Robert E. Bartholomew Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychological Medicine, Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand (rbar757@aucklanduni.ac.nz) Books Baloh and Bartholomew go far beyond Havana to make their case. They chart psychogenic mass il lnesses through centuries of experience. They showboth that history is chock full of examples of disorders having essentially all of the features of the Havana syndrome and, disturbingly, that even today our impulse is to discount these historical lessons and instead to concoct fancifulexplanations such as weaponized sounds, if only to avoid labeling the victims of these syndromes as hysterics. In so doing, we not only amplify the illnesses, but we fail the victims by excluding them from the insight treatments that might be effective. This is an important book for professionals in journalism, for people in police positions, for a lay audience seeking to gain insight into the reality of life in a mass media age, and for medical professionals who, once again, need to learn these lessons to care for their patients. Mark S. Cohen Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Radiology, Bioengineering, Psychology & Biomedical Physics University of California Los Angeles This book represents the author’s dogged determination and focus to get to the bottom of what happened in Havana. It is a lively and enthralling read. The world needs more Bartholomews and Balohs who question and test official explanations and are prepared to roll their sleeves up and dig into these fascinating cases. The results of their analysis…provide a greater understanding of human behavior. Keith J. Petrie Professor of Health Psychology, Auckland University School of Medicine “In this very important book, Robert E. Bartholomew and Anja Reumschüssel show us that Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim campaigns are part of the long history of ‘foreigner panics’—from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, to the anti-German hysteria of World War I, to the ‘repatriation’ of a million people to Mexico in the 1940s. It brings to light Americans’ competing urges to open or close the door to immigrants. But ultimately American Intolerance reminds us that, while predictable, these xenophobic spasms are the exception rather than the rule and are often followed by a recollection that, as a nation of immigrants, new Americans have always been our greatest strength.” – Frank Bures, author of The Geography of Madness “We Americans will never be able to resolve the problems of our present until we are able to honestly confront the horrors of our past. This includes the sordid history of our attitudes toward immigrants, especially when race is a factor. I know of no better introduction to this important topic than Bartholomew and Reumschüssel’s American Intolerance. Clear, accessible, and compulsively readable, it is an important read, especially at our present historical moment.” – David Livingstone Smith, author of Less Than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others “Bartholomew and Reumschüssel capture America’s complicated and, more often than we would like to admit, dark relationship with immigration. Their dissection of our nation’s history of religious, ethnic, and racial fears is sobering. The times we live in make American Intolerance even more important for all of us to read.” – Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum and author of There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration “With a gripping and readable style, American Intolerance pulls no punches in revealing the harrowing of immigrants as a national pastime.” – Dan Vergano, senior reporter, BuzzFeed News …Bartholomew and Reumschüssel masterfully argue, in this, a land populated by immigrants and their descendants, immigrants have been demonized for almost two centuries. …American Intolerance skillfully links the dehumanization that racism accomplishes with the stigmatization process of turning categories of humanity into deviants, not because of what they’ve done, but because of who they are. – Erich Goode, Sociology Professor Emeritus, Stony Brook University “A delightful and entertaining romp through false beliefs, tall tales, fads, crazes, and urban legends of all kinds. A Colorful History of Popular Delusions is a much-needed reminder that the human capacity for self-delusion is seemingly endless. Enlightening and eye-opening—and great fun.” -Scott O. Lilienfeld, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Emory University “Humans are a strange lot, and this book encapsulates that notion perfectly. Put a bunch of us on the same planet and we’ll come up with things that don’t even exist. From UFOs and monsters like Bigfoot, to mass hysteria involving tarantulas—this book takes a critical yet loving look at the utterly bizarre. Never mocking, but with a sense of fun, it puts a magnifying glass up to the stuff we think is real, but probably isn’t. Probably.” -David Farrier, New Zealand journalist, TV 3 “Vast, intriguing, and downright interesting. Robert E. Bartholomew and Peter Hassall take a no-nonsense tour of the world of fantasies, illusions, fallacies, disturbances, and deceptions. You will be enlightened more than you can imagine!” -Loren Coleman, MSW, Author of Cryptozoology A to Z “Scholarly enough for the researcher yet accessible enough for the interested layperson, this book is a welcome and important addition.” -Ben Radford, Discovery News columnist and author of Media Mythmakers A scientific evaluation of famous hauntings as depicted in popular films and on TV. In American Hauntings, Robert Bartholomew and Joe Nickell, the world’s foremost ghostbusters, give us the facts behind the stories, and natural explanations for apparently supernatural phenomena, demystifying while illuminating the wonders of human psychology." –Dr. Michael Shermer, columnist, Scientific American; author of The Moral Arc. “A delightful and enlightening romp through the little known scientific evidence underlying seven supposed hauntings, all immortalized in familiar Hollywood films. This is a much-needed reminder that the facts behind allegedly paranormal events are almost always more fascinating than the fictions. American Hauntings is certain to become a classic.” –Dr. Scott Lilienfeld, Professor of Psychology, Emory University “With surgical precision, they adeptly separate myth from reality in this engrossing expose of the real stories behind a crop of successful Hollywood films reportedly based on legitimate ghostly manifestations.” –Bruce Dettman, author of The Horror Factory "...[A] meticulously researched analysis of some of the most well known cases of haunted houses and poltergeists. Bartholomew and Nickell apply their considerable detective nous and skills in critical analysis to expose and examine the evidence behind each haunting. The result is a spellbinding and engaging read.” – Dr. Keith Petrie, Prof. of Health Psychology, School of Medicine, Auckland University “Beautifully written and lucidly argued, with a dry sense of humor, and all the citations my heart could desire.” – Kayla Lee Ward, novelist, 2006 winner of the Aurealis Award Bartholomew, Robert E. (January 2014). Mass Hysteria in Schools: A Worldwide History Since 1566. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. This study explores outbreaks of collective twitching, shaking, demonic possession and general illness in schools in a variety of countries and time periods. The authors survey the rich, colorful history of mass hysteria and kindred phenomena in schools, from outbreaks of demonic possession during witchcraft scares to twitching and shaking epidemics that became common in nineteenth century European schools, to more contemporary incidents of collapsing bands, itching frenzies, ghost panics and ‘mystery’ illnesses. Sociologist Robert Bartholomew and British historian Bob Rickard trace mysterious outbreaks of strange behavior and illness in students through the centuries. From the possessed children who went into trance states and began to bark like dogs and cats in 16th and 17th century Holland, to an outbreak of Tourette’s-like symptoms among schoolgirls in Western New York during 2011-12, the book provides a comprehensive treatment gleaned from scholarly journals and press reports. While many episodes are from the United States, separate chapters detail accounts from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania. While some may take issue with the term “mass hysteria” and consider its use derogatory to females, it remains entrenched in the scientific lexicon. While 99% of reports involve a preponderance of females, this state of affairs may reflect the social conditioning of females and not necessarily any innate predisposition. This book constitutes the definitive study of the subject. The authors conclude that these seemingly strange classroom outbreaks are not tales of sickness but of distress; they are not tales of chaos and disarray but of rebellion; they are not tales of irrationality but logical responses to unique circumstances and world-views. When we look only at the behaviors and forget about their context and meaning, we grow vulnerable to mistaking the exotic as strange; the unfamiliar as bizarre, and folk beliefs as superstitions. We must remember that there are ghosts, students do become possessed by spirits, and terrorists have attacked American schools. That is to say, for the students, teachers and parents in these community soap operas, the events were real. Events happen in specific social and cultural contexts that those involved cannot see. Far from being abnormal or dysfunctional, school scares, panics, and hysterias are collective coping mechanisms and ways of making sense of the world. As such, these episodes of distress afford us insights into students and their capacity to adapt and cope with change. Ultimately, they are tales of the indomitable human spirit; clever and creative in its response to repression, fear, uncertainty and injustice. “…a valuable resource for educators, parents and students who seek a rational explanation for outbreaks of bizarre behaviors and illness symptoms in school settings and their impact on the rest of society.” - Dr Glenn Dawes, Dean of Research, Faculty of Arts Education, James Cook University