| Daena
Smoller, former on-air radio personality, advertising executive and Junior
Achievement Instructor, joined the ISPR
in 1995 to study Parapsychology and participate in paranormal research.
After earning a position as ISPR Investigator, Smoller worked on the technical
side of field research until her own abilities opened sufficiently to be
recognized as an Empath and Cognizant Medium.
Smoller's
mediumship abilities have created a fertile ground of study for ISPR to
formulate new theories and understanding in the field. Smoller's abilities
provide the opportunity for direct communication with an entity rather
than relaying information. Her empathic abilities allows the Team to study
the emotions and physical sensations displayed by an entity in real time.
Smoller continues her apprenticeship in the scientific venue and handles
a variety of mobile instrumentation during ISPR Investigations.
In
addition to ISPR investigations, Smoller has conducted over a thousand
field investigation studies, known internationally as Ghost Expeditions®.
Outside of ISPR Investigations and GE's, she applies her expertise in
marketing, advertising and promotions to bring general understanding of
paranormal field research to the lay person. She has been a major contributor
to the former ISPR Journal and now, ISPR.Net. Smoller has represented
the ISPR in a steady stream of radio and television appearances since
1995. She is a published author and co-creator / producer on the award-winning
ISPR Investigates: documentary series.
In
New Orleans during the mid 1990's, Smoller's work was instrumental in
establishing the reputation of New Orleans as 'one of the most haunted
cities in America'. Her marketing of ISPR Ghost Expeditions® brought
increased annual visitors to the Big Easy. In 1997 in Hollywood, she partnered
with parapsychologist Dr. Larry Montz in the four-year restoration project
(and paranormal study) of the Vogue Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, part
of the multi-billion dollar Hollywood Revitalization Project. Smoller's
efforts made the Vogue Theatre a sought after filming location and screening
venue for Indy filmmakers and high profile Film Festivals, as well establishing
it's haunted status internationally (seven resident entities).
Outside
of the ISPR, Smoller continues her freelance business, Sixty Second Stories
(established in 1984); creating marketing plans and advertising (radio,
television and print) and providing voice-overs for commercials and on-hold
services. Her clients span from a major motion picture studio to auto
dealerships and realty companies.
Smoller
resides in Southern California.
DOCUMENTARY
& PUBLISHING HISTORY
ISPR
INVESTIGATES: GHOSTS OF ENGLAND
Documentary
70 Minutes 1999
Telly Award Winner
Smoller: Co-Creator, Co-Executive Producer, On-Screen
ISPR
INVESTIGATES: GHOSTS OF BELGRAVE HALL
An Anatomy of An Investigation
Documentary
60 Minutes 1999
Best Horror Documentary Award Winner
2002 Screamfest L.A. Film Festival
Smoller: Co-Creator, Co-Executive Producer, On-Screen
Both
ISPR Investigates documentaries are distributed in several languages around
the world and utilized as a teaching tool in universities including UCLA
and USC.
HOLLYWOOD'S
MOST HAUNTED 1901 - 2001:
THE VOGUE THEATRE
Documentary
60 Minutes (in production)
Smoller: Co-Creator, Co-Executive Producer
ISPR
INVESTIGATES THE GHOSTS OF NEW ORLEANS
Published 2001 ISBN: 0-7643-1184-0
PRODUCING
Hollywood
& Beyond - E! Entertainment (Series Pilot)
Hollywood Spirituality - E! Entertainment
Hollywood Haunts - Discovery Channel
Hollywood Ghost Stories - AMC
Hollywood Ghosts - History Channel
Hollywood Confidential - Discovery Channel (USA) / ITV (UK)
De Hollywood - Paris Premiere
Ghosts of Tinsel Town - TNN
Haunted History New Orleans - History Channel
America's Haunted Houses New Orleans - Discovery Channel
National Geographic Explorer - TBS
Strange Universe
Blind Date
CONSULTING
Haunted
History New Orleans - History Channel
Ghosts of Tinsel Town - TNN
Hollywood Haunts - Discovery Channel
America's Haunted Houses - Discovery Channel
The Big Easy - Series
St. Francisville Experiment - Full Moon / Trimark
EDUCATIONAL / WORKSHOPS
ISPR
GHOST EXPEDITIONS ®
New Orleans * Los Angeles * England
Annual Prize Package on US Network Game Shows Since 1997
Operations
& Marketing: 1995 - Present
GE Researcher: 1995 - 1997
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