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Dr. Richard Bloom Ph.D

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Professor


Campus: Prescott Campus

College: College of Arts and Sciences

Department: Global Studies

Contact Information:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
3700 Willow Creek Road
Prescott, AZ 86301

Office Building: Bldg 74

Office Location: 205

Phone: (928) 777-3837

E-mail: Richard.Bloom@erau.edu

Office Hours:
M 1:00PM - 3:00PM, T 10:00AM - 12:00PM, W 2:00PM - 4:00PM, TH 3:00 -5:00PM, F 10:00AM - 12:00PM Open Door Policy

Courses Taught:
HU 300 World Literature
HU 341 World Philosophy
HU 475 Senior Thesis
PSY 340 Industrial-Organizational Psychology
PSY 350 Social Psychology
PSY 365 Abnormal Psychology
SIS 312 Global Crime and International Justice Systems
SIS 315 Studies in Global Intelligence I
SIS 317 Poltical Change, Revolution and War
SIS 325 History of Terrorism
SIS 410 Business Security and Competitive Intelligence
SIS 415 Studies in Global Intelligence II
SIS 420 Aviation Security and Technology
SIS 422 Homeland Security and Technology
SIS 425 Personnel Security
SIS 199, 299, 399, 499 Special Topics in Global Security and Intelligence Studies
SS 310 Personality Development
SS 340 American Foreign Policy
SS 299, 399, 499 Special Topics in the Social Sciences

Current Class Schedule:

  • HU_341_01PC - World Philosophy
    CLASSROOM/RESTROOM Room 53A, Lecture Monday Wednesday Friday 08:00AM - 09:00AM
  • SS_312_01PC - Personality & Profiling
    CLASSROOM Room 55A, Lecture Monday Wednesday Friday 08:00AM - 09:00AM

Education:

  • PHD in Clinical Psychology, Kent State University
  • MA in Psychology, New School for Social Research
  • BA in Psychology, Columbia University City of NY

