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Dr Adam Powell serves as a Lecturer in Medical Humanities at Durham University, holding dual affiliations with the Department of Theology and Religion and the Institute for Medical Humanities. His work bridges religious studies, cognitive science, and mental health research to investigate identity formation and wellbeing through spiritual experiences.
His research focuses on Medical Humanities, Religion and Spirituality, and Mental Health, examining how individuals process conflict, trauma, and extraordinary perceptual phenomena. With expertise in 19th-century religious movements like Mormonism and Spiritualism, he analyzes voice-hearing experiences through interdisciplinary lenses combining sociology, psychology, and history of religions.
Analysis of his 2016-2023 publications reveals a dominant theme: spiritual voice-hearing phenomena across cultural and clinical contexts. His work systematically explores phenomenological taxonomies, cognitive mechanisms, and therapeutic implications of spiritually significant voices, connecting historical theology with contemporary mental health frameworks.
Dr Powell supervises postgraduate researchers including Maria Williams on topics spanning ancient 'lived religion' to modern spiritual identity strategies. His research has achieved global recognition through features in Forbes, Slate, BBC Science Focus, and coverage in over 30 countries' media outlets.
