Gregory Shushan, Ph.D, is the author of the new book, Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations: The Origins of the World’s Afterlife Beliefs. Gregory is the leading authority on near-death experiences and afterlife beliefs across cultures and throughout history. He is an award-winning author affiliated with Birmingham Newman University, University of Winchester, Marian University, and the Parapsychology Foundation. A former researcher at the University of Oxford and University of Wales, he lives in San Francisco.