{"id":11206,"date":"2025-06-10T09:02:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/?p=11206"},"modified":"2025-06-10T09:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:07:49","slug":"top-psychology-of-spirituality-investigator-named-research-director-of-uvas-division-of-perceptual-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/2025\/06\/10\/top-psychology-of-spirituality-investigator-named-research-director-of-uvas-division-of-perceptual-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Psychology of Spirituality Investigator Named Research Director of UVA\u2019s Division of Perceptual Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11208\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11208\" class=\"wp-image-11208 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2025\/06\/Julie-Exline_headshot2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Exline headshot\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julie Exline, PhD<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Julie Exline, PhD, Starts July 1<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 10, 2025 \u2013 Julie Exline, PhD, a national leader in researching spiritual struggles and explanations for extraordinary human experiences, has been named research director of the University of Virginia\u2019s Division of Perceptual Studies. She will begin July 1.<\/p>\n<p>Exline, who will also serve as the Bonner-Lowry Professor in the UVA School of Medicine\u2019s Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, comes to the Division of Perceptual Studies from Case Western Reserve University, where she is a professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences. She has been a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University for 25 years and served as director of clinical training for the doctorate program in clinical psychology. Throughout her career, Exline has secured approximately $8 million in funding for her research, about half of which for projects where she served as primary investigator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has become highly adept in the research arena, acquiring funding, designing and implementing studies, using open science methods, analyzing data, leading research teams, collaborating with co-authors and disseminating findings through publishing, presenting, media outreach, teaching and clinical work,\u201d said Anita Clayton, MD, chair of UVA\u2019s Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences. \u201cImportantly, Dr. Exline has achieved these goals while working in an area that has often been overlooked and underfunded within mainstream psychology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Exline has co-authored more than 230 publications, including more than 100 on spiritual struggles and more than 25 exploring spiritual beliefs and anomalous experiences. She has earned multiple awards from the American Psychological Association\u2019s Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, including the division\u2019s highest award, the William James Award, which is given once every three years. She has also served as the division\u2019s president.<\/p>\n<p>She co-edited the American Psychological Association\u2019s \u201cHandbook of Psychology, Religion and Spirituality\u201d along with working as a consulting editor for Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, the flagship journal in her field. She also serves on the editorial boards of several other journals and was invited to serve as a senior research associate at the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Exline will bring the faculty and their work to a new level in study design and execution, funding, collaborations and publications that will benefit patients and others for whom these topics contextualize their life and expand their possibilities,\u201d Clayton said. \u201cShe leads by example through her disciplined and rigorous approach to the scientific exploration of these important topics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A licensed psychologist in Ohio, Exline earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science from the University of Michigan before earning a master\u2019s degree in psychology and a doctorate in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She then served as a visiting researcher and postdoctoral research associate in social psychology at Case Western Reserve University before joining the faculty in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to have someone of Dr. Exline&#8217;s caliber join our team at the University of Virginia,&#8221; said Bruce Greyson, MD, professor emeritus and former director of the Division of Perceptual Studies. &#8220;She is not only a world-class researcher, whose skills and areas of expertise nicely complement those of our current faculty, but she is also an experienced and talented mentor to junior faculty and research staff who will help us expand our programs into the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Exline is excited to join UVA\u2019s Division of Perceptual Studies to expand her research into studies of the potential persistence of human consciousness. She looks forward to working with the team to find new ways to show how their research relates to fundamental human concerns and to the interface between mind and brain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of my goals is to highlight the personal, clinical, spiritual and societal relevance of addressing core questions about the possibility of post-mortem existence and a transcendent consciousness,\u201d she said. \u201cMy ultimate hope is that these topics, including the work of the Division of Perceptual Studies, will become more central to broader conversations about how to bring out the full potential of human experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Exline will succeed Jim Tucker, MD, who retired in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">####<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Established in 1967 under the leadership of Dr. Ian Stevenson, DOPS stands as the most productive university-based research group in the world dedicated to exploring phenomena that challenge conventional scientific paradigms concerning human consciousness. At the core of DOPS\u2019s research mission lies the commitment to rigorous evaluation of empirical evidence surrounding exceptional human experiences and capacities, including utilization of a state-of-the-art neuroimaging lab. DOPS extends its focus beyond fundamental empirical research and explores the profound implications of such research for scientific theory and society at large. By actively sharing insights and findings, DOPS strives to contribute meaningfully to the understanding of consciousness, bridging the gap between scientific inquiry and public awareness.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/\">https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julie Exline, PhD, Starts July 1 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 10, 2025 \u2013 Julie Exline, PhD, a national leader in researching spiritual struggles and explanations for extraordinary human experiences, has been named research director of the University of Virginia\u2019s Division of Perceptual Studies. She will begin July 1. 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