Etzel Cardeña

Etzel Cardeña, Ph. D., holds the Thorsen Chair in the Department of Psychology at Lund University where he directs the Center for Research on Consciousness and Anomalous Psychology (CERCAP). His work focuses on researching the neurophenomenology of various alterations of consciousness and setting anomalous experiences (including parapsychological phenomena) as a legitimate area of scientific inquiry. His more than 400 publications include the award-winning anthologies Varieties of Anomalous Experience (APA, 2^nd ed.) and Parapsychology: A Handbook for the 20^th Century. He recently founded the university-based, open access, multidisciplinary Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition. He  has worked professionally as director, actor, and playwright, and has had installations in Malmö’s Konstahall and the Jaktpavillion Gallery.