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American Psychological Association. (2015, October 1). Roll call vote on failed amendment. Monitor on Psychology, 46(9). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2015/10/vote-amendment

In addition, the council voted to reject an amendment to remove the following language from the Resolution to Amend the 2006 and 2013 Council Resolutions to Clarify the Roles of Psychologists Related to Interrogation and Detainee Welfare in National Security Settings, to Further Implement the 2008 Petition Resolution, and to Safeguard Against Acts of Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in All Settings:

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in keeping with Principle A (Beneficence and Nonmaleficence) of the Ethics Code to "take care to do no harm,"1 psychologists shall not conduct, supervise, be in the presence of, or otherwise assist any national security interrogations2 for any military or intelligence entities, including private contractors working on their behalf, nor advise on conditions of confinement insofar as these might facilitate such an interrogation.

The vote on the amendment was as follows: 38 votes in favor, 118 against, four abstentions and three recusals. The council requested a roll call vote on the amendment. The votes are provided below.

Norman Abeles, PhD, Div. 39
NO

Kenneth M. Adams, PhD, Div. 40
NO

Luisa Alvarez-Dominguez, PhD, Puerto Rico
NO

Martin J. Amerikaner, PhD, West Virginia
NO

Barry S. Anton, PhD, Board of Directors
RECUSE

Jean Maria Arrigo, PhD, Div. 48
NO

Martha E. Banks, PhD, Div. 35
NO

Laura H. Barbanel, EdD, Div. 39
NO

Sally H. Barlow, PhD, Div. 49
YES

Bernard C. Beins, PhD, Div. 2
NO

Stacey Benson, PsyD, North Dakota
YES

Guillermo Bernal, PhD, Div. 12
YES

Dina Birman, PhD, Div. 27
NO

Sandra J. Bishop-Josef, PhD, Div. 37
NO

Judith S. Blanton, PhD, California
YES

Corwin Boake, PhD, Div. 40
NO

Kenneth H. Bohm, PhD, Missouri
NO

James H. Bray, PhD, Div. 50
NO

Linda F. Brown, PhD, Indiana
NO

Sarah Burgamy, PsyD, Colorado
YES

Linda F. Campbell, PhD, Board of Directors
NO

Elizabeth K. Carll, PhD, Div. 46
NO

Jean A. Carter, PhD, Div. 29
NO

Kim A. Case, PhD, Div. 9
NO

Armand Cerbone, PhD, Div. 29
NO

Nicolas Luc Chevrier, PhD, Quebec
NO

Jean Lau Chin, EdD, Div. 45
NO

June W. J. Ching, PhD, Hawaii
YES

Y. Barry Chung, PhD, Div. 17
NO

Scott Churchill, PhD, Div. 32
NO

Susan D. Clayton, PhD, Div. 34
NO

Annabel J. Cohen, PhD, Div. 10
ABSTAIN

J. Travis Colwell, PhD, North Carolina
YES

Helen L. Coons, PhD, Div. 38
NO

Stewart E. Cooper, PhD, Div. 13
YES

Chester D. Copemann, PhD, Virgin Islands
YES

Paul L. Craig, PhD, Div. 40
RECUSE

Leilani Crane, PsyD, Div. 39
NO

MaryBeth M. Cresci, PhD, Div. 39
NO

Timothy W. Curby, PhD, Div. 15
NO

Brian L. Cutler, PhD, Div. 41
NO

Grady Dale, EdD, Maryland
NO

Eugene D'Angelo, PhD, Massachusetts
NO

David S. DeMatteo, JD, PhD, Div. 41
NO

Eduardo I. Diaz, PhD, Div. 48
NO

Louise A. Douce, Board of Directors
NO

Changming Duan, PhD, Div. 17
NO

Cathy Lee Faye, PhD, Div. 26
NO

June E. Feder, PhD, New York
NO

Charles R. Figley, PhD, Div. 56
NO

Martin J. Fino, PhD, Vermont
NO

Mary A. Fristad, PhD, Div. 53
NO

BraVada M. Garrett-Akinsanya, PhD, Minnesota
NO

Courtney Osmus Ghormley, PhD, Arkansas
NO

Steven Neal Gold, PhD, Div. 56
NO

Kimberly A. Gorgens, PhD, Div. 22
NO

Beverly Greene, PhD, Div. 44
YES

Lorraine W. Greene, PhD, Div. 18
NO

Barney Greenspan, PhD, Idaho
NO

Lisa R. Grossman, JD, PhD, Div. 31
NO

William B. Gunn, PhD, New Hampshire
NO

Douglas C. Haldeman, PhD, Div. 42
NO

Cheryl L. Hall, PhD, Texas
NO

Jane K. Harmon-Jacobs, PhD, Washington
NO

Michele Harway, PhD, Div. 43
NO

William L. Hathaway, PhD, Div. 36
NO

David Hayes, PhD, Ohio
NO

Kate F. Hays, PhD, Div. 47
NO

Angela O. Herzog, PhD, Mississippi
YES

Walter J. Hillabrant, PhD, DC
NO

Laura W. Hughes, PsyD, South Dakota
NO

Tammy L. Hughes, PhD, Div. 16
NO

Larry C. James, PhD, Div. 19
YES

Gregory Scott Jurenec, PhD, Wisconsin
NO

Lynn R. Kahle, PhD, Div. 23
NO

