Psychedemia

Check out this great travel grant program from our friends at Source Research Foundation!

2023 Travel Grant Program — Source Research Foundation 2023 Travel Grant Applications There will be five different application cycles throughout 2023 for five different conferences. Funding will be available for:Breaking Convention 2023 - Applications open on February 1st and close on February 24th. Applicants will be given notice by March 20th.Psychede...

Do you suffer from PTSD? Are you a US Military Veteran?

Researchers at The Ohio State University are conducting an innovative new study looking at the effect of the psychedelic drug, psilocybin, in the treatment of Veterans with PTSD. The study requires a lengthy time commitment, and because of this, volunteers must live within commuting distance from Columbus, OH.
If you are interested and believe you might qualify, please consider completing the electronic screening survey below:
https://redcap.link/ptsdpsilocybin

All of the Psychedemia 2022 sessions are now available for purchase online! Check out our website for more information: https://www.psychedemiaconference.org/new-page-1

Students (et al.) Mycelial Mixer: The Unofficial Psychedemia Afterparty Attending Psychedemia 2022? Join us for an evening of music, dancing, trivia, comedy, storytelling, and best of all, connection & community!

We are less than a week away from Psychedemia 2022 and we cant wait to see you! Our Friday schedule includes a welcome reception from 6:30-9:30pm.
If you haven't gotten your ticket yet, both in-person and livestream tickets are still available!
https://psychedemiaconference.org/

The full conference schedule is now available! Check it out here: https://psychedemiaconference.org/speakers/

Speakers Keynote Speakers There will be two keynote speakers for both Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th. Presentations will happen in the morning and afternoon each day. Alicia Danforth Alicia Danforth, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and psychedelics researcher. She began working in research with psyche...

We are just one month away from Psychedemia 2022! Be sure to get your tickets, both in-person and virtual options are still available. Find tickets here: https://psychedemiaconference.org/

We are very pleased to announce Yarelix Estrada as our fourth keynote speaker! ⁠
Yarelix Estrada, MSPH, is a first-generation Central American, drug policy and harm reduction researcher, advocate, and community outreach worker. Yarelix works as a City Research Scientist with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducting community-based substance use harm reduction outreach and research. Her work is currently largely focused on implementation of the first higher-technology drug checking research study in New York City with local syringe service programs and overdose prevention centers. Yarelix is passionate about supporting people throughout the full continuum of drug use, from use for pleasure and healing to overdose prevention. She is dedicated to improving the quality of care for people who use drugs and historically oppressed communities by working to understand the intersectionality between health policy and the societal factors that impact the lives of people who use drugs. She is the director of the New York City Psychedelic Society, is on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Recovery Alliance, the Board of Directors for the Source Research Foundation, on the Advisory Board of the psychedelic media group Psymposia and is an organizer with the Urban Survivors Union and the Alliance for Collaborative Drug Checking. She received her Master of Science in Public Health in Health Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.⁠
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Be sure to join us in Columbus this summer and don't miss this amazing keynote speaker lineup!
https://psychedemiaconference.org/speakers/

Interested in volunteering at Psychedemia? Applications to volunteer are open! Apply here: https://psychedemiaconference.org/volunteer/

Apply to Volunteer Volunteer If you would like to volunteer at Psychedemia, please fill out the volunteer application by clicking the link below. Applications are due by July 8th and decisions will be made by July 12th. Apply to Volunteer

Joining us this summer is the team from the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
Combining scientific research, training, and public education, the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics (BCSP) is a new interdisciplinary initiative to explore the psychological and biological effects of psychedelic compounds as well as their spiritual and cultural roles. The BCSP: 1) Investigates short- and long-term effects of psychedelics on human cognition, perception, and emotion; 2) Assists in the training of practitioners to support the use of these medicines in culturally appropriate, spiritually significant, and medically safe ways; and 3) Offers authoritative, evidence-based, and culturally inclusive journalism about the field through a public education initiative housed at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

Don't miss the great assembly of psychedelic centers this summer. Register for Psychedemia today!

The Center for Psychedelic Drug Research and Education CPDRE has released an official press release announcing the new center here at The Ohio State University. Be sure to check it out!
https://news.osu.edu/new-academic-center-focuses-on-psychedelic-drug-research-and-education/

New academic center focuses on psychedelic drug research and education A new academic center in the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University aims to fill two gaps in the burgeoning field of study into psychedelic drugs: focusing research on populations and psychological disorders underrepresented in current studies and preparing future scholars and clinician...

Joining our psychedelic centers panel is the team at the Translational Psychedelic Research Program (TrPR) at UCSF!
TrPR brings together scientists and care providers across disciplines to understand how psilocybin, L*D, ketamine, M**A, and related compounds impact the brain and other organ systems. They combine innovative basic and clinical research approaches to answer key questions about the mechanisms, safety, and efficacy of psychedelics for specific health conditions. Their goal is to accelerate progress towards impactful and accessible psychedelic treatments. ⁠
We hope you will join us this summer for this great panel!⁠
https://psychedelics.ucsf.edu/

Home Psychedelics, which have been part of Indigenous/traditional healing practices for centuries, have enormous potential to address medical needs in the community and improve health outcomes.

Also joining our psychedelic centers panel is the UW–Madison Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances. The center's mission is to support research and educational activities regarding psychedelic drugs and related compounds. The center supports the UW–Madison campus and the Wisconsin community with research infrastructure, such as drug dosing rooms, treatment facilitator training, and education. Although some work focuses on drugs with a clear psychedelic effect, related substances may have clinical effects on mood or behavior without the psychedelic experience, thus the use of the term “psychoactive.” Click the link below to learn more!
https://pharmacy.wisc.edu/centers/tcrps/

We are proud to partner with The Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin for our psychedelic centers panel! ⁠
The center aims to advance the application of psychedelics for the treatment of mental health disorders through impactful clinical research. Additionally, the center — the first of its kind in Texas — looks to improve the health of those suffering from severe depression, anxiety and PTSD through psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and research focused heavily on military veterans and adults affected by early childhood trauma.⁠
https://dellmed.utexas.edu/units/center-for-psychedelic-research-and-therapy

Joining us this summer for our assembly of psychedelic research centers is The Psychedelic Studies Research Program (PSRP) at the University of Toronto Mississauga. The program is dedicated to understanding the effects of microdosing. The researchers at PSRP are a team of experts with varied backgrounds in neuroscience, clinical psychology, creative thinking, psychotherapy, and more. Click the link below to learn more!
https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/psychedelics/welcome-psychedelic-studies-research-program-utm

If you haven't already heard about our closing panel: "Charting the Future of Psychedelic Studies: An Assembly of Psychedelic Research Centers" be sure to check it out on our website!
This panel will take place on the last day of the conference, on August 14th, and will bring together researchers from centers across the US and around the world. ⁠Stay tuned for more information about the participating centers!
https://psychedemiaconference.org/assembly/

Assembly Assembly The Assembly of Psychedelic Research Centers will gather representatives from university-affiliated Psychedelic Centers to participate in Psychedemia’s closing panel on August 14th. This closing panel is titled “Charting the Future of Psychedelic Studies: An Assembly of Psychedelic Rese...

We are excited to announce that we received 100 abstract submissions for this summer. We are going to have so many amazing speakers and presentations. Make sure you register today to get your tickets at our Early Bird Prices!

Register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/0c4f361f-c0c6-4301-a174-43e1ae03a4c1/register

Just one more day to submit your abstract! Don't miss out on the opportunity to present this summer!
https://psychedemiaconference.org/speak/

Apply to Speak Call For Abstracts This conference will have opportunities for presenters to share their research as 15-minute talks followed by panel discussion, 3-minute flash talks, and poster presentations. Abstracts will be evaluated based on scholastic merit, impact on the field, and originality. During submi...

Unable to make it to Columbus this summer? Livestream ticket options are now available so you can attend from anywhere!
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Home AUGUST 12-14 | COLUMBUS, OH | THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Psychedemia 2022 Psychedemia 2022After 10 years, Psychedemia is back. Amidst an unfolding psychedelic renaissance, it is time to discuss new approaches for integrating psychedelics into both academia and society. You’re invited! Register AUGU...

Dr. Diana Quinn is our third presenter for our Pre-Conference Workshop and Training! ⁠
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Dr. Quinn is a licensed naturopathic doctor with a focus on psychoneuroimmunology and integrative mental health. Her clinical work has centered care of marginalized communities, including people of color, the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and low-income populations. Dr. Quinn is a graduate of the CIIS Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research program. She sits on the Board of Psychedelic Medicine and Therapies where she serves as co-Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Access Committee. She is a member of the board of Source Research Foundation, where she chairs the Community Grant program, and is a member of the Chacruna Institute Racial Equity and Access Committee.
https://psychedemiaconference.org/workshop/

Thanks for sharing, Source Research Foundation! Abstract submissions are due by May 6th! https://psychedemiaconference.org/speak/

SRF is proud to partner with Psychedemia 2022, taking place August 12-14, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio.

What ideas and perspectives should the field of Psychedelic Studies be thinking about at this pivotal moment in its development? Apply to speak at the Psychedemia conference by Friday, May 6!

The upcoming Psychedemia conference has added an Assembly of Psychedelic Research Centers, which is convening a first-of-its-kind panel of representatives from the new wave of academic centers focused on psychedelics. This will be an opportunity to network and to chart the future for psychedelic studies by thinking strategically about our various research programs and educational missions. A list of the current centers who will be in attendance is available on the website: https://psychedemiaconference.org/assembly/

Dr. Alan K. Davis is our second presenter for Psychedemia's Pre-Conference Workshop! ⁠
Dr. Davis is a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor of Social Work and Psychiatry at Ohio State University. He is also on the faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University. Alan has extensive clinical experience working with US Military Veterans and civilians suffering with addiction, PTSD, and depression. His research explores alternative treatments for addiction and mental illness, including psychedelic-assisted therapies, and how to increase access to current treatment systems through reducing provider stigma about substance misuse and alternative treatment approaches. ⁠
https://psychedemiaconference.org/workshop/

Our first of three presenters for our Pre-Conference Workshop is Dr. Natalie Gukasyan! Dr. Gukasyan is a psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Her current research focuses on the feasibility and efficacy of novel treatment strategies including psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for mood, addictive, and eating disorders. Applications for this workshop will be available starting May 1st!
https://psychedemiaconference.org/workshop/

Information about our Pre-Conference Workshop is now available on our website! Applications will be available starting May 1st.
https://psychedemiaconference.org/workshop/

Pre-Conference Workshop Pre-Conference WorkshopPsilocybin-assisted psychotherapy: Background, Current Research, and Basic SkillsAugust 11-12, 2022 Continuing Education: 10.5 hours Presenters Natalie Gukasyan, MDb Alan K Davis, PhDa,b Diana Quinn, NDa,c Affiliations aThe Ohio State University College of Social Work bJohns H...

We are so glad to have the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law as a partner for Psychedemia 2022!
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Thanks for sharing Psychedelic Grad! We are accepting abstracts until May 6th!
https://community.psychedelicgrad.com/c/opportunities/psychedemia-2022-call-for-abstracts

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We are so excited to announce our third keynote speaker, William Leonard Pickard! Alleged to have produced “90% of the world’s L*D,” William Leonard Pickard is a former drug policy fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, research associate at Harvard Medical School, and deputy director of the Drug Policy Analysis Program at UCLA. Presently, Pickard is a senior advisor to the biotechnology venture firm JLS Fund and to the Fireside Project.
Join us this summer for our great keynote speakers!
https://psychedemiaconference.org/speakers/