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Introduction
Dr. Frenzs was born and raised in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Her parents, James and Linda Frenzs, were both professors in scientific fields; James was a professor of biology, and Linda was a professor of psychology, which inspired Dr. Frenzs’ interest in psychology. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 2006, and went on to receive her Masters and Doctorate degrees from Yale University in 2009 and 2011, respectively.

Work and Controversy
Throughout her degree and post-degree education, Dr. Frenzs’ work has focused on subconscious motivation and suggestion. She was inspired at a young age by the concept of hypnosis, and has spent much of her adult career writing about and studying the legitimacy of various mind control techniques. In 2014, she ran a highly controversial and criticized experiment known as the Frenzs Conditioning Trials. These trials used subconscious conditioning to encourage participants to perform acts that would normally go against their moral code or personal judgments, which included hurting themselves and others, refusing food or water for days at a time, and intentionally sabotaging their personal or professional relationships. This experiment was universally criticized by those in the scientific community, and many of Dr. Frenzs’ peers called for her license to be revoked. However, Dr. Frenzs was able to demonstrate that she did not incite the specific negative outcomes, because the experiment relied on the participants choosing their own actions. It was ruled that Dr. Frenzs could keep her liscence as long as she ceased the trials and agreed to not perform such potentially dangerous experiments ever again. She agreed, and since 2015 has left the public eye. It is widely believed that she is conducting another potentially dangerous experiment, though she has claimed on several occasions that she is instead currently working on a "business venture."

Notable Publications

 * "Mind Games: The Malleability of Human Intention”, Scientific American Volume 10. Issue 8 (2013). Print.
 * Human Psyche and Decision Making. New York: Elsevier Books, 2014. Print.
 * “Morals and Mind Control: A Trial Debriefing”, Psychology Today Volume 6. Issue 3 (2014). Prints.