Dr. Angela Thompson Smith was born in Bristol, England (Angela Powell) and attended school there until 1962 when her family relocated to Dorset. Her primary qualifications were in nursing and social work and she worked as a registered nurse and social worker in the UK. Her initial qualifications were achieved at Poole General Hospital in Dorset, England and at Ruskin College, University of Oxford, England. She gained her B.S. in Psychology at the University of Wales, in Cardiff, an M.S. at the Faculty of Medicine of Manchester University, England and later, in the U.S., her Ph.D. in Psychology at Saybrook University, CA.

In the U.S., Dr. Smith has worked as a medical researcher, research coordinator, an instructor for the University of Nevada, and has worked extensively as a research contractor for individuals, businesses, and organizations around the United States and abroad. She trained as a remote viewer with two of the ex-military remote viewers, Paul Smith and Lyn Buchanan, and was a founding member and director of the International Remote Viewing Association (IRVA). Dr. Smith has trained hundreds of individuals in remote viewing and other disciplines, as well as being a published author and researcher.

My aunt once gave me some writing advice - "Write about what you know". This was good advice and my books have covered anomalous topics, history, biography and travel.