Bartholomew, Robert E. (2012 and 2013). Australia’s Forgotten Children: A Case Study of Educational Apartheid at an Aboriginal School. Pukekohe, New Zealand: Teachers with Integrity, 196 pages. ISBN 978-0-473-21447-0 This seminal study documents life in a Northern Territory Indigenous school and the challenges faced by teachers in trying to address the myriad of problems facing the school, from inflated attendance figures to animal abuse and asbestos exposure. Using first-hand experience and over 1,200 Freedom of Information Act documents, Bartholomew demonstrates the need for Australian educational reform and why Northern Territory political interventions have and are likely to remain, unsuccessful. Some of the questions discussed in the book were raised on behalf of the Bartholomew family during a 2010 sitting of the Northern Territory Parliament. When the then Education Minister failed to address the issues specially raised by MP Alison Anderson on his behalf, he decided to gather up all of the available documentation and weave these materials into this book. Subjects addressed: 1. Indigenous Education – Australia 2. Aborigines – treatment 3. Central Australian life 4. Tanami Desert 5. Remote school 6. Racism – Australia 7. Teaching in the Northern Territory 8. Asbestos exposure 9. Animal abuse 10. Educational politics 11. Indigenous disadvantage 12. Exposé – Australian education 13. Educational achievement – Indigenous students Bartholomew, Robert E. (December 2012). The Untold Story of Champ: A Social History of America’s Loch Ness Monster. Albany, NY: Excelsior Books (an imprint of the State University of New York Press). Over the years authors, reporters, researchers and local politicians have blurred the line between fact, fiction and speculation to the point where it is no longer recognizable. What is the likelihood, as some assert, that Champ is a zeuglodon or plesiosaur: creatures that have supposedly been extinct for millions of years? What are we to make of Liz von Muggenthalar’s ‘discovery’ of a mysterious creature in the lake that uses biosonar to get around? What is depicted in the celebrated 1977 photo snapped by Sandra Mansi? I chronicle key sightings and events through the decades and reveal the actions and personalities of the modern-day monster hunters; their egos and behind-the-scenes squabbles. Champ has become a chameleon-like figure representing many things: local icon, environmental symbol, tourist draw card, and perhaps a new or long-thought extinct species. Ultimately, the history of Champ reveals more about us than about him. “The Untold Story of Champ is a comprehensive history of a cultural fixture in the northeast. Robert Bartholomew explores the background and development of a media favorite and a scientific controversy. Both believers and skeptics can profit from the solid research and fluid storytelling…” — Stephen R. Whalen, Department of History, Castleton State College “Bartholomew’s study provides a meticulously researched overview of the historical context behind popular fascination with the Lake Champlain monster. …Bartholomew makes the subject come alive by carefully documenting the bitter rivalries between competing Champ researchers and by filling in the background stories for numerous Champ witnesses and enthusiasts.” — Peter J. Dendle, Associate Professor of English, Penn State University “The book provides a thorough exploration of the Champ tales told through the ages. Dr. Bartholomew assiduously weaves his way through the stories, myths, and legends that surround Champ.” — Mike Winslow, author of Lake Champlain: A Natural History This meticulously researched overview traces Champ’s history as a cultural fixture in Lake Champlain stories, myths and legends. Believers and skeptics will be fascinated by the research and storytelling of the author. — Vermont Historical Society …presents the most complete history of Champ from Native American lore to the modern-day monster hunters. — Joe Donahue, WAMC, Northeast Public Radio “I really loved the book, and got some valuable lecture material out of it for my Vermont history course. Just fascinating.” — Dr. Paul Searls, Department of History, Lyndon State College …the definitive work on this centuries old water phenomenon… thoroughly researched, with more historic cases than any similar book. The author analyses the sightings with scientific insight, and he does what no other book has done: he profiles the Champ reporters and researchers themselves. ...A terrific, entertainingly written, scientifically alert book that will not be equaled for a long time. Highly recommended. — Joseph A. Citro, author and public radio commentator “[A]scientific detective story of the highest quality...” — Brad Steiger, bestselling author “Robert Bartholomew guides you through 400 years of facts, fantasy and controversy surrounding Champ.... Like any solid reporter, Bartholomew asks the tough questions. He draws you into the vortex of egos of the Champ researchers. He chides his media colleagues for sloppy reporting. He acknowledges the cheerleading by chambers of commerce along the lake that have hitched their wagons to the tale of Champ. It’s all in here, and more. — Ron Kermani, former senior investigative journalist, Albany Times Union “Best lake monster book of the year. “ — Loren Coleman, Director, International Cryptozoology Museum “Bartholomew thoroughly chronicles centuries of alleged sightings, including American Indian legends and numerous encounters printed in newspapers.” — Doug Gruse, journalist, Glens Falls, New York Post-Star “…[H]ands down, THE BEST single book on ANY American lake monster, ever, period. I've been reading and collecting cryptozoology texts since age five (I'm now 57), and I've even illustrated a couple. I've tracked down every Champ-related book, many magazine articles, and books on Ogopogo and other lake monsters, I've devoured and revisited them all--this is without a doubt THE book to read and own. A delightful, entertaining read that has done its homework, this is a top-notch study, filled with new-to-me vintage sighting reports, in-depth analysis of contemporary developments and cryptozoologist “feuds,” and bracingly skeptical in tenor and tone without being cynical or dismissive. It's highly unlikely we'll see a better book on the phenomenon in our lifetimes, and if we do, it's in part because this book was published and expanded the foundation of future scholarship on Champ and lake monsters. Highest possible recommendation...” — Stephen R. Bissette, multi-award winning artist and cartooning legend “Bartholomew approaches his subject with the skepticism of an investigative reporter. He debunks and exposes hoaxes as much as he chronicles evidence of the elusive serpentine creature described as having a long, humped back and a horse-like head. ….His lively and readable account starts out by puncturing the myth that Samuel de Champlain spotted Champ in 1609. He describes the egos and obsessions of numerous serpent hunters across the decades. He also lays out an almost wilful complicity in pumping up reports of Champ sightings among boosterish local journalists, over-eager chambers of commerce leaders and well-meaning lake residents.” — Paul Grondahl, senior journalist, Albany Times-Union “Explores 400 years of sightings and attempts to do something no book written on the creature has ever done: provide a history of the iconic ‘monster’ and examine the role humans have played.” — Derek Liebig, journalist, The Whitehall Times “Bartholomew… pieces together the story of this legend… from the first documented sightings to the present-day evidence, economics, and cryptozoological accounts of the creature—with incredibly thorough research and a healthy lack of bias. …[T]hings pick up when Bartholomew starts to piece together… the strong competition between Champ researchers—all of whom are remarkable characters—and reexamines the evidence for and against Champ's existence. The tone is casual… but such an air befits this topic and will appeal heavily to readers without backgrounds in history or biology. Bartholomew digs deep and… ends up examining what our belief in lake monsters says about us.” — Publishers Weekly “Highly recommended…” — Joseph Nickell, PhD, author of Crime Science: Methods of Forensic Detection “Bartholomew’s ‘Untold Story of Champ’ is a thorough, witty account of the sea serpent alleged to live in Lake Champlain.” — James Rowan, Sunday Daily Gazette (Schenectady, New York) “For anyone with an interest in the fabled lake that defines the eastern boundary of much of the Adirondacks, it’s an enjoyable and enlightening read. — Neal Burdick, Adirondack Explorer “With a keen skeptical eye, Bartholomew not only reviews, but tells the social history behind these encounters…. The book shows how the sighting(s) pick up steam from the 1870s, disappearing during the early twentieth century, and resurgence in the 1970s. The book also takes the time to point out every possibility behind an encounter, whether that be known beast or tree branch. The book is filled with interesting facts and the pace is intriguing. I learned that Champ is actually older than the more famous monster in Loch Ness. The book is wonderfully noted, with creditable sources.”  — Kevin Brown, San Francisco/Sacramento Book Review “Bartholomew does something that no other author has, taking us behind the scenes for a glimpse at the colorful personalities that have gathered over the years... The story of those who looked for Champ is just as interesting as the story of Champ itself. — Ben Radford, Center for Inquiry Bartholomew, Robert E., and Radford, Benjamin (2012). The Martians Have Landed: A History of Media-Driven Panics and Hoaxes. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishing, 248 pages. “The Martians Have Landed serves as both a history and prophetic caution for future skepticism about the media.”  - Sharon Hill, The Skeptic 18(3) 2013 “…a wonderful job… If you are looking for a book that will amuse and hold the interest of your more credulous colleagues, I highly recommend you purchase this book. Chapter after chapter has a lesson to be learned. The story of each hoax is so interesting that the book will hold the interest of the non-skeptic as well as the skeptic. ….The Martians Have Landed is an important resource…”  - Kitty Mervine, The Skeptical Inquirer May-June, 2013 “…fascinating…groundbreaking and unique… worthy of any conspiracy enthusiasts library or paranormal journeyman’s book shelf. - Examiner.com “Bartholomew and Radford investigate the truth behind scares fueled either intentionally or accidentally by the media.” - Reference & Research Book News “Bartholomew continues to reinvent the way these topics are presented and discussed. This males a great reference for researchers and those following mass panics.” - The Fortean Times “This book will fit into libraries whose patrons can’t get enough of the titles on urban legends. Review questions and source notes after each chapter… make the book useful in the classroom. - Edna Boardman, Kliat, September 2003 “...an absorbing and authoritative read and an extremely valuable reference for anyone interested in the field of psychosomatic medicine.” - Keith Petrie, Professor of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, writing in Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2010, p. 215. “I was incredibly impressed. A remarkable and surprising collection of social behaviours... Both compelling and complete...an Aladdin's cave of social curiosities drawn from rigorous research. I can't think of any book that is a more complete guide to the oddities of human social history.” - Vaughan Bell, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Antioquia “Outbreak! is a treasure trove for cultural psychiatrists…. It’s a terrific reference book and I heartily recommend it.” - Amando Favazza M.D., Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri-Columbia, writing in Transcultural Psychiatry “The large choice of nineteenth century French studies, mostly medical, of visions and apparitions is especially notable. Original sources are often referred to, and the quotations of Renaissance or seventeenth century books are numerous. -Véronique Campion-Vincent, Paris, France, Maison des Sciences de L'Homme “Bartholomew demonstrates deep scholarship in the reviews of cross-cultural behavioral conditions ... and is clear, forceful and effective.” -Professor Arthur Kleinman, Chair, Department of Social Medicine, Harvard University “Robert Bartholomew makes a unique and important contribution. Basing his research on first-hand experience and an impressive command of the literature, Bartholomew extends the medicalization of deviance to nonWestern societies.” -Professor Peter Conrad, Chair, Department of Sociology, Brandeis University “Exotic Deviance combines immeasurably meticulous scholarship with rich personal experience.... ....I anticipate [this book] will come to occupy a singular place in the field of social studies of deviance and medicine. Exotic Deviance will appeal to a wide readership, including scholars concerned with the sociology of deviance, medical anthropologists, Southeast Asian specialists, and transcultural psychiatrists (even those of traditional persuasion, who will be irritated at first, but ultimately convinced). -Dr. Robert J. Barrett, Department of Anthropology, University of Adelaide, writing in Oceania. [Bartholomew allows us] “to throw off cultural blinkers and look freshly at an amazing human world in which dismay and anguish have to be understood as such and not dismissed as medical disorders requiring simplistic responses.” -Allan Patience, Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies, Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia Bartholomew will not, on the strength of this book, ever be accused of neglecting primary sources… [He successfully reveals] …how cultural ignorance or universalism has led to the mistaken diagnoses of apparently bizarre behaviours. By moving beyond the language of disease, this book moves closer to grasping some of the real motives and sentiments behind these seductively strange… episodes.” -Dr Antonio Melechi, Department Sociology, University of York “...you are certain to be amused and amazed in equal parts...an entertaining and enlightening book.” -Professor Robert J. Sternberg, Yale University, then President of the American Psychological Association, writing in Psychology Today, 2003. “...a good entertaining introduction to critical thinking for the general reader and for undergraduates.”   -Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, December 2004 “...fast-paced and intriguing...anyone with an interest in the odd or in critical thinking should read.” -Statesman Journal, June 22, 2003 “...insight-provoking exercises...every school should have this.” -Fortean Times, January 2004 “For those who trust their own intellect, this book will prove refreshing, interesting reading.” -Bookviews.com, May 2003 “This is no mere academic study. These things happen – and Bartholomew shows us that they happen far more frequently than most of us imagine. …The recent epidemic of Satanic abuse allegations is an alarming reminder that… sophisticated western culture is far from being immune to social delusions whose consequences can be tragically real. Current world events are a fearful warning of the divergence between the world’s belief-systems: vast populations are marching to a different drum than the one we take to be the norm. There is an overwhelming need for the different cultures of the world to understand one another’s viewpoint, and to recognise the fact that to judge events only from the perspective of our own experience can lead to serious misunderstanding. Bartholomew and his various co-authors offer us a timely book which can help us to see that only when bizarre happenings are placed in a psychosocial context… can we begin to see them for what they are. -The Skeptic (UK), Volume 14(4), Winter 2001 Robert Bartholomew bucks the tide of fashion and offers fascinating case studies of mass hysteria and delusions. ...Bartholomew reminds us that we are as much beast as angel, and that intellectual fad is utterly incapable of exiling our more fanciful, demonic tendencies to the dustbin of history. -Erich Goode, State University of New York at Stony Brook “…a revealing historical corrective to the tempting view that media manipulation is a late-20th-century invention. ….Bartholomew and Evans make us think again. As they say: "The seeds of potential mass delusions lie dormant everywhere, awaiting the right conditions under which to bloom." — Michael Bywater, The Telegraph (UK). “...a fascinating look at how the media can whip up a panic and set the public on a path towards mass delusion… ....A witty, yet scholarly look at how we can all be manipulated.” — The Brentwood Gazette, (Essex, UK), October 20, 2004 “This entertaining compilation of hoaxes and scares begins with the birth of tabloid journalism in 1835, when the New York Sun printed an inventive series of articles on newly discovered life on the moon: intelligent two-legged beavers and flying bat-people, among other marvels. Then there is Orson Welles's famous War of the Worlds radio adaptation, and other War of the Worlds broadcasts that caused widespread alarm much more recently - on Rhode Island in 1974, and even around Lisbon in 1998. Also included are the 1910 Halley's Comet scare (poison gas in its trail would wipe out all life)… the US recovered-memory fad, and the post-9/11 anthrax scares. The narratives are detailed and informative…” — Stephen Poole, The Guardian Bartholomew, Robert E., and Howard, George S. (1998). UFOs and Alien Contact: Two Centuries of Mystery. Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books. (Dr. George S. Howard is Professor of Psychology and former Department Chair, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana). This scholarly study examines waves of claims and public discourse about Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) using mainstream theories of social psychology, the fallibility of human perception, the mass media role, and the collective behavior literature. Also examined is the religious significance of ‘abductees,’ the fantasy-prone personality, and how psychologists and psychiatrists should approach claimants. It can be used for introductory classes on social and perceptual psychology, collective behavior, deviance, religion, semiotics, and popular culture. “Without question, sociologist Robert Bartholomew and social psychologist George Howard have compiled one of the best collections of UFO reports, alien contact claims, and reports of alien abductions available thus far. Every serious student of UFOlogy should read and ponder their meticulously researched and carefully documented historical account of ‘strange things in the sky.’” -Robert A. Baker, professor emeritus of psychology, University of Kentucky ...a work of serious scholarship. ...It is rare that one finds in a single volume such a wealth of historical detail processed through powerful analytical tools of social psychology. ...It is encouraging to see ... sober, sensible and engaging assessments of developments and events in an area that has been filled with controversy.” -Michael J. Crowe, Professor Emeritus in Humanities, University of Notre Dame, writing in ISIS: Journal of the History of Science in Society, June 2001, 91(2):395-397. Bartholomew, Robert E., and Bartholomew, Paul B. (2008). Bigfoot Encounters in New York & New England: Documented Evidence, Stranger Than Fiction. Vancouver, BC: Hancock House. A sympathetically skeptical look at Bigfoot folklore in the northeastern United States, chronicling reports from Indian lore to the modern day. Bartholomew, Robert E., Bartholomew, Paul B., Hallenbeck, Bruce G, and Brann, William C. (1991, 1992). Monsters of the Northwoods. This study examines the history and folklore of Bigfoot sightings in New York and Vermont. PhD Thesis Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). Psychiatric Imperialism: Medicalizing Exotic Deviance – From Strangeness to Illness. Doctoral thesis, Department of Sociology, James Cook University (Queensland, Australia). Non-Western Mental Disorders—Deconstruction MA Theses Bartholomew, Robert E. (1990). The Romantic Versus Enlightenment Debate Within the Social Sciences: The Case of Unidentified Flying Objects and ‘Mass Hysteria.’ Masters Thesis: The Flinders University of South Australia, 542 pages. Hysteria—Social Psychology Bartholomew, Robert E. (1984). The Influence of Culture and Imagination Imagery on the Perception and Interpretation of Unexplained Phenomena. Department of Sociology, The State University of New York at Albany, 786 pages. Unidentified Flying Objects—Social Psychology (Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic Imagery) Special Reports Bartholomew, Robert E. (2005). Draft Assessment Policy Study Prepared for the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education (with recommendations). Batchelor, Northern Territory, Australia, 30 May 2005. Professional Publications Bartholomew, Robert E. (2020). "The Phantom Drone Scare: The Recent Spate of Sightings in the Midwest have Residents on Edge. One Explanation Can Be Ruled Out – Mass Hysteria." The Skeptic [Altadena, CA], 25(1), p. 10+. Collective delusions Bartholomew, Robert E., and Baloh, Robert W. (2019). “Challenging the Diagnosis of ‘Havana Syndrome’ as a Novel Clinical Entity.” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 113(1):7-11 (Robert W. Baloh, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles) Combat Stress Syndromes; The Politics of Illness Diagnosis Bartholomew, Robert E., and Perez, Dionisio F. Zaldivar (2018). “Chasing Ghosts in Cuba: Is Mass Psychogenic Illness Masquerading as an Acoustical Attack?” The International Journal of Social Psychiatry 64(5):413-416 (Dionisio Zaldivar, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de La Habana, Havana, Cuba) The Politics of Illness Diagnosis Bartholomew, Robert E. (2018). “Neurological Symptoms in US Government Personnel in Cuba.” Letter. Journal of the American Medical Association 320(6): 602 (August 14). Public Health; Mass Psychogenic Illness Bartholomew, Robert E., and Perez, Dionisio F. Zaldivar (2018). “Sonic Attack Claims Stir Controversy in the United States.” Op Ed. Swiss Medical Weekly, February 23: 1-2. Public Health; Mass Psychogenic Illness Bartholomew, Robert E. (2018). ‘Sonic Attack’ in Cuba Caused ‘White Matter Damage:’ The Facts Don’t Add Up.” The Skeptical Inquirer 42(2):8-9 (March-April). Pseudoscience; Medical Sociology Bartholomew, Robert E. (2018). “The ‘Sonic Attack’ on U.S. Diplomats in Cuba: Why the State Department Claims Don’t Add Up.” The Skeptic (United States) 21(4):8-12. Political Aspects of Mass Psychogenic Illness Bartholomew, Robert E. (2017). “Politics, Scapegoating and Mass Psychogenic Illness: Claims of an ‘Acoustical Attack’ in Cuba are Unsound.” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 110(12): 474-475 (December) Conversion Disorder; Political Aspects of Mass Psychogenic Illness Bartholomew, Robert E. (2016). “The Amityville Hoax at 40: Why the Myth Endures.” The Skeptic (United States) 21(4):8-12. Pseudoscience and the Paranormal Bartholomew, Robert E. (2016). “Clown Panic! Sightings of Mysterious Clowns Rattle Nerves in South Carolina.” The Skeptic (United States) 21(4):40-42. Social Panics, American Current Events Bartholomew, Robert E., Lockery, Stephanie, and Najm, Abdul Fattah (2016). “Terror Attacks that Never Were: Myths of Poison Gas Attacks in History and More Recently on Afghan Schoolgirls.” The Skeptic (United States) 21(3):44-49. Mass Psychogenic Illness, Politics of Illness Diagnosis; Afghan History Bartholomew, Robert E. (2016). “Massachusetts Mass Hysteria Coverup.” The Skeptic (United States) 21(2):35-37. How Public Health Departments Should Respond to Outbreaks of Conversion Disorder; Freedom of Information Act and Investigative Journalism Bartholomew, Robert E. (2016). “Alligators in the Sewers!” The Skeptic 21(1):60-61. Urban Legends, American and British History, Ancient Rome Bartholomew, Robert E. (2016). “Public Health, Politics and the Stigma of Mass Hysteria: Lessons from an Outbreak of Unusual Illness.” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 109(5):175-179. How Public Health Departments Should Respond to Outbreaks of Conversion Disorder; Political Aspects of Mass Psychogenic Illness Bartholomew, Robert E. (2016). “The Paris Terror Attacks, Mental Health, and the Spectre of Fear.” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 109(1):4-5. Social and Psychological impact of Terrorism; Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety Disorders Bartholomew, Robert E., and Raynor, Dick (2015). “The Monster of Lake Champlain.” The Skeptic (United Kingdom), 25(4):12-18. America’s Loch Ness Monster – Photo Controversy; Content Analysis of Regional Newspaper Bias; Deception by Anthropological Informants Bartholomew, Robert E. (2014). “Science for Sale: The Rise of Predatory Journals.” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 107(10):384-385. Ethics in Medicine; Fraud and Deception; Caveats of Open Access Science Journals; Peer Review; Scholarly Integrity Bartholomew, Robert E. (2014). “Strange Tales from the Classroom: From Demonic Possession to Twitching Epidemics and Itching Frenzies – The Extraordinary History of Mass Hysteria in Schools.” The Skeptic (United States) 19(2):12-15. Mass Psychogenic Illness; School Health; Mass Psychology Bartholomew, Robert E. (2014). “Mass Hysteria at Old Salem Village: The ‘Mysterious’ Outbreak of Hiccups and Vocal Tics at Two Massachusetts Schools.” The Skeptic (United States) 19(2):12-15. Mass Psychogenic Illness; Link between Social Media and Mass Hysteria in Schools Bartholomew, Robert E. (2014). “Beware the Medicalisation of Deviance: Remembering the Lessons of History.” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 107(5):176-177. Mass Psychogenic Illness; Social Construction of Mental Disorders; Human Social and Cultural Diversity Bartholomew, Robert E. (2013). “New Information Surfaces on ‘World’s Best Lake Monster Photo,’ Raises Questions.” The Skeptical Inquirer 37(3):45-48 (May-June). America’s Loch Ness Monster – Photo Controversy; Deception by Anthropological Informants Bartholomew, Robert E., Wessely, Simon, and Rubin, J. (2012). “Mass Psychogenic Illness and the Social Network: Is it Changing the Pattern of Outbreaks?” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 105: 509-512. Epidemiology of Mass Psychogenic Illness; Rapid Social and Technological Change; Social Media link to Mass Psychogenic Illness Bartholomew, Robert E. (2012). “Mystery Illness in Western New York. Is Social Networking Spreading Mass Hysteria?” The Skeptical Inquirer 36(4): 26-29 (July-August). Mass Psychogenic Illness and Social Media Bartholomew, Robert E., and Muniratnam, M. Chandra (2011). “How Should Mental Health Professionals Respond to Outbreaks of Mass Psychogenic Illness?” Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy 25(4): 235-239. Mass Psychogenic Illness; Prevention/Treatment Bartholomew, Robert E., and Goode, Erich (2010). “The Madness of Crowds.” (January 24). Cosmos Magazine History of Mass Psychogenic Illness Bartholomew, Robert E., and Regal, Brian (2009). “From Wildman to Monster: The Historical Evolution of Bigfoot in New York State.” VOICES: The Journal of New York Folklore 35: 13-15. New York and New England Folklore Bartholomew, Robert E., and Wessely, Simon (2007). “Canada’s ‘Toxic Bus:’ the New Challenge for Law Enforcement in the Post-911 World—Mass Psychogenic Illness.” The Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 49(5):657-671. Canada and Bio-terrorism—Prevention and Government Policy; Hysteria—Social Aspects Bartholomew, Robert E., and Radford, Benjamin (2007). “Mass Hysteria at Starpoint High.” The Skeptical Inquirer 30(1):55-58 (January/February). Mass Psychogenic Illness and School Policy; Hysteria—Social Aspects Whalen, Stephen R., and Bartholomew, Robert E. (2007). “The Enigma of the ‘Jumping Frenchmen of Maine.” Maine History 43(1): 63-78. Maine Folklore; History of Neurology; Startle Response; Imaginary Disorders Bartholomew, Robert E. (2006). “Mystery Illness at Melbourne Airport.” Airports 2(2):28-31. Epidemiology of Mass Psychogenic Illness; Prevention Bartholomew, Robert E. (2006). “Mass Psychogenic Illness: A Global Primer.” Crisis Response Journal 2(2):28-29. Emergency Personnel and Psychogenic Illness; Prevention and Containment Bartholomew, Robert E. (2005). “'Mystery Illness' at Melbourne Airport: Toxic Poisoning or Mass Hysteria?” Medical Journal of Australia 183 (11-12):564-566 (December) Post-911 Bio-Terrorism Fears—Psychological Impact Bartholomew, Robert E., and Zungia, Diego, (2005). “Tsunami Rumors Cause Ongoing Waves of Fear.” The Skeptical Inquirer 29(4):5 (June) (Diego Zungia is a journalist in Santiago, Chile) Psychological Aspects of Natural Disasters; Collective Behavior Bartholomew, Robert E., and Victor, Jeffrey (2004). “A Social Psychological Theory of Collective Anxiety Attacks.” The Sociological Quarterly 45 (2):229-248 (Dr. Jeffrey S. Victor is Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York, Jamestown Campus) Moral Panic versus Mass Psychogenic Illness; Case Study Bartholomew, Robert E., and Goode, Erich (2003). “Mass Delusions and Hysterias...” In Williams, Joseph and Colomb, Gregory. The Craft of Argument with Readings. New York: Longman (Erich Goode is Professor of Criminology at The University of Maryland). Collective Behavior; Millennial Myths Bartholomew, Robert E. and Wessely, Simon. (2002). “Protean Nature of Mass Sociogenic Illness: From Possessed Nuns to Chemical and Biological Terrorism Fears.” The British Journal of Psychiatry 180:300-306 (Dr. Simon Wessely, Head, Psychological Medicine, King's College School of Medicine and Institute of Psychiatry) Multilingual Literature Review; Mass Sociogenic Illness, Historical Aspects; Bartholomew, Robert E., and Radford, Benjamin (2002). “Rash of Mysterious Rashes May be Linked to Mass Hysteria--News and Comment.” The Skeptical Inquirer (May). Psychological Aspects of the United States Bio-Terrorism Scare Bartholomew, Robert E., and Whalen, Steven (2002). “The Great New England Airship Hoax of 1909.” The New England Quarterly 466-476 (September) (Dr. Steve Whalen is an associate professor of history at Castleton State College in Castleton, Vermont). New England Popular Culture; History of Aerial Flight; Social Delusion and Hoax; Case Study Ladendorf, Robert, and Bartholomew, Robert E. (2002). “The Mad Gasser of Mattoon: How the Press Created an Imaginary Chemical Weapons Attack.” The Skeptical Inquirer 26(4):50-53, 58 (July-August) Robert Ladendorf, public affairs division, Illinois Department of Transportation). Collective Behavior; Social Psychology; Chemical Weapons Scare; German Xenophobia; Mass Media Influence Simon Wessely, Kenneth