Professor Les Lancaster
NAME Prof. Les Lancaster ROLE Professor of Transpersonal Psychology ADDRESS Room 477 Henry Cotton Building
School of Psychology
Liverpool John Moores University
15-21 Webster Street
Liverpool
L3 2ETTELEPHONE +44 (0)151 231 4036 EMAIL @ljmu.ac.uk b.l.lancaster RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Cognitive neuroscience of consciousness; Psychology of language mysticism; Buddhist psychology; Implicit processing; State-dependent memory effects.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Lancaster, B. L. & Palframan, J. (2009). Coping with major life events: the role of spirituality and self-transformation. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 12, 257-276.
Lancaster, B.L. (2009). Engaging with the mind of God: the participatory path of Jewish mysticism. In J. Ferrer & J. Sherman (eds.) The Participatory Turn: Spirituality, Mysticism, Religious Studies. New York: SUNY Press.
Lancaster, B.L. (In press). Engaging with the mind of God: the participatory path of Jewish mysticism. In J. Ferrer & J. Sherman (eds.) The Participatory Turn in Religious Studies.
Lancaster, B. L. (2007). Reading in or reading out? Time and consciousness in 'kabbalistic psychology'. Transpersonal Psychology Review, 11(1), 29-41.
Beaton, M. J. S. & Lancaster, B. L. (2006). Theory of mind: cross-cultural and transpersonal perspectives. Transpersonal Psychology Review, 10(1), 59-62.
Lancaster, B. L. (2005). The Transpersonal as a Framework for Dialogue: A Jewish Perspective. In J. Drew & D. Lorimer (eds.). A Way through the Wall: Approaches to Citizenship in an Interconnected World. Corpus Publishing.
Lancaster, B. L. (2005). The Essence of Kabbalah. Arcturus (UK) & Chartwell (US).
GRANTS OBTAINED:
BPS Transpersonal Psychology Section
LJMU Teaching & Learning AwardsMODULES:
PSYAP3037 Consciousness & Transpersonal Psychology
PSYCTM001 Approaches to Consciousness (Module leader)
PSYCTM007 Psychology of Spiritual practice (Module leader)
PSYCTM006 Thesis (Module leader)
PSYCTM011 Transpersonal Research Methods (Module leader)
PSYCDM001 Approaches to Consciousness (Module leader)
PSYCDM004 CTP Research Methods (Module leader)
PSYCDM005 Thesis (Module leader)
PSYCDM008 Spirituality in the Workplace (Module leader)
PSYCDM010 Psychology of Spiritual practice (Module leader)TOPICS FOR DISSERTATION SUPERVISION:
Transliminality Creativity and religious/spiritual orientation; State-dependent memory effects; Subliminal perception; Implicit processing in perception and/or memory; Self reference effect in memory
ACADEMIC ROLES:
Professor of Transpersonal Psychology Programme Leader, MSc in Consciousness & Transpersonal Psychology (distance learning)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Chartered Psychologist Practicing Certificate
External Examiner, University of East London, PhD, Transpersonal Psychology
External examiner, Derby University Psychology programmes in Israel.
External Examiner, University of Kent (UK), MA in Mysticism & Religious Experience
External Examiner, Murdoch University, Australia. PhD,
Transpersonal Psychology British Psychological Society Representative Council (2002-2006) Chair,
British Psychological Society Transpersonal Psychology Section (2002-2006)
Peer Reviewing for Journal of Consciousness Studies, Journal of Health Psychology, Transpersonal Psychology Review Reviewer of book proposals on Consciousness for Oxford University Press / Macmillan / Hodder & Stoughton.