Publications:
Bloom, R. W. (February 23, 2009). A government primer: What good people should know about detecting bad people. Government Security News, http://www.gsnmagazine.com
Bloom, R. W. (January 27, 2009). The November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks: Lessons learned for homeland security. Presentation to Arizona Federation of Republican Women, Prescott, Arizona.
Bloom, R. W. (January 13, 2009). Chairperson. Panel on Contemporary Issues in Aviation Security. Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.
Bloom, R. W. (2008). A promising analysis. [Review of the book Promises, oaths, and vows: On the psychology of promising]. PsycCRITIQUES, 53(33), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques.
Bloom, R. W. (2008). Getting safer. [Review of the book Saving lives: The S.A.F.E. model for resolving hostage and crisis incident]. PsycCRITIQUES, 53(11), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques.
Bloom, R. W. (2008). Brain and heart on fire. [Review of the book The political brain: The role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation]. PsycCRITIQUES, 53(2), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques.
Bloom, R. W. (September 19, 2007). Profiling, human reliability, and national security. Presentation to the Association for Intelligence Officers, Arizona Chapter, Phoenix, AZ.
Bloom, R. W. (2007). The terrorism industry: Talking truth to power or seeking power as truth? [Review of the book The roots of terrorism.] PsycCRITIQUES, 52 (13), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques.
Bloom, R. W. (May 17, 2007). Personnel security and the insider threat. Address presented to the ASIS International Southwest Security Conference 2007, Phoenix, AZ.
Bloom, R. W. (March 2, 2007). Counterterrorism programs, psychology, and the insider threat. Address presented to the Massport Counter-Terrorism for Transportation Conference. Boston, MA.
Bloom, R. W. (February 2, 2007). Criminal and civil adjudication in an age of terror: The psychology of terrorism . Proceedings of the 18th Annual Aviation Law and Insurance Symposium, Orlando, FL.
Bloom, R. W. (2006). Are campus law enforcement administrators ready for behavior pattern recognition? Campus Law Enforcement Journal, 36(6), 17-21.
Bloom, R. W. (November 15, 2006). Practical applications of scientific profiling. Address presented to the ASIS International, Phoenix Chapter, Phoenix, AZ.
Bloom, R. W. (November 1, 2006). A practical dialogue on concessions, concessionaires, and airport security. Address presented at the Annual Meeting of the Airports Council International-North America . Seattle, WA.
Bloom, R. W. (2006) Essential source, inessential read. [Review of the book Terrorism: Essential primary sources.] PsycCRITIQUES, 51(44), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques
Bloom, R. W. (2006) Psychology and the law on trial. [Review of the books Criminal profiling: Developing as effective science and practice and Psychology and the law on trial.] PsycCRITIQUES, 51(34), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques
Bloom, R. W. (2006) Killing and psychology bound. [Review of the book Why did they kill? Cambodia in the shadow of genocide.] PsyCRITIQUES, 51(25), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques
Bloom, R. W. (2006) Syriana as our world. [Review of the motion picture Syriana.] PsycCRITIQUES, 51(18), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques
Bloom, R. W. (2006) Munich: From appeasement to retribution to projection. [Review of the motion picture Munich.] PsyCRITIQUES, 51(17), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques
Bloom, R. W. (2006). Challenging the hyperreality of terrorism. [Review of the book The sociology and psychology of terrorism: Who becomes a terrorist and why?] PsycCRITIQUES, 51(8), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques
Bloom, R. W. (2006). Getting grounded after September 11. [Review of the book On the ground after September 11: Mental health resources and practical knowledge.] PsycCRITIQUES, 51(1), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques
Bloom, R. W. (April, 8, 2005). A commentary on torture. [Review of the article The psychological origins of institutionalized torture.] International Bulletin of Political Psychology, 16(3), http://security.pr.erau.edu
Bloom, R. W. (June 27, 2005). Aviation security and national legislation. Address presented to United States Congressional Staffers. Washington, D.C
Bloom, R. W. (July 10, 2005). Only U.S. has ability to defeat terrorism. Arizona Republic. pp. V1-V2
Bloom, R. W. (2005). Who is dying to win? [Review of the book Dying to win: the logic of suicide terrorism.] PsycCRITIQUES, 50(47), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques
Bloom, R. W. (2005). Whos in control? [Review of the motion picture Control room.] PsycCRITIQUES, 50(45), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques
Bloom, R. W. (2005). A next unfolding. [Review of the book Unfolding social constructionism. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(23), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques
Bloom, R. W. (2005). Psychologys moral problems as morals problem. [A review of the book Moral development, self, and identity.] PsycCRITIQUES. 50(11), http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques
Bloom, R. W. (November 21, 2003). Airports and loci of aviation: Security guidelines for physical design and modification. International Bulletin of Political Psychology, 15(11), http://security.pr.erau.edu
Bloom, R. W. (November 5, 2003). Terrorist motivation and preferred aviation targets. International Bulletin of Political Psychology, 15(10), http://security.pr.erau.edu
Bloom, R. W. (October 3, 2003). Why the destruction of history makes sense. International Bulletin of Political Psychology, 15(6), http://security.pr.erau.edu
Bloom, R. W. (September 26, 2003). An intractable problem with the security classification of information. International Bulletin of Political Psychology, 15(5), http://security.pr.erau.edu
Bloom, R. W. (September 12, 2003). Commentary on Department of Energy polygraph policy. International Bulletin of Political Psychology, 15(3), http://security.pr.erau.edu
