Michael Kinsella recipient research award – Immortality Project at UC Riverside

Michael Kinsella, a graduate student in the department who works on the psychology and

Michael Kinsella
Michael Kinsella

sociology of paranormal beliefs, and Professor Ann Taves, Cordano Professor of Catholic Studies have been selected as recipients of a $250K research award from the Immortality Project at UC Riverside. The award is supported by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The research project, entitled “The Role of Near-Death Experiences in the Emergence of a Movement: A Quasi-Experimental Field Study of IANDS,” will be conducted over a two year period. Other member of the research team include Tamsin C. German, Michael Barlev, Raymond F. Paloutzian.