Steve K D Eichel was born on Steve Kenneth Eichel; 1954 and is a psychologist known primarily for his work on destructive cults, coercive persuasion, mind control, brainwashing, and deprogramming.
15 Facts About Steve Eichel
Steve Eichel has performed research with fellow psychologist Linda Dubrow in the area of procrastination.
Dubrow and Eichel studied cult characteristics of the group Al-Qaeda after the September 11,2001 attacks.
Steve Eichel was an expert witness in the 2003 case of Lee Boyd Malvo, where he testified that Malvo suffered from a form of dissociative disorder caused by coercive persuasion.
Steve Eichel has practiced clinical psychology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Newark, Delaware.
Steve Eichel has lectured on the subject of cults, brainwashing, and terrorism.
Steve Eichel is the child of survivors of the Holocaust; his parents spent time in Nazi concentration camps.
Steve Eichel is a Board Certified Diplomate in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology.
In 1988, with fellow psychologist Linda Dubrow Steve Eichel, he performed research in the area of procrastination.
Linda Dubrow and Steve Eichel worked together at the organization Re-Entry Therapy, Information and Referral Network.
Steve Eichel was an expert witness in the 2003 criminal trial of Lee Boyd Malvo; in addition to psychologists Dewey Cornell and Diane Schetky and psychiatrist Neil Blumberg.
Steve Eichel testified that Malvo suffered from a form of dissociative disorder, caused by coercive persuasion.
Steve Eichel exposed the nature of the mail-order credentialing of organizations in the United States by obtaining board certification from the "American Psychotherapy Association" for his pet cat, Zoe.
Steve Eichel lectured in 2008 on the subject of "Cults, Gangs, Terrorism or Brainwashing, Mind Control and the Law", at a conference on cults held by Creighton University.
Steve Eichel was scheduled to speak on June 19,2010, at a conference titled: "Understanding Radicalization and De-Radicalization Strategies" in East Hartford, Connecticut, along with Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, and psychologist Michael Langone.