A nationally recognized expert whose work has been featured in lt;igt;Newsweeklt;/igt;, lt;igt;The Wall Street Journallt;/igt;, and lt;igt;Coast to Coastlt;/igt;, Jeffrey Long, MD, is a radiation oncologist in Houma, Louisiana. Long has served on the board of directors of The International Association for Near-Death Studies and is actively involved in NDE research. Dr. Long and his wife, Jody, established the nonprofit Near Death Experience Research Foundation and a website as a forum for people to share their NDEs and to collect scientific data on this phenomenon.