D. W. Pasulka
Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). Dr. Pasulka’s research focuses on religion, technology, and emerging religious movements. She has authored a series of acclaimed books, including:
- “American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, and Technology”(2019), which explores the convergence of these themes, receiving critical acclaim from major publications like Vice, Vox, Fox News, and The Los Angeles Review of Books.
- “Heaven Can Wait: Purgatory in Catholic Devotional and Popular Culture”(2014), delving into Catholic traditions.
- “Encounters: Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences” (2024), exploring the nature of unexplained experiences.
- And a forthcoming book, The Others: AI, UFOs and the Secret Forces Guiding Human Destiny (St. Martin’s Essentials, MacMillan, July 2026).
Beyond these books her published articles and book chapters delve into topics ranging from historical examinations of 19th-century Western American children’s literature about the afterlife.
Diana has appeared on popular podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience, Lex Fridman, Mysterious Universe, and in the New York Times. She was the consulting producer for the Emmy nominated Amblin Netflix Series called Encounters, and the consultant for the first Conjuring movie in the franchise. Her insights were also featured in the J.J. Abrams-produced docuseries “UFO.”
Pasulka approaches UFO believers with an open mind in her irresistible debut… lively character sketches bring the characters to life… Pasulka gives lively and entertaining insight into the curious study of UFOs.
CURRENT WORK & PROJECTS
Between 2014 – 2018, Dr. Pasulka travelled to New Mexico, and then to Rome and Italy. She conducted research at the Vatican Archive and the Vatican Space Observatory (Specola Vaticana). She also travelled to New Mexico with two scientists to an “alleged” UFO crash site. She was there not as a believer, but as a scholar of belief systems. Her research findings at these iconic locations were published in her acclaimed book American Cosmic (Oxford University Press, 2019).
Through her experiences working with extraordinary people in Rome and with scientists at the top of their fields, she learned about people with extraordinary abilities and creative talents. These talents enabled them to create game-changing technologies and live meaningful and interesting lives.
Currently Dr. Pasulka teaches about “protocols of transformation” and creativity, through publications, audiobooks, courses, and presentations. Her research is available through books, online courses, and workshop seminars. Her published essays are available for free on Academia.edu