Paul Draper

Paul Draper BS Anthropology ’02 is a magician and mentalist. He owns and operates Mental Mysteries and has performed in Las Vegas and at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. He has appeared on major television networks, including History, Discovery, A&E, HBO, HGTV and Hallmark. In 2004, he received his master’s degree in communication
from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Paul is on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, the EDI Council for the Magic Circle in London, England, and the board of directors for the Inclusion Center in Salt Lake City. As an applied anthropologist, Paul has taught anthropology-focused magic, intercultural philosophy and research methodology courses as an adjunct professor at Soka University of America, while concurrently teaching virtual creativity courses for Thomas Jefferson University. Paul has served as an instructor at UNLV and as a guest lecturer at University of Southern California; University of California, Los Angeles; Tulane University and Yale University.