Ciarán James O'Keeffe (born 21 March 1971) is an English

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and explanation, interpretatio ...

specialising in

parapsychology Parapsychology is the study of alleged psychic phenomena (extrasensory perception, telepathy, teleportation, precognition, clairvoyance, psychokinesis (also called telekinesis), and psychometry (paranormal), psychometry) and other paranormal cla ...

and

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. Ciarán attended John Hampden Grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and had a brief spell at High Wycombe Music Centre. He is currently employed at Bucks New University. He has held a research associate position at the University of Toulouse II – Le Mirail and also an online tutor position at Derby University. Previously employed at Liverpool Hope University, lecturing in

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

with a parapsychology component, O'Keeffe is a member of the

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and an advisor to The Ghost Club. According to his own website, he completed his PhD at the University of Hertfordshire under the supervision of Richard Wiseman and Julia Buckroyd.About me
section at theparapsychologist.com (accessed 2012 April 11)

Television career

O'Keeffe became known in the United Kingdom following his appearances on

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's paranormal television series '' Most Haunted'' Ghost Adventures Hellfire episode and ''

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Investigates'', where he performs the role of parapsychologist and

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investigator. He also featured in

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's 2005 series ''Paranormal?''. Recently he has often appeared as a skeptic on ' Uncanny', a BBC Sounds podcast and BBC 2 TV show in the UK hosted by Danny Robins. O'Keeffe is an open-minded skeptic on most paranormal phenomena.

Other information

O'Keeffe attended Washington College in

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, where he double majored in music and psychology. He then completed a MSc in investigative psychology at the

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before studying for his PhD at University of Hertfordshire. He is currently the Academic Head of Department and Senior Lecturer for Psychology at

Buckinghamshire New University Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) is a public university in Buckinghamshire, England, with campuses in High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Uxbridge and Great Missenden. The institution dates from 1891, when it was founded as the School of Science and A ...

. O'Keeffe is married to Anna.

References

External links

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Ciarán O'Keeffe's official website

Ciarán O'Keeffe's official online School
{{DEFAULTSORT:Okeeffe, Ciaran Academics of Liverpool Hope University English people of Irish descent English people of Swedish descent Irish people of Swedish descent Living people British parapsychologists Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire 1971 births Paranormal investigators