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Born 21 March 1971 (age 45) ( 1971-03-21 ) Norwich, Norfolk, England, U.K. Known for Paranormal Investigator on Most Haunted Education Washington College, University of Hertfordshire TV shows Most Haunted, Most Haunted Live! Books Ghost Hunters: A Guide to I, In Search of the Supernatural, Science and Seance, The History of Glenveagh, Glenveagh Castle and Gardens Similar Karl Beattie, Yvette Fielding, Derek Acorah, David Wells, Stuart Torevell | ||
Ciarán James O'Keeffe (born 21 March 1971) is a British psychologist specialising in parapsychology and forensic psychology. He is currently employed at Bucks New University. He has held a research associate position at the University of Toulouse II - Le Mirail and also an online tutor position at Derby University. Previously employed at Liverpool Hope University, lecturing in psychology with a parapsychology component, O'Keeffe is a member of the Society for Psychical Research and a senior advisor to The Ghost Club. According to his own website, he completed his PhD at the University of Hertfordshire under the supervision of Richard Wiseman and Julia Buckroyd.
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Television career
O'Keeffe became known in the United Kingdom following his appearances on Living TV's paranormal television series Most Haunted and Jane Goldman Investigates, where he performs the role of parapsychologist and paranormal investigator. He also featured in National Geographic Channel's 2005 series Paranormal?. O'Keeffe is an open-minded skeptic on most paranormal phenomena. Also appeared on ghost adventures in the Hellfire Caves
Other information
O'Keeffe attended Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, where he double majored in music and psychology. He then completed a MSc in investigative psychology at the University of Liverpool and an MA in Sculpture from Goldsmiths before studying for his PhD at University of Hertfordshire.
He is currently living in a village in Buckinghamshire with his wife, 2 children and 4 cats, 2 rabbits, 3 hedgehogs and an exotic South American breed of hamster. His father is Irish and his mother is Swedish. He is an avid tennis player and currently plays for a county league team.
