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Article

• Cooper, C. E. (2018) Back to the 'Lilly' Pond: revisiting flotation tanks and their use in ESP research. Paranormal Review. 85, pp. 8-11. 1369-0426.
• Cooper, C. E. (2018) Criticisms raised against the investigation of purportedly anomalous telephone occurrences. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. 82(1), pp. 15-27. 0037-1475.
• Cooper, C. E. (2017) Dr Graham Mitchell (1948-2017): A side-line supporter of clinical parapsychology. Journal of Exceptional Experiences and Psychology. 5(2), pp. 40-42. 2327-428X.
• Cox, C. J., Cooper, C. E. and Smith, M. D. (2017) Exploring the effects of mediumship on hope, resilience, and post-traumatic growth in the bereaved. Journal of Exceptional Experiences and Psychology. 5(2), pp. 6-15. 2327-428X.
• Cooper, C. E. and Saunders, D. (2016) Making things happen: The Society for Psychical Research 69th Study Day. Paranormal Review. 78, pp. 28-31. 1369-0426.
• Cooper, C. E. (2016) Remembering ‘Uncle Al’: Alice Tanous on Alex Tanous and the Alex Tanous Foundation. Paranormal Review. 78, pp. 12-13. 1369-0426.
• Cooper, C. E. (2016) The psychic life of Dr Tanous. Paranormal Review. 78, pp. 8-11. 1369-0426.
• Cooper, C. E. (2016) Response to book review of Telephone Calls From the Dead. Journal of Near-Death Studies. 35(1), pp. 48-52. 0891-4494.
• Cooper, C. E. (2015) No coincidence: The Centre for the Study of Anomalous Psychological Processes goes to Crete. Paranormal Review. 75, pp. 31-32. 1369-0426.
• Cooper, C. E. (2015) Correspondence. Australian Journal of Parapsychology. 15(2), pp. 209-211. 1445-2308.
• Cooper, C. E. (2015) The Guyra Ghost: Original Newspaper Accounts of Australia’s Most Prominent Poltergeist Case by Patrick J. Gallagher. Australian Journal of Parapsychology. 15(2), pp. 197-204. 1445-2308.
• Cooper, C. E. (2015) Who was Dr Alex Tanous? Fate. 728, pp. 58-63. 0014-8776.
• Cooper, C. E. (2015) An Arthur Ford Anthology, compiled and edited by Frank C. Tribbe. Journal for Spritual and Consciouness Studies. 38(2), pp. 143-144. 1731-2148.
• Cooper, C. E. (2015) Aspects of Consciousness: Essays on Physics, Death and the Mind, edited by Ingrid Fredriksson. Journal of Exceptional Experiences and Psychology. 3(2), pp. 55-56. 2327-428X.
• Cooper, C. E. (2015) Correspondence. Australian Journal of Parapsychology. 15(1), pp. 104-105. 1445-2308.
• Cooper, C. E. (2015) Westerncarnation: a report of the Society for Psychical Research’s 68th study day on ‘reincarnation in the Western world’. Paranormal Review. 74, pp. 29-31. 1369-0426.
• Cooper, C. E. (2015) Inside ‘The Rhine’: The Rhine Research Center. Paranormal Review. 73, pp. 24-25. 1369-0426.
• Cooper, C. E. (2014) An analysis of exceptional experiences involving telecommunication technology. Journal of Parapsychology. 78(2), pp. 209-222. 0022-3387.
• Cooper, C. E. (2014) Haunted: The Book of Australia’s Ghosts by John Pinkney. Australian Journal of Parapsychology. 14(2), pp. 212-214. 1445-2308.
• Cooper, C. E. and Saunders, D. (2014) Establishing the archive of the Centre for the Study of Anomalous Psychological Processes. Paranormal Review. 72, pp. 12-13. 1369-0426.
• Cooper, C. E. (2014) Further response to the critique of ‘Telephone Calls from the Dead’. Christian Parapsychologist. 1(11), pp. 38-39. 0308-6194.
