Greg
Eghigian
Expertise:
- Social Sciences
Focus Areas:
- History
- Humanities
- Psychiatry and Bioethics
- Supernatural and Paranormal Phenomena
- UFOs
In The Media:
About
- Specializes in the history of Western medicine, with a focus on mental health, and supernatural and paranormal phenomena.
- Author of “After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon,” available from Oxford University Press in May 2024.
Greg Eghigian is professor of history and bioethics in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts. His research focuses on the history of Western medicine and psychology, with a particular emphasis on the ways in which societies deal with people, ideas, and behavior deemed strange or dangerous. His current research focuses on the history of supernatural and paranormal phenomena, specifically UFO sightings and claims of alien contact throughout the world.
On the Web
In The Media
It’s Time to Hear from Social Scientists about UFOs
from Scientific American November 2, 2023
Opinion: UFOs and aliens had their day in Congress. Was it illuminating?
from Los Angeles Times August 27, 2023
Why Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About Aliens
from The Atlantic July 7, 2023
“UFO” A Conversation with Mark Monroe & Greg Eghigian, PhD
from Washington Post August 5, 2021
UFOs and the Boundaries of Science
from Boston Review August 1, 2021
from Buzzfeed News May 17, 2022
Are We Finally Ready to Admit UFOs Are Alien Visitors?
from Daily Beast June 9, 2023
The Spanish Flu Pandemic and Mental Health: A Historical Perspective
from Psychiatric Times May 28, 2020