Gary Schwartz

Gary E. Schwartz, Ph.D., is a professor of Psychology who teaches courses in psychology in the departments of Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Surgery at the University of Arizona. [ [http://www.arizona.edu/phonebook/search.php?dbkey=120574556738 UA Phonebook The University of Arizona ] ] He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. [ [http://lach.web.arizona.edu/lab.htm#ges Laboratory For Advances In Consciousness And Health - Lab Members ] ] He is the Director of The VERITAS Research Program of the Human Energy Systems Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona. Schwartz is the co-author of "The Living Energy Universe", and is the author of "" and "The Truth About Medium" and has published several hundred scientific papers and edited eleven academic books.

Schwartz's major research focus has been in the field of parapsychology. The stated goal of The VERITAS Research Program is "using individuals called mediums to communicate with the deceased" and using scientific methodology and protocols to measure the results. Subject mediums have included John Edward and Allison DuBois. [ [http://skepdic.com/essays/gsandsv.html Gary Schwartz's Subjective Evaluation of Mediums] , The Skeptic's Dictionary, Robert Todd Carroll]

Schwartz has been criticized by psychics and skeptics. The skeptics include James Randi [cite news | url=http://www.randi.org/jr/03-23-2001.html | title=May the Schwartz Be with You |publisher= James Randi Educational Foundation | date=March 23, 2001 | first=James | last=Randi | accessdate = 2008-01-24] , Robert Todd Carroll [cite news | url=http://skepdic.com/essays/schwartz.html | title=What if Gary Schwartz is right? |publisher= Skeptic’s Dictionary | year=2007 | first=Robert Todd | last=Carroll | accessdate = 2008-01-24] , Paul Kurtz and Psychologist Ray Hyman [cite news | url=http://www.csicop.org/si/2003-01/medium.html | title=How Not to Test Mediums: Critiquing the Afterlife Experiments|publisher= Skeptical Inquirer | date= January 2003 | first=Ray | last=Hyman | accessdate = 2008-01-24] . Schwartz wrote a response to Hyman in May 2003 [cite news | url=http://www.csicop.org/si/2003-05/follow-up-schwartz.html | title=Follow Up: How Not to Review Mediumship Research |publisher= Skeptical Inquirer | date= May 2003 | first=Gary | last=Schwartz | accessdate = 2008-01-24] to which Hyman wrote a rebuttal to in the same May issue. Psychic critics include Laurie Campbell, and Allison DuBois who criticized Schwartz for cashing in on her publicity. [Geraldo at Large, October 6, 2007] [cite news | url=http://www.allisondubois.com/html/commentary.html | title=Allison Dubois: Commentary |publisher= www.allisondubois.com | year= 2007 | first=Allison | last=Dubois | accessdate = 2008-01-24] [cite news | url=http://www.csicop.org/si/2003-05/follow-up-hyman.html | title=Follow Up Reply: Hyman's Reply to Schwartz's 'How Not to Review Mediumship Research |publisher= Skeptical Inquirer | date= May 2003 | first=Ray | last=Hyman | accessdate = 2008-01-24]

References

Books

*Gary E. Schwartz and William L. Simon, "The Truth About Medium: Extraordinary Experiments with the real Allison DuBois of NBC's Medium and other Remarkable Psychics," Hampton Roads Publishing Company (October 2005) ISBN 1571744592
*Paul M. Lehrer (Editor), Robert L. Woolfolk (Editor), Gary E. Schwartz "Principles and Practice of Stress Management," (The Guilford Press; 2 Sub edition, January 29, 1993) ISBN 0898627664
*Richard J. Davidson (Editor), Gary E. Schwartz (Editor), David Shapiro, "Consciousness and Self-Regulation, Advances in Research and Theory Volume 4," Plenum Press (April 30, 1986) ISBN 0306420481
*Gary E. Schwartz, William L. Simon, and Deepak Chopra (Foreword). "The Afterlife Experiments" (Mar 1, 2002) ISBN 074343658X

External links

* [http://veritas.arizona.edu/ The VERITAS Research Program] at the University of Arizona
* " [http://www.csicop.org/si/2003-01/medium.html "How Not to Test Mediums: Critiquing the Afterlife Experiments"] ", a critique of Gary Schwartz' research from "The Skeptical Inquirer" (January 2003)
* " [http://www.csicop.org/si/2003-05/follow-up-schwartz.html "Follow Up: How Not to Review Mediumship Research"] ", Gary Schwartz' response to the above critique from "The Skeptical Inquirer" (May 2003)
* " [http://www.csicop.org/si/2003-05/follow-up-hyman.html "Follow Up Reply: Hyman's Reply to Schwartz's 'How Not to Review Mediumship Research'"] ", Ray Hyman's response to the above critique of his critique from "The Skeptical Inquirer" (May 2003)
* " [http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/rationalist_day/2005/GarySchwartz.htm What If Gary Schwartz Is Right?] " by Robert Todd Carroll, at "Freethinker", mukto-mona.com, a Bengali humanist website (March 2005)
* " [http://skepdic.com/essays/gsandsv.html Gary Schwartz's Subjective Evaluation of Mediums: Veritas or Wishful Thinking?] " by Robert Todd Carroll (April 2006)
* " [http://skepdic.com/news/newsletter67.html#5 Gary Schwartz and Intelligent Design] " by Robert Todd Carroll (May 2006)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drrciHKm7TU Conman or Psychic on Geraldo at Large]