Hyams, Robert E. Bartholomew (2001). “Psychological Implications of Bio-Terrorism.” Editorial. The British Medical Journal 323:878-879 (October). (Dr. Simon Wessely is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College School of Medicine and Institute of Psychiatry, London; Dr. Kenneth Hyams, Director Epidemiology Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland). Mass Psychogenic Illness; Bio-Terrorism—Psychological Impact Radford, Benjamin, and Bartholomew, Robert E. (2001). “Pokémon Contagion: Photosensitive Epilepsy or Mass Psychogenic Illness?” The Southern Medical Journal 94(2):197-204 (February) (Benjamin Radford is an editor living in Amherst, New York) Mass Psychogenic Illness, Mass Media Aspects; Case Study Bartholomew, Robert E. (2001). “Monkey Man Delusion Sweeps India.” The Skeptic Magazine 9(1):13. Collective Behavior; Social Psychology; Urban Legend; Indian Popular Culture Bartholomew, Robert E. (2000). “Dancing Through Time.” Correspondence. Canadian Medical Association Journal 163(9):1132. St. Vitus' Dance; Contemporary Dance Raves; Ritualistic Drug Use; Transhistorical Comparison Bartholomew, Robert E., and Sirois, Francois (2000). “Occupational Mass Psychogenic Illness: A Transcultural Perspective.” Transcultural Psychiatry 37(4):495-524 (December). (Francois Sirois is an MD in the Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Laval, Quebec, Canada). Psychology and Sociology of Work; Gender Studies; Conversion Disorder; Transcultural and Transhistorical Aspects Bartholomew, Robert E. (2000) “Re: Epidemic Hysteria: A Review of the Published Literature.” Correspondence. The American Journal of Epidemiology 151(2):206-207 (January 15). Conversion Disorder; Social Delusions; Critique of Leslie Boss Bartholomew, Robert E. (2000). “Rethinking the Dance Mania.” The Skeptical Inquirer 24(4):42-47 (July-August). Gender Issues; Medicalization of Females; Deconstruction; St. Vitus' Dance Bartholomew, Robert E., and Goode, Erich (2000). “Mass Delusions and Hysterias: Highlights from the Past Millennium.” The Skeptical Inquirer 24(3):20-28 (May-June). (Erich Goode is Professor of Criminology at The University of Maryland). Collective Behavior; Historical Aspects; Critique of Millennial Notion Bartholomew, Robert E. (2000). “Millennium's Mass Delusions...Reply to Critics.” The Skeptical Inquirer 24(5):65 (September-October). Bartholomew, Robert E. (2000). “From Airships to Flying Saucers: Oregon's Place in the Evolution of UFO Lore.” Oregon Historical Quarterly 101(2):192-213 (Summer) Social Construction of the “Flying Saucer;” Media Analysis; Kenneth Arnold Sighting; 1947; Cold War History Bartholomew, Robert E., and Jamaludin, Ahmad (2000). “Contemporary Malaysian Encounters with Fairies and Aliens.” Australian Folklore 15:178-198 (August) (Ahmad Jamaludin is a veterinarian in Kuantan, Malaysia) Southeast Asian Folklore Bartholomew, Robert E., and Jamaludin, Ahmad, and Ryan, J.S. (2000). “Perspectives on the Recently Reported Malaysian Extraterrestrial Encounters.” Australian Folklore 15:199 (August) (J.S. Ryan, School of English, Communication and Theater, University of New England, Australia) Southeast Asian Folklore Bartholomew, Robert E. (2000). “Borderlands: Deviance, Psychiatry and Cultural Relativism.” The Skeptic 8(3):36-40. Cultural Relativity; Ethical Relativism; Human Ethnographic Diversity Bartholomew, Robert E., and Bullard, Thomas E. (2000). “A Real Nightmare, or a Flight of Fancy?” Pp. 143-151. In The Scareship Mystery: A Survey of Phantom Airship Scares 1909-1918. Dorma Books, Northamptonshire, England (Dr. Thomas E. Bullard is in the Department of Folklore, Indiana University at Bloomington) Collective Delusions, War Scare Psychology Bartholomew, Robert E. (1999). “The Conspicuous Absence of a Single Case of Latah-Related Death or Serious Injury.” Transcultural Psychiatry 36(3):369-376. Social Construction of Mental Disorders; Medicalization of Deviance; Malaysian-Indonesian Cultural Idioms; Ethnographic Analysis; Culture-Bound 'Syndromes' Bartholomew, Robert E. (1999). Rejoinder to Invited replies by Drs. Ronald Simons, Michael G. Kenny and Robert L. Winzeler on “The Conspicuous Absence of a Single Case of Latah-Related Death or Serious Injury.” Transcultural Psychiatry 36(3):393-397. Social Construction of Mental Disorders; Medicalization of Deviance Bartholomew, Robert E. and Wessely, Simon (1999). “Epidemic Hysteria in Virginia: The Case of the Phantom Gasser of 1933-34.” The Southern Medical Journal 92(8):762-769 (Dr. Simon Wessely is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College School of Medicine and Institute of Psychiatry, London) Contamination Scares, Mass Psychogenic Illness, Historical Aspects; Case Study Bartholomew, Robert E., Dawes, Glenn, and Dickeson, Bryan (1999). “Expanding the Boundary of Moral Panics: The Great New Zealand Zeppelin Scare of 1909.” New Zealand Sociology 13(1):29-61 (May). (Dr. Glenn Dawes is in the Sociology Department, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, and Mr. Bryan Dickeson is a computer analyst residing in Surrey Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Moral Panics, War Scare Aspects; New Zealand History Bartholomew, Robert E., and Goode, Erich (December 1999). “Phantom Assailants and the Madness of Crowds: The Mad Gasser of Botetourt County.” The Skeptic 7(4)50-55. (Dr. Erich Goode is Professor of Sociology at The State University of New York at Stony Brook). Critique of Rationalistic Bias and Collective Behavior Stereotypes; Case Study Bartholomew, Robert E. (1999). [in German] “Die Deutsche 'Invasion' in New Hampshire 1917: Ein Fall von Kriegshysterie” (The German 'Invasion' of New Hampshire in 1917: A Study in War Scare Hysteria) Skeptiker: Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaft und Kritisches Denken 12(4):169-170. War Psychology; World War I; New Hampshire History Bartholomew, Robert E., Dawes, Glenn, Liljegren, Anders, and Svahn, Clas. (1999). “The Swedish Ghost Rocket Delusion of 1946: Anatomy of a Moral Panic.” Fortean Studies 6:64-74. (Dr. Glenn Dawes, James Cook University; Anders Liljegren, computer analyst; Clas Svahn, journalist with Sweden's largest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter). Moral Panic; Russian Xenophobia; Historical Aspects; Case Study Bartholomew, Robert E., and Likely, Michael (1998). “Subsidising Australian Pseudoscience: Is Iridology Complementary Medicine or Witch-Doctoring?” The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 22(1):163-164. (Michael Likely, M.D., Senior Psychiatric Registrar, Townsville General Hospital, Australia) Australian Legislative Reform; Malaysian Ethnographic Experience; Post-Partum Psychosis Bartholomew, Robert E., and O'Dea, Julian (1998). “Religious Devoutness Construed as Pathology: The Myth of “Religious Mania.” The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 8(1):1-16. (Dr. Julian O'Dea is a Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, Australian National University) Social Construction of Mental Disorders; Medicalization of Deviance Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “The Medicalization of Exotic Deviance: A Sociological Perspective on Epidemic Koro. Transcultural Psychiatry 35(1):5-38 (March). Deconstruction of “Genital Retraction Syndrome”; Social Construction of Mental Disorders; Medicalization of Deviance; Historical and Ethnographic Analysis Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “Technology and Mass Delusion: Remembering Edison's 'Electric Star' Hysteria.” Technology: Journal of the Franklin Institute 335A(1):65-67. Collective Delusions; Social Impact of Science & Technology; Mythology of Thomas Edison Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “Dancing with Myths: The Misogynist Construction of Dancing Mania.” Feminism & Psychology 8(2):173-183 (May). Gender Issues; Medicalization of Females; Deconstruction Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “Before Roswell: The Meaning Behind the Crashed UFO Myth.” The Skeptical Inquirer 22(3):29-30, 59 (May-June) Popular Culture, Urban Legends Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “The Martian Panic Sixty Years On: What Have We Learned?” The Skeptical Inquirer 22(6):40-43 (November-December) Mass Delusion, Historical Aspects; Case Study; Social Delusion, Sociocultural Context; War Scare Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “Michigan and the Great Mass Hysteria Episode of 1897.” Michigan Historical Review 24(1):133-141 (1998). Technological Change; Social Delusions; American Popular Culture Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “Phantom German Air Raids on Canada: War Hysteria in Quebec and Ontario during World War I.” Canadian Military History 7(4):29-36 (Autumn 1998) Collective Delusions, War Psychology Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “War Scare Hysteria in the Delaware Region in 1916.” Delaware History 28(1):71-76 (Spring/Summer 1998) Social Delusion, Sociocultural Context; War Scare Bartholomew, Robert E. (1997). “The Medicalization of the Exotic: Latah as a Colonialism-Bound 'Syndrome.'“ Deviant Behavior 18:47-75. Social Construction of Mental Disorders; Medicalization of Deviance; Malay Ethnography Bartholomew, Robert E. (1997). “Mass Hysteria.” Correspondence. The British Journal of Psychiatry 170:387-388. Cross-Cultural Psychiatric Disorders Bartholomew, Robert E. (1997). “Collective Delusions: A Skeptic's Guide.” The Skeptical Inquirer 31(3):29-33. Popular Culture; Folklore; Collective Behavior Bartholomew, Robert E. (1997). “Epidemic Hysteria: A Dialogue with Francois Sirois.” Medical Principles and Practice 6:38-44. Group Conversion Hysteria Bartholomew, Robert E., and Cole, Phillip (1997). “The Paranormal and Nursing: An Uneasy Alliance.” Nursing Science Quarterly 10(4):158-159. (Dr. Philip Cole is in the Department of History and Politics, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia). Pseudoscience and Medicine Bartholomew, Robert E., and Cole, Philip (1997). “The Myth of Aboriginal Cannibalism: Using Urban Legends to Explore Australian Social Issues.” Teaching History: Journal of the History Teachers' Association New South Wales 31(3):25-27. (Dr. Philip Cole, formerly from the Department of History and Politics at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia). Urban Legends, Australia, Aborigine Stereotyping Bartholomew, Robert E., and Cole, Philip (1997). “Using History to Confront Pseudoscience: Capitalizing on the New Age Upswing.” Teaching History: Journal of the History Teachers' Association New South Wales 31(4):42-43 (Dr. Philip Cole is formerly from the Department of History and Politics, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia). Pseudoscience, Australia, Teaching Strategy Bartholomew, Robert E. (1997). “A British Columbia-Manitoba Balloon Mystery of 1896-97.” British Columbia Historical News 30(4)27-29 Semiotics, Perceptual Psychology; Canadian Popular Culture Bartholomew, Robert E., and Sirois, Francois (1996). “Epidemic Hysteria in Schools: An International and Historical Overview.” Educational Studies 22(3):285-311 [199 references, 2 tables] Co-authored by (Professor Francois Sirois, MD., Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Laval, Quebec, Canada). Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Conversion Reactions; Sociology of Education; Prevention & Containment; Historical Aspects Bartholomew, Robert E., and Gregory, Jane (1996). “'A Strange Epidemic:' Notes on the First Detailed Documented Case of Epidemic Koro.” Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review 33:365-366 (Jane Gregory, French Instructor, Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, Australia) Culture-Bound Syndromes; Southern China; Translation and Comment Bartholomew, Robert E. “The Idiom of Latah: Reply to Dr. Simons.” The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 183:184-185 (1995).Medicalization of Deviance; Culture-Bound 'Syndromes;' Deception by Anthropological Informants Bartholomew, Robert E. (1995). “Culture-Bound Syndromes as Fakery.” The Skeptical Inquirer 19(6):36-41 (1995). Deception by Anthropological Informants; Social Construction of Mental Disorders; Medicalization of Deviance Bartholomew, Robert E. (1994). “When the Consequences of Beliefs are Defined as Psychiatric Entities.” The Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 15(1):62-64. Feminist Studies; Medicalization of Deviance; Mass Psychology Bartholomew, Robert E. (1994). “Disease, Disorder or Deception? Latah as Habit in a Malay Extended Family.” The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 182(6):231-238. Culture-Bound 'Syndromes'; Malay Idioms; Ethnographic Fieldwork; Medicalization of Deviance; Malingering and Fraud Bartholomew, Robert E. (1994). “Tarantism, Dancing Mania and Demonopathy: The Anthro-Political Aspects of Mass Psychogenic Illness.” Psychological Medicine 24:281-306. Feminist Studies; Medical History; St. Vitus Dance; Medicalization of Deviance; Social Construction of Mental Disorder Bartholomew, Robert E. (1994). “The Social Psychology of 'Epidemic' Koro.” The International Journal of Social Psychiatry 40(1):46-60. Culture-Bound 'Syndromes'; Deconstruction; Medicalization of Deviance; Critique of 'Genital Retraction Syndrome' Bartholomew, Robert E. (1993). “Ethics? Whose Ethics?” The American Anthropological Association's Anthropology Newsletter 34(7):2, in response to a solicitation of views on the AAA's policy concerning the ethics of fieldwork. Cultural Relativism Bartholomew, Robert E. (1993). “Redefining Epidemic Hysteria: An Example from Sweden.” Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 88:178-182. [69 references] Scandinavian Popular Culture; Social Delusions; Semiotics; Medicalization of Deviance. Bartholomew, Robert E. (1991). “The Symbolic Significance of Modern Myths.” The Skeptical Inquirer 15(4):430-431. Semiotics; American Popular Culture; Religion Bartholomew, Robert E. (1991). “Mutilation Mania--The Witch Craze Revisited: An Essay Review of An Alien Harvest by Linda Howe.” Anthropology of Consciousness 3(1-2):23-25 (March-June). Cattle Mutilation Myth Genesis Bartholomew, Robert E. (1991). “The Quest for Transcendence: An Ethnography of UFOs in America.” Anthropology of Consciousness 3(3-4):1-12. Semiotics; American Popular Culture; Medicalization of Deviance Bartholomew, Robert E., and Bartholomew, Paul B. (1991). “Evaluating 'Bigfoot' Videos as an Anthropology Teaching Aid.” Co-authored by Paul Bartholomew. Anthropology of Consciousness 3(3-4):1-12 (March-June). Popular Western Culture; Contemporary Myth; Media Influence Bartholomew, Robert E., Basterfield, Keith, and Howard, George S. (1991). “UFO Abductees and Contactees: Psychopathology or Fantasy-Proneness?” (George S. Howard, Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame; Keith Basterfield, Adelaide, Australia. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 22(3):215-222. Personality Development; Fantasy; Dissociation Bartholomew, Robert E. (1990). “Ethnocentricity and the Social Construction of 'Mass Hysteria.’” Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry 14(4):455-494 (December). Deconstructionism; Gender Issues; Medicalization of Deviance Bartholomew, Robert E. (1990). “The Airship Hysteria of 1896-97.” The Skeptical Inquirer 14(2):171-181 (Winter). Social Psychology; American Popular Culture Bartholomew, Robert E. (1989). “The South African Monoplane Hysteria: An Evaluation of the Usefulness of Smelser's Theory of Hysterical Beliefs.” Sociological Inquiry 59(3):287-300 (August). Collective Behavior; Social Psychology; Popular Culture; Critique of Value-Added Theory CHAPTERS AND BOOK ENTRIES: Bartholomew, Robert E. (2014). “Koro.” Pp. 104-105. In Michael Kimmel, Christine Milrod and Amanda Kennedy, editors). Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis. New York: Rowman & Littlefield. Cultural Anthropology; Human Sexual Variation and Practices Bartholomew, Robert E.; In: Deviance Across Cultures. Heiner, Robert New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 79-85. Human Social and Cultural Variation Bartholomew, Robert E. (2005). “Preface.” In Wells, H.G. (1898). The War of the Worlds. New York: Paraview Press (a division of Simon & Schuster) Birth of Science Fiction; Social Impact of Literature; 1938 Radio scare; Collective Behavior Bartholomew, Robert E. (2000). “Signs of the Secular Times: The Adaptive and Transcendent Function of UFOs in America.” In Alien Religions, edited by James Lewis, University of Wisconsin. Prometheus Books, Buffalo, New York (2000). Popular Culture; Social Delusions; Religious and Adaptive Aspects Bartholomew, Robert E. (1997). “The Airship Hysteria of 1896-97,” pp. 15-28. In The UFO Invasion edited by Kendrick Frazier, Barry Karr, and Joe Nickell. Prometheus Books, Buffalo, N.Y. (1997). Nineteenth Century American Popular Culture; Social Delusions Bartholomew, Robert E. (2001). “UFOs and Mass Hysteria.” In Ronald D. Story (Editor). The Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters: A Definitive A-Z Guide to All Things Alien. New American Library. Bartholomew, Robert E. (2001). “Canadian Ghost Balloons 1896-97.” In Ronald D. Story (Editor). The Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters: A Definitive A-Z Guide to All Things Alien. New American Library. Bartholomew, Robert E. (2001). “'Electric Star' Sightings 1880-1900.” In Ronald D. Story (Editor). The Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters: A Definitive A-Z Guide to All Things Alien. New American Library. Bartholomew, Robert E. (2001). “Biography of Robert C. Girard.” In Ronald D. Story (Editor). The Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters: A Definitive A-Z Guide to All Things Alien. New American Library. POPULAR ARTICLES: Bartholomew, Robert E. (2016). “Mass Hysteria a Global Problem.” The New Straits Times (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), April 26, 2016. Mass Psychogenic Illness, Kelantan State, Social Policy Hassall, Peter, and Bartholomew, Robert E. (2015). “Baby Madness: The Battle for Pig-faced Dolls Gave Rise to Commando Consumers.” New York Observer, 29(50): 40 (December 14). History of Consumer Fads Bartholomew, Robert E. (2010). “Bar Stunt Revives Long-Dead Fishy Fad.” Waikato Times (Hamilton, New Zealand), 6 March, p. A 14. History of Fads in New Zealand Bartholomew, Robert E., and Pluta, Michael J. (2008). “Bigfoot: Man, Myth or Monster?” The Rutland Herald (Vermont), October 31. New York and Vermont Folklore Bartholomew, Robert E., and Pluta, Michael J. (2009). “Does Bigfoot Roam the Northcountry?” The Plattsburgh Press Republican (New York), April 18. Bartholomew, Robert E. (2006). “Near Miss in the Neighbourhood.” Hobart Mercury (Tasmania), p. 31. History of Asteroid-Earth Near Misses Bartholomew, Robert E., and Evans, Hilary (2006). “The Martians Are Coming.” Fortean Times 199:42-46 (June). 1938 Martian invasion scare Bartholomew, Robert E. (2005). “Of Witch-Hunts and Chilli Dogs.” The Rutland Herald, November 19. Modern-day Witch-hunts Bartholomew, Robert E., and Billings, Dorothy (2005). “The President Johnson Cult.” Fortean Times 199:42-46 (December). Dorothy Billings is an anthropologist at Witchita State University, Kansas. President Johnson Cult Chambers, Paul, and Bartholomew, Robert E. (2006). “The Mystery of Hellfire Pass, Part and One, Two, and Three.” The Skeptic (United Kingdom) 19(1); 18(4) (2005); 18(3) (2005). Social Delusion, Phantom Sniper, Windscreen Damage, Esher, England Bartholomew, Robert E., and Rickard, Robert J. (January 2000). “The Phantom Menace.” The Fortean Times. (Robert Rickard, editor, Fortean Times) Collective Behavior; Psychology of Phantom Attackers Bartholomew, Robert E. (1999). “Remembering the 'Mad Gasser' of Mattoon, Illinois.” Illinois Skeptics Newsletter (REALL) 7(4):4-6 (April) Collective Behavior Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “Pennsylvania UFO Sightings in 1897.” Phactum: The Newsletter of the Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking 4(3): 1-2 (August). Airship and Arc Lamp Mass Delusions Bartholomew, Robert E. “German Invasion of New Hampshire.” New Hampshire Magazine (June 1998) War Psychology Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “The Great New Zealand Zeppelin Scare of 1909.” New Zealand Skeptic Number 47(Autumn):1, 3-5. New Zealand Popular Culture, Mass Psychology Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “The Importance of Historical Perspective: Remembering Colorado's UFO Mania of 1897.” The Rocky Mountain Skeptic 15:1, 5-7. Popular Culture, Mass Psychology Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “The Illinois UFO Mania