People

Mike worked as an academic, staff and student developer at the universities of Rhodes, Nottingham, Surrey and Ulster. He founded the charity, Core Issues Trust in 2007. He produced and directed the feature documentary film, Voices of the Silenced (2018). He actively participates in UK media debate around sexual politics. He is a board member of the Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity incorporating the NARTH Institute (Alliance). He was refused certification by the UKCP and BPA and continues to advocate for the rights and freedoms of those leaving homosexuality.

Peter May MRCS LRCP MRCGP is a General Practitioner in Southampton and was a member of the Church of England General Synod from 1985-2010. He contributes regularly to the Triple Helix, a journal of the Christian Medical Fellowship, and has paid careful attention to the clinical and medical aspects around sexual politics and contributes to the sexual politics debate in media. He is an author and public speaker.

Following a degree in Mechanical Sciences at Cambridge and an initial career in management, Dermot worked as a management consultant in a variety of fields, including mental health. He co-authored Beyond Critique, the Misuse of Science by the UK Mental Health Bodies (2013). He has engaged with the Church of England’s Pilling Commission on Human Sexuality, and with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and UK Council for Psychotherapy over the issue of therapeutic and counselling support for people experiencing unwanted same-sex attractions. He is a contributor to various newspaper discussions related to human sexuality. Dermot is a member of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland.

An active researcher, and chair of the Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences at Arizona Christian University, Carolyn’s doctorate is in psychology. She is licensed in the State of Arizona as a Marriage and Family Therapist with 30 years of experience in the mental health field. She is on the editorial board for the Journal of Human Sexuality and is past president of the Alliance. Carolyn is a clinical member of the AAMFT, CAPS and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. She is also nationally certified as a Family Life Educator by the National Council on Family Relations.

Carys Moseley studied Classics at the University of Cambridge and Theology at the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh.  She held a research post in academic theology at Edinburgh and where she also taught Christian Theology and Ethics.  She currently works in public policy research of Christian Concern in the UK.

Dr (med) Andre Van Mol is a board-certified family physician. His education includes the University of Southern California, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Charleston Naval Hospital and the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute. He speaks and writes on Bioethics and Christian Apologetics.

Dr Quentin Van Meter (MD FCP) is current president of the American College of Pediatricians. He is a member of the American Board of Pediatrics, and the sub-board of Pediatric Endocrinology.
Dr. Van Meter graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1969. He attended the Medical College of Virginia where he received his medical degree in 1973. Dr. Van Meter did his paediatric internship in 1973 and 1974, and his paediatric residency from 1974 to 1976, at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Oakland, through the University of California, San Francisco. He completed his paediatric endocrinology fellowship from 1978 to 1980 at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and now runs his own Paediatric Clinic.

Dr Keith Vennum has been involved with Adult Psychiatry and Mental Health Counseling in Orlando since 2009 to the present. Before that he was Assistant Clinical Instructor in Anesthesiology at the University of Florida, July 1974, and Staff Anesthesiologist Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, Fl 1979 – 2007. He has also worked briefly in Germany and in Swaziland. He was Chief, Obstetrical Anaesthesiology at Lakeland Regional Medical Centre 1986-2002. Dr Vennum’s postgraduate qualifications are from the University of Florida (Doctor of Medicine, 1971) and Liberty University (Master of Arts Professional Counselling (2009).) Widowed in 2002, Keith has remarried and has five children from his first marriage, four grandsons and two granddaughters.

Dr Anthony Duk is board certified adult and general psychiatrist. He received his medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He is married and describes himself as a traditional Vietnamese Roman Catholic psychiatrist working in the Southern California area. His work integrates philosophy and spirituality into the medication management of patients in order to help them find values and meaning in life. Society best functions by clear understanding and definitions of masculinity and femininity, as does the sanity of many of the patients Dr Duk works with. It is because of his concern for patient well-being that Dr Duk is interested in this area of psychiatry and psychology. He works with the young people in his church community, enjoying a range of activities.

Peter May MRCS LRCP MRCGP is a General Practitioner in Southampton and was a member of the Church of England General Synod from 1985-2010. He contributes regularly to the Triple Helix, a journal of the Christian Medical Fellowship, and has paid careful attention to the clinical and medical aspects around sexual politics and contributes to the sexual politics debate in media. He is an author and public speaker.

Deborah Pitt is a graduate of St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London. After  internship she did a residency in General Practice. In 1979 she moved to the USA to train in Christian Psychology. She later worked in Family Practice in Washington State, returning to the UK in 1992. After doing a residency in Psychiatry she worked in that field till retirement in 2006. Deborah’s particular interests are in the interface between medicine, psychology and the Christian faith.