Bloom, R. W. (August 29, 2003). Why humanitarian workers should be killed: A perspective from Nietzschean slave morality. International Bulletin of Political Psychology, 15(1), http://security.pr.erau.edu
Bloom, R. W. (August 15, 2003). Personnel security: The challenge of personality. International Bulletin of Political Psychology, 14(22), http://security.pr.erau.edu
Bloom, R. W., & Dess, N. (Eds.). (2003). Evolutionary psychology and violence: A primer for policymakers and public policy advocates. Westport, CT, US: Praeger Publishers/Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
Bloom, R. W. (2002). On media violence: Whose facts? Whose misinformation? American Psychologist. 57(6-7), pp. 447-448.
Bloom, R. W. (December, 2000). [Review of the book Vanishing borders: Protecting the planet in the age of globalization.] International Journal on World Peace, 17(40), 77-79
Bloom, R. W. (November 3, 1999). Can Socratic teachers in higher education remain alive? Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Faculty Symposium on Teaching Effectiveness. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
Bloom, R. W. (Fall 1999). Does racial profiling have a place in aviation security? The Leader: The Magazine of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Daytona Beach, FL.
Bloom, R. W., & Kahne, S. (July, 1999). New people for new roles in free flight. Paper presented at the 1999 International Federation of Automatic Control Congress, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China.
Bloom, R. W. (June, 1999). [Review of the book Social origins of our psychoanalytic century. H-Net Reviews, H-Pol@msu.edu.
Bloom, R. W. (1999). Social psychological vulnerabilities of intelligence case officers and agents. In S. Sivasundaram (Ed.). Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Non-linear Problems in Aviation and Aerospace. Vol. 1. Cambridge, UK: European Conference Publications, 127-130
Bloom, R. W. (August, 1998). Popular culture in the service of politics: Little Richard and the wounds of gender representation. Paper presented at the 1998 American Historical Association-Pacific Coast Branch Conference. San Diego, CA
Bloom, R. W. (June 1998). [Review of the book Americas strategic choices.] H-Net Reviews, H-Pol@msu.edu.
Bloom, R. W. (Spring 1998). Commentary on the motivational psychology of terrorism against transportation systems: Implications for transportation law. Transportation Law Journal, 25, 175-181
Bloom, R. W. (January 9, 1998). Critiquing critiques of profiling in aviation security screening programs: Why the ACLU has it wrong. International Bulletin of Political Psychology, 4(1). http://security.pr.erau.edu
Bloom, R. W. (1998). The psychology of information warfare. In C. Cronin, (Ed.). An introduction to military psychology. (pp. 149-174). NY: Simon & Schuster.
Bloom, R. W. (October, 1997). Psychiatric sequelae of virtual reality technology: Sociopolitics and psychology. Address presented at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Training Institute. Washington, D.C
Bloom, R. W. (September, 1997). World government and black helicopters: Psychological factors affecting support for the United Nations. Taller de Psicologia Politica. Pontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru, a811746@pales.pucp.edu.pe (in English and Spanish [translated by the Universidad Catolica])
Bloom, R. W. (April, 1997). Aviation terrorism as fora for multi-cultural communication. Address presented at the Aviation Communication: A Multi-Cultural Forum, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ.
Bloom, R. W. (March, 1997). Psychiatric applications of virtual reality technology: New Eden, Armageddon, or Bedlam? Paper presented at the Science, Technology, and the 21st Century Symposium. Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma
Bloom, R. W. (1997). Propaganda politica: Perspectiva postmoderna. Psicologia Politica, 15, 95-112. [Translated by Psicologia Politica]
Bloom, R. W. (1997). [Review of the book Narrative therapy in action.] Contemporary Psychology, 42, 1100-1101
Bloom, R. W. (February 21, 1997). Invasion of the body snatchers as counterespionage threat. International Bulletin of Political Psychology, 1(13), http://security.pr.erau.edu
Bloom, R. W. (January, 1997). Psychiatric therapeutic applications of virtual reality technology (VRT): Research prospectus and phenomenological critique. Paper presented at the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality V Conference. University of California, San Diego, Medical School and the California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego. San Diego, CA
Bloom R. W. (August, 1996) . Psychological assessment, safety, and security: A primer for aerospace policymakers. Address presented at the Center for Aerospace Safety Education, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Bloom, R. W. (March, 1996). Feminism as machiavellianism: The rise and fall of Jiang Qing. Paper presented at the 39th Wing Women's History Month Symposium, Incirlik, Republic of Turkey.
Bloom, R. W. (February, 1996). The 'as if' personality and the life of Malcolm X. Paper presented at the 39th Wing African-American Heritage Symposium, Incirlik, Republic of Turkey.
Bloom, R. W. (January,1996). Experience in groups: Application of Bion's theories for operations other than war. Paper presented at the 39th Medical Group's Mental Health Services Continuing Education Program, Incirlik, Republic of Turkey.
Bloom, R. W. (October, 1995). False consciousness: The German Ideology 150 years later. Paper presented at the 39th Medical Group's Mental Health Services Continuing Education Program, Incirlik, Republic of Turkey.
Bloom, R. W. (November, 1995). A phenomenological approach to integrity testing. Paper presented at the 39th Medical Group's Mental Health Services Continuing Education Program, Incirlik, Republic of Turkey.
Bloom, R. W. (February, 1995). A psychobiography of Malcolm X. Paper presented at the 1995 24th Wing African American Heritage Symposium, Panama, Republic of Panama.
Bloom, R. W.(1995). A psychobiography of Jiang Qing. Presented at the 1995 24th Wing Women's History Symposium, Panama, Republic of Panama.
Bloom, R. W. (1994). Unpublished novel.
