruits, pledges, and active members, of the group I called Iota Nu Sigma (INS, a pseudonym) about their use of alcohol.

James C. Arnold, Ph.D.
This doctoral dissertation is an interpretive case study that focuses on a specific subculture of college undergraduates, namely a male fraternity. Based on nearly three years of investigation using interviews, observation, and document analysis, the research offers a detailed look at the organization’s socialization process, including the ways that alcohol and hazing are used a critical elements of group indoctrination.
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Dr. Steve C. Imber
Ph.D.
One Davol Square
Suite 111
Providence RI 02903
USA
phone: 401-421-4004
fax: 401-233-0946
Dr. Steve C.
Dr. Steve C. Imber is a Psychoeducational Consultant who serves as an evaluator and expert witness to attorneys in the areas of child custody, DUI, lead poisoning, educational competence, Miranda warning issues and special education.

Dr. Imber also addresses the needs of Children, Adolescents and Adults concerning Attention Deficit Disorder, Learning and Behavioral Disabilities for Children and Adolescents, Learning Disabilities for Adults and Forensic Evaluation.

A noted author and speaker, Dr. Imber has been a Presenter and/or Session Leader at several National Council for Exceptional Children's Conferences as well as several State and Regional Conferences, LRP Annual National Conference on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities.
7/6/2011 · Psychology
The Miranda Warning: Readability And The Rights Of Children With Disabilities
Prior to 1966, the Supreme Court sought to define the Constitution's protection against self-incrimination with regard to juveniles, to the mentally impaired, and to psychological coercion by police (see Gallegos v. Colorado, 1962; Blackburn v. Alabama, 1960; Fikes v. Alabama, 1957; Chambers v. Florida, 1940).

5/18/2011 · Psychology
Insight On Federal Policy: Independent Educational Evaluations
A parent has the right to an independent educational evaluation at the public expense if the parent disagrees with an evaluation obtained by the public agency.

4/11/2011 · Psychology
Independent Educational Evaluations Under IDEA '97: It's A Testy Matter
An independent educational evaluation (IEE) provides parents with an opportunity to obtain alternative sources of information concerning the present levels of performance of their children.