Nancy's bio
Nancy L. ZingroneAssistant Professor of Research in Psychiatric Medicine Division of Perceptual Studies |
AddressUniversity of Virginia Health System Email: nlz5p@virginia.edu EducationDoctorate in Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 2006 Masters of Science in Education, Northern Illinois University, 1977 BA with Honors in psychology, Mundelein College, 1974 Professional AppointmentsOctober 2003-currently: Assistant Professor of Research in Psychiatric Medicine, Division of Perceptual Studies, Department of Psychiatric Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA July 2000-currently: Director of Publications, Parapsychology Foundation 1986-1993: Visiting Scholar, Institute for Parapsychology (Durham, NC) 1982-1985: Research Fellow, Institute for Parapsychology (Durham, NC) 1979-1982: Adjunct Faculty in Psychology, Northeastern Illinois University 1977-1978: Assistant Registrar, Mundelein College ResearchResearch interests: Psychological correlates of spontaneous parapsychological experiences and of laboratory performance indicative of psychic ability; history and sociology of parapsychology; psychology of science. Current Publications(2010) (First author, with Alvarado, C.S., & Cardeña, E.) Out-of-body experiences, physical body activity and posture: Responses from a survey conducted in Scotland. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 198, 163-165.(pdf) (2009) (First author, with C.S. Alvarado). Pleasurable Western adult near-death experiences: Features, circumstances and incidence. In J.M. Holden, B. Greyson, & D. James (Eds.), The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences (pp. 17-40). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. (2009) (First author, with C.S. Alvarado, and N. Agee). Psychological correlates of aura vision: Psychic experiences,dissociation, absorption, and synaesthesia-like experiences. Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 37, 131-168. (pdf) (Posted online with permission of the Australian Society of Hypnosis) (2008) (First author with C.S. Alvarado) Out-of-body experiences and headaches: A research note. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 72, 107-110. (2008) (Second author, with C.S. Alvarado). Ian Stevenson and the modern study of ESP experiences. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 22, 44-53. (2007-2008) (Second author, with C.S. Alvarado). Interrelationships of psychic experiences, dream recall and lucid dreams in a survey with Spanish participants. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 27, 63-69. (2007) (Fourth author, with C.S. Alvarado, F.R. Machado, W. Zangari, & N.L. Zingrone). Perspectivas históricas da influência da mediunidade na construção de idéias psicológicas e psiquiátricas [Historical perspectives of the influence of mediumship on the construction of psychological and psychiatric ideas]. Revista de Psiquiatria Clínica, 34 (supp.1), 42-53. (pdf) (2006) Complicating the conversation: Rhetoric, substance, and controversy in parapsychology. Journal of Parapsychology, 69, 3-21. (pdf) (2004) (Second author with C.S. Alvarado). Experiencias parapsicológicas, absorción y sueños: Un estudio con estudiantes de psicología de Puerto Rico [Parapsychological experiences, absorption and dreams: A study with psychology students from Puerto Rico ]. In F.E. da Silva (Ed.), II Encontro Psi: Refletindo sobre o Futuro da Parapsicologia [II Psi Encounter: Reflexions on the Future of Parapsychology] (pp. 82-91). Curitiba , Brazil : Campus Universitario Bezerra de Menezes, Faculdades Integradas "Espírita." (2003) (Second with C.S. Alvarado). Exploring the factors related to the aftereffects of out-of-body experiences. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 67.3, 161-183. (pdf) (2002) Controversy and the problems of parapsychology. Journal of Parapsychology, 66, 1-30. (2001) (fourth author, with C. S. Alvarado, E. Coly, and L. Coly). Fifty years of supporting parapsychology: The Parapsychology Foundation (1951-2001). International Journal of Parapsychology, 12, 1-26. (pdf) (1999) (Second author, with C.S. Alvarado). Out-of-body experiences among readers of a Spanish New Age magazine. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 63, 65-85. (pdf) (1998-99) (Second author with C.S. Alvarado). A study of the features of out-of-body experiences in relation to Sylvan Muldoon's claims. European Journal of Parapsychology, 14, 89-99. (pdf) (1998-99) (Second author, with C.S. Alvarado & K.S. Dalton). Out-of-body experiences: Alterations of consciousness and the Five-Factor Model of personality. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 18, 297-317. (1998-99). (First author, with C.S. Alvarado & K. Dalton). Psi experiences and the “Big Five”: Relating the NEO-PI-R to the experience claims of experimental subjects. European Journal of Parapsychology, 14, 31-51. (pdf) (1998) (Second author, with C.S. Alvarado). Anomalías de interacción con el ambiente: El estudio de los fenómenos parapsicológicos [Anomalies of interaction with the environment: The study of parapsychological phenomena]. Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología [Puerto Rican Journal of Psychology], 11, 99-147. (1997) (Second author, with C.S. Alvarado). Experiencias disociativas y sueños: Relación con frecuencia de recuerdo de sueños, sueños lúcidos y sueños vívidos [Dissociative experiences and dreams: Relationship with the frequency of dream recall, lucid dreams and vivid dreams]. Ciencias de la Conducta [Sciences of Behavior], 12, 17-43. (1997) (Second author, with C. S. Alvarado). Relación entre la experiencia fuera del cuerpo y la absorción: Estudios con participantes Puertorriqueños y Norteamericanos [Relationship between out-of-body experiences and absorption: Studies with Puerto Rican and American participants]. Revista Argentina de Psicología Paranormal [Argentinean Journal of Paranormal Psychology], 8, 249-261. (1997-1998) (Second author, with C.S. Alvarado). Factors related to the depth of near-death experiences: Testing the “embellishment over time” hypothesis. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 17, 339-344. (1994) (Second author, with C.S. Alvarado) Individual differences in aura vision: Relationships to visual imagery and imaginative fantasy experiences. European Journal of Parapsychology, 10,1-30. (pdf) (1994). Images of women as mediums: Power, pathology and passivity in the writings of Frederic Marvin and Cesare Lombroso. In L.Coly & R.A. White (Ed.), Women and Parapsychology (pp. 90-121). New York: Parapsychology Foundation. (1989) (Second author, with Carlos S. Alvarado) William McDougall, Lamarckism, and psychical research. American Psychologist, 44, 446-447. (1988) Authorship and gender in American parapsychology journals. Journal of Parapsychology, 52, 321-343. (pdf) (1988) (Second author, with Carlos S. Alvarado). Los síntomas de la histeria: Observaciones clínicas durante el siglo 19 [The symptoms of hysteria: Clinical observations during the 19th century]. Archivo Latinoamericano de Historia de la Psicología y Ciencias Afines [Latin American Archive of the History of Psychology and Related Sciences], 1, 11-21. (1987) (Second author, with Carlos S. Alvarado). Historical aspects of parapsychological terminology. Journal of Parapsychology, 51, 49-74. Professional ActivitiesPositions 2001-currently: Associate Editor, Advances in Parapsychological Research 2003-2004, 2000-2001: President, Parapsychological Association 2000-currently: Executive Editor, International Journal of Parapsychology 2000-Currently: Member of Advisory Board, Instituto de Medicina y Tecnología Avanzada de la Conducta (Institute of Medicine and Advanced Technology of Behavior), Juárez, Mexico. 1995: Program Chair, Parapsychological Association Convention 1994-1997: Member Board of Directors, Parapsychological Association 1986-1993: Visiting Scholar, Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC 1986: Member Board of Directors, Southeastern Regional Parapsychological Association 1982-1986: Research Fellow, Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC Memberships 1989-currently: Member, Cheiron: International Society for the History of the Behavioral Sciences 1986-currently: Society for Social Studies of Science 1985-1990: Member of the Board of Trustees, Academy of Religion and Psychical Research 1984-currently: History of Science Society 1983-currently: Associate Member, American Psychological Association 1981-currently: Member, Parapsychological Association |
