Brief
Curricula Vitae
(updated 04/20/10)
Robert
and
Suzanne Mays have
studied the phenomena related to near-death experiences (NDEs)
together for over 30
years, although neither has had a near-death experience. Their research
interests include:
- The phenomena
connected with the out-of-body component of the NDE, especially
veridical perceptions during the NDE out-of-body experience (OBE) and
reports of "interaction" between the OBE "body" and physical reality
and in-body people.
- Providing
verification and corroboration of specific veridical NDE OBE
perceptions, such as those of George Ritchie
- Neurological
phenomena demonstrating the operation of the self-conscious mind, with
a special focus on phantom limb
phenomena
- Specific
research on
phantom limbs, focusing on perceivable interactions with another
person's body and reliable sensations evoked from interaction of a
phantom limb with physical objects
Robert and Suzanne Mays at the 2008 Toward a Science of Consciousness Conference
Our jointly authored publications
include:
- Mays, R. G., and Mays, S. B. (2010). A theory of mind and body that solves the "hard problem". Poster presentation at
the Toward a Science of
Consciousness conference (Tucson, Arizona,
April 13-17, 2010). (abstract and reprint).
- Mays, R. G., and Mays, S. B. (2008). The
phenomenology of the self-conscious mind. Journal of
Near-Death Studies, 27(1), 5-45. (abstract and reprint)
- Mays, R. G., and Mays, S. B. (2008). Phantom limb
"touch" suggests that a "mind-limb" extends beyond
the physical body. Poster presentation at
the Toward a Science of
Consciousness conference (Tucson, Arizona,
April 8-12, 2008). (abstract and reprint).
Robert
G.
Mays received
a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA and worked in software
development at Eastman Kodak Company and later at IBM Corporation for
more than 20 years, where he achieved the level of Senior
Software
Engineer. At IBM he specialized in
software development process, software quality and software defect
prevention. He was a co-recipient of IBM's first Corporate Quality
Award in 1991. In retirement, he teaches high school chemistry at two
Waldorf schools in the U.S. His major publications include:
- Mays, R. G.,
Orzech, L. S., Ciarfella, W. A.,
and Phillips, R.W. (1985). PDM:
a
requirements methodology for software system enhancements, IBM Systems
Journal, 24 (2).
- Mays, R. G.
(1990). Applications
of defect prevention in software development, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas
in Communications, 8, 164-168.
- Mays, R.
G., Jones, C.
L., Holloway, G. J., and Studinski, D. P.
(1990). Experiences
with defect prevention, IBM
Systems Journal, 29, 4-32.
- Mays, R. G.
(1994). Forging
a silver bullet from the essence of software, IBM Systems Journal, 33,
20-45.
- Mays, R. G.
(1996). Systematic defect
prevention, Encyclopedia
of Microcomputers, 17,
277-303, New York, NY: Marcel Dekker.
Suzanne
B.
Mays received an Associate in Arts degree in
medical
secretarial science from Alfred State College (SUNY), Alfred,
NY and is a Certified Music Practitioner with
training through the Music for Healing and Transition Program.
As a Certified Music
Practitioner, she provides palliative care to patients at UNC Hospitals
and Duke University Medical Center. She also teaches lyre privately and
at the Emerson Waldorf School.
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