Ciarán O'Keeffe's diverse background begins in the US, where, in 1994, he graduated with a Liberal Arts degree at Washington College, majoring in Music & Psychology. There he completed an honors thesis on paranormal experiences in conjunction with a representative from the Institute of Parapsychology (now Rhine Research Center). In 2005, Ciarán was awarded a Doctorate entitled ‘Assessing the content of advice given by practitioners claiming paranormal ability,’ (focusing on psychics and mediums) at the University of Hertfordshire.
From 1999 to 2006, he was employed as a psychology lecturer at Liverpool Hope University, assisting with both criminal psychology and parapsychology teaching. He currently holds a Research Associate position at Université de Toulouse. In addition Ciarán can be seen appearing on paranormal TV shows such as Living TV’s Most Haunted and Jane Goldman Investigates where he provides a skeptical voice and regularly battles with all manner of mediumistic communication.