Paranormal and Fringe-Science Claims - Experts and Scholars
The media frequently turn to CSICOP to get quotes and interviews with experts on the skeptical and scientific side of paranormal and pseudoscientific issues. Below is only a partial list of experts affiliated with CSICOP that we regularly refer to the press.
| Subject | Spokesperson(s) |
| acupuncture | Andrew Skolnick, Joe Nickell, Wallace Sampson, Steve Barrett |
| alien abductions | Joe Nickell, Robert Sheaffer |
| archaeology hoaxes | Kenneth Feder |
| aromatherapy | Wallace Sampson, Steve Barrett, Joe Nickell |
| astrology | Paul Kurtz, Ivan Kelley, Andrew Fraknoi |
| auras | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford |
| belief | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, James Alcock |
| bible code | Dave Thomas |
| Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Chupacabra, Cryptozoology, etc. | Ben Radford, Joe Nickell, Michael Dennett, Dave Daegling |
| chiropractic | Andrew Skolnick, Steve Barrett, Wallace Sampson |
| creationism | Dave Thomas, Massimo Pigliucci, Eugenie Scott, Jason Rosenhouse |
| crop circles | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford |
| curses | Joe Nickell |
| doomsday predictions | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, Paul Kurtz, Barry Karr |
| dowsing | Joe Nickell, Ray Hyman |
| education, curricula | Amanda Chesworth |
| egyptology | Kenneth Feder |
| ESP | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, Ray Hyman, James Alcock, Paul Kurtz, Barry Karr |
| exorcisms | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, Paul Kurtz |
| Facilitated Communication | Scott Lilienfeld, Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, Andrew Skolnick |
| faith healing | Joe Nickell, Andrew Skolnick, Ben Radford, Paul Kurtz |
| false memories | Elizabeth Loftus, Carol Tavris, Ben Radford |
| firewalking | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, Paul Kurtz, Barry Karr |
| ghosts | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, Paul Kurtz, Barry Karr |
| graphology | Joe Nickell |
| haunted houses | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford |
| history of science | Massimo Pigliucci |
| hoaxes | Ben Radford, Joe Nickell, Alex Boese |
| intelligent design | Massimo Pigliucci, Eugenie Scott, Jason Rosenhouse |
| labyrinths | Ben Radford |
| lunar effects, moon madness | Ivan Kelly |
| mass hysteria | Ben Radford |
| mediums | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, Paul Kurtz |
| miracles | Joe Nickell |
| near-death experiences | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford |
| new age beliefs | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, James Alcock |
| Nostradamus | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford |
| numerology | Joe Nickell |
| palmistry | Joe Nickell, Ray Hyman |
| paranormal | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, James Alcock, Ray Hyman, Paul Kurtz, Barry Karr |
| police psychics | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, Paul Kurtz, Ray Hyman, James Alcock, Barry Karr |
| prayer | Andrew Skolnick, Joe Nickell, Wallace Sampson, Barry Karr |
| prophecy/prediction | Ben Radford, Joe Nickell, Paul Kurtz, Barry Karr |
| pseudoscience | Ben Radford, Joe Nickell, Barry Karr |
| psychic powers | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, Barry Karr |
| pyramid power | Joe Nickell |
| recovered memories | Elizabeth Loftus, Carol Tavris, James Alcock, Ray Hyman, Ben Radford |
| reincarnation | Joe Nickell |
| remote viewing | Joe Nickell, Ray Hyman |
| Roswell crash | Dave Thomas, Joe Nickell, Kendrick Frasier, James McGaha, Robert Shaeffer, Ben Radford |
| science education | Ben Radford |
| Shroud of Turin | Joe Nickell |
| speaking to the dead | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford, Paul Kurtz, Ray Hyman |
| spirits | Ben Radford, Joe Nickell, Paul Kurtz, Ray Hyman |
| Stargate | Ray Hyman, James Alcock |
| superstitions | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford |
| therapeutic touch | Scott Lilienfeld, Bela Scheiber |
| UFOs | Robert Sheaffer, James McGaha, Gary Posner |
| urban legends | Ben Radford, Joe Nickell, Jan Harold Brunvand |
| vampires | Ben Radford, Joe Nickell |
| voodoo | Joe Nickell, Ben Radford |
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