In 1998, Dr. Michael Persinger of Laurentian University was found to have committed 11 violations of 10 standards governing professional and ethical conduct by the Complaints Committee of the College of Psychologists of Ontario as a result of my 1996 complaint to them.
In late October 1999, the Appeal and Review Panel of the province's Health Professions Board held a hearing at Dr. Persinger's request to review the decision of the College's Complaints Committee. The Board's Decision and Reasons was released in July 2001. I have provided a complete copy of that document to the administration at Laurentian University. For an excerpt including the Board's conclusion, click here. For a complete copy of the Decision, click here.
Laurentian University of Sudbury, Ontario continues to violate its own Policy on Integrity although my 1996 complaint to them was investigated by the (then) President. The University has never released to me the written findings and decision, as required by their Policy, and has never responded to my inquiries about any action taken under their Policy to address Dr. Persinger's unethical conduct.
I was never Dr. Persinger's client or patient. I was a student in the Child & Development Studies (CDEV) Master of Arts program (now called Human Development) of which he is a faculty member. I was also one of a group of graduate students who, in 1994, began submitting complaints to the university about his conduct.
