Susan Gerbic

Susan Gerbic (born 1962) is an American studio photographer who became known as a scientific skepticism activist, mostly for exposing people claiming to be mediums. she is the co-founder of Monterey County Skeptics and a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Gerbic attended Fremont Elementary, El Sausal Junior High School, and Alisal High School in Salinas, graduating in 1980. She became an atheist in her junior year. After high school, she studied at Hartnell College, also in Salinas,

Gerbic worked at Lifetouch, a portrait studio in JC Penney in the Northridge Mall in Salinas, from 1982

In 2010, Gerbic founded "Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia" (GSoW), a group of editors who create and edit Wikipedia articles that reflect scientific skepticism. The New York Times Magazine reported in February 2019, in an interview with Gerbic, that GSoW had 144 editors who had worked on nearly 900 Wikipedia pages. 2017 Award from James Randi Educational Foundation (shared with "her team of 'guerrilla skeptics) Appointed fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, February 2018 2019 Balles Award for Critical Thinking, Center for Inquiry 2022 National Capital Area Skeptics Philip J. Klass Award for outstanding contributions in critical thinking and scientific understanding

Personal life Gerbic married Robert Forsyth in 1983. The couple had two sons, and the marriage ended in 2002. From August 2018 until his death in August 2024, Gerbic was in a relationship with the mentalist Mark Edward. By December that year, Gerbic had completed chemotherapy, and by March 2014, radiation treatments. Gerbic continued to work throughout the treatment, and her follow-up mammogram revealed no cancer. She said the experience had made her tougher.