• Cooper, C. E. (2014) Australian Ghosts: The Most Haunted Locations of Australia by Jeffrey Fisher. Australian Journal of Parapsychology. 14(1), pp. 95-97. 1445-2308.
• Cooper, C. E. (2014) Counselling the discarnate and the methodological approach: Comment on Ferreira (2013). Australian Journal of Parapsychology. 14(1), pp. 83-86. 1445-2308.
• Cooper, C. E. (2014) Rethinking Ghosts in World Religions, edited by Mu-Chou Poo. Journal for Spiritual and Consciousness Studies. 37(2), pp. 119-120. 1731-2148.
• Cooper, C. E. (2014) Author responds to book review. Christian Parapsychologist. 1(10), pp. 31-37. 0308-6194.
• Evenden, R., Cooper, C. E. and Mitchell, G. (2013) A counselling approach to mediumship: adaptive outcomes of grief following an exceptional experience. Journal of Exceptional Experiences and Psychology. 1(2), pp. 14-23. 2327-428X.
• Cooper, C. E. (2013) Out of the body and into the lab: defining Dr Alex Tanous’ abilities. Paranthropology: Journal of Anthropological Approaches to the Paranormal. 4(1a), pp. 76-79. 2044-9216.
• Cooper, C. E. (2013) Earth Angel: The Amazing True Story of a Young Psychic by Ross Bartlett. Journal for Spiritual and Consciousness Studies. 36(4), pp. 237-238. 1731-2148.
• Cooper, C. E. (2013) Everyday Spirituality: Social and Spatial Worlds of Enchantment by Sara MacKian. Journal for Spiritual and Consciousness Studies. 36(4), pp. 233-234. 1731-2148.
• Cooper, C. E. (2013) Through a Glass Darkly: Magic, Dreams & Prophecy in Ancient Egypt, edited by Kasia Szpakowska. Paranthropology: Journal of Anthropological Approaches to the Paranormal. 4(3), pp. 79-80. 2044-9216.
• Cooper, C. E. (2013) The Spring: An Autobiography of a Mahayog Guru by Ma Ruteshwari. Journal for Spiritual and Consciousness Studies. 36(3), pp. 169-170. 1731-2148.
• Cooper, C. E. (2013) Post-death experiences and the emotion of hope. Journal for Spiritual and Consciousness Studies. 36(1), pp. 24-28. 1731-2148.
• Cooper, C. E. (2013) Divine Moments: Ordinary People having Spiritually Transformative Experiences by Nancy Clark. Journal for Spiritual and Consciousness Studies. 36(1), pp. 49-51. 1731-2148.
• Cooper, C. E. and Foley, C. R. (2012) Did ET phone home, or was it the dead? Bridging ufology and psychical research with anomalous phone-call experiences. Anomaly: Journal of Research into the Paranormal. 46, pp. 128-143. 0969-7713.
• Cooper, C. E. and Parsons, S. T. (2012) The Scammell device. Paranormal Review. 64, pp. 15-21. 1369-0426.
• Cooper, C. E. (2012) Perspectives of Clinical Parapsychology: An Introductory Reader, edited by Kramer, Bauer & Hӧvelmann. Paranthropology: Journal of Anthropological Approaches to the Paranormal. 3(3), pp. 61-62. 2044-9216.
• Cooper, C. E. (2012) When Spirits Come Calling: The Open-Minded Skeptic's Guide to After-Death Contacts by Sylvia Hart Wright. Journal for Spiritual and Consciousness Studies. 35(3), pp. 168-170. 1731-2148.
• Cooper, C. E. (2012) An interview with Dr Elizabeth E. McAdams. Paranormal Review. 62, pp. 18-22. 1369-0426.
• Cooper, C. E. (2011) Pluralism and the Mind by Matthew Colborn. Australian Journal of Parapsychology. 11(2), pp. 215-217. 1445-2308.
