About Me
Dr. Jim Carpenter is both a clinical psychologist and a research parapsychologist. He is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, ABPP, and a Fellow in the American Academy of Clinical Psychology, and formerly taught at the University of North Carolina in both the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry. He is a former board director and secretary for the American Academy of Clinical Psychology, and carries on an active private practice.
Dr. Carpenter has been active in parapsychological research since he came to Duke University as an undergraduate in order to meet and work with Dr. J. B. Rhine who founded the Parapysychology Laboratory there. His research work has continued since then, with over 100 research articles, book chapters and more popular articles. He has been President of the Board of the Rhine Research Center, and also served as President of the Parapsychological Association, as well as being awarded its Honorton Award for Integrative Contributions with general science. For many years he has also provided pro bono clinical consultation for persons who approach the Rhine Center for help with unpleasant experiences that they think of as psychic. He recently published a book developing a research-centered theory of psi, called First Sight: ESP and Parapsychology in Everyday Life.
Dr. Carpenter’s clinical website is: www.DrJimCarpenter.com, and his author website is: www.firsightbook.com.