Harvard Law School Human Rights Program

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July 7, 2010

The International Human Rights Clinic has filed a complaint before the Ohio Pyschology Board against Dr. Larry James, former Chief Psychologist at the Guantánamo prison and current Dean of Wright State University's School of Professional Pyschology, on behalf of the following complainants:

Michael Reese
Michael Reese is a former private of the U.S. Army , and a member of Disabled American Veterans.  He studied mental health at Columbus State Community College and worked for more than a decade as a counselor or teacher for people with disabilities. A resident of Columbus and Cleveland, Michael is a former political action chair of the Columbus NAACP.

Dr. Trudy Bond
Trudy Bond, Ed.D., is an independent psychologist in Toledo, Ohio, where she has been treating patients for 30 years .  Dr. Bond earned her doctorate in counseling psychology from Oklahoma State University at age 26 and obtained her license to practice psychology in 1980. 

Rev. Colin Bossen
Rev. Colin Bossen is minister of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland Heights. He is a graduate of Denison University and the Meadville Lombard Theological School.

Josephine Setzler
Josephine Setzler, Ph.D., is a retired chemistry professor and environmental scientist who currently serves as executive director of a local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Josie got involved in mental health advocacy more than 20 years ago, following her brother’s diagnosis of mental illness.  She lives in Fremont, Ohio.

To view the complaint, please click here.