Board of Directors,
International Cultic Studies Association
Alan W. Scheflin, J.D., LL.M., M.A.,is Professor of
Law at Santa Clara University School of Law in California. Among his several dozen publications is Memory, Trauma Treatment, and the Law
(co-authored with Daniel Brown and D. Corydon Hammond), for which he received
the 1999 Guttmacher Award from the American Psychiatric Association, one of 16
awards he has received. Professor Scheflin is also the 1991 recipient of the Guttmacher Award for
Trance on Trial (with Jerrold Shapiro). A member of the Editorial Advisory Board of
ICSA’s Cultic Studies Review,
Professor Scheflin received the 2001 American Psychological Association,
Division 30 (Hypnosis), Distinguished Contribution to Professional Hypnosis
Award. This is the "highest award that Division 30 can bestow." He was also
awarded in 2001 The American Board of Psychological Hypnosis, Professional
Recognition Award. This Award was created to honor his achievements in promoting
the legal and ethical use of hypnosis. Professor Scheflin has delivered over
100 invited addresses at professional conferences.
