Faculty and Staff
Jim B. Tucker, M.D.
Director of the Division of Perceptual Studies
Bonner-Lowry Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Research Interests:
◊ children who report memories of previous lives
◊ nature of consciousness
Maggie Guggenheimer, M.A.
Administrative and Business Development Executive
Interests:
◊ nature of consciousness
◊ altered states of consciousness
◊ mindfulness and meditation
◊ strategic planning
◊ organizational development
David Acunzo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Research Interests:
◊ altered states of consciousness
◊ hypnosis and suggestion
◊ neural correlates of psi experiences
Ross Dunseath, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research
Research Interests:
◊ biomedical instrumentation
◊ concurrent EEG and functional MRI brain imaging
Bruce Greyson, M.D.
Chester F. Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Former Editor, Journal of Near-Death Studies
Research Interests:
◊ near-death experiences
◊ crisis apparitions
◊ death-bed visions
Edward F. Kelly, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
◊ neurophysiological correlates of psi
◊ altered states of consciousness
Marieta Pehlivanova, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Research Interests:
◊ near-death experiences
◊ children who report memories of previous lives
◊ after death communications
◊ personality and cognitive correlates of psi beliefs and psi experiences
Kim Penberthy, Ph.D.
ABPP, Chester F. Carlson Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Research Interests:
◊ altered states of consciousness
◊ mindfulness and health
◊ hospice experiences
Marina Weiler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Research Interests:
◊ altered states of consciousness
◊ out-of-body experiences
◊ mediumship
◊ brain correlates of psi experiences
Emily Williams Kelly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research, Retired
Research Interests:
◊ death-bed visions
◊ crisis apparitions
◊ near-death experiences, esp. veridical NDEs
◊ Frederic W. H. Myers (19th century psychologist and psychical researcher)
Lori L. Derr, M.Ed.
Research Coordinator
Research Interests:
◊ near-death experiences
◊ children who report memories of previous lives
◊ altered states of consciousness
◊ division librarian/web manager
Sue Ruddock, B.S.
Office Manager and Financial Administrator