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Charles Tart

ISSC Founder
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Charles Tart, known as the Father of Consciousness Studies, has made significant contributions to the study of extrasensory perception (ESP) and altered states of consciousness. His seminal work, "Altered States of Consciousness," explored various non-ordinary states of mind. 
paradigm-sys.com

Dr. Melvin Morse

President / Senior Chief Researcher​​
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Dr. Melvin Morse is a Neuroscientist and former Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington. He has been repeatedly recognized by his peers as one of America’s Best Doctors. He published the world's first prospective study of near-death experiences (NDEs) in children who survived cardiac arrest at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
melvinmorsemd.com

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​Isabelle Chauffeton-Saavedra

​Senior Designer Experiential Studies
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Isabelle has authored three books on scientific mediumship and pioneered the use of mediumship to contact a (living) comatose hospitalized patient to learn about his quality-of-life needs. She was able to share with his family simple interventions, such as playing him his favorite songs, that made a huge difference in his quality of life. She is the CEO of a successful event planning company whose clients include Microsoft, agencies specialized in corporate incentive travel and medical conventions, and the first French astronaut to fly on the Discovery Shuttle.”
http://www.survivalofconsciousness.com/

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​José Miguel Gaona

​Consulting Forensic Psychiatrist
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José Miguel is a Specialist in forensic neuropsychiatry, he has trained at Harvard in non-invasive brain techniques and served as a visiting Professor at Laurentian University, working with Michael Persinger, MD. He has a degree in Theology from Navarro University and serves as a consultant responsible for the area of mental health in the Bosnian war for the NGO Doctors of the World. Medical director of the Neurosalus Institute, recognized by the Spanish Government as Spain’s premiere neuropsychiatric treatment facility.
https://josemiguelgaona.com

Carol Morse

​Chief Operating Officer/ Director of Strategy
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Carol has a master's in Business Administration and has been an associate with ISSC since 2018. More recently, she has played a key role reorganizng and restructuring the institute in its new stage. She is presently the ISSC's Chief Operating Officer and head of the Strategy and Implementation Department. 
https://www.alphanet.org/

AJ Parr

​Senior Research Associate/Consciousness Researcher
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AJ is an Internationally recognized spiritual journalist. He has spent three decades researching comparative religions, human consciousness, the origins of language, and near-death experiences. His YouTube channel features interviews with NDE survivors, mediums, and virtually every major consciousness researcher.
https://www.youtube.com/@AJParrNDE

John Alexander

Consulting Researcher
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​Colonel John Alexander is a retired U.S. Army officer known for his work in non-lethal weapons and development   of   policies   involving   them.   He   has   a   deep   interest   in   unconventional   areas   like paranormal phenomena and consciousness studies. Alexander's career spans various military roles, and he has also been involved in exploring psychotronic, telepathic, and other psychic capabilities. He contributes to both military and civilian research into these fields, aiming to bridge the gap between science and the supernatural.
nonlethalweapond.
https://www.johnbalexander.com/

Dr. Raymond Moody

Consulting Researcher
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Dr. Raymond Moody is a philosopher, psychologist, and physician, widely recognized as a pioneer   in   near-death   experience   (NDE)   research.   He   coined   the   term   "near-death experience" in his bestselling 1975 book, Life After Life. Moody's work has profoundly influenced   the   medical,   psychiatric,   and   theological   fields,   igniting   interest   in   what consciousness entails and how it relates to death.
​Presently, he continues to write and lecture on issues related to NDEs, the afterlife, and the exploration of consciousness​
https://www.lifeafterlife.com

​Lance Beem:
Statistics, Research Desing

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​Lance is the president and owner of Beem Agro Sciences Corporation, which specializes in the research, development, and marketing of Biorational Agricultural Compounds and Delivery systems. They specialize in Natural Plant Extracts, Biological Compounds, and Sustainable Agriculture Programs. Lance is an elite controlled remote viewer, having won, with Dr. Morse, the prestigious Warcollier Prize for Consciousness Research in remote viewing.
​https://www.irva.org/speaker/beem-lance

​ Deb Torres: 
​Scientific Mediumship, Trainer for Spiritual Sight

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​Deb is a psychic medium and Spiritual Sight trainer. She has assisted the FBI for 22 years, helping to reunify over 153 human souls to their families, among other successful cases.
She also works with local police departments and is a private investigator in her spare time. As a Master of Spiritual Sight, she presently holds the world's known record for altering a stream of electrons with her mind, for over 32 minutes. 
www.isscusa.org
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