• Cooper, C. E. (2010) When researchers become eyewitnesses to the anomalous: should seeing be believing? Paranthropology: Journal of Anthropological Approaches to the Paranormal. 1(2), pp. 17-20. 2044-9216.
• Cooper, C. E. (2010) Text messages from the dead. Paranormal Review. 53, pp. 10-12. 1369-0426.
• Cooper, C. E. (2009) The 33rd annual SPR conference, Nottingham. Paranormal Review. 52, pp. 19-23. 1369-0426.
• Cooper, C. E. (2008) Apparitions and eyewitnesses. Paranormal Review. 45, pp. 16-20. 1369-0426.

Book Section

• Cooper, C. E. (2017) Considering Anomalous Events during Bereavement as Evidence for Survival. In: Klass, D. and Steffen, E. M. (eds.) Continuing Bonds in Bereavement: New Directions for Research and Practice :. London: Routledge. pp. 201-213.
• Cooper, C. E. (2017) Considering anomalous events during bereavement as evidence for survival. In: Klass, D. and Steffen, E. M. (eds.) Continuing Bonds in Bereavement: New Directions for Research and Practice. London: Routledge. pp. 201-213.
• Steffen, E., Wilde, D. and Cooper, C. E. (2017) Affirming the positive in anomalous experiences: a challenge to dominant accounts of reality, life and death. In: Brown, N. J. L., Lomas, T. and Eiroa-Orosa, F. J. (eds.) The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Positive Psychology. London: Routledge. pp. 227-244.
• Cooper, C. E. (2016) The therapeutic nature of anomalous events: a union of positive psychology and parapsychology. In: Smith, M. D. and Worth, P. (eds.) 2nd Applied Positive Psychology Symposium: Proceedings of Presented Papers. Buckinhamshire: Bucks New University. pp. 98-107.
• Cooper, C. E. (2015) Bilocation. In: Cardin, M. (ed.) Ghosts, Spirits and Psychics: The Paranormal from Alchemy to Zombies. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. pp. 39-40.
• Cooper, C. E. (2015) Electronic voice phenomenon (EVP). In: Cardin, M. (ed.) Ghosts, Spirits and Psychics: The Paranormal from Alchemy to Zombies. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. pp. 75-77.
• Cooper, C. E., Roe, C. A. and Mitchell, G. (2015) Anomalous experiences and the bereavement process. In: Cattoi, T. and Moreman, C. M. (eds.) Death, Dying, and Mysticism: the Ecstasy of the End. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. pp. 117-131.

Book

• Cooper, C. E., (ed.) (2017) 60th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association: Abstracts of Presented Papers. Athens, Greece: Parapsychological Association.
• Parsons, S. T. and Cooper, C. E., (eds.) (2015) Paracoustics: Sound & the Paranormal. Hove: White Crow Books. 9781910121535.
• Tanous, A. and Cooper, C. E. (2013) Conversations with Ghosts. Guildford: White Crow Books. 9781908733559.
• Cooper, C. E. (2012) Telephone Calls from the Dead: A Revised Look at the Phenomenon Thirty Years On. Old Portsmouth: Tricorn Books. 0957107412.

Conference or Workshop Item

• Jakeman, M. and Cooper, C. E. (2018) Exploring the impact of negative spontaneous post-death experiences on the bereavement process. Poster presented to: 4th Applied Positive Psychology Symposium, Bucks New University, High Wycombe, 2018-06-02.
• Jakeman, M. and Cooper, C. E. (2018) Exploring the impact of negative spontaneous post-death experiences on the bereavement process. Poster presented to: 4th Applied Positive Psychology Symposium, Bucks New University, High Wycombe, 02 June 2018.
• Evenden, R. and Cooper, C. E. (2018) Positive psychology in the clinical parapsychology setting. Paper presented to: 4th Applied Positive Psychology Symposium, Bucks New University, High Wycombe, 2018-06-02.
