Lance Storm

Lance Storm is a Researcher at the School of Psychology within the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Adelaide. He specializes in anomalistic psychology, focusing on research methodologies and statistical analyses to explore normal and paranormal phenomena. Storm is Chief Editor of the Australian Journal of Parapsychology and holds committee positions with the Australian Institute of Parapsychological Research. His work spans parapsychology, Jungian psychology, gambling behavior, and theories of perception.

Storm has led numerous research projects, including investigations into imagery cultivation’s effects on mood and psi performance, and the phenomenology of altered states. He has secured grants totaling over AU$600,000 from institutions like the Bial Foundation and the Cardigan Fund. His research often employs meta-analytic approaches, analyzing decades of psi studies to assess methodologies like the Ganzfeld and forced-choice designs.

Teaching experience includes lecturing on motivation, emotion, and perception. Storm’s publications span peer-reviewed journals such as Psychological Bulletin and Journal of Parapsychology, with key works addressing synchronicity, the sheep-goat effect, and the psychology of spiritual emergency. He advocates for rigorous empirical inquiry into parapsychological phenomena while critiquing methodological challenges in the field.

Professional activities include editorial roles, grant review, and supervision of Honours, Masters, and PhD students. His work bridges theoretical perspectives with empirical research, exploring intersections between consciousness studies, existential psychology, and anomalous experiences.