of 1897: Why We Should be Leery of Modern-Day UFO Reports.” The REALL News (Illinois Skeptics Newsletter) 6(3):1, 6-7 (March). American Popular Culture; Collective Behavior Bartholomew, Robert E., and Cole, Phillip (1998). “Britain's Zeppelin Hysteria: A Classic Illustration of the UFO Myth.” (Dr. Philip Cole, Department of History and Politics, James Cook University. The Skeptic (Great Britain) 11(3):10-15. British Popular Culture; Social Delusions; World War I War Scare; Psychology of Misperception Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “Washington State's UFOs of 1897 and 1947-- Lessons from History.” Reality Check (Washington Skeptics Newsletter) 2(1):1-2 (Spring). American Popular Culture; Collective Behavior; Mass Psychology Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “The Seattle Windshield Pitting Epidemic: A Famous Mass Delusion of the Twentieth Century.” Reality Check (Washington Skeptics Newsletter) 2(2):7-8 (Fall). Collective Delusion; Atomic Fallout Scare Importance of Press Skepticism in the 1896-97 Sightings.” Pro Facto: Newsletter of Oregonians for Rationality 4(2):4-6 (Spring). Media Impact on Social Delusions Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “The Australian UFO Mania of 1909.” The Skeptic (Australia) 18(1):28-30, 32. Mass Wish-Fulfillment; Australian History Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). “Two Mass Delusions in New England: 'Light Bulb' Mania of 1897, and the Great Airship Hoax of 1909-1910.” The New England Journal of Skepticism 1(2):10-13. Collective Delusion; Mass Wish Fulfillment; New England History Bartholomew, Robert E. (1997). “Mass Hysteria in Kentucky 100 Years Ago.” Kentucky Association of Science Educators and Skeptics 10(2):1, 3, 6-7. Social Delusions Bartholomew, Robert E. (1993). Miracle or Mass Delusion? What Happened in Klang, Malaysia? Investigation conducted for The Religious Affairs Division of The Prime Minister's Department, Government of Malaysia. 23 pp. Malay and Islamic Popular Culture; Conformity Dynamics Bartholomew, Robert E. (1992). “A Brief History of 'Mass Hysteria' in Australia.” The Skeptic (Australia):23-26. Australian Popular Culture; Mass Psychology Bartholomew, Robert E. (1988). Asian Harvest: Brainwashing or Finding God? (March, The Author), 26 pp. Psychology of Religious Conversion in Adelaide, Australia; Ethnographic Study; Malaysian Students Bartholomew, Robert E., and Basterfield, Keith (1988). “Abduction States of Consciousness.” International UFO Reporter 13(2): 7-9 (March-April). Personality Development; Fantasy; Dissociation Bartholomew, Robert E., and Basterfield, Keith (1988). “Abductions: The Fantasy-Prone Personality Hypothesis.” International UFO Reporter 13(3): 9-11, 22 (May-June). Personality Development; Fantasy; Dissociation Hallenbeck, Bruce G., Bartholomew, Robert E. and Bartholomew, Paul. (1984). “Bigfoot in the Adirondacks,” Adirondack Bits ‘n Pieces Magazine 1(3)(Spring-Summer): 21–26, 49–50, 58–61. Psychology Today Blog It’s Catching” – on social panics, popular delusions and mass suggestion 1. New Sonic Attack Study Mostly Spin, Little Substance 2. Latest Chapter in the ‘Sonic Attack’ Saga. 3. The ‘Momo Scare’ Goes Viral Again: The recent flareup taps into parental fears. 4. Many Americans Cannot Separate Fact from Fiction 5. The World’s Most Dangerous Myth 6. Weak Evidence for Microwave Radiation in the U.S. Evidence: 7. Sonic Attack Story is being Misreported. 8. Major Study on ‘Sonic Attack’ is Alarmingly Inaccurate. 9. ‘Sonic Attack’ Not Mass Hysteria, Says Top Doc – He’s Wrong! 10. Strange Sounds Sickening Cuban Diplomats? 11. Earthquake Shock: Mexico s Buried Schoolgirl Who Never Was 12. Sonic Attack on the U.S. Embassy Likely Psychological 13. Fidget Spinner Fad Winds Down: Should fidget spinners be allowed at school? 14. Why are Females Prone to Mass Hysteria? Mass hysteria is an overwhelmingly female condition. But why? (Social factors can potentially explain the differences). 15. World Exclusive: Strange Outbreak of Hallucinations Solved 16. The Bizarre Outbreak of Hallucinations in Oregon: A mysterious outbreak has U.S. authorities baffled. 17. History Tells Us that the Clown Scare May Grow: It’s likely to get worse before it gets better. 18. The Great Clown Scare of 2016: Why the panic won’t last. 19. Australian Family Suffer Bizarre Shared Delusion: The strange case of the family who suffered a collective panic attack. 20. Phantom Clowns in South Carolina are Nothing New: Reports of phantom clowns in South Carolina luring children into the woods, are most likely a matter for folklorists, not police. 21. Pokémon Go Fad Will be Gone by Christmas: The latest in a long history of fads 22. The Man Who Thought he was a Cat: The Story of the cat-man is one of the strangest in the annals of human behavior. 23. The School that Caught the Hiccups: A strange outbreak of mass psychogenic illness in Massachusetts. 24. Can Ouija Boards Trigger Demonic Possession? Supernatural ‘games’ should be approached with caution (but not for the reasons you may think). 25. Mass Suggestion at 40,000 Feet: The Placebo Effect in reverse – the power of the mind. Media Interviews and Coverage Stuff.co.nz, April 21, 2020 (Coronavirus and conspiracy theories) Stuff.co.nz, April 12, 2020 (Coronavirus and social media) Papermag.com, March 12, 2020 (Coronavirus, Chinese and scapegoats) Counterpunch, March 6, 2020 (Social aspects of the Coronavirus sscare) Radio New Zealand, April 12, 2020 (Coronavirus death rate overestimated) Star-Times (Auckland), March 8, 2020 (Coronavirus conspiracy theories and rumors) Associated Press, March 3, 2020 (Havana Syndrome mass psychology) WGN Radio (Chicago), February 25, 2019 (‘Havana Syndrome’ solved) Agence France-Presse, February 20, 2020 (sudden interest in disease-themed movies/games) The Hill, February 4, 2020 (Coronavirus and the Age of Government Mistrust) Gulf Times (Qatar), Februasry 1, 2020 (Coronavirus misinformation spread fear) Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirataes), January 30, 2020 (Coronavirus fear spreads) Agence France-Presse (AFP), January 30, 2020 (Coronavirus rumors spread panic) Noticias Financieras, Latin America, 30 January 2020 (Coronavirus fears) The Ottawa Citizen (Canada), November 5, 2019 (Havana Syndrome is mass suggestion) The Chronicle Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), November 2, 2019 (Havana Syndrome) WGN Radio (Chicago), November 3, 2019 (‘Havana Syndrome’ solved) Mysteries Decoded TV series, September 24, 2019, “Salem Witches” episode Haaretz Magazine (Tel Aviv, Israel), August 22, 2019 (Sonic attacks claims unfounded) BBC News, August 11, 2019 (“The Screaming Schoolgirls of Malaysia”) Amazon Audible Podcast, “Hysteria!” (July 2019) narrated by actor Alice Lowe, 3 hours BuzzFeed News, May 29, 2019 (JAMA study on ‘sonic attacks’ in Cuba was flawed) CBC Radio (Ottawa, Canada), May 24, 2019 (Canadian Embassy Illness is mass psychology) A Leap of Doubt Podcast (Oregon, USA), May 23, 2019 (America’s history of demonizing migrants) The Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada), May 21, 2019 (Canadian Embassy Illness is mass psychology) WGN Radio (Chicago), March 16, 2019 (Christchurch massacre and gun laws) Skeptical Inquirer interview, February 5, 2019 (‘sonic attacks’ are science fiction) Vanity Fair Magazine. February 2019 (‘sonic attack’ as science fiction) WGN Radio (Chicago), January 12, 2019 (New insights on sonic attack claims) Gulf Times (Qatar), October 4, 2018 (Mystery illness in Cuba) History Net Book Channel, September 25, 2018 (demonization of migrants in America) Slate, August 14, 2018 (criticism of Journal of the American Medical Association study on ‘sonic attacks’) The Guardian, August 14, 2018 (New study on Cuban ‘attacks’ is flawed) BuzzFeed News, August 14, 2018 (Concussions from ‘sonic attack’ in Cuba impossibility) ABC News Australia, July 2, 2018 (Sonic attack claims in Cuba are not scientifically grounded) Los Angeles Times, June 12, 2018 (Journalists partly to blame for sonic attack claims) Radio New Zealand Morning Report, May 29, 2018 (Sonic attack claim in China groundless) The Guardian, March 7, 2018 (New study on Cuban ‘attacks’ is flawed) The Guardian, February 23, 2018 (Audio interview/Podcast on sonic attack claims) WGN Radio (Chicago), February 17, 2018 (New study findings on Cuban ‘attack’ unsound) BuzzFeed News, February 16, 2018 (Concussions from ‘sonic attack’ in Cuba impossibility) OnCuba, February 7, 2018 (sonic attacks or collective hysteria in Cuba) The Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia), January 12, 2018 (Mass fainting in Cambodia) Newsweek, January 11, 2018 (Acoustical attack claims in Cuba are mass suggestion); BuzzFeed News, January 10, 2018 (Senate hearings on ‘sonic attack’ in Cuba) The X-Zone Radio Show with Rob McConnell, January 5, 2018 (Sonic attack claims bogus); New Statesman, January 4, 2018 (Conspiracy theories and the internet) Coast to Coast Radio Show with George Noory, December 28, 2017 (Sonic attack claims defy physics) Newsweek, December 16, 2017 (Sonic attack claims in Cuba are baseless) WGN Radio (Chicago, Illinois), December 9, 2017 (‘Sonic Attack’ claims in Cuba unfounded) The Big Picture Science Show (November 13, 2017), (Global warming newspaper hoax of 1874) EFE News Agency (Madrid, Spain), November 17, 2017 (Mystery over sonic attack claims in Cuba) WGN Radio (Chicago, Illinois), October 21, 2017 (‘Sonic Attack’ reports psychological) Boston.com October 12, 2017 (The Salem Witch-hunts of 1692) Graeme Hill, Radio Live, New Zealand, October 15, 2016 (‘Sonic Attack’ fears unwarranted) The Guardian, October 12, 2017 (‘Sonic Attack’ claims defy the laws of physics) Havana Times, September 19, 2017 (‘Sonic Attack’ claims likely psychogenic) New Zealand Herald, August 15, 2017 (NCEA History exam plagiarism scandal) The Guardian, June 25, 2017 (Exploitation of Cambodian garment workers) New Statesman, March 20, 2017 (Conspiracy theories and the internet) Courier Mail (Queensland, Australia), April 8, 2017 (Moral panics) Smithsonian Magazine, March 6, 2017 (Outbreaks of mass suggestion in Europe) OZY Media (California), February 26, 2017 (History of Mass Psychogenic Illness) Courier Mail (Queensland, Australia), November 5, 2016 (Decline of the Pokemon-Go Fad) Beyond Reality Radio with Jason Hawes, the SyFy