Natasha Tassell-Matamua, PhD is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at Massey University and founding Director of the Centre for Indigenous Psychologies. She is of Indigenous Māori, Cook Islands and European descent. Her research focusses on the very specialized area of near-death and other exceptional experiences of consciousness. She investigates and writes about the implications of such experiences for enhancing understandings about the nature of consciousness, as well as their interface with spirituality and Indigenous knowledges. Natasha is an Associate Editor for EXPLORE and the journal Psychology of Consciousness. She is an Advisory Board member for the International Association of Near-Death Studies, and Board member of the Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Science.