Affiliation: University of Adelaide
Location: Adelaide, Australia
URL: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/psychology/staff/vrf/storm.html
Summary:
Anomalistic Psychology, including Parapsychology: Testing parapsychological effects, including synchronicity, alleged psychic ability, intuition, and presentiment. The psychology of parapsychology, including (i) quantitative analyses of theories and constructs that attempt to explain alleged paranormal phenomena (a.k.a. psi), (ii) quantitative investigations into the psychology of paranormal belief (e.g., testing correlates of psi belief), and (iii) interpretations of alleged paranormal phenomena in academia and the wider community.
Analytical Psychology: Archetype Theory and meaningfulness. Research into the qualitative aspects of symbols, including numbers and images, and their psychological impact and relevance to various cultures.
Personality and Individual Differences: Includes comparative studies of psychological types using various Jungian ‘type’ measures and other personality measures. Self-reported (explicit) measurement of beliefs and attitudes towards outcomes, transliminality and their correlates.
Grants:
"The Sheep-Goat Effect as a Matter of Compliance vs. Noncompliance" (2009-2010) Bial Foundation
"Further Investigations of the I Ching: Reliability and Replication Studies" (2007-2008) Bial Foundation
"A Parapsychological Investigation of the I Ching: The Relationships Between Psi, Intuition, and Time Perspective"
(2005-2006) Bial Foundation
"Paranormal Effects Using Sighted and Vision-Impaired Participants in a Quasi-Ganzfeld Task" (2005) Bial Foundation
"The Pro Attitude and its Relationship to Psi in a Psychophysiological Study involving the I Ching and the ProComp+ Neuro-Biofeedback Apparatus" (2003) Bial Foundation
"Investigations into Psychopraxia" (1999-2001) Bial Foundation
Publications:
Storm, L. (2011). Storm, L. (2011). The case of a long-distance psychic: A pilot study on the accuracy testing of paranormal statements. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 11, 7-39.
Thalbourne, M. A., & Storm, L. (2011). Has the sheep-goat variable had its day? The case for transliminality as a psi predictor. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 11.
Moore, T., Thalbourne, M. A., & Storm, L. (2010). A study on coincidences. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 10, 154-176.
Tressoldi, P. E., Storm L., & Radin, D. (2010). Extrasensory perception and quantum models of cognition. Neuroquantology: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Neuroscience and Quantum Physics, 8(4), S81-87.
Storm, L., Tressoldi, P. E., & Di Risio, L. (2010). A meta-analysis with nothing to hide: Reply to Hyman (2010). Psychological Bulletin, 136(4), 471-485. doi:10.1037/a0019457.
Storm, L., Tressoldi, P. E., & Di Risio, L. (2010). Meta-analyses of free-response studies 1992-2008: Assessing the noise reduction model in parapsychology. Psychological Bulletin, 136(4), 491-494. doi:10.1037/a0019840.
Chiu, J., & Storm, L. (2010). Personality, perceived luck and gambling attitudes as predictors of gambling involvement. Journal of Gambling Studies, 26(2), 205-227. doi:10.1007/s10899-009-9160-x
Storm, L., & Rock, A. J. (2009). Imagery cultivation vs. noise reduction: Shamanic-like journeying as a psi-conducive alternative to the Ganzfeld protocol. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 9, 5-31.
Storm, L. (2009). Investigations of the I Ching: II. Reliability and validity studies. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 9, 111-142.
Storm, L. & Rock, A. J. (2009). Shamanic-like journeying and psi: I. Imagery cultivation, personality, and the picture-identification task. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 9, 165-192.
Goretzki, M., Thalbourne, M. A., & Storm, L. (2009). The questionnaire measurement of spiritual emergency. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 41, 81-97.