Bloom, R. W. (July, 1993). A critique of psychological reason: The life and afterlife of Malcolm X. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Cambridge, MA.
Bloom, R. W. (July, 1993). (Chairperson). Political decision making. Symposium conducted at the 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Cambridge, MA.
Bloom, R. W. (1993). Examining the psychology of crisis. USAF Medical Service Digest, 44, 19-22.
Bloom, R. W. (1993). The sustenance of military families: A reason to believe. In F. Kaslow (Ed.), The military family in peace and war. NY: Springer Press.
Bloom, R. W. (1993). Psychological evaluations for security clearances, sensitive positions, and special access. Military Medicine, 519-523.
Bloom, R. W. (1992) [Review of the book Legitimacy and commitment in the military.] Contemporary Psychology, 23(6), 616-617.
Bloom, R. W. (August, 1992) The genetic epistemology of national security decision making. Avenues of collaboration between Divisions 19 (Military Psychology) and Division 48 (Peace Psychology) symposium conducted at the 100th Annual Convention of the American Psychology Association, Washington, D. C. (R. Wagner, Chairperson).
Bloom, R. W. (August, 1992) The psychology of power. Presidential address (Division 19 (Military Psychology) presented at the 100th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.
Bloom, R. W. (July, 1992). (Chairperson). Political psychology: Perspective on the Persian Gulf War. Symposium conducted at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
Bloom, R. W. (1991). Propaganda and active measures. In R. Gal and A.D. Mangelsdorff (Eds.), Handbook of military psychology. London: John Wiley. (pp. 693-710).
Bloom, R. W. (1990). [Review of the book Radio Warfare]. Military Review, 702, 92.
Bloom, R. W. (August, 1990). The psychology of low intensity conflict. Invited discussant at the 98th Annual Convention of the American Psychology Association, Boston, MA.
Bloom, R. W. (August, 1990). Report from the Philippines: Psychological antecedents and consequences of the December 1989 coup attempt. Invited address at the 98th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Bloom, R. W. (July, 1990). Political psychology: Implications for the concept of stress. Program presented at the 13th Air Force Medical Center, Clark AB, Republic of the Philippines. (Nurses' Continuing Education Credit, State of Florida, 1 contact hour).
Bloom, R. W. (June, 1990). Lectures on terrorism: Definitions, history, psychology, and triage. Program presented at the 13th Air Force Medical Center, Clark AB, Republic of the Philippines. (Nurses' Continuing Education Credit, State of Florida, 4 contact hours).
Bloom R. W. (August, 1989). (Chairperson). Should lesbians and gays be given security clearances by the U.S. Government? Symposium conducted at the 97th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Bloom, R. W. (August, 1989). (Chairperson). Should paraphiliacs be given security clearances by the U.S. Government? Symposium conducted at the 97th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Bloom, R. W. (August,1989). An unethical and non-professional approach to standards. Updating ethical and professional practices in military clinical psychology symposium conducted at the 97th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA. (J. Smith, Chairperson).
Bloom, R. W. (August, 1989). Are enemy images changing in the Gorbachev era? Enemy images in the Gorbachev era-Ending the Cold War symposium conducted at the 97th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA. (R.V. Wagner, Chairperson).
Bloom, R. W. (1989). [Review of the book An American island in Hitler's Reich: The Bad Nauheim interment]. Military Review, 69(2), 112.
Bloom, R. W. (March, 1989). Security evaluation and counterespionage. Program presented at the United States Army 7th Medical Command Continuing Medical Education Conference, Garmisch, Federal Republic of Germany.
Bloom, R. W. (March, 1989). Counterdisinformation. Program presented at the United States Army 7th Medical Command Continuing Medical Education Conference, Garmisch, Federal Republic of Germany.
Bloom, R. W. (March, 1989). Crisis response management. Program presented at the United States Army, 7th Medical Command Continuing Medical Education Conference, Garmisch, Federal Republic of Germany.
Bloom, R. W. (1989). The pro-Stalinist population segment in the USSR. Perspectives, 10, 1.
Bloom, R. W. (November, 1988). (Chairperson). The behavioral sciences and military readiness. Symposium presented at the 1988 Operational Problems in the USAF Behavioral Sciences, Wichita Falls, TX.
Bloom, R. W. (November, 1988). New directions in counterdisinformation. Address presented at the 1988 Operational Problems in the USAF Behavioral Sciences, Wichita Falls, TX.
Bloom, R. W. (August, 1988). (Chairperson). Psychology and national security affairs. American Psychological Association (Division 19) Preconvention Workshop, Atlanta, GA.
Bloom, R. W., & Smith, M. B. (August, 1988). (Chairpersons). National security affairs: Psychological perspectives. Symposium conducted at the 96th Annual Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Bloom, R. W. (July, 1988). The political psychologist as practitioner. Paper presented at the International Society of Political Psychology, Washington, DC Chapter, Washington, DC.
Bloom, R. W. (June, 1988). Sexual orientation and security: Deviations from the deviant approach. Address presented at the Department of Defense Personnel Security Research Symposium, Monterey, CA
Bloom, R. W. (June, 1988). Psychological dysfunctions among psychological assessors: Implications for personnel security. Address presented at the Department of Defense Personnel Security Research Symposium, Monterey, CA.
Bloom, R. W. (April, 1988). The psychology of the torturer. Address presented at the 11th Biannual Symposium, Psychology in the Department of Defense, Colorado Springs, CO.
Bloom, R. W. (February, 1988). Countering espionage: Psychological contributions. Paper presented at the University Seminar in Political Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Bloom R. W. (1988). [Review of the book No more heroes: Madness and psychiatry in war]. Military Review, 68(3), 90.
Bloom, R. W. (December, 1987). Psychology of terrorism. Address presented at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.
