The organisation of the IAPR 2025 conference at the University of Birmingham is supported by the following cross-institutional team:

Dr Carissa Sharp

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Associate Professor in Psychology of Religion, University of Birmingham

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Prof Jon Catling

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Professor of Psychology and Education, University of Birmingham

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Dr Sarah Charles

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Independent scholar, Media Officer at the International Association for the Psychology of Religion

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Dr Miguel Farias

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Associate Professor in Experimental Psychology, Coventry University

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Dr Valerie van Mulukom

Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Oxford Brookes University

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Dr Shoko Watanabe

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Research Fellow, University of Birmingham

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