Talk:Raymond D. Fowler

Lacks context

An expert is needed to put the Italian dispute in context. Also, the Forum section should be abbreviated.71.235.202.144 04:32, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Good points. Smeelgova 04:52, 7 January 2007 (UTC).

UFO Investigator?

Is this the same Raymond Fowler who was a prominent Ufologist in the New England area for many years? If so, why is that not mentioned in this biography - if it is the same person then his ufological work should certainly be noted. Even if this is a different Raymond Fowler, this article still lacks many of the features of a credible biography - there's little background information (birthdate, education, etc.) and almost the entire article consists of his relationship to the Landmark Organization. The article badly needs to be rewritten and improved.

Different person. Phil Sandifer (talk) 15:23, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Dr. Fowler's involvement in a controversy at the APA.

Raymond Fowler was APA's chief executive officer when a controversy erupted (in the Spring and Summer 1999) over the publication of a difficult, jargon-ladened meta-analysis in the Psychological Bulletin.

See Rind et al. controversy for details about the controversy.

Dr. Fowler, at first, defended the controversial study and its publication, but then, apparently under tremendous pressure to keep the Congress from condemning the APA along with the controversial article, Dr. Fowler gave in and compromised with Congress. Congress gives a lot of grant money for research, and Dr. Fowler had a responsibility to researchers to keep Congress from cutting off research money. The Congress, in turn, was under tremendous pressure from social conservatives, the religious right, and a radio talk show host, Dr. Laura, to condemn the paper.

The controversy is well documented. Here are a few relevant citations to get an interested editor started. I don't personally have time or interest for this edit.

Lilienfeld, SO (2002). "When Worlds Collide: Social Science, Politics and the Rind et al. (1998) Child Abuse Meta-Analysis". The American Psychologist. 57 (3): 177–187. PMID 11905116. {{cite journal}}: |format= requires |url= (help)

title = APA defends stance against the sexual abuse of children | date = 1999-07-01 | volume = 30 | issue = 7 | last = Martin | first = S | journal = APA Monitor}}

Rind, B (2001). "The validity and appropriateness of methods, analyses, and conclusions in Rind et al. (1998): A rebuttal of victimological critique from Ondersma et al. (2001) and Dallam et al. (2001)" (pdf). Psychological Bulletin. 127 (6): 734–58. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.127.6.734. PMID 11726069. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

An entire special issue of the American Psychologist covers the controversy in retrospect:

American Psychologist Vol. 57, No. 3, March 2002

--Radvo (talk) 04:37, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

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