Cal Cooper

Cal Cooper

Biography:

Cal Cooper received much media interest for his research into phone calls from the dead after he received the Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship from the Parapsychology Foundation in 2009. He holds a BSc (Hons) in psychology from the University of Northampton and a MRes in psychology from Sheffield Hallam University. In 2011, he became the 3rd recipient of the Alex Tanous Scholarship Award from the Alex Tanous Foundation for Scientific Research. Currently, Cal is based at the University of Northampton pursuing doctoral research in psychology and parapsychology.

He has many areas of interest in psychology including; research methods, beliefs, motivation and emotion, and the psychology of death. However, parapsychology is what Cal is most recognized for with his research into survival of death, psychic abilities, poltergeists, apparitions and hauntings.

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Past Shows:

  • Acoustics & the Paranormal/ Open Lines

    Filling in for George, Dave Schrader (email) welcomed Steven Parsons, an investigator of ghosts, hauntings and related experiences, and parapsychology researcher Cal Cooper. They discussed their new book on acoustics of the paranormal, Paracoustics, comprised of contributed...More »
  • Psychology & Resolutions / Death & Parapsychology

    In the first half, clinical psychologist Dr. George Pratt, shared tips for helping people achieve goals, as well as emotional well being. In the latter half, PhD researcher Cal Cooper talked about his work in parapsychology including telephone calls from the dead, links...More »
  • The Amygdala / Messages from the Dead

    In the first half, brain researcher Neil Slade talked about his research into the amygdala, a part of the brain believed to cause increased creativity, intelligence, and paranormal ability. In the latter half, Ph.D. researcher at the University of Northampton, Cal Cooper,...More »