Lead Editor
Jacob W. Glazier, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of West Georgia
Jacob W. Glazier, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the School of Social Sciences at the University of West Georgia. His research revolves around critical theory, subjectivity, and exceptional experiences. Dr. Glazier’s areas of research interest in parapsychology include ecology and the paranormal, animism, psychoanalysis and parapsychology, trickster theory, and interrogating exceptional experiences using critical theory. He is the author of Arts of Subjectivity (2020) and editor of Paranormal Ruptures (2023) and has published many articles in diverse scholarly journals. He also practices psychotherapy.
Associate Editor
Anastasia Wasko, MA
Author and Manager, Planet Dust Enterprises
Anastasia Wasko, MA, is a writer, editor, and psychospiritual guide from the NYC area. She has a BA in Transpersonal Psychology from Sofia University (former Institute of Transpersonal Psychology) in Palo Alto, California, and an MA in Psychosynthesis Psychology from The Institute of Psychosynthesis in London, England. Anastasia manages Planet Dust Enterprises, a visionary book publisher that produces multidimensional, co-creative, intellectually expansive works. The mission of Planet Dust Enterprises is to sow seeds of ideas and creative expression so they create an organic network of connection and support for individuals who are experiencing psychospiritual growth and spiritual awakening. Anastasia has spent several years working on Mindfield and has had her work on exceptional experiences published.
Editorial Board Member
Moritz Dechamps, PhD
Researcher, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Moritz Dechamps, PhD, has been a researcher at LMU Munich since 2015, dedicated to exploring the fundamental questions of reality and human interaction with it. His academic journey has been deeply rooted in the study of parapsychological phenomena, including a 2019 dissertation on mind-matter interactions and their replicability. His research spans topics such as anomalous cognition and perturbation, consciousness, free will, intuition, expectancy effects, and self-fulfilling prophecies. Emphasizing rigorous empirical methods, he conducts high-powered experiments with a strong commitment to transparency and open science. His interests particularly lie in the replicability of psi, methodological approaches to nonlinear effects, and the integration of innovative technology in research.
Editorial Board Member
Renaud Evrard, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Lorraine
Renaud Évrard, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and associate professor of psychology at the University of Lorraine. He has been President of the Parapsychological Association (2019-2021) and co-editor of Mindfield (2017-2024). He has been published numerous books and articles about the clinical approaches of exceptional experiences and the history of heterodox psychology.
Editorial Board Member
Jack Hunter, PhD
Researcher, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Jack Hunter, PhD, is an anthropologist exploring the borderlands of consciousness, religion, ecology and the paranormal. He is an Honorary Research Fellow with the Alister Hardy Religious Experience Research Centre, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, a tutor at the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He teaches on the MA in Ecology and Spirituality and the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology. He is also a tutor for the Alef Trust on their MSc in Consciousness, Spirituality and Transpersonal Psychology, where he teaches on the Approaches to Consciousness module. He is the author of Manifesting Spirits (2020), Spirits, Gods and Magic (2020) and Ecology and Spirituality (2023), editor of Deep Weird (2023), Greening the Paranormal (2019) and Damned Facts (2016), and co-editor of Talking With the Spirits (2014), Mattering the Invisible (2021) and Folklore, People and Place (2023). He lives in the hills of Mid-Wales with his family.
Editorial Board Member
Nikolaos Koumartzis
Art Director, Parapsychological Association
Nikolaos Koumartzis, D.Phil., is the visionary behind cultural endeavors with international recognition, focusing on the revival of the ancient Greek lyre (being the co-founder of many initiatives, such as the SEIKILO Museum of Ancient Musical Instruments, the LUTHIEROS Musical Instruments, the SEIKILO Ancient World Music Channel and the Lyre Academy). He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science and a D.Phil. in Journalism from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a M.Sc. in Publishing from the London College of Communication, and an M.A. in Strategic Product Design from the International Hellenic University. For more than a decade, he has served as the Art Director for the Parapsychological Association and authored dozens of articles and books in Greek for the general public related to worldwide parapsychological research. His book Angelos Tanagras: The Lost Diary was a success, sparking a public discussion about the most important parapsychologist in Greek history (a short documentary was released with a major Greek newspaper).
Editorial Board Member
David Mitchell, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies
David Salisbury Brown Mitchell, PhD, is core faculty and Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Integral Transpersonal Psychology Doctoral program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). In addition to having contributed to past issues of Mindfield, Dr. Mitchell serves on the leadership team for the Exceptional Experiencer Empowerment Initiative and is also a member of the Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE). His scholarly interests include exceptional human experiences (e.g., encounters with liminal entities), deep memory, and the marginalization of paranormal phenomena within mainstream Western culture.
Editorial Board Member
Annalisa Ventola
Founder, Public Parapsychology
Executive Director, Parapsychological Association
Annalisa Ventola is an educator and researcher in the field of parapsychology with a particular interest in public scholarship, science communication, and applying consciousness-based practices to climate action. She is Executive Director of the Parapsychological Association, former co-editor of Mindfield, and founder of the research and education center Public Parapsychology.
Support
Ramsés D’Leon
Office Manager, Parapsychological Association
Ramsés D’Leon is a researcher and administrator in the field of parapsychology. His principal interests are psychokinesis, physiological anticipation, and artificial intelligence, though he is also engaged in reaching the field to students and other disciplines. Ramsés is a founding member of the Centro de Investigación de la Sintergia y la Consciencia (CISC), a researcher at Unidad Parapsicológica de Investigación, Difusión y Enseñanza (UPIDE), Office Manager, International Liaison for Mexico, a professional member of the Parapsychological Association, and a board member of both the Rhine Research Center and Public Parapsychology. He is also a seasoned innovation specialist with 5+ years of professional experience in AI, IT, & banking projects, and 10+ years of managerial experience in diverse fields.
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Jeremy Parnell
Webmaster, Parapsychological Association
Editors Emeriti
Renaud Evrard
2017-2024
Annalisa Ventola
2017-2022
Etzel Cardeña
2009-2017
