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.

Professor of Research

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