Dr Ian Baker
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Job title: Lecturer in Psychology
Email: i.s.baker@derby.ac.uk
Personal website: ianbaker.org/
Phone No: 01332 593026
Room: N202b
Faculty: Education, Health and Sciences
School: School of Science
Subject Area: Psychology
Lecturer in Psychology
Teaching responsibilities
I teach across a range of modules at undergraduate level. I also supervise several PhD students.
Research interests
I have research interest in parapsychology, paranormal belief, religious belief, and the use of electrophysiology measures (eg, EEG, ERP, Skin Conductance, etc).
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
- Chartered Psychologist (C.Psychol.)
- Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Part of the Core Advisory Group for the Mind-Matter Mapping Project
- Member of the British Association of Cognitive Neuroscience (BACN)
- Member of the Parapsychological Association
- Member of the Society for Psychical Research
Additional Interests and Activities
I am a reviewer for the International Journal of Parapsychology (IJP), the Journal of Parapsychology (JP), the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (JSPR), the Journal of Consciousness Studies (JCS), and Cognitive Processing (CogPro). I have been on the conference committee (and one of the reviewers) for the annual convention of the Parapsychological Association (PA) for several years. I was the Editor of the European Journal of Parapsychology (EJP). I have acted as an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Rapporteur.
Undergraduate qualifications
- BSc (Hons) in Psychology, Coventry University
Postgraduate qualifications
- Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching, University of Derby
Research qualifications
- MSc by Research in Psychology, University of Edinburgh
- PhD in Psychology, University of Edinburgh
Research posts
| Institution | Project | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| University of Edinburgh | Remote Facilitation of Attention Focusing | April 2001 to September 2001 |

