Sandy Andron
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Sandy Andron is an educational consultant. He was the director of a religious education high-school program in Miami, Florida
, for twenty-five years. He sits on the Editorial Review Board of the academic journal
: Cultic Studies Review
. Andron received the Leo J. Ryan Award
in 1988.
Andron created a high-school curriculum entitled: Cultivating Cult-Evading, which was published in 1983. Dr. Paul R. Martin
cited the work in his 1993 book, Cult-Proofing Your Kids
. The work is also referenced by the group Jews for Judaism
. Andron has given seminars throughout the globe on the topic of "Cultivating Cult-Evading". Andron's article in G/C/T entitled: "Our Gifted Teens and the Cults" was cited by Hunter's article: "Adolescent Attraction to Cults", in the journal Adolescence.
Andron gave a lecture entitled "Magic and Mind Control", at the International Cultic Studies Association
June 2006 conference in Denver, Colorado
.
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, for twenty-five years. He sits on the Editorial Review Board of the academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
: Cultic Studies Review
Cultic Studies Review
International Journal of Cultic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the International Cultic Studies Association.- External links :* , Don Lattin, San Francisco Chronicle, Religion Writer, February 13, 2001...
. Andron received the Leo J. Ryan Award
Leo J. Ryan Award
The Leo J. Ryan Award was established by the Leo J. Ryan Education Foundation in honor of Congressman Leo J. Ryan; the only United States Congressman to be killed in the line of duty. He was assassinated in Guyana, while investigating Jonestown and The Peoples Temple. Ryan was posthumously awarded...
in 1988.
Andron created a high-school curriculum entitled: Cultivating Cult-Evading, which was published in 1983. Dr. Paul R. Martin
Paul R. Martin
Paul R. Martin was a psychotherapist, licensed clinical psychologist, and director of the Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center in Ohio. He also worked in private practice in Athens, Ohio...
cited the work in his 1993 book, Cult-Proofing Your Kids
Cult-Proofing Your Kids
Cult-Proofing Your Kids is a book written by Dr. Paul R. Martin on cults and fringe churches, specifically written for Christian parents with a focus on how to keep children from joining such groups...
. The work is also referenced by the group Jews for Judaism
Jews for Judaism
Jews for Judaism, established by Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz in 1985, is an international organization designed to counter Christian missionaries whose evangelistic efforts are directed toward Jews. They aim to help Jews strengthen and rediscover their Judaism. It is the largest counter-missionary...
. Andron has given seminars throughout the globe on the topic of "Cultivating Cult-Evading". Andron's article in G/C/T entitled: "Our Gifted Teens and the Cults" was cited by Hunter's article: "Adolescent Attraction to Cults", in the journal Adolescence.
Andron gave a lecture entitled "Magic and Mind Control", at the International Cultic Studies Association
International Cultic Studies Association
The International Cultic Studies Association , formerly the American Family Foundation, describes itself as an "interdisciplinary network of academicians, professionals, former group members, and families who study and educate the public about social-psychological influence and control,...
June 2006 conference in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
.
Books
- Cultivating Cult-Evading: A Teacher's Guide, 1983., Central Agency for Jewish Education
Articles
- Problem Solving An Approach for the Cult-Impacted Family, Dr. Sandy Andron, Ed.D., AFF News, Vol. 4, No. 1
- "Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness, and the Hare Krishnas", (Book Review), The Cult ObserverCultic Studies ReviewInternational Journal of Cultic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the International Cultic Studies Association.- External links :* , Don Lattin, San Francisco Chronicle, Religion Writer, February 13, 2001...
, 6(4), July/August, 1989, p. 18. - "Our Gifted Teens and the Cults.", Sandy Andron, G/C/T, , n26 p32-33 Jan-Feb 1983
- "Gift Rapping: The Scavenger Hunt.", Sandy Andron, G/C/T, , n9 p34-35 Sep-Oct 1979
Presentations
- "Magic and Mind Control", ICSA Annual International Conference, Denver, ColoradoDenver, ColoradoThe City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, June 2006 - "Approaches to Exit Counseling: Part I", Discussants: Sandy Andron; Carol GiambalvoCarol GiambalvoCarol Giambalvo cofounded reFOCUS, a US support and referral network for former members of cults. She has served as a Thought Reform Consultant since 1984.Giambalvo contributed to the book Recovery from Cults. With Herbert L...
, AFF Conference, October 2004, Understanding Cults, New Religious Movements, and Other Groups - "Anyone Can Be Fooled", Sandy Andron, Ed.D., June 14, 2002, AFF Conference, Orlando, FloridaOrlando, FloridaOrlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
- Cults, Psychological Manipulation & Society, Conference, Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, May 1999
External links
- 2005 Profile, at Cultic Studies ReviewCultic Studies ReviewInternational Journal of Cultic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the International Cultic Studies Association.- External links :* , Don Lattin, San Francisco Chronicle, Religion Writer, February 13, 2001...
- Guest commentator, on a CBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
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