VERITAS Research Program

 What Is An Integrative Research Medium?

A medium that has been screened over several months by the University of Arizona’s VERITAS Research Program, and has agreed to uphold a code of spiritual ethics as well as hold a strong commitment to the values of scientific mediumship research. An Integrative Research Medium has undergone several stages of questionnaires, interviews, and tests; participated in training in grief psychology, afterlife science, and human subjects research; and demonstrated a strong ability to report accurate and specific information during double-blinded test readings. In January of 2008, Joanne was invited to continue to participate as a Certified Research Medium in the new mediumship research program, under the direction of Dr. Julie Beischel at the Windbridge Institute for Applied Research in Human Potential.

About VERITAS

As of January of 2008, the post-doctoral fellowship position of VERITAS Research Program Co-Director Julie Beischel, PhD, was completed, bringing the VERITAS Research Program to a close. Dr. Beischel continues to perform survival and mediumship research as well as medium certification at the Windbridge Institute for Applied Research in Human Potential.

As of February of 2007, Joanne Gerber had successfully completed all nine of the laboratory screening steps, and was honored to be welcomed to participate as an official Integrative Research Medium. Joanne continually participated in several mediumship research studies, volunteering her time toward mediumship research for nearly one year, until the close of the program in December of 2007.

In January of 2008, Joanne was invited to continue to participate as a Certified Research Medium in the new mediumship research program, directed by Dr. Julie Beischel at the Windbridge Institute.

Here are the 9 steps That Joanne Gerber completed to be accepted as an Integrative Research Medium with the VERITAS Program:

Step 1: Written Questionnaire
Step 2: Personality/Psychological Tests
Step 3: Phone Interview (with an existing IRM)
Step 4: Phone Interview (with a VERITAS Investigator)
Step 5: Two Blinded Email and Two Blinded Phone Readings
Step 6: Mediumship Research Training
Step 7: Human Research Subjects Training
Step 8: Grief Training
Step 9: Biographical Statement

IRMs are also committed to being Honest, Open, Ethical, Responsible, Compassionate, Respectful, Humble, and Gracious. They value Truth, Science, Ethics, Responsibility, Compassion, Healing, Health, Evolution, and Growth.