• Evenden, R. and Cooper, C. E. (2018) Positive psychology in the clinical parapsychology setting. Paper presented to: 4th Applied Positive Psychology Symposium, Bucks New University, High Wycombe, 02 June 2018.
• Cooper, C. E. (2017) Reports of animal psi in the natural world. Invited Presentation presented to: Society for Psychical Research Study Day No. 74: PSI in Nature: ESP and PK in the Realm of Biology, Kensington, London, 04 November 2017.
• Cooper, C. E. and Saunders, D. (2017) Sensory isolation in floatation tanks as a method for promoting psi-conducive imagery. Lecture presented to: 41st International Conference of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR), East Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, 01-03 September 2017.
• Cooper, C. E. and Saunders, D. (2017) A pilot study of floatation tanks and sensory isolation in producing psi conducive imagery. Poster presented to: 60th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association, Athens, Greece, 20-23 July 2017. Athens, Greece: Parapsychological Association.
• Bara, M. M. and Cooper, C. E. (2017) An interpretative phenomenological analysis of after-death communication in the bereavement process of professed sceptics. Poster presented to: 60th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association, Athens, Greece, 20-23 July 2017.
• Steffen, E. M. and Cooper, C. E. (2017) Sense of presence and other ‘anomalous’ post-death experiences and their positive impact on the bereaved. Lecture presented to: 11th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society (ICGB 2017), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 12-15 July 2017.
• Cooper, C. E., Roe, C. A. and Mitchell, G. (2017) Spontaneous post-death phenomena and their positive impact on experients. Poster presented to: 60th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association, 2017-07-20 - 2017-07-23.
• Cooper, C. E., Roe, C. A. and Mitchell, G. (2017) Spontaneous post-death phenomena and their positive impact on experients. Poster presented to: 60th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association, Athens, Greece, 20-23 July 2017.
• Cooper, C. E. and Saunders, D. (2017) A pilot study of floatation tanks and sensory isolation in producing psi conducive imagery. Poster presented to: 60th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association, 2017-07-20 - 2017-07-23.
• Cooper, C. E., Roe, C. A. and Mitchell, G. (2017) Anomalous post-death encounters and their positive impact on experients. Poster presented to: 39th Annual Conference of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC), Portland, Oregon, USA, 2017-04-06.
• Cooper, C. E., Roe, C. A. and Mitchell, G. (2017) Anomalous post-death encounters and their positive impact on experients. Poster presented to: 39th Annual Conference of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC), Portland, Oregon, USA, 05-08 April 2017.
• Cooper, C. E. (2017) Water, altered-states and psi. Lecture presented to: Society for Psychical Research Lecture, Kensington, London, 02 February 2017.
• Thomas, K. and Cooper, C. E. (2016) Investigation of viewer opinions on the use of “science” in paranormal reality television shows. Lecture presented to: 40th International Conference of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR), University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K., 02-04 September 2016.
• Cooper, C. E. (2016) The therapeutic nature of anomalous events: a union of positive psychology and parapsychology. Paper presented to: 2nd Applied Positive Psychology Symposium, Buckinghamshire New University, 2016-05-21 - 2016-05-21.
• Cooper, C. E. and Saunders, D. (2015) Hidden gems: lessons learned and benefits gained from the preservation and proliferation of historical documents. Invited Presentation presented to: Society for Psychical Researcher’s 70th Study Day, St Mary Abbott’s Centre, London, 24 October 2015.
• Cooper, C. E., Roe, C. A. and Mitchell, G. (2015) Spontaneous post-death events: a natural process of coping and hoping. Lecture presented to: British Psychological Society Transpersonal Psychology Section 19th Annual Conference, Scarborough, UK, 18-20 September 2015.
• Cooper, C. E., Roe, C. A. and Mitchell, G. (2015) Examining what cognitive mechanisms make spontaneous post-death phenomena therapeutic for the bereaved. Invited Presentation presented to: 58th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association and the 39th Society for Psychical Research International Annual Conference, University of Greenwich, London, 16-19 July 2015.
• Smith, L.-A., Ryan, J., Roe, C. A. and Cooper, C. E. (2015) “It happens too frequently for me to be kind of coincidental”. A qualitative analysis of telephone telepathy experiences. Paper presented to: Joint Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Society (58th) and the Society for Psychical Research (39th) (PA-SPR 2015), University of Greenwich, London, 16-19 July 2015. (Unpublished)
• Cooper, C. E. (2015) Havelock Ellis’ involvement in psychical research. Lecture presented to: 58th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association and the 39th Society for Psychical Research International Annual Conference, University of Greenwich, London, 16-19 July 2015.
• Saunders, D., Evenden, R. and Cooper, C. E. (2015) Establishing the CSAPP archives and survival case collections from the Eileen J. Garrett library. Lecture presented to: 58th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association and the 39th Society for Psychical Research International Annual Conference, University of Greenwich, London, 16-19 July 2015.
• Smith, L.-A., Reed, L., Hickinbotham, L., Cooper, C. E. and Evenden, R. (2015) “Well nobody wants to see a hairy fanny do they?”: exploring the everyday narratives of young women’s perceptions and practices around genital appearance and sexual identities. Paper presented to: Roles: A Gender and Sexuality Forum 5th Annual Conference, University of Birmingham, 21 May 2015. [Also presented at: 21st International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology, University of Hertfordshire, 15-17 July 2015] (Unpublished)
• Smith, L.-A., Reed, L., Hickinbotham, L., Cooper, C. E. and Evenden, R. (2015) “Oh yes, it has to be all neat and tidy down there”: exploring the everyday narratives of young women’s perceptions and practices around genital appearance and sexual identities. Paper presented to: LGBT/Sexualities Conference, Manchester, 15 May 2015. (Unpublished)
• Saunders, D. and Cooper, C. E. (2015) Dreaming of the dead: evidence of survival? Lecture presented to: Society for Psychical Research Lecture, Kensington, London, 12 February 2015.
• Cooper, C. E. (2014) Telephone contact with the dead and other unique methods of after death communication. Invited Presentation presented to: 8th Annual Afterlife Conference of the Forever Family Foundation, Durham, North Carolina, USA, 08-09 November 2014.
• Cooper, C. E. (2014) Ghost therapy [bereavement and anomalous experiences]. Lecture presented to: Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit Invited Speaker Series, Goldsmiths, University of London, 14 October 2014.
• Cooper, C. E. (2014) Anomalous experiences during bereavement and their impact on recovery. Lecture presented to: 5th Qualitative Research on Mental Health Conference (QRMH5), Chania, Crete, Greece, 02-04 September 2014.
• Cooper, C. E. (2014) The ghost counsellor: following the investigations of Dr Alex Tanous. Invited Presentation presented to: Rhine Research Center - Leaders in the Field Lecture Series, Duke University, North Carolina, USA, 22 August 2014.
• Cooper, C. E. (2012) Did ET phone home? Interpretations of anomalous phone-calls. Lecture presented to: 1st Seriously Unidentified Conference, University of Worcester, 17 November 2012.
• Cooper, C. E. (2012) Social views on apparitions and survival in ancient and modern Egypt. Lecture presented to: 36th International Conference of the Society for Psychical Research, The University of Northampton, 07-09 September 2012.
• Cooper, C. E. (2011) Telephone Calls from the Dead: returning to the research. Paper presented to: 35th International Conference of the Society for Psychical Research, University of Edinburgh, 02-04 September 2011.
• Roe, C. A., Cooper, C. E. and Martin, H. (2010) Testing for precognition using remote viewing and Ganzfeld methods. Paper presented to: 34th Annual Society for Psychical Research Conference, University of Sheffield, 10-12 September 2010.
• Roe, C. A., Cooper, C. E. and Martin, H. (2010) A comparison of ESP performance under remote viewing and Ganzfeld conditions. Paper presented to: 53rd Annual Parapsychological Association Convention, Enclos Rey, Paris, France, 22-25 July 2010.