Susan Blackmore is a British writer, lecturer, sceptic, broadcaster, and a visiting professor at the University of Plymouth. Her research fields include memetics, parapsychology, and consciousness, and she is widely recognized for her book, "The Meme Machine." She holds a BA (Hons) in psychology and physiology from St Hilda's College, Oxford (1973), an MSc in environmental psychology (1974), and a PhD in parapsychology (1980), both from the University of Surrey.