Jean Maria Arrigo
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Jean Maria Arrigo (April 30, 1944 – February 24, 2024) was an American
social psychologist Social psychology is the methodical study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. Although studying many of the same substantive topics as its counterpart in the field of ...
and
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.


Career

Arrigo was born in
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in 1944. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics in 1966 and 1969 respectively from the
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and was an adjunct professor in that field at
San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CS ...
for 11 years. Arrigo then earned a master's degree (1995), and
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(1999) from
Claremont Graduate University The Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a private, all-graduate research university in Claremont, California, United States. Founded in 1925, CGU is a member of the Claremont Colleges consortium which includes five undergraduate and two grad ...
in social psychology. Arrigo was a member of a 2005
American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychologists in the United States, and the largest psychological association in the world. It has over 170,000 members, including scientists, educators, clin ...
(APA) task force evaluating the role of psychologists in U.S. intelligence and military interrogations of
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. She became known for exposing conflicts of interest of most of the others on the nominally independent task force, who were allied in advance with advocates of harsh interrogation methods. For her whistleblowing actions, the APA honored Arrigo in 2015, and the
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presented their 2015 AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility to her.2015 AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award Goes to Social Psychologist Jean Maria Arrigo
(8 Feb 2016) at aaas.org
On February 24, 2024, Arrigo died of pancreatic cancer in
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, at the age of 79.


Published works

* * ''Sins and Salvations in Clandestine Scientific Research: A Social Psychological and Epistemological Inquiry'', Claremont Graduate University, 1999 *


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APA Interrogation Task Force Member Dr. Jean Maria Arrigo Exposes Group's Ties to Military
''Democracy Now,'' August 20, 2007 1944 births 2024 deaths American women psychologists American social psychologists American whistleblowers American Psychological Association people Oral historians 21st-century American women academics 21st-century American academics 21st-century American psychologists Writers from Memphis, Tennessee {{US-psychologist-stub