Marjorie Woollacott PhD

Dr. Marjorie Woollacott, is a professor and member of the Institute of Neuroscience at the University of Oregon. Woollacott has received over 7.2 million dollars in research funding for her research in rehabilitation medicine, consciousness, meditation, spiritual awakening and end-of-life experiences. She has published over 200 scientific articles and written or edited nine books, including Infinite Awareness: The Awakening of a Scientific Mind (receiving 8 book awards) and Spiritual Awakenings: Scientists and Academics Describe Their Experiences. She is past chair of the Dept. of Human Physiology of the U. of Oregon, President of the Academy for the Advancement of Post-Materialist Sciences, on the Science Committee of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Co-Director of the Galileo Commission and Research Director for the International Association of Near-Death Studies. She has given workshops on rehabilitation medicine, the nature of consciousness and taught meditation for many years.