Bloom, R. W. (August, 1987). (Chairperson). Psychology and national security affairs. American Psychological Association (Division 19) Preconvention Workshop, New York, NY.
Bloom, R. W. (June, 1987). (Chairperson). Psychology and national security affairs. Symposium presented at the 1987 Operational Problems in the USAF Behavioral Sciences, Wichita Falls, TX.
Bloom, R. W. (March, 1987). Bandura's 'Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement.' Commentary presented at the Psychology of Terrorism Interdisciplinary Research Conference, International Security Studies Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC.
Bloom, R. W. (1987). PSYOP and anti-NATO Scripts. Perspectives, 3(3), 3.
Bloom, R. W . (November, 1986). Psychodynamics of terrorism. Address presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, San Antonio, TX.
Bloom, R. W .(June, 1986). Psychological contributions to national security policy. Address presented at the 1986 Operational Problems in the Behavioral Sciences Symposium, Wichita Falls, TX.
Bloom, R. W. (April, 1986). A psychological analysis of counterespionage. Address presented at the 10th Biannual Symposium, Psychology in the Department of Defense, Colorado Springs, CO.
Bloom, R. W. (1985). On inoculating for surprise. Air University Review, 36(2), 105.
Bloom, R. W. (October, 1985). Medical intelligence. Unpublished manuscript. Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center, Frederick, MD.
Bloom, R. W. (August, 1985). The psychology of national security crisis: Problems and solutions. Address presented at the USAF Special Operations School, Hurlburt Field, FL.
Bloom, R. W. (September, 1985). Alcohol abuse: Basic facts, reliability, and espionage. Address presented at the Annual Security Symposium of the Defense Logistics Agency, Cameron Station, VA.
Bloom, R .W.(June, 1985). Perception management and counterterrorism. Paper presented at the 1985 Operational Problems in the USAF Behavioral Sciences, Wichita Falls, TX.
Bloom, R. W. (June, 1985). A psychological analysis of insurgency. Address presented at the USAF Special Operations School, Hurlburt Field, FL.
Bloom, R. W. (1985). Applied psychology and national security: A psychological schema of the Politburo. Unpublished manuscript, National Defense University, Washington, DC.
Bloom, R. W. (1984). Comment on 'Measuring machiavellianism with Mach V: A psychometric investigation.' Journal of Personality Assessment, 48, 26-27.
Bloom, R. W. (1984). Military deception: A clinical psychological analysis. Proceeding of the 9th Symposium: Psychology in the Department of Defense, USAFA-TR-84-2, 15-19.
Bloom, R. W. (June, 1984). The psychology of terrorism: An overview. Paper presented at the 1984 Operational Problems in the USAF Behavioral Sciences Symposium, Wichita Falls, TX.
Bloom, R. W. (1984). The present and future of military psychology. Unpublished manuscript. Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center, Frederick, MD.
Bloom, R. W. (1984). Military surprise: Why we need a scientific approach. Air University Review, 35, 17-21
Bloom, R. W. (1984). [Review of the book Psychic warfare: Threat or illusion?]. Air University Review, 36(1), 106-107.
Bloom, R. W. (1984). Foreign psychological operations: An s&t analysis (U). U.S. Army Scientific and Technical Intelligence Bulletin No AST-266OR-050-84.
Bloom, R. W. (1983). [Review of the motion picture An Officer and a gentleman]. Air University Review, 34, 115-116.
Bloom, R. W. (September, 1983). Perception of threat: A foundation of military readiness. Paper presented at the 1983 Operational Problems in the USAF Behavioral Sciences Symposium, Wichita Falls, TX..
Bloom, R. W. (1982). The interdependence of international affairs: Social psychology as a politico-military tool. Proceedings of the 8th Symposium: Psychology in the Department of Defense, USAFA-TR-82-10-176-181
Bloom, R. W. (1982). Comment on 'Surprise and deception in Soviet military thought: Part 1.' Military Review, 62, 73-74
Bloom, R. W. (1982). Defense of psychology in deception, Unpublished manuscript, United States Air Force Combat Operations Staff.)
Bloom, R. W. (1982). Psychology applied to tactical deception. Unpublished manuscript, United States Air Force Combat Operations Staff.
Bloom, R. W.(1982). Neurobiological application to tactical deception. Unpublished manuscript, United States Air Force Combat Operations Staff.
Bloom, R. W. (1982). Psychological effects of nuclear war Unpublished manuscript, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine.
Bloom, R. W. (1981). The psychology of deception. Unpublished manuscript, United States Air Force Combat Operations Staff.
Bloom, R. W. (1981). Tactical deception: An information processing perspective. Unpublished manuscript, United States Air Force Combat Operations Staff.
Bloom, R. W. (1981). The role of indirect assessment in deception. Unpublished manuscript, United States Air Force Combat Operations Staff.
Bloom, R. W. (December, 1981). Psychotherapist's misperceptions and misconceptions. Paper presented at the 1981 Operational Problems in the USAF Behavioral Sciences Symposium, San Antonio, TX.
Bloom, R. W. (1980). PSYOP and the role of clinical psychology. Proceedings of the 7th Symposium: Psychology in the Department of Defense. USAFA-TR-80-12, 11-17.
Bloom, R. W. (1980). Comment on 'The authoritarian as measured by a personality scale: Solid citizen or misfit?' Journal of Clinical Psychology, 36, 918-920.
Bloom, R. W. (1980). [Review of the book A history of psychoanalysis]. Journal of Personality Assessment, 44, 329-331.
Bloom, R. W. (1979). [Review of the book Psychopathology and politics]. Journal of Personality Assessment, 43, 102-104.
Bloom, R. W. (1979). [Review of the book The Rorschach: A Comprehensive System: Vol. 2, Current research and advanced interpretation]. Journal of Personality Assessment, 43, 544-546.
Bloom, R. W. (1979) [Review of the book The nature of psychodynamic interpretation]. Journal of Personality Assessment, 42, 186-187.
Bloom, R. W. (1978). [Review of the book The development of traditional psychopathology]. Journal of Personality Assessment, 42, 545-547
Bloom, R. W. (1978). The totemic teacher: Theoretical notes. Teaching/Learning Review, 21-23.

Experience:
Dr. Richard W. Bloom is Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor, Psychology, Social Thought, and Global Security and Intelligence Studies at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ. Dr. Bloom has worked for the United States Government as an intelligence operations manager, intelligence analyst, psychological operations planner, special planner, politico-military planner, and military clinical psychologist.
He is a (1) past president of the Military Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association; (2) Fellow of the Society of Air Force Clinical Psychologists, the American Academy of Clinical Psychology, the Society of Personality Assessment, and the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society; (3) Vice Chair of the Aviation Security and Emergency Management Task Force, Transportation Research Board; (4) member of the Governor of Arizona's Homeland Security Coordinating Council and of the Association for Intelligence Officers.
He carries out and reviews applied research, carries out policy analysis, and provides consultation services on aviation intelligence and security systems; profiling of aviation security threat; aviation security threat assessment; terrorism, antiterrorism, and counterterrorism; threat, vulnerability, and risk assessment; intelligence collection and analysis, covert action, and counterintelligence; personnel security; and the psychology of information warfare. He also teaches courses including the clinical, political, philosophical, and theoretical psychologies. He currently is working on critiques of post-modernism and post-structuralism in the contexts of psychological assessment and interpretation and of historical, biographical and autobiographical narrative.

Other Credentials:
Certification:

License 183
State of New Mexico Board of Psychologist Examiners Clinical Psychology

Diploma 3928
American Board of Professional Psychology, Clinical Psychology

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