Janet Starr Hull - PhD Fraud

Janet Star Hull of Melissa, Texas claims to be involved in alternative health and nutrition, yet proudly boasts a PhD that is not accredite...

Sean Stephenson - PhD Fraud

A reader alerted us to this blog on Sean Stephenson. We wanted to mention this guy a long time ago but he fell off of our radar. I think it...

A thank you for your blog post on "Dr." Larry Volz

A reader wrote to us today thanking us for our post on Larry Volz (See http://fakedoctorate.blogspot.com/2012/05/larry-volz-phd-scammer.html...

Polk State College 'fake professor' charged

Polk State College 'fake professor' charged : LAKELAND, Fla. -- A Polk State College professor is accused of being a fraud, teaching...

William Mitchell, Springfield, Illinois - PhD Fraud

William Mitchell  of Springfield, IL is one of the National Guild of Hypnotists  wunderkind's and shining stars.  In a number of sources...

J. P. Barham aka James Barham aka Johnny Peyton - Springfield, VA - PhD FRAUD

J. P. Barham aka James P. Barham aka Johnny Peyton of Pyramid Hypnotherapy Center and Johnny Peyton Stage Hypnotist in Springfield, VA clai...

James P. Ryan - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - FAKE DOCTORATE

James P. Ryan of Radiant Wellness Hypnosis Institute , Ltd in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida claims to hold a PhD. It is very convenient for him...

Mary Sidhwani of Ellicott City, Maryland = FAKE DOCTORATE

Mary Sidhwani is another non-doctors proclaiming, at every possible opportunity, that she holds a doctorate. Our first red flag was that sh...

Fight back! Post our blog everywhere!

We received word that some of the sleaze bag degree frauds identified here are trying hard to bury our blog by lowering our Google rankings....

How Many FAKE Doctorates Will Be Presenting At Scott Sandland's HypnoThoughts Live?

Over the next few days, we will be pointing out those with FAKE doctorates who are scheduled to present at Scott Sandland's HypnoThought...

Kay Walkinshaw - FAKE PhD

Kay F. Walkinshaw , a hypnosis provider in Potomac, MD and Annandale, VA claims to have a PhD but will not say in what field or the name o...

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Wayson Lee, Washington DC, FAKE Doctorate! UPDATED!

Wayson Lee of Washington, DC, claims to have earned a Doctor of Clinical Hypnosis and even refers to himself as Doc Wayson. However, he fai...

"Dr." Michael Harris - Richardson, TX - PhD Fraud

"Dr." Michael Harris of Richardson, Texas. This guy is so vain about his "credentials" that he uses it in his domain na...

Lisa Halpin - San Francisco PhD FRAUD

Lisa Halpin of San Francisco, CA is a very highly respected member of the National Guild of Hypnotists . She claims to have earned a PhD fro...

Christa Van Der Smissen = Van Der FAKE DOCTORATE ----- UPDATED

Christa K. Van Der Smissen of Exeter, NH, Londonderry, NH, and Andover, MA is yet another FAKE who claims to have a doctorate in clinical hy...

"Dr." Vijah Shah - Florida FAKE DOCTORATE Hypnotist & NLP "Teacher"

Vijay Shah, of Advanced Breakthrough Inc. in Doral Florida is another king of scam artistry. On his website, he writes, "In 2009, he r...