James L. Oschman

James L. Oschman, Ph.D.

Jim Oschman is one of the first academic scientists to investigate the research basis for complementary and alternative therapies. He has published 33 full-length scientific articles in some of the world’s leading peer-reviewed academic journals, 64 invited articles in various alternative and complementary therapy journals, 6 books, and 3 United States patents. Dr. Oschman has degrees in Biophysics and Biology from the University of Pittsburgh. He has worked in major research labs around the world including Cambridge University in England, Case-Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, the University of Copenhagen, Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he was on the faculty, and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, where he was a staff scientist. Jim has served as President of the New England School of Acupuncture and as President of the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine. He has received a variety of awards for his work, including a Distinguished Service Award from the Rolf Institute, the Founder’s Award from National Foundation for Alternative Medicine, and a Distinguished Service Award from the Second International Fascia Research Congress. Dr. Oschman continues his research and writing related to energy medicine in Dover, New Hampshire, where he is President of Nature's Own Research Association. He has presented lectures and workshops on energy medicine in about 25 countries. Dr. Oschman continues to be at the forefront of this field and his more recent research has been published in various journals and books, most recently including the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, the Journal of Optometric Phototherapy, Reiki News Magazine, Recent Developments in Bioelectromagnetic Medicine, the Science of Whole Person Healing - Proceedings of the First Interdisciplinary International Conference, Frontier Perspectives, Bridges - Quarterly Magazine of the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine, the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Explore!, European Biology and Bioelectromagnetics, Proceedings of the 1st Metatheory Conference - Budapest, Anti-Aging Therapeutics, Anti-Aging Medical News, Townsend Letter, the Journal of Holistic Healthcare, Energy Psychology, the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, the Journal of Inflammation Research, and Bioelectromagnetic and Subtle Energy Medicine.