Peter S. Kanaris, PhD, New York
NO

Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, Board of Directors
NO

David Kazar, PhD, Florida
YES

Jennifer E. Kelly, PhD, Board of Directors
NO

Mary E. Kite, PhD, Div. 2
NO

Elizabeth A. Klonoff, PhD, Div. 38
NO

Deirdre Knapp, PhD, Div. 14
YES

Linda K. Knauss, PhD, Pennsylvania
YES

Mark A. Krause, PhD, Div. 6
NO

Jeanne LeBlanc, PhD, British Columbia
NO

Kang Lee, PhD, Div. 7
NO

Ronald F. Levant, EdD, Div. 51
YES

Anthony Liguori, PhD, Div. 28
YES

Lisa Linning, PhD, Nevada
YES

Elizabeth Lonning, PsyD, Iowa
NO

Caleb Loring, PsyD, South Carolina
NO

Rodney L. Lowman, PhD, Div. 14
NO

Suniya S. Luthar, PhD, Div. 7
NO

Jeffrey J. Magnavita, PhD, Div. 29
NO

Robert L. Mapou, PhD, Div. 40
NO

M. Jackson Marr, PhD, Div. 25
YES

Neil A. Massoth, PhD, New Jersey
NO

Ali Mattu, PhD, Div. 53
NO

Marsha McCary, PhD, Div. 39
NO

Nancy A. McGarrah, PhD, Georgia
YES

Robert E. McGrath, PhD, Div. 55
NO

John G. Mehm, PhD, Connecticut
NO

David Harlow Mills, PhD, Maine
NO

Nancy S. Molitor, PhD, Div. 42
NO

Linda R. Mona, PhD, Div. 22
NO

Eduardo S. Morales, PhD, Div. 44
NO

Donald P. Moss, PhD, Div. 30
NO

Mandell J. Much, PhD, Delaware
NO

James Mulick, PhD, Div. 33
YES

Darlyne G. Nemeth, PhD, Louisiana
YES

Amy Owen Nieberding, PhD, Div. 13
YES

Roberta L. Nutt, PhD, Div. 17
NO

Bruce D. Nystrom, PhD, Kansas
NO

Patrick O'Neill, PhD, Nova Scotia
NO

Lisa M. Osbeck, PhD, Div. 24
NO

J. Bruce Overmier, PhD, Div. 3
YES

Irene Nichols Ozbek, PhD, Tennessee
NO

Patricia A. Parmelee, PhD, Div. 20
NO

Lawrence Mark Perlman, PhD, Michigan
YES

Paula R. Pietromonaco, PhD, Div. 8
NO

Clare K. Porac, PhD, Div. 1
NO

Natalie Porter, PhD, Div. 35
ABSTAIN

Diana L. Prescott, PhD, Board of Directors
NO*

Steven J. Reisner, PhD, Div. 39
NO

Robert J. Resnick, PhD, Div. 42
YES

William Revelle, PhD, Div. 5
NO

Celiane M. Rey-Casserly, PhD, Div. 40
NO

Cheri Reynolds, PhD, Utah
NO

Michael C. Roberts, PhD, Div. 54
NO

Michael R. Rodriguez, PhD, New Mexico
YES

Dolly C. Sadow, PhD, Div. 18
ABSTAIN

Dianne S. Salter, PhD, JD, Pennsylvania
YES

Edward Lee Santos, PhD, Guam
YES

Clifton J. Saper, PhD, Illinois
NO

K. Warner Schaie, PhD, Div. 20
NO

Stephen D. Scott, PhD, Oklahoma
YES

Kenneth J. Sher, PhD, Div. 12
NO

Peter L. Sheras, PhD, Virginia
NO

Sandra L. Shullman, PhD, Board of Directors
RECUSE

Bruce Smith, PhD, Alaska
NO

Linda C. Sobell, PhD, Div. 50
YES

Mark B. Sobell, PhD, Div. 12
YES

Bonnie R. Strickland, PhD, Div. 44
NO

William J. Strickland, PhD, Board of Directors
YES

Teri L. Strong, PhD, Oregon
NO

David T. Susman, PhD, Kentucky
NO

Gyda Swaney, PhD, Montana
NO

Harold Takooshian, PhD, Div. 52
NO

Lori Thompson, PhD, Div. 14
YES

Louis Turchetta, EdD, Rhode Island
NO

Susana P. Urbina, PhD, Div. 5
NO

Luis A. Vazquez, PhD, Div. 45
NO

Emily Voelkel, PhD, Board of Directors
NO

Le
NOre E. Walker, EdD, Div. 42
YES

David Washburn, PhD, Div. 3
YES

Danny Wedding, PhD, Div. 12
NO

Deborah L. Whetzel, PhD, Div. 14
YES

Ellen W. Williams, PhD, Arizona
NO

Wendy Williams, PhD, Div. 9
NO

Robert H. Woody, PhD, JD, Div. 42
NO

Frank C. Worrell, PhD, Div. 16
NO

Jeffrey Younggren, PhD, Div. 42 ABSTAIN

Barbara Ziegler, PhD, Wyoming
YES

*Changed from a Yes vote to a No vote.

1 Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. (2002, as amended in 2010), American Psychologist, 57, 12, pp. 1060–1073.

2 For the purposes of this policy statement, "national security interrogations" refers to the interrogation of any detainee in the custody of any agency or subsidiary agency that reports to the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Homeland Security, or the National Security Council, including joint elements such as the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group.  This also includes any operations by those agencies with any allied governments or non-state actors, including private contractors. This does not include those detainees held under domestic law enforcement where Miranda Rights and the U.S. Constitution apply.

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