Channel, October 20, 2016 (Bigfoot myth) Agence France-Presse (AFP), October 14, 2016 (Clown social panic turning violent) Mike Cohen, WILS Radio, Lansing, Michigan, October 14, 2016 (police and the clown scare) Agence France-Presse (AFP), October 12, 2016 (history of the clown social panic), October Graeme Hill, Radio Live, New Zealand, October 9, 2016 (Clown social panic in spreads in New Zealand) New Zealand Herald, October 7, 2016 (Clown social panic reaches New Zealand) TV 3, New Zealand, October 9, 2016 (Clown social panic sweeps the world) Australian Broadcasting, ABC Radio, October 7, 2016 (Clown Panic prompt Victorian Police Warning) Newstalk 1ZB, October 7, 2016 (Clown social panic in New Zealand) New Zealand Herald, October 7, 2016 (Clown social panic reaches New Zealand) The Guardian (London), October 5, 2016 (Clown social panic spreads) LehighValleylive.com (Pennsylvania), October 3, 2016 (American phantom clown social panic) Graeme Hill, Radio Live, New Zealand, September 25, 2016 (Clown ‘attacks’ as urban legend) Graeme Hill, Radio Live, New Zealand, September 3, 2016 (Phantom clown social panic in America) Washington Post, August 31, 2016 (Pokémon Go Fad) Aljazeera News, August 6, 2016 (Religious significance of the Roswell UFO myth) Agencia EFE (Spanish News), April 28, 2016 (Outbreak of demonic possession in Malaysian schools) Nautilus Magazine, April 7, 2015 (Why mass psychogenic illness affects mostly females) Astro Awani, Malaysian TV News, April 22, 2016 (Demonic possession in northern Malaysia) VICE Magazine, April 21, 2016 (Mass psychogenic illness outbreak in Malaysia) BBC World News, April 19, 2016 (Outbreak of demonic possession in Malaysian schools) The Unexplained with Howard Hughes, April 17, 2016 (America’s Loch Ness ‘Monster’) Dark Thirty Radio, Jeremy Scott, Mutual Radio, April 21, 2016 (Bigfoot folklore) Dark Thirty Radio with Jeremy Scott, Mutual Radio, March 8, 2016 (science and the paranormal) The Toronto Star, January 4, 2016 (Fads, crazes and social delusions) The Michelangelo Signorile Show, November 20, 2015 (Psychology of the Paris terror attacks) Coast to Coast Radio Show with George Noory, October 8, 2015 (Hollywood and haunted houses); BuzzFeed News (Sara Topol), July 24, 2015 (mysterious outbreak of sleeping sickness in Kazakhstan) Belt Magazine, June 4, 2015 (Illinois terrorism scare of 1944) Nautilus Magazine, April 7, 2015 (Mass Psychogenic Illness and gender) Graeme Hill, Radio Live, New Zealand, November 30, 2014 (Mass psychogenic illness) National Geographic Channel (series “Invasion Earth”) October-December 2014 (UFOs) Coast to Coast Radio Show with George Knapp, October 19, 2014 (Lake Champlain ‘Monster’); The Otago Times, September 15, 2013 (Can social media trigger psychological illness) The Atlantic Monthly, September 2013 (Mystery illness in Danvers, Massachusetts) The Jeff Rense Radio Show, January 11, 2013, (America’s Loch Ness ‘Monster’) Strange Universe Radio Show, January 16, 2013 (America’s Loch Ness ‘Monster’) UAlbany Magazine, Spring 2013, (America’s Loch Ness ‘Monster’) Sydney Morning Herald, May 17, 2012 (New link between psychogenic illness and social media) Vermont Public Radio, 27 December 2012 (America’s Loch Ness ‘Monster’) Bob Cudmore Radio Show, Amsterdam, New York, 17 December 2012 (America’s Loch Ness ‘Monster’) Bob Pooler Radio Show, WIRY, Plattsburgh, NY, 12 December 2012 (America’s Loch Ness ‘Monster’) New Zealand Herald, June 2, 2012 (Mysterious Illness mong Afghan Schoolgirls) Agence France-Presse, 5 June 2012 (Mysterious Illness mong Afghan Schoolgirls) Associated Press interview with Mike Stobbe, 5 February 2012 (LeRoy New York Mystery Illness) Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 5 February 2012 (Don Decker Poltergeist Case Solved) American Public Radio, WAMC, New York, January 29, 2013 (America’s Loch Ness ‘Monster’) The Big Picture Science Show (October 1, 2012), (Mystery illness, LeRoy New York) TV 3 New Zealand, December 8, 2012 (Ethics of hoax radio calls) New Zealand Herald, December 15, 2012 (Ethics of hoax radio calls) New Zealand TV, ‘Nigel Latta’s Politically Incorrect Guide to Parenting,’ April 2011 (the paranormal) UAlbany Magazine, Fall 2011, (America’s Loch Ness ‘Monster’) Waikato Times, March 3, 2012 (Goldfish Swallowing Fad strikes Hamilton New Zealand) Alice Springs News, 16 December 2010 (Northern Territory Education Department) USA Today, November 12, 2009 (2012 Mayan Calender end of the world scare) Northern Territory News, 9 October 2009 (Asbestos in Northern Territory schools) Australian Teacher Magazine, September 2009 (Asbestos in Northern Territory schools) Australian Teacher Magazine, October 2009 (Asbestos in Australian schools) ABC Radio, Darwin, Australia, July 2009 (Australian Education Reform) Air & Space Smithsonian Magazine, July 2009 (The British Zeppelin Scare of 1909) Tennant and District Times (Australia), 14 August 2009 (Asbestos in Northern Territory schools) USA Today, November 4, 2008 (Large Hadron Collider Doomsday Scare) Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV News (Darwin), April 21, 2008 (Educational Reform) The Weekend Australian, April 18-19, 2008 (Remote Education Reform) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Darwin) June 20, 2008 (Remote Education) Northern Territory News, April 21, 2008 (Australian Remote Educational Reform) The Des Moines Register (Iowa), March 8, 2008 (school mystery illness) Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, April 1, 2007 (Morgellons ‘disease’) Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Massachusetts), July 1, 2007 (folklore); The Bangor Daily News (Maine), June 18, 2007 (New England folklore); The Roanoke Times & World News, November 20, 2007 (school mystery Illness); The Roanoke Times & World News [Virginia], November 18, 2007 (mystery Illness); The Los Angeles Times, November 13, 2006 (Morgellons disease & mass suggestion); AAP General News Wire (Sydney), January 6, 2006, (Melbourne airport Mystery Illness); The Cairns Post (Australia), January 7, 2006 (Melbourne airport Mystery Illness); The Herald Sun (Melbourne), February 25, 2005 (Melbourne Airport mystery illness); The Herald Sun (Melbourne), February 27, 2005 (Melbourne Airport mystery illness); The Herald Sun (Melbourne), March 1, 2005 (Melbourne Airport mystery illness); Newsweek [Australian edition] March 8, 2005 (Melbourne Airport mystery illness); The Herald Sun (Melbourne), April 6, 2005 (Melbourne Airport mystery illness solved); Northern Territory News, July 2, 2005 (media scares and Orson Welles); The X-Zone Radio Show with Rob McConnell, August 1, 2005 (radio scares); The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), December 2005 (post-911 racial profiling); Discovery Channel documentary, December 2005 (New York Folklore); The Whitehall Times [Whitehall, New York], February 5, 2004 (Bigfoot eco-tourism in Whitehall); The Post-Star [Glens Falls, New York], February 13, 2004 (popular urban myths); The Post-Star [Glens Falls, New York], April 4, 2004 (SARS health scare); The Whitehall Times [Whitehall, New York], April 3, 2004 (urban myths in Upstate New York); The Chicago Tribune [Illinois], July 22, 2004 (cryptozoology, Illinois pseudoscience); British Broadcasting Corporation (Morning Show), September 13, 2004 (media scares); The Journal-Gazette [Mattoon, Illinois], January 6, 2003 (pre-911 terror scares); Hilly Rose Radio Show, March 2003 (hoaxes and manias); Coast to Coast Radio Show with George Noory, May 16, 2003 (social delusions); The Dave Glover Show, KFTK Radio, St. Louis, June 13, 2003 (pseudoscience) The Rutland Herald [Vermont], September 19, 2002 (critical thinking in school); The Journal Gazette [Illinois]. February 3, 2002 (history of terrorism) The Joe Parisi Show, WROW Radio, August 9, 2003 (Unidentified Flying Objects) The Burlington Free Press [Vermont], August 18, 2002 (Catamount sightings); San Francisco Chronicle, June 11, 2002 (psychological impact of a 'dirty nuke'); The Roanoke Times & World News [Virginia], March 18, 2002 (bio-terrorism fears); The Los Angeles Times, October 27, 2001 (post-September 11th bio-terrorism scares); The Wall Street Journal, May 24, 2001 (urban legends in India); The History Channel, ‘Incident at Roswell,’ April 2000 (Roswell UFO myths); The New Yorker, July 12, 1999 (psychological illness in Belgium). BBC, October 30, 1998 (1938 Martian panic) The Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Australia) November 8, 1998 (the psychology of UFOs) The Star [Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia], October 21, 1995 (Malaysian folklore) The Sunday Star [Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia], October 22, 1995 (pseudoscience) Research Interests Cultural relativism, Ethnographic diversity and human tolerance; Southeast Asian ‘psychiatric’ disorders (amok, latah, koro, spirit possession); History of psychiatry; Mass psychogenic illness and conversion disorder; History of Maori racial discrimination in New Zealand Post-partum psychosis; Gender studies; Deception by anthropological informants; Collective behaviour (rumour, gossip, fads, crazes, manias, moral panics, stampedes, urban legends, community threat panics, riots, ‘cults,’ social movements, folie a deux); History of witchcraft; False Memory Syndrome; Social delusions; Media hoaxes and the history of tabloid journalism; Critical thinking; Psychology of ghosts and hauntings Contested medical conditions and claims (Gulf War Syndrome, Multiple Personality Disorder, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Sick Building Syndrome, Repetition Strain Injury, Facilitated Communication, Morgellons Disease); Mass media influence on society; Fantasy-prone personality; Human perceptual fallibility; Conformity dynamics; Pseudoscience; Cryptozoology (community ‘monster’ panics) Social history of Unidentified Flying Objects in the United States; Social history of the Loch Ness and Lake Champlain ‘Monsters’ Islam in Malaysia; Medicalization of deviance (the inappropriate placement of medical labels onto unfamiliar or unpopular non-western behaviours); Psychological impact of chemical and biological terrorism scares; New England folklore; Malaysian folklore and supernatural beliefs (Jinn, toyol, hantu, Bunian); History of minority religious movements; Human rights and social justice among Indigenous peoples