Chuck Hall, PhD is a retired psychotherapist and author. He has been engaged in research into psychotherapy and psychology for most of his professional life and has had a lifelong interest in paranormal topics after having his own encounters with the paranormal while growing up on a farm in rural South Carolina. He calls himself a "hopeful skeptic" in that he has had personal experiences he can't explain easily, but also draws a distinction between what he would like to believe and what he can demonstrate to the skeptical scientific community to be factual.
Chuck also understands that we all have different criteria for what constitutes convincing evidence and tries to take this into consideration as well in his studies and in his writing. During his private practice as a therapist, he often encountered patients who had experienced things they could not explain. Rather than judge their experiences, he always tried to remain open and compassionate about their encounters and to work together to find meaning in them. He has a particular interest in the noetic sciences and has studied extensively in this area, eventually earning a doctorate in Transpersonal Counseling. His latest book, Tin Foil Aliens: How to Fake an Alien Invasion, draws on his personal experiences pranking Northeast Alabama residents in the 1970s.