| Ciarán O'Keeffe | |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Norwich, United Kingdom |
| Known For: | Paranormal Investigator on Most Haunted |
Ciarán James O'Keeffe (born 21 March 1971) is an English psychologist specialising in parapsychology and forensic psychology. Ciarán attended John Hampden Grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and had a brief spell at High Wycombe Music Centre. He is currently employed at Bucks New University. He has held a research associate position at the University of Toulouse II - Le Mirail and also an online tutor position at Derby University. Previously employed at Liverpool Hope University, lecturing in psychology with a parapsychology component, O'Keeffe is a member of the Society for Psychical Research and an advisor to The Ghost Club. According to his own website, he completed his PhD at the University of Hertfordshire under the supervision of Richard Wiseman and Julia Buckroyd.[1] [2]
O'Keeffe became known in the United Kingdom following his appearances on Living TV's paranormal television series Most Haunted[3] and Jane Goldman Investigates, where he performs the role of parapsychologist and paranormal investigator. He also featured in National Geographic Channel's 2005 series Paranormal?. Recently he has often appeared as a skeptic on 'Uncanny', a BBC Sounds podcast and BBC 2 TV show in the UK hosted by Danny Robins. O'Keeffe is an open-minded skeptic on most paranormal phenomena.[4] [5]
O'Keeffe attended Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, where he double majored in music and psychology. He then completed a MSc in investigative psychology at the University of Liverpool before studying for his PhD at University of Hertfordshire. He is currently the Academic Head of Department and Senior Lecturer for Psychology at Buckinghamshire New University.[6]