Ghosts, Poltergeists and Hauntings: A Romp through the History of Psychical Research
Dr Nan Zingrone will take us on a tour of research into ghosts, poltergeists and hauntings from antiquity to today, with stops along the way:
Selected Ghosts, Poltergeists and Hauntings Across Cultures and Time
The Well-Heeled 19th Century Ghost Enthusiast and The Beginnings of Psychical Research
20th Century Methods from Harry Price (Confessions of a Ghost Hunter, 1936) to Tony Cornell (Investigating the Paranormal, 2002
Ghost Whispering, Ghostbusting and Paranormal Research: Talking about Purpose and Method
Biographical Information
Nancy Zingrone has a PhD in psychology (University of Edinburgh), obtained doctoral candidacy in history (Duke University), an MSEd in community college education with a teaching specialty in psychology (Northern Illinois University), and a BA in psychology (Mundelein College). She has conducted experimental, historical and survey research and published widely in English, Spanish and Portuguese, mainly on the psychological characteristics of psychic experiencers, in such journals as the Australian Journal for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Imagination, Cognition and Personality, the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, as well as in the such parapsychological publications as the European Journal of Parapsychology, the Journal of Near-Death Studies, the Journal of Parapsychology, the Journal of Scientific Exploration, the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, and the Revista Argentina de Psicología Paranormal.
She has received research grants from the Bial Foundation, the Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene, the Parapsychology Foundation, the Parapsychological Association Research Endowment, the Perrott Warrick Fund, and the Society for Psychical Research, and was a co-recipient of Duke University’s Anne McDougall Award. A long-time consultant, employee and now volunteer of the Parapsychology Foundation, she remains the Director of Publications and Executive Editor of the International Journal of Parapsychology. Active with the Parapsychological Association for more than twenty years including two terms as President, she was a first a Research Fellow and then a Visiting Scholar and Summer Study Program instructor at the Rhine Research Center from 1982 through 1993.
The Rhine is sponsoring a banquet fundraiser on Saturday, March 9th! The event will include a great meal, some speakers from the Rhine, and Psychic Entertainment by Professor Paranormal, Loyd Auerbach! This is sure to be a fun night and the event of the year for the Rhine and Parapsychology in Durham. Learn more and sign up by clicking here!
Announcing the Rhine Book Club
The Rhine now has a book club! Join us on the last Thursday of every month to discuss books that complement the events at the Rhine. If you love talking about books and love the events at the Rhine, this is a meeting you won’t want to miss! Check the Monthly Meetings page on the Rhine website to discover the current book selection and more information. Happy reading!
