Ciarán James O'Keeffe (born 21 March 1971) is an English psychologist specialising in parapsychology and forensic psychology.

Previously employed at Liverpool Hope University, lecturing in psychology with a parapsychology component, O'Keeffe is a member of the Society for Psychical Research and an advisor to The Ghost Club.

According to his own website, he completed his PhD at the University of Hertfordshire under the supervision of Richard Wiseman and Julia Buckroyd.

[4][5] O'Keeffe attended Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, where he double majored in music and psychology.

He is currently the Academic Head of Department and Senior Lecturer for Psychology at Buckinghamshire New University.