Dr Donna M Thomas is a Co-director of ICreateS, an international research unit based at the University of Central Lancashire, specialising in qualitative research methods for the exploration of self, subjectivity and consciousness. Donna is an honorary researcher at Great Ormand Street Hospital and has over 25 years of qualitative research experience, applied in contexts such as local government, health and academia. Donna's specialisms include linguistics, semiotics, epistemology, ontology and developing qualitative methods for applied research. Donna has several research areas which include exploring the nature of self and consciousness with everyday people and investigating extra sensory experience with children and young people. Donna is the author of academic papers on the subjects of self and consciousness and author of  'Children's Unexplained Experiences in a Post Materialist World' (2023), John Hunt Publishing. Donna appears on podcasts and writes public interest pieces on the nature of self and consciousness.