International Association for the Study of Dreams
Formation | 1983 |
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Type | Nonprofit |
Headquarters | Folsom, CA, U.S. |
Region served | Global |
Products | Dreaming (journal), 1991-present International Journal of Dream Research, 2008-present |
Services | International Association for the Study of Dreams Conference, 1983-present |
Fields | Dreams, dreams in analytical psychology, oneirology, oneiromancy, lucid dreaming, psychology |
President | Deirdre Barrett, PhD |
Affiliations | American Psychological Association (APA) |
Website | asdreams.org |
The International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) is a professional nonprofit organization for scientific dream research (oneirology), founded in 1983 and headquartered in the U.S.
Discipline | Psychology, oneirology |
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Language | English |
Publication details | |
History | 2008–present |
Publisher | International Association for the Study of Dreams Heidelberg University Library servers |
Frequency | Biannual except for conference supplements select years |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Int. J. Dream Res. |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 1866-7953 |
LCCN | 2012243153 |
OCLC no. | 456193762 |
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Scope
The organization publishes scientific research across all dream-related subjects, including dreams in analytical psychology, oneirology, dreamwork, oneiromancy, and lucid dreaming via its:
- International Association for the Study of Dreams Conference―annual conference alternating locations across the globe and in its 40th year since 1983
- Dreaming―a journal published by the American Psychological Association (APA) on behalf of IASD since 1991
- International Journal of Dream Research (IJoDR) (ISSN: 1866–7953)―peer-reviewed, indexed in APA's PsycINFO and Elsevier's Scopus databases since 2008, and published on Heidelberg University Library servers
Governance
The nonprofit has historically been led by the following researchers:
- Deirdre Barrett, PhD (1995–96, 2023–24)
- Mark Blagrove, professor of psychology and dream researcher
- Kelly Bulkeley, PhD (1997–98)
- Gayle Delaney, PhD (1983–85) - IASD co-founder and Oprah dream expert
- Patricia Garfield, PhD (1998–99) - IASD cofounder
- Allan Hobson, MD
Notable members
- G. William Domhoff, PhD - psychologist and author
- Harry Fiss, PhD
- Robert Moss
Publications
- Hoss, Robert J; Gongloff, Robert P, eds. (13 April 2017). Dreams That Change Our Lives: A Publication of The International Association for the Study of Dreams. Krippner, Stanley (Foreword). Chiron Publications. ISBN 978-1630514297.