Publications

Selected Publications (in alphabetical order)

Baker, I. S. (2002). Do Ghosts Exist? - A Summary of Parapsychological Research into Apparitional Experiences. In J. Newton (Ed.). Early Modern Ghosts. Durham, UK: University of Durham.

Baker, I. S. (2005). Nomenclature and methodology [Peer commentary on 'the sense of being stared at']. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 12, 6, 56-63.

Baker, I. S., & O'Keeffe, C. (2007). Ethical guidelines for the investigation of haunting experiences. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 71.4, 889, 216-229.

Baker, I. S. & Stevens, P. (2008). An investigation into the cortical electrophysiology of remote staring detection. In S. Sherwood & B. Carr (Eds.), Proceedings of the Parapsychological Association 51st & the Society for Psychical Research 32nd Annual Convention (pp. 8-23). The Parapsychological Association, Inc.

Roe, C. A., Sherwood., S. J., Farrell, L., Savva, L., & Baker, I. S. (2007). Assessing the roles of the sender and experimenter in dream ESP research. European Journal of Parapsychology, 22.2, 175-192.

Watt, C., & Baker, I. S. (2002). Remote Facilitation of Attention Focusing with Psi-Supportive Versus Psi-Unsupportive Experimenter Suggestions. Journal of Parapsychology, 66, 2, 151-168.

Presentations & Invited Talks (most recent first)

Baker, I.S. (May, 2009). Staring at the Brain: EEG Activity When Being Watched Remotely. The Society for Psychical Research Study Day No. 56: Psi and Brain.

Baker, I. S. (2008). Parapsychology and investigating haunting experiences: The ethics of investigating haunting experiences [Panel paper and discussion]. In S. Sherwood & B. Carr (Eds.), Proceedings of the Parapsychological Association 51st & the Society for Psychical Research 32nd Annual Convention (pp. 368). The Parapsychological Association, Inc.

Baker, I. S. (March, 2007). An anomaly of an anomaly: Exploring the feeling of being watched. University of Derby, Psychology Department Research Seminar Series.

Baker, I. S. (September, 2006). Exploring the Limits of Human Perception: The Psychological and Physiological Perception of Normal and Remote Staring. The 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience.

Baker, I. S. (August, 2005). The Electrophysiology of Remote Staring Detection. Getting the most from Event-Related Potential (ERP) studies of Human Cognition, a workshop held in the Department of Psychology at the University of Stirling, sponsored by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Baker, I. S. (March, 2005). The Electrophysiology of Remote Staring Detection. The Institut fur Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene (IGPP), and Frieburg University Hospital, Germany.

Baker, I. S. (February, 2005). Don't look now, but I think he's behind us! - Investigating the Electrophysiology of Remote Staring Detection. University of Northampton, Psychology Department Research Lecture Series.

Baker, I. S. (September, 2002). Remote staring detection: A research review. 26th International Conference of the Society for Psychical Research.

Baker, I. S. (March, 2001). Do Ghosts Exist? - A Summary of Parapsychological Research into Apparitional Experiences. Early Modern Ghosts Conference, Centre for 17th Century Studies, University of Durham.

Baker, I. S. (September, 1998). Investigation of a Reportedly Haunted Public House in Derbyshire. 22nd International Conference of the Society for Psychical Research.

Other modes of dissemination (most recent first)

• In July 2009, I was interviewed by J.J. Lumsden about my career so far.

• In the May 2009 issue of White Dwarf, veteran games developer Jervis Johnson wrote about a series of discussions that I had with him and his fellow games developer Phil Kelly on the perception of luck for dice rolls in wargames.

• In February 2009, an article about my PhD research was written by Bryan Williams and published on the Public Parapsychology blog.

• In Summer 2005 (Issue 2), I was interviewed for the contemporary art magazine MAP, in order to discuss the "Headbang" Project.

• In November 2004, I was the focus of an interview published by Prediction Magazine entitled "Probing the Paranormal". I'm still not sure if the article was justified in describing me as "...one of the leading researchers of [my] generation...", but it was quite nice to read!  :)