Parapsychology Research Institute and Foundation

"The Parapsychology Research Institute and Foundation (PRIF) was established at Athens College (now Athens State University) in 1970 by Joe H. Slate, Ph.D., then Professor of Psychology and Head of the Behavioral Sciences. Leading the way for the establishment of the organization was the pioneering work of James E. Bathurst, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and former Academic Dean of the college... Among the organizations early research was a U. S. Army contract to investigate external human energy patterns sometimes called the aura using electrophotographic strategies. A second project funded by the Parapsychology Foundation of New York conducted groundbreaking research using innovative technology to monitor various altered states of consciousness. A state of the art parapsychology laboratory was established, and numerous other research projects followed, including such topics as rejuvenation, pain management, psychic development, and discarnate phenomena...

"In 1992, PRIF became an independent organization and the parapsychology program at the college was discontinued. Now a private organization, PRIF continues to administer a vigorous instructional, research, and endowment program. Its on-going research projects include electronic voice phenomena, reincarnation, UFO phenomena, and out-of-body travel, to list but a few. Its latest endowment project was the funding of a $10,000 scholarship at Athens State University in 2004. The scholarship is awarded annually to students of any major based on merit and need. Additional scholarships at other universities are planned."

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