David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6898-5131 Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Maharishi University of Management Columbia University. B.A., 1963, Psychology, University of Maryland; M.A., 1965, Psychology, University of Maryland; Ph.D., 1969, Experimental Psychology and Quantitative Methods. Dr. Orme-Johnson has served at Maharishi International University as Professor of Psychology, Chairman of the Department of Psychology, Director of the Doctoral Program in Psychology, Co-Director of the Doctoral Program in the Neuroscience of Human Consciousness, Dean of Research, and President. Dr. Orme-Johnson has published research on the effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique on autonomic stress reactivity, resting levels of stress, prison rehabilitation, fMRI imaging of brain reactivity to pain, intelligence and creativity, collective consciousness, and world peace. He has conducted meta-analyses on the effects of meditation on physiological stress indicators, anxiety, psychological variables, and PTSD.