Caroline Watt

Caroline Watt
Watt lecturing at the European Skeptics Congress 2015
Born
Caroline Watt

1962 (age 61–62)
Perthshire, Scotland
Alma mater
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
ThesisThe relationship between performance on a prototype measure of perceptual defence/vigilance and psi performance (1993)
Doctoral advisorRobert L. Morris[1]
Caroline Watt's voice
Recorded October 2016
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Caroline Watt (born 1962) is a Scottish psychologist and professor of parapsychology.[2][3] She is the holder of the Koestler Chair of Parapsychology at the University of Edinburgh.[2][4] She is a past president of the Parapsychological Association.[5] She is an author of several papers and books on parapsychology and runs an online course that helps educate the public about what parapsychology is and to think critically about paranormal claims.[6]

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  2. ^ a b "Koestler Chair of Parapsychology". University of Edinburgh. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Dr. Caroline Watt". Parapsychological Association. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Becoming Edinburgh's second Koestler Chair of Parapsychology". Koestler Parapsychology Unit. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ "2001 - 2010 Board of Directors - the Parapsychological Association". The Parapsychological Association. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Online Parapsychology course overview". Koestler Parapsychology Unit. 